Orange prices
Pricing gutters and drainage
Gutters are priced by the foot, and most houses run somewhere between a hundred and sixty and two hundred and twenty feet of it.
These are estimated ranges, not quotes. Compiled from public installed-cost data for California and adjusted for how Orange is built. No contractor is bound by them, and nobody can price a roof