Sagging Gutters
A sagging gutter has lost its brackets: they've broken, rusted, pulled out of soft fascia, or were too far apart from the start. New brackets at the right spacing and the run reset to its fall fixes it, €80 to €450 in Dublin. If the fascia behind is rotten, the board is fixed first.
Why it happens, the screwdriver test on the fascia, and what's done.
Free, no obligation. One local company prices it, not five.
- €80 to €450brackets refixed, fall reset
- About 1 mbetween brackets on plastic gutters
- 1 screwdriverto test the fascia
Why gutters sag
- Brackets too far apart: plastic gutters want a bracket about every metre, closer on a big roof or where snow sits.
- Brackets broken: old plastic brackets go brittle and snap, often after a ladder has leaned on the gutter.
- Screws pulled out: the fascia behind has gone soft, so the screws have nothing to hold.
- Weight: a gutter full of wet moss and water is heavy enough to pull a weak run down.
The screwdriver test
From a ladder, push a screwdriver into the fascia board beside a bracket. If it sinks in, the timber is rotten and new brackets won't hold. The board then needs a new section, or the whole roofline replacing. Rotten fascia boards are on our sister site.
What the repair costs
| Job | Typical cost | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Loose or broken brackets refixed, the fall reset | €80 to €450 | How long the sagging run is |
| Several small repairs on one house, one visit | €180 to €250 | Joints, brackets and an outlet together |
| A section of gutter replaced | €300 to €500 | Length, matching the old profile and colour |
Repairs to a house are at the reduced 13.5% VAT rate. Access (a tower, a cherry picker, scaffolding) is priced on top.
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Gutter faults we cover
Each one priced, with the usual cause and the usual fix.
Leaking jointsA perished seal in a union or outlet. €80 to €450.
Overflowing guttersA blockage, a lost fall, or a gutter too small for the roof.
Downpipe repairClips, joints and cracked lengths. €24 to €75 to repair.
Storm damageWhat to do the same day, and what gets fixed first.
Cast iron repairPeriod houses: joints resealed, lengths restored.Gutter repairs in every part of Dublin
- Dublin 1 and 736.7% of homes built before 1946
- Dublin 2 and 437.8% of homes built before 1946
- Dublin 833.8% of homes built before 1946
- Pembroke42.5% of homes built before 1946
- Rathmines46.6% of homes built before 1946
- Ballyfermot20.5% of homes built before 1946
- Cabra42.9% of homes built before 1946
- Finglas3.7% of homes built before 1946
- Artane7.3% of homes built before 1946
- Clontarf29.3% of homes built before 1946
- Donaghmede1.7% of homes built before 1946
- Swords2% of homes built before 1946
- Malahide6.3% of homes built before 1946
- Balbriggan6.9% of homes built before 1946
- Rush6.5% of homes built before 1946
- Castleknock1.6% of homes built before 1946
- Blanchardstown1.4% of homes built before 1946
- Ongar0.6% of homes built before 1946
- Lucan1.4% of homes built before 1946
- Palmerstown1.8% of homes built before 1946
- Clondalkin2.3% of homes built before 1946
- Tallaght Central1.3% of homes built before 1946
- Tallaght South0.8% of homes built before 1946
- Firhouse2.2% of homes built before 1946
- Rathfarnham5.3% of homes built before 1946
- Dún Laoghaire25.5% of homes built before 1946
- Blackrock18.7% of homes built before 1946
- Stillorgan8.6% of homes built before 1946
- Dundrum10.7% of homes built before 1946
- Sandyford2.6% of homes built before 1946
- Killiney6.5% of homes built before 1946
Find the fault, see the price
Four taps: the photo that looks like your gutter, the house, the material and the area. You see the likely cause, the fix and our price. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want one gutter repair company that covers your part of Dublin to ring you.
Questions people ask
Is a sagging gutter dangerous?
A loaded run can come down, and it's heavy. Keep people from under it and get it refixed.
Can I push it back up?
Not safely from a ladder, and it'll drop again without new brackets.
Why did it sag after a ladder leaned on it?
Old plastic brackets snap under a ladder's weight. Ladders go against the wall, with a stand-off, never the gutter.
Get your gutter fixed
One local gutter repair company, often a price from a photo. Free, no obligation. Nothing is booked until you say yes.