Gutters, Guards, Soffit & Fascia

iRestore STL installs and replaces gutters across Belleville and the Metro East, along with gutter guards, soffit and fascia. Same licensed crew that handles our roofing.

Gutters are the least interesting part of a house right up until they stop working, at which point they become one of the most expensive. Water that should be leaving the roof ends up in the fascia, down the siding, against the foundation, and eventually in the basement.

Gutter installation & replacement

Seamless aluminium gutters formed to the length of your roofline, with downspouts sized and placed to actually carry the volume your roof sheds. Undersized downspouts are the reason a lot of gutters overflow in heavy rain even though nothing is blocked.

• Full replacement — new gutters, hangers and downspouts
• Partial replacement where one run has failed and the rest is sound
• Downspout re-routing to move water away from the foundation
• Commercial gutter work alongside our commercial roofing

Gutter guards and inserts

Guards sit over or inside the gutter and keep leaves, twigs and roof debris out while letting water through. On a house with mature trees anywhere near it, they are usually worth what they cost within a couple of seasons — purely in ladders not climbed.

What we will not tell you: that they are maintenance-free. Guards stop the leaves. Fine grit and shingle granules still work their way in over years. The honest version is that a guarded gutter needs looking at roughly once a year instead of cleaning out every autumn — a real difference, just not the one the infomercial promises.

Soffit and fascia

These two get ignored until something else forces the issue, and they are worth understanding because both affect the roof itself.

Fascia is the board along the roof edge that the gutters are attached to. When gutters overflow for long enough, the water rots it from behind. New gutters fixed to soft fascia will not hold, which is why we check it before quoting a gutter job rather than after.

Soffit is the underside of the roof overhang, and vented soffit is how outside air gets into your attic. Blocked, painted-over or damaged soffit means the attic cannot breathe. Heat builds up underneath the deck and cooks the shingles from the inside, which is one of the quieter reasons a roof fails years earlier than it should.

We repair and replace both, in aluminium or vinyl, and match to the existing where we can.

Storm damage and insurance claims

Hail dents gutters and wind pulls them loose in the same storms that damage roofs — and gutters are routinely under-scoped or missed entirely when the adjuster comes out for the roof.

iRestore STL has a Licensed Public Adjuster on staff. If your gutters, soffit or fascia took damage, we document them as part of the same claim rather than leaving you to argue it separately later. There is no extra charge to inspect all of it at once.

Doing it with a roof

If your roof is close to replacement, doing the gutters at the same time is almost always the cheaper path. One crew, one mobilisation, one schedule, and the new gutters never have to come off again to get the roof done. If the roof has years left, we will say so and just do the gutters.

See our roof replacement, siding and commercial roofing pages.

What it costs, and paying for it

Gutters are one of the smaller jobs we do, and most people pay for them outright. If you are doing gutters alongside a roof, or the number is bigger than you expected, financing is available on approved credit — the same options we offer on roofing. See our financing page for what is on the table.

Every gutter installation carries the same workmanship guarantee as our roofing work. If something we installed fails because of how we installed it, we come back and fix it. That is separate from the manufacturer's warranty on the material itself, which we will walk you through before anything is ordered.

Common Questions

Do gutter guards mean I never clean my gutters again?

No, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling. Guards keep leaves and the bulk of the debris out, which turns a job you dread into one you barely think about. Fine grit and shingle granules still work through over time. Expect a check once a year rather than a ladder every autumn.

Can I replace gutters without replacing the roof?

Yes, and plenty of our gutter work is gutter-only. That said, if the roof is within a couple of years of replacement it is usually cheaper to do both at once — same crew, same setup, and the new gutters do not get handled twice.

What is fascia, and why does it keep coming up?

Fascia is the board running along the roof edge that your gutters are fixed to. When gutters overflow for long enough, the water rots the fascia behind them. At that point new gutters alone will not hold — they are being screwed into soft wood. It is the single most common thing we find behind a failing gutter.

Why does soffit matter for my roof?

Soffit is the underside of the roof overhang, and vented soffit is how air gets into your attic. Blocked or damaged soffit means the attic cannot breathe, which cooks the shingles from underneath and shortens the life of the roof. It is one of the quieter reasons a roof fails early.

Will insurance cover storm-damaged gutters?

Often, yes — hail dents gutters and wind tears them loose in the same storms that damage roofs. Gutters are also one of the first things an adjuster under-scopes. We have a Licensed Public Adjuster on staff who documents them properly as part of the same claim.

Do you do commercial gutter work?

Yes. Commercial buildings usually need larger capacity and different downspout placement than a house, and we handle both alongside our commercial roofing work.

Service Areas

We install gutters throughout the Metro East and Greater St. Louis area, including Belleville, IL, O'Fallon, IL, Collinsville, IL, Granite City, IL, Edwardsville, IL, Glen Carbon, IL, Fairview Heights, IL, Shiloh, IL, Cahokia, IL, Maryville, IL, St. Louis, MO, and surrounding communities. See our Belleville roofing page for more on the area we cover.