Out With the Old System
When patching no longer keeps up, replacement clears out tired gutters, exposes fascia rot while it can be fixed, and lets you upgrade in one job.
Call and tell us about your home. We will look at your gutters and give you a clear price before any work starts.
Call (843) 505-1389Gutter replacement in Bluffton makes sense when repairs no longer hold: seams leak faster than they can be resealed, the metal is pitting, or the gutters were never big enough. With more than 20 years of Lowcountry gutter work, A&A Island Services will tell you honestly if replacement is the right call.
If only a few spots need work, see gutter repair. Otherwise, call (843) 505-1389.
Three parts: remove the old system cleanly, deal with what it hid, and put up something better.
Warning Signs
One of these alone may be a repair. Two or three together usually point to replacement.
InterNACHI's standard life-expectancy chart gives aluminum gutters 20 to 40 or more years and galvanized steel about 20. Its chart for Florida and nearby coastal areas trims those to 15 to 35 years and about 15. Original gutters on a 1990s or 2000s house are in that window now.
Pitting, white powder on aluminum, or rust on steel along the gutter floor means the metal itself is wearing out. On a sectional system with a splice every 10 to 20 feet, several leaking joints at once means the next set is not far behind.
If clean, properly pitched gutters still pour over the front edge in summer storms, they are too small for the roof. A 5 inch gutter on a large or steep roof, or under a valley dumping into one corner, needs a bigger system, not another repair.
Soft fascia, hangers that will not stay tight, and several colors of old sealant mean water has been getting behind a system that has been fixed again and again. Bob Vila suggests replacement once you are spending too many afternoons repairing your gutters.
How It Works
The owner is on site for every A&A job, from taking down the old system to testing the new one.
We look at the gutters, hangers, downspouts, and fascia and talk about what has gone wrong. That sets the size and layout of the new system and shows whether wood repair should be planned.
The old system comes off carefully so shingles and drip edge stay intact. With the fascia exposed, we check each board, mark soft or rotted sections, and show you where repair is needed.
New gutters go up sized for your roof, pitched toward the outlets, on new hangers fastened into framing. Corners and end caps are sealed, and downspouts go where the yard can take the water.
If you chose guards, they go on now. Then water runs through every gutter to confirm it drains, and we walk the finished job with you, one run at a time.
Options
Replacement is the time to fix what the original system got wrong. Switch to seamless runs: This Old House estimates 20 to 30 years of life for seamless gutters versus 10 to 15 for sectional. Move up to 6 inch gutters and 3 by 4 inch downspouts on big or steep roofs, or add guards. Our gutter installation page covers sizing.
Material sets the clock on your next replacement, and InterNACHI's two charts show how much the coast takes off:
| Material | InterNACHI standard chart | InterNACHI Florida and coastal chart |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | 20 to 40+ years | 15 to 35+ years |
| Galvanized steel | 20 years | 15 years |
| Copper | 50+ years | 40+ years |
| Vinyl | 25+ years | 20+ years |
Cost
This Old House's 2026 cost guide, drawing on HomeAdvisor data, puts full gutter replacement around a house at roughly $1,700 to $3,100. Bob Vila's HomeAdvisor-based guide adds about $0.65 to $0.85 per linear foot to remove old gutters. Treat both as national averages; two stories, copper, or fascia repair push the total up.
Estimates for gutter replacement in Bluffton are free. Call (843) 505-1389.
Much of greater Bluffton was built between 1990 and 2009, so those homes are roughly 17 to 36 years old today. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates for 2020 to 2024 count about 12,200 of the roughly 22,800 housing units in the 29910 ZIP code as built in those two decades, more than half. In 29909, the neighboring Okatie ZIP code, the share is close to two thirds. Sun City Hilton Head, the Del Webb community in the Okatie area, marked its 25th anniversary in May 2020 according to a South Carolina General Assembly resolution, so its first homes date to the mid 1990s.
Age is only half of it. InterNACHI's coastal chart warns that parts regularly exposed to saltwater, wind, sun, and heat are especially prone to premature failure. Salt air and humidity work on fasteners, seams, and paint all year, so original gutters here can wear out early.
Why A&A
Estimates from A&A are free, and they start with a phone call to (843) 505-1389. Because A&A also repairs gutters of any make or model, there is no reason to push a full replacement when a repair will do. If your system has years left, you will hear that. If it is past saving, you will hear why, with the specific problems pointed out on your own house.
A replacement is the biggest gutter project most homeowners take on, so the details matter: careful removal, close attention to the fascia, straight new lines, and downspouts that land where they should. A&A Island Services is 5-star rated, and keeping that rating means getting those details right on every house, from the first hanger pulled to the last downspout strapped.
Every A&A job is backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and the owner is on site for every job. On a replacement, that covers the whole sequence: taking the old system down, checking the wood behind it, then hanging and testing the new gutters. If anything about the finished system is not right, you know exactly who to call.
Get an honest answer on repair versus replacement. The estimate is free.
Free estimates. Calls answered Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 8 PM.
Reviews
Five-star Google reviews from Lowcountry homeowners.
A & A Island Services showed up when they said they would. The installers showed up in a clean well marked vehicle. They were knowledgeable and courteous. They installed new gutters and downspouts in an efficient manner and left the grounds clean. I could not find fault with anything and recommend them unconditionally.
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!
I hired A&A island services to install new gutters on my home. They did a great job and were extremely easy to work with.
Service Area
Bluffton is home base, and we cover the whole town, from Buckwalter and Hampton Lake to Old Town and the May River. We also provide gutter replacement in these nearby areas:
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FAQ
It should not. The old gutters and hangers come off carefully so the drip edge and edge shingles stay intact, and new hangers fasten through the fascia, not the roof surface. If we find existing roof-edge damage once the gutters are off, we will show you before new work goes up.
If your current 5 inch gutters overflow when clean and properly pitched, a 6 inch system is worth considering. It handles more water from large roofs, steep pitches, and valleys, which matters in Lowcountry summer storms. We recommend a size for each run during your free estimate.
Rotted fascia must be repaired or replaced before new gutters go up, because hangers cannot hold in soft wood. With the old gutters off, we check every board and show you the damage. Fixing it now costs less than taking new gutters back down later to reach the wood.
Material and upkeep decide most of it. InterNACHI's chart for Florida and the surrounding coastal region gives aluminum gutters 15 to 35 or more years and copper 40 or more. Clean gutters that do not hold wet debris, plus quick leak repairs, help a new system reach the long end.
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