Project overview
High wind had pulled this run away from the house along most of its length, taking the fascia board with it and leaving the section hanging over a walkway.
We secured the hazard on the first visit and photographed everything for the owner's insurance claim. The fascia was repaired before the replacement run was hung and re-pitched.
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Hanging section made safe on the first visit
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Damage photographed for the insurance claim
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Fascia board repaired before re-hanging
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Replacement run hung and re-pitched
Securing the run, then rebuilding what it hangs on
A storm call is two jobs in sequence, and the order is not negotiable. The first is making the property safe: a length of gutter that has torn away from the fascia and is hanging is a falling hazard and it will take more timber with it in the next gust. That section was supported and secured before anything else was assessed.
Only then does the actual damage become visible, and on this one the gutter was the symptom rather than the fault. With the trough pulled back you can see it in the photographs — the fascia behind it is dark, soft and broken away at the top edge. That is long-term water damage, not storm damage. The storm did not tear a sound gutter off sound timber; it found timber that had been rotting behind a leaking joint and finished the job.
This matters for the repair and for the insurance claim. Re-hanging a gutter onto a rotten fascia buys a few months at most, because the fixings have nothing to hold. The board has to be made good first, and the new hangers set into sound material.
It also matters for how the claim is documented. Photographs were taken of the torn section in place, of the exposed fascia once the gutter was pulled back, and of the debris in the run, so the pre-existing rot and the storm damage can be told apart by whoever assesses it. An adjuster who cannot separate the two tends to decline the lot.
The full run was then cleared as well, since a trough that has been standing full is part of why the board failed in the first place.
The problem, and the result
Before: Wind-torn run and rotted, damaged fascia.
After: Repaired fascia and a correctly hung replacement run.
Similar jobs: Gutter Replacement — Rusted Run Swapped for New Trough (Montgomery, AL), New Gutter Run and Downspout on a Rear Extension (Prattville, AL)
Seeing something similar on your own roofline? This was a Storm Damage Repair job by our crew at Montgomery Gutter Service in Millbrook, AL. Call 334-231-5941 or request a free estimate — we are open every day from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
What This Project Involved
Storm Damage Repair
Priority response after wind and hail, with damage documented properly for your claim.
Gutter Repair
Leaking seams, sagging runs and pulled hangers fixed — usually for a third of the cost of replacing.
Gutter Inspection
A written, photo-backed condition report covering pitch, seams, hangers, fascia and drainage.
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Most estimates are booked within a few days, and routine cleaning usually follows within the same week. Storm damage and anything hanging loose goes to the front of the schedule.
Yes. We come out, ladder the perimeter, look at the actual gutters and give you a fixed written price for the whole job. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation to book.
