I wound up having to build some extensive scaffolding just to access the roof on the side and rear of the house because of the heights and thick foliage around the house. I also needed to add a good 95' of 3" ABS storm drain piping to get the run-off away from the foundation.

The copper screens I had used in the past are now made with a thinner copper to save cost, so the maker did not need to raise the cost a lot more with the rise in copper cost. I was very dissatisfied with the last few boxes of screens I had gotten and spent the last few months trying to get them to at least make them like they use to. Explaining how our clients for copper gutters expect better than standard, not less than standard, but they refuse to acknowledge this issue.

I found a different source for some stainless steel mesh screens to use on this job instead. They were very labor intensive to bend the wire over edges to keep the screens from unraveling, so that has proven to be hugely impractical. So far the other sources for stronger copper or SS screens we have found are over twice the cost without even the hinge/clips to attach them.

133 rater tails cut back - $700
309.58' of 20oz copper gutters & DS w/o removal - $4,319.70
Hard install  - $364.13 (not nearly enough)
8 corners to miter and expansion joints - $400
2 custom copper trays for high head-room DS - $270
200.58' of hinged leaf screens - $902.61
6 larger no-clog outlets - $330
3 leaf-catchers - $165
95' + 16 couplings 3" ABS storm drain pipe - $427
22' of 2x6 fascia board - $128
24' of rebuilt cat-walk and gate - $1,388.85

To see all 42 photos and read more about this unusual project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Holbrook.htm

I needed to mount the gutters lower to allow for possible snow loads to slide off without thrashing the gutters. They later asked me to make them some custom copper flashing to cover the exposed fascia boards over the gutters.

This also gave the screens a good sturdy surface to rest on, since they cannot set over the roofing like I do with most installations. I bent all the edges of the metal roof panels down to be a proper drip edge, so the rain is much less likely to shoot over the top of the gutter in a heavy down pour. Below shows how I was able to eliminate the diagonal DS pipe over the window by making the gutter wrap around the corner to the DS 7' back

252.04' of 20oz copper gutters & DS w/removal - $3,760.90
13 corners and end-caps to miter - $650
156' of hinged leaf screens - $702
9 larger no-clog outlets - $495
6 leaf-catchers - $330
144.83' of custom flashing - $550
8' of primed fascia board - $44

They later asked me to make them some custom scuppers to dress up the front columns of their house and cover some of the rake edge boards with copper instead of working to strip them for repainting.

112.89' of 20oz copper gutters & DS w/partial removal- $1,681.17
80' of brown aluminum gutters & DS on back dormers - $280
15 corners and end-caps to miter - $720
Hard install  - $172.50
114.25' of hinged leaf screens - $424.69
8 larger no-clog outlets - $410
4 leaf-catchers - $220
93.75' of drip-edge flashing - $369.38
30' + connectors ABS sewer pipe - $142.50
40.59 sq' of copper fascia metal covers & ridge caps - $811.80
3 custom copper scuppers - $744

To see all 32 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Burles.htm

They needed some minor flashing work as well to replace some rusty steel flashing that was missed by the roofer who installed the tile roof. You can see the mildew stains down the bricks from the old gutters here in the right photo.

260' of standard 16oz copper gutters & downspouts - $3,140
13 corners and end-caps to miter - $650
Hard install DS mount over the bricks - $138
9 leaf-catchers - $495
4.98 sq' of copper flashing - $124.50
36' of fascia work - $54
30' of storm drain pipe - $138

To see all 13 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Skinner.htm

They had several different contractors attempt to fix her gutter problems in the past and I was amazed with some of the crazy ideas they had that did not work. It was a collection of the worst repairs I have ever seen. They had me replace her gutter system and built-in scuppers with nice sturdy copper and aluminum gutters that work.

They had me replace 6 custom scuppers in aluminum and copper for the 2 built-in scuppers, so they would last. The last repairman had covered her rusty steel with aluminum foil as a fix to keep it from leaking into the house walls. I could not believe my eyes when I saw it! The rust holes were large enough to pass my fist through (as you can see). The next photo shows the temporary repair with aluminum I did just to get them by a few months, until I could fit their job in my schedule and fix this properly with copper.

