[EdFNJ]

@Moderator .... "mission accomplished" please feel free to close thread.

Need a local handyman who knows how to install a gutter. Don't want to DIY, Just had new landscaping put in and need a single (about) 9 ft long gutter and downspout installed because water is running off garage roof like a waterfall and may ruin the new planting. Everything else is "guttered" except that one spot because previously there were a lot of large 15 yr old shrubs under it.

Called the local "big guys" and they are scheduling out 3-4 MONTHS! Same for irrigation service .... 3-4 months from the "recommended" folks!

In any case I will gladly pick up the needed supplies from Lowes if necessary. Just need someone to do it.

Any suggestions? Don't want to DIY because I recently injured my arse (medical term coccyx!) falling when a 2 step step-stool on a slippery driveway slid from under me while washing my car! Been 6 weeks and still a real pain in the arse.

[DAVES]

Far from an expert but we have a valley in our back roof. In a rain it is like a small waterfall for a gutter to help the water needs to be slowed or it will just bypass the gutter.
Also, the down spout, you need to dump the water somewhere. Handyman?

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Need a local handyman who knows how to install a gutter. Don't want to DIY, Just had new landscaping put in and need a single (about) 9 ft long gutter and downspout installed because water is running off garage roof like a waterfall and may ruin the new planting. Everything else is "guttered" except that one spot because previously there were a lot of large 15 yr old shrubs under it.

Called the local "big guys" and they are scheduling out 3-4 MONTHS! Same for irrigation service .... 3-4 months from the "recommended" folks!

In any case I will gladly pick up the needed supplies from Lowes if necessary. Just need someone to do it.

Any suggestions? Don't want to DIY because I recently injured my arse (medical term coccyx!) falling when a 2 step step-stool on a slippery driveway slid from under me while washing my car! Been 6 weeks and still a real pain in the arse.

What happened to the original down spout. It’s not rocket science why didn’t you ask the landscaping company to replace it.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Dana1963

What happened to the original down spout. It’s not rocket science why didn’t you ask the landscaping company to replace it.

LOL! Where did I mention an "original downspout" that needs to be REPLACED? That's because there never was a gutter or a downspout on that side of the garage and the landscaper had nothing to do with it not being there because it never was there which is why I am looking for (as is the subject of this thread): " Anyone know of local handyman to install 1 piece ~9' gutter & a downspout ? Definitely not rocket science, just a matter of reading comprehension! Hmmm, that was a run-on sentence!

[Kelevision]

Go on Thumbtack.com and you’ll find a handyman.

[Dana1963]

https://guttersmiths.com/wp-content/...sical_wall.jpg

[RICH1]

If you think a professional gutter installer is expensive, wait till you hire an amateur!

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by RICH1

If you think a professional gutter installer is expensive, wait till you hire an amateur!

Hills did our entire home for under around $260. It's only a 2/2 but to me that was a bargain for around here. To get them back for the ADDITIONAL 9' gutter and downspout even at 1/2 that cost it would be worth it but they told me they couldn't get to it until October. Then I had to book our irrigation guy for end of September but that was only because it is his son, if I wanted him (Chip) it wouldn't be until November at the earliest. CRAZY!

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Dana1963

https://guttersmiths.com/wp-content/...sical_wall.jpg

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

Go on Thumbtack.com and you’ll find a handyman.

Thanks ... just tried that.

[spiessa46]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Hills did our entire home for under around $260. It's only a 2/2 but to me that was a bargain for around here. To get them back for the ADDITIONAL 9' gutter and downspout even at 1/2 that cost it would be worth it but they told me they couldn't get to it until October. Then I had to book our irrigation guy for end of September but that was only because it is his son, if I wanted him (Chip) it wouldn't be until November at the earliest. CRAZY!

What’s the phone number or company name for the “Hills?”
I need gutters installed around the entire house. Thanks.

[willbush]

Call Doc's Restorations (352) 753-0056 We have used them as well as others on our street. They do large and small jobs at a good price. If you have a problem you can call the owner. A quick call to see if they will do it.

[mydavid]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Need a local handyman who knows how to install a gutter. Don't want to DIY, Just had new landscaping put in and need a single (about) 9 ft long gutter and downspout installed because water is running off garage roof like a waterfall and may ruin the new planting. Everything else is "guttered" except that one spot because previously there were a lot of large 15 yr old shrubs under it.

Called the local "big guys" and they are scheduling out 3-4 MONTHS! Same for irrigation service .... 3-4 months from the "recommended" folks!

In any case I will gladly pick up the needed supplies from Lowes if necessary. Just need someone to do it.

Any suggestions? Don't want to DIY because I recently injured my arse (medical term coccyx!) falling when a 2 step step-stool on a slippery driveway slid from under me while washing my car! Been 6 weeks and still a real pain in the arse.

Call a professional its not that much, had one about the same size, cost less then $100

[joelfmi]

Any suggestions? Don't want to DIY because I recently injured my arse (medical term coccyx!) falling when a 2 step step-stool on a slippery driveway slid from under me while washing my car! Been 6 weeks and still a real pain in the arse.[/QUOTE] Like I tell DIY' s so many like you it's cheaper to call a licensed contractor than to get hurt and go the the hospital and get a bill for hundreds of dollars and suffer.

[butlerism]

Gutters are finicky. Special tools needed to do it right and make it pretty.
I could do it but, like you, I do not do ladders anymore.

My personal opinion.... gutters are a waste.
Better roof design (Overhangs by at least 12") and design of the ground apron around the house is more important. Rocks, sloping, etc.

Go outside in the heaviest rains... the rain water is swooshing over the top of the gutters.
Useless.

Oh right, we need them to catch a drip in a slow rain so we don't get wet.

FYI. We are all waterproof