The Ranking
Our top 5 gutter companies in New York
New York gets roughly 47 inches of precipitation a year, spread across nor'easters, summer thunderstorms and winter snow, and that load lands on gutters that are often old. Row houses and brownstones in Brooklyn and Queens tend to have built-in box gutters and leaders that run down the front or rear wall, while Staten Island and the outer Bronx have more detached homes with hung aluminum or steel gutters. Common materials are seamless aluminum in K-style, copper and half-round for older homes, and galvanized steel. Freeze and thaw cycles pull fasteners loose and ice can back up under roof edges, so check for sagging runs and overflowing corners after the first hard freeze.
Street trees and backyard oaks drop leaves into gutters from October through December, which is why gutter guards come up so often in Staten Island quotes. Guards help, but they are not maintenance free, and the right style depends on the trees around the house. Downspouts matter as much as the gutters. Water that spills at a foundation or over a sidewalk causes basement seepage and neighbor disputes, so ask where each leader discharges and whether extensions or a drain connection are included.
Licensing is the question that trips up most buyers. New York City requires residential contractors to hold a Home Improvement Contractor licence from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, and you can check any licence number on the DCWP lookup. New York State has no statewide gutter licence. Larger exterior jobs, work that touches a facade or sidewalk, or a roof tied to the gutter job may involve the Department of Buildings, so ask who pulls any permit. Verify liability and workers' compensation insurance, and get the gutter size, material, number of downspouts and warranty written into the quote. Every company here lists a licence number on its own site except Calco and B&B Siding and Roofing, which publish none, and both are flagged in their entries.
