Gutters
 

We recently closed on a new home in St. Charles. The house only came with gutters around the front entrance. One of the first jobs we wanted done was to have gutters installed around the rest of the house.
We took the advice of several TOTV members and chose Hills Seamless Gutters for the job. We got other estimates as well. Hills wasn't the least expensive but I felt comfortable with them. I contacted them by phone before we came to Florida. They always returned my calls, went out and measured the house ahead of time and faxed me an estimate.
The day after the closing they were at my home, right on time and did a nice, neat job. We were very pleased with their quality and service.
While they were there I mentioned some other jobs I wanted to get done, one of which was getting pull-down stairs installed for the attic access in the garage. Mr. Hill said they could do that as well. He gave me a good price. This was on Friday. We agreed that he would do the job on Monday. Sure enough, bright and early Monday morning they were there, installed the stairs and did a nice job of cleaning up.
This is a quality company. They do many things besides gutters and I look forward to doing business with them again.

I've only used them for gutters, but they have been excellent - on all three houses.

Used Hills for our gutters,, Great people to deal with!!!

Also Tim Miller Home Services Great Guy to deal with for home improvements

Is there a reason gutters are not installed all the way around the home at construction? In the north, I needed gutters to keep water from getting into the basement.


Do you really "need" gutters in TV?

Just curious...

Gutters are not installed during construction because its cheaper not to install them and there are no basements to flood here in TV.

We had gutters installed along the front of the garage and the back lanai area. Your conrete driveway will eventually get stained if you dont have them over the garage and we were simply trying to protect the lanai from getting so wet during the slightest of rain.

It certainly makes sense to have gutters anywhere you would enter or leave the house. It's nice that there is no basement to worry about flooding...

One house we had built in NY had no gutters. Prior to having them installed, a week or less after we moved in, the rain pouring off the house dug little trenches. I can't imagine what the torrential Florida rains could do to the yard, thus, I wanted gutters installed right away.

The rain DOES build little trenches, plus splashes mulch or rain on the siding. Yet many homes in The Villages still don't have gutters all around - I've especially noticed this in our CYV neighborhood that is almost 4 years old. We put them in first thing as well.

Is this something that only bothers Northerners who are used to gutters all around?

Hi Ohiogirl,
It's not just a Northerner thing. We have gutters all around in Atlanta and it would be a problem if we did not. We have that hard Georgia clay (as well as a basement) and hard rains would surely dig trenches. Maybe the sandy soil and lack of basements make them somewhat less necessary in Florida.

Yes, I also used Hill's Seamless Gutter. A very accomodating gentleman. He had his crew come the following day after his bid. I also find it strange that these homes don't come with gutters considering the downpours we get. The gutters that we ordered originally on the front of the house came gushing down onto the walkway. Like duh? Hill fixed all that.

Cost of installing gutters
 

Hi
Can someone let me know what it might cost to install gutters on a 1600 sq ft home.
Thanks
Renee

It depends on your roof. We have a Wisteria , a little over 1600 sq. ft., with a gable roof and the gutters came to $387. The original price was $430 but there was supposed to be a coupon in the Daily Sun. I couldn't find it in the online edition but they gave me the discount anyway.

do you have tel number for hills

The number I have for Hill's is 1-352-245-7462. They did a great job installing my gutters.

We don't have gutters and don't have any issues with landscape/grass damage after five years. Half our neighbors have/don't have gutters.

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Anyone have a tel number for Hills

Same number as posted above....352-245-7462

Pricing
 

What's the normal cost for gutters on a hip roof colony patio villa?

Gutters WHY ????
 

I talked to several Landscapers, they have varied opinions. Several good points were, if you put on gutters the grass and plants will require more watering. The area about 2 ft from the foundation will be dry all the time. The sand soil provides good drainage for the area around the home. Second when you put on gutters you direct the water to one area at the discharge pipe. In a heavy rain you will get wash out in the area and maybe flood your neighbor as well. With that I went with out.

I went with the 6" gutters instead of the standard 5", glad I did seeing these torrential FLA rains. They gave me the same price on the larger size...gn

Something else to consider is that termites love damp soil. Gutters keep the soil near the house foundation dryer. Never a good idea to locate plants near the foundation. Watering/sprinklers will keep the soil moist and can also damage the wall.

Hills seamless gutters
 

Are they still in business and does someone have a telephone number.

They just finished my house today. phone 352-245-7462

Hills Seamless Gutters
 

We had ours done yesterday. We decided on full house are we are completely pleased with the installation. We highly recommend this company. :thumbup: