Gutter Repair · Beaufort County
Falling limbs, rusting screws and tired seams top the list of island gutter problems. We fix gutters of any make or model, from oceanfront villas to wooded plantation homes.
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Call (843) 505-1389Gutter repair in Hilton Head Island tends to fall into two camps: sudden damage from storms and falling limbs, and slow damage from salt air working on fasteners and seams. A&A Island Services repairs gutters of any make or model, and the owner comes out to every repair.
Storms do the fast damage. During Hurricane Matthew on October 8, 2016, the National Weather Service recorded an 87 mph gust at Hilton Head and judged from tree and home damage that winds reached at least 100 mph on Beaufort County's sea islands. The Island News reported that the island lost about 100,000 trees and that the Town removed 2.5 million cubic yards of debris in all. On a smaller scale, one pine limb in a summer squall can crush the front lip, rip hangers out of the fascia and kink the downspout.
Salt does the slow damage. FEMA's Technical Bulletin 8 cites North Carolina tests in which iron corroded 10 times faster 80 feet from the shoreline than 800 feet back, and it notes that the ocean-facing side of a building corrodes faster. Sheltered spots, such as the back of a gutter tight against the fascia, can be worse because rain never rinses the salt away. On beach homes in Forest Beach, along Palmetto Dunes' 11 miles of saltwater lagoons and near Broad Creek at Spanish Wells, it shows up first at screw heads, hanger straps and seams.
Age adds the rest. About 6 in 10 island housing units predate 1990, per Census Bureau estimates, and older sectional systems often leak at the joints, sag where hangers were spaced wide, and rust through at end caps and outlets. FEMA also warns that dissimilar metals, such as stainless steel and aluminum, corrode faster in contact with salt water, so a mismatched screw from a past repair can become the next leak.
What You Get
Our gutter repair work on the island covers:
When damage runs the length of the house, gutter replacement can make more sense than piecemeal fixes, and we will tell you so.
Why A&A
Island homes carry everything from original sectional aluminum to newer seamless and copper runs. A&A repairs gutters of any make or model, so you do not need to track down whoever hung them decades ago or replace a whole system over one bad corner.
Matthew showed how hard island wind pulls on a roof edge. When we rehang a damaged run, we check hanger condition and fastener spacing along that whole side of the house, not just the dented section, so the full length heads into hurricane season sound.
Whether a limb came down or a seam rusted through, the owner sees every repair firsthand and stands behind the result with our 100% satisfaction guarantee. Reach us at (843) 505-1389, weekdays from 8 AM to 8 PM, and describe the damage for a free estimate.
Reviews
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A & A services did a stellar job with updating my gutters and giving me suggestions regarding my roof. Highly suggest using these guys as they are hard-working and honest people!
Excellent work, on time and did not leave a mess when finished.. Pricing is excellent. Would not hesite yo recommend..
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FAQ
Often, yes. If the damage is limited to one or two sections and the hangers and fascia behind them are sound, we can replace the crushed piece and rehang the run. If the impact tore the fascia or bent the gutter along its whole length, a new run is the better fix. Either way, call and describe what came down.
Salt spray settles on metal and holds moisture, and FEMA's corrosion bulletin notes that partially sheltered spots can corrode faster than open ones because rain does not wash them clean. Screws, hangers and seams tucked against the fascia are exactly those spots. Mixing metals, such as stainless screws in aluminum, speeds the process, so repairs should use compatible fasteners.
It is better not to. A seam that drips in an ordinary shower can pour water against siding and fascia in a tropical downpour; during Matthew, one Hilton Head Island rain gauge logged 16.58 inches, per the National Weather Service. Seam and hanger fixes are usually simple, and doing them early keeps a small leak from becoming wood rot.
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