The gutter partner for property managers, contractors and HOAs on the Peninsula

Builders, general contractors and remodelers

On a remodel or new build, gutters go up near the end, which is exactly when a slipping sub costs you the most. We walk the plans or the frame, confirm the fascia and drip edge details with you, and put size, material and downspout locations in the scope so nothing gets decided on the ladder. On Eichler remodels in Sunnyvale and Palo Alto, low-slope roofs push a lot of water into very little gutter, so we size and pitch those runs carefully and talk through outlet placement before the siding and landscape plans lock it in. Runs are formed from coil on our truck in aluminum, copper or bonderized steel, and our guide to gutter sizes covers the 5, 6 and 7 inch options we quote.

• Scope written against your plans: sizes, material, color, outlets and downspout routing.
• Install timed after roofing and fascia paint, so the gutter goes on finished surfaces.
• Downspouts placed where your drainage or landscape plan expects them.
• Finished trim matched to the rest of the exterior package.
• Photos of the completed install for your closeout file.

Property managers, HOA boards and community managers

For a manager with buildings from San Francisco to Santa Clara, or a board overseeing townhomes in Foster City and Redwood Shores, the job is less about one gutter and more about a list of roofs. We walk the property, note every building or unit by address, and write one scope that separates cleaning, repair and replacement so you can approve all of it or phase it. Visits are planned around tenants and the community calendar, and we can put the whole portfolio on our gutter maintenance program so the cleanings happen before the storms without anyone having to remember. For buildings under heavy canopy, we price BroGuard micro-mesh guards alongside the cleaning plan so the board can compare both paths.

Realtors and home inspectors

Inspection reports on the Peninsula often carry the same gutter lines: overflowing troughs, separated seams, downspouts dumping at the foundation, rot behind the gutter. We turn each callout into a line item with a price, so the buyer’s agent, the seller and the inspector are all looking at the same written number during repair negotiations. Before a listing goes live, a cleaning, a few gutter repairs and resealed corners often clear the items an inspector would flag. When a section is past fixing, the estimate says so and prices the replacement next to it, so the disclosure is honest and the escrow has fewer surprises.

Roofers, painters, restoration teams and insurance adjusters

Gutters sit between the roof, the fascia and the paint, so sequencing is where these partnerships win or lose. On a reroof we coordinate removal and reinstall around tear-off, and replace soft boards through our fascia board service before new gutters are hung. Painters can finish the fascia first and call us when it has cured. After a winter storm or a fallen limb, we photograph the damage before anything is touched, then document the repair, so adjusters, agents and restoration teams have a clean record for the file and the leak that started the claim does not come back.

Property types we see across the territory

Local details that change the scope

• On Eichlers, the gutter is often the main way water leaves a nearly flat roof, so size, pitch and outlet count matter more than on a steep roof.
• Under redwoods and pines, needles drop through the year, so a single fall cleaning rarely holds and guards usually belong in the conversation.
• On attached homes, one owner’s downspout can serve two roofs, so we write down where each run starts and stops before anyone signs.
• In large communities, buildings under heavy canopy and buildings in the open need different visit schedules, and the scope says which is which.
• Where downspouts dump next to the foundation, we price underground gutter drainage as a separate line so the owner can decide.
• Older systems get an honest call: repair when repair is right, replace when it is not, with both priced when both make sense.

What a partner job looks like start to finish

1. You call our Peninsula team. Tell us the properties, the addresses and who needs to approve the work. The person you talk to works out of our Sunnyvale shop, not a call center.
2. We walk every roofline. A Solutionist measures each run, checks seams, hangers, pitch, fascia and where each downspout drains, and photographs what we find.
3. You get a written, itemized scope. Cleaning, repair and replacement are separated by building or unit, so you can approve it all, phase it or forward it as is.
4. Approval goes where it needs to. The owner, the board, the adjuster or the buyer’s agent can read the scope without a translator, and we answer their questions directly if you want us to.
5. The work happens on your calendar. New runs are formed on-site from the coil on our truck, debris is bagged and hauled off, and every downspout is flushed and tested before the crew leaves.
6. You get the closeout photos. Finished work, any damage we found and anything worth watching, plus a note on when the next visit makes sense if the property is on a schedule.

If your properties sit under heavy trees or still run on original gutters, our rain-ready checklist for Peninsula homes is a good one to share with owners and residents before the storms.