Believe it or not the previous front gutter repair was even more ridiculous.

355.48' of white aluminum gutters & Herritage Cream downspouts
56.5' of 20oz copper gutters & DS w/removal- $2,661.67
13 corners and end-caps to miter - $550
Hard install  - $880
137.5' of hinged leaf screens - $489.38
8 larger no-clog outlets - $380
6 leaf-catchers - $270
93.75' of drip-edge flashing - $369.38
30' + connectors ABS sewer pipe - $142.50
40' of custom copper flashing covers in front of the copper gutter - $300
6 custom copper scuppers - $2,000

To see all 59 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Stevenson.htm

The funny thing was how the General Contractor rebuilding this house was having the roofing replaced. They had me cover it the with the 20oz copper sheet metal. The gutters were gone, so I asked about having me install the gutters in aluminum or perhaps a matching copper, but he said he already had a gutter contractor lined up to do it. Then a year later I am contacted By Mr. Lesh to replace the cheap steel gutters that were just put up with our copper gutter system and add some gutters on the sides. The steel gutters were already failing.

155 sq' of 20oz copper to rover entry roof - $3,100
226.15' of heavy-duty copper gutters & DS w/removal- $3,205.43
27 corners and end-caps to miter - $1,215
117.94' of hinged leaf screens - $501.25
5 larger no-clog outlets - $275
3 leaf-catchers - $165
6 sq' of copper flashing - $120
68.5' of fascia build-out - $342.50
2 storm drains cleared out - $150
7' tall finial rebuilt - $765
31.5' of copper covered cedar window well border - $787.50

To see all 42 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Lesh.htm

I removed the old steel fascia gutters to install our new 20oz copper gutters for Cam Buck. The original bid on 3-23-06 was for $3,753.50, just 5 days before we found out that copper prices were sky-rocketing. We were stuck at that price, since Cam had agree to the terms and put the 1/3 down deposit just within the 30 days. The cost of copper had over double by the time we got a chance to do this work. We still recalculated the cost to reflect only the materials used. A savings of $305.18.

202.67' of heavy-duty copper gutters & DS w/removal- $2,547.05
141.79' of hinged leaf screens - $496.27
4 larger no-clog outlets w/custom tray - $240
3 leaf-catchers - $165
31.76' of custom patio floor side copper cap metal - $476.40

To see all 22 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Buck.htm

I removed the aluminum gutters to install my new 20oz copper gutters for Michael Wight. The original bid on 11-19-05 was for $7,955.96, but they waited until 3-28-06 to agree to the terms and put the 1/3 down deposit. The cost of copper had risen considerably, so we had to charge more, but with only half the screens it raised the cost to only $8,152.40. Then later with more changes of adding some drip-edge flashing and screens all around; the final cost was only $8,164.30 for everything after we had recalculated the cost to reflect only the materials used and a 25% discount on all the screens, which was a savings of $457.07.

104.56' of heavy-duty copper gutters & DS w/removal- $5,532.58
24 corners and end-caps to miter - $960
295' of hinged leaf screens - $719.06
11 larger no-clog outlets - $550
7 leaf-catchers - $350
26.33' of drip-edge flashing - $52.66

To see all 4 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Wight.htm

Here is a cute little house that I installed new 20oz copper gutters for  client Kundalini Bennett. We had been friends for over a decade, so when she was ready to remodel this house she had me make up all the copper roof flashing for her to roof the house herself. There is also a copper ridge cap with a hidden roof vent under it. She also had me make a water feature and copper cap metal for the new cedar fencing.

172.52' of standard 20oz copper gutters & DS w/o removal- $1,925.66
14 corners and end-caps to miter - $560
94.96' of hinged leaf screens - $427.32
6 larger no-clog outlets - $330
5 leaf-catchers - $275
Custom work on water feature - $125
96.04' copper fence cap metal - $960.40
244.80 sq' of roof flashing & ridge cap w/vent screening & blocks - $2,889.30

To see all 31 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Bennett.htm

Here is a small house that I installed new 20oz copper gutters on the front and painted aluminum gutters on the rear for our client George Raymos. The original bid was for $2,623.75, but the final cost was only $2,137.51 for everything after we recalculated the cost to reflect only the materials used, which was a savings of $486.24.

