What St. Louis houses do to gutters
Most of what we hang in St. Louis goes on brick two-flats and turn-of-the-century townhomes, and the neighborhoods we're in most weeks are Tower Grove South, Benton Park, Soulard, Shaw, Dutchtown. The housing stock skews 1890–1930, which tells you a lot before we ever get on a ladder — homes of one era fail in the same way.
The specific one here: built-in box gutters lined with old tin that finally rusted through at the seam, dumping water straight down the brick. We see it enough in St. Louis that it's usually the first thing we check.
City lots run narrow and deep, so downspouts usually have nowhere to go but a gangway a few feet from the neighbor's foundation. Getting the water out to the street matters more here than it does in the county.
Gutter services in St. Louis
Seamless gutter installation
New seamless aluminum runs rolled on site to your fascia length, hung on hidden hangers.
Learn moreGutter repair
Sagging runs rehung, leaking miters resealed, pitch corrected, downspouts cleared.
Learn moreGutter cleaning
Hand-cleaned troughs, flushed downspouts, and a report on what we found up there.
Learn moreGutter guards
Stainless micro-mesh that handles oak tassels, maple seeds and pine needles.
Learn moreDownspouts and drainage
Extensions, buried solid PVC, pop-up emitters — getting water away from the wall.
Learn moreSoffit and fascia
Rotted board replaced and wrapped in matching aluminum so it doesn't come back.
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Trees, debris and what that means for guards
St. Louis has heavy silver maple and sycamore canopy over the older streets. That's the single biggest factor in how often a gutter here needs clearing, and it's why the guard conversation goes differently street to street.
Our angle on St. Louis work tends to be box gutters and brick parapets — that's where the money and the headaches usually are on these houses. If your gutters are clean and still overflowing, it isn't debris, and we'd rather measure the roof planes than sell you a cleaning that won't fix it.
Estimates are free. If it turns out you need a repair rather than a replacement, that's what we'll quote.
St. Louis gutter questions
Do you install gutters in St. Louis?
Yes — St. Louis is part of our regular service area, and we work 63104, 63110, 63116, 63118, 63139 along with the rest of City of St. Louis.
What's the most common gutter problem you see in St. Louis?
Around here it's built-in box gutters lined with old tin that finally rusted through at the seam, dumping water straight down the brick.
How fast can you get to St. Louis?
Estimates are usually within a couple of days. Somebody answers the phone 24 hours a day, so an active leak or a run hanging off the house gets triaged immediately.
Do you install gutter guards in St. Louis?
We do. With heavy silver maple and sycamore canopy over the older streets, micro-mesh is the guard type that actually holds up here — screen and foam don't.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. John Beal Roofing carries full general liability and workers' comp, and we'll send certificates before we start.
Nearby
Fenton · St. Charles · Crestwood · Creve Coeur · Wentzville · Ballwin
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Neighborhood gutter pages
Tower Grove
Brick two-stories, 4-inch original runs and alley access.
Learn moreSoulard
Box gutter lining and half-round on historic rowhouses.
Learn moreLafayette Square
Victorian cornices, half-round and copper work.
Learn moreDogtown
Bungalow porch roofs and undersized 4-inch runs.
Learn moreThe Hill
Twenty-five-foot lots and shared-gangway drainage.
Learn moreSouth City
Rehanging spike-and-ferrule runs on older brick.
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