The Ranking
Our top 5 gutter companies in Miami
Miami gets its heaviest rain in short, hard bursts, and hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. A gutter system here has to move a lot of water quickly, which is why local installers lean toward 6 inch gutters and carefully placed downspouts. Gutters are less common in Miami than in colder cities, because many homes have flat roofs with scuppers or tile roofs with deep overhangs. Still, runoff that lands beside a stucco wall can stain it, rot old fascia boards and pool near the foundation, and that is where gutters earn their place.
Aluminum is the usual material, formed on site in seamless runs so there are fewer joints to leak. K-style is the common profile, half-round and box gutters turn up on older and custom homes, and copper is offered by some shops for a different look. Tile roofs add a wrinkle, since the gutter has to be hung without cracking the tile edge, so ask any installer how they handle barrel tile. Heavy tree cover in neighborhoods such as Coconut Grove fills gutters with leaves and seed pods year round, which makes guards and regular cleaning worth pricing.
Licensing needs a careful look. Florida licenses roofing and general contractors through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, with license numbers that begin CCC for certified roofing, CGC for general contractors and CRC for registered roofing. Gutter work usually falls under one of those, and Miami-Dade County also requires a local certificate of competency for contractors. Among the companies here, only Canopy Roofing states a state contractor license on its website. Two others print a license number without naming the issuer, and two print none, so ask each company which license covers gutter work and verify it yourself at myfloridalicense.com, the DBPR license lookup. Also ask for proof of liability insurance and a written quote that names the gutter size, material and number of downspouts.