61.79' of aluminum gutters on the back - $229.37
104.56' of heavy-duty copper gutters & DS w/removal- $1,035.14
83' of hinged leaf screens - $243
6 larger no-clog outlets - $280
1 leaf-catcher - $40

To see all 5 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Raymos.htm

There is a small section of a 20oz copper gutters we contracted to replace on the opposite corner of this house for Mr. Masood.  It is a high security gated house, so you would not be able to get close enough to get a look at the back gutter work we did unless you are strolling the golf coarse behind them.  These copper gutters are to replace the steel concave fascia gutters that had clogged even though they have no tall trees near the house. He had us replace just that back corner of the house that was giving them the most grief for now, and wanted me to do the whole house later. We ran into conflicts that could not be resolved, so I refunded his deposit for the rest of the work.

To see all 6 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Masood.htm

We also re-flashed the back chimney at the cost of $625

The aluminum gutters they had were hung from thin aluminum straps nailed on the roof, and some had fallen off after a few years, so they had the painters tear off the rest of the gutters and downspouts.  They had paid $23k just to have their house paint removed.  And another $13k to have it primed and a 4 tone paint job done.  Their house is on the Historical registry, so they were perplexed to figure out how to solve their gutter problems.

They had spent a few years trying to find a gutter contractor to even give them a bid for the work they needed, but were unsuccessful.  They were thrilled to finally find our web site and see how we have already done this kind of work on houses that were originally designed not to be able to mount gutters onto. 

In our original bid to add the drip edge that the roofers neglected to install, and to build out the eaves of the roof in order to mount the 175' of new aluminum gutters onto, the downspouts, and the No-clog options had come to $4,600 total.

After seeing our bid, the Kistlers then asked us for a price on 16oz copper gutters with the mitered endcapping.  This added only $3,200 more to the cost, for a total of $7,800.  They put down $3,900 to have us schedule it in, even though we were booked 3 months out.  They latter added the heavy gauge 20oz copper gutters to our bid.  The final cost was $8,063.10 for everything after we recalculated the cost to reflect only the materials used.  So the heavy-duty copper only added $263.10 to the original bid

Click on the photos above to see more clarity and detail.  I had taken over 300 photos, so I spaced out this project over 8 separate web pages, with the most detailed info on this web site for gutter fabrication. There is also photos from several years after installation.

To see all 315 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Kistler1.htm

They later decided to go with the copper gutters at $4.8k. Then just before doing the work, they decided to go the extra cost for the heavy gauge 20oz copper for the gutters.  This was our first copper gutter job we got for the heavy gauge copper.  It was noticeable stronger and heavier.

That cost them $5,609.80 to install the 191.5' of heavy gauge 20oz copper gutters plus the downspouts, along with the No-clog options and all the advanced features we offer, short of the embossed gutters shown at the bottom of this page, since we have not yet had a taker on that feature.

To see all 16 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Hill.htm

We later were called back to make a small custom gutter to go around the balcony, so the railing can be attached outside that.

We were called back to fabricate a custom white painted aluminum cover for two window sills.  One that had developed such dry-rot that it was growing mushrooms out of the wood.  We also cleaned the debris off the roof while there.  They report to have not needed to service the gutters at all since they were installed.

To see all 73 photos and read more about this project go here:
http://dmrgutters.com/cg/Yocum.htm

There are also some more current photos after a few years (3-05)

They latter had us return to install aluminum gutters on their 85' long barn.  Then a few years latter to do roof cleaning and moss treatment.  I trust that this repeat business is a good indication of customer satisfaction.  See our 'Referral' web page for our written referrals.

These photos are several years after we installed the gutters on the house, so it shows how they look dark brown after about 4 years of tarnishing.  It actually takes several decades to get that chalky green tarnish look.

Click on the photos to see more detail.