Gutter Installation Before & After Photos

Ed was in the market to put a first gutter system on his home. After receiving a company postcard in the mail, Ed called up our office and got an appointment set up with Kevin, our Minnesota salesman. Once he had a full installation plan in hand and saw a demonstration of our product, he signed off on the work and got our production department moving. 

In these photos, you can easily see the step-style fascia boards. To properly mount a gutter, a flush surface is needed to maintain the flow of the system and keep the water following the trough. We make this flush flush by bending up metal flashing at a 90 degree angle, twice, creating a square shape that adds depth to the recessed fascia board. In the installed photo, it is easy to see how the lower half of the gutter is not sitting against the lower board. 

The metal roof on this shop in Finlayson was a bit too much for the open-style gutters to handle. The 34-foot gutter was struggling to handle all of the water coming off the large roof and further struggled to drain it all effectively. Our installation of Gutter Shutter with a wide mouth outlet increased the trough size by 50%, doubled the drainage capacity from the gutter, and ensured better water capture from the roof!

Heavy snows from this past winter built up on the seamed open-style plastic gutters on a home in St. Cloud. One seam busted on a section near the front door, leading to a noticeable leak out of the gutter as the snow melted. The homeowner was ready for an upgrade and started researching different options online. After coming across our website, he reached out to our office and set up an appointment for a free estimate of gutter replacement. Kevin Feldewerd, our lead Gutter Shutter of St. Cloud salesman, was able to visit the home to draw up a quote and plan. 

With very few trees nearby, the homeowner was sure he wanted to stick with a open-style gutter system. Kevin then drew up a proposal for our premium RainGuttersXL system. These seamless rain gutters aren't your average open-top gutters. Heavy gauge aluminum gives them unmatched strength and the squared trough design nearly doubles the amount of water it can hold. To ensure no water dripped off the side of the roof, we also added in a small deflector piece to redirect water right into the gutter. Beyond the replacement of a plastic downspout with our 3x4 aluminum, the addition of a wide mouth outlet instantly doubled the drainage capacity from the system, pushing it down into a long downspout extension that would send all of the water away from the house and into the lawn. 

While the improvement to this hail damaged open-style gutter system with Gutter Shutter in St. Cloud is clear, this installation showcases well the difference between common 2x3 downspout and our standard 3x4 downspouts. The wide mouth outlet attached to gutter will quadruple the drainage capacity from the trough, ensuring no backups or overflows. You can also see the use of our ledge jumper elbows in the lower section to get past the stone outcropping. Ledge jumpers help us maintain a consistently parallel downspout, which looks much better than the angling of the original downspout section. 

This seamless one-piece covered gutter system in St. Cloud, MN was damaged by a hailstorm over the summer. In conjunction with a roof replacement, Gutter Shutter was contacted to propose a replacement of the gutters with our similar two-piece covered seamless gutter system. While the systems may look and seem similar, there are a few key differences to point out:

• 50% larger trough size overall
• Visually appealing crown moulding design
• Wide mouth outlets for better downspout drainage
• Streamlined corner miters 
• High-volume perforated hood

Is Gutter Shutter the better fit for your home? Contact our office today to get your gutter system upgraded to our best gutter protection system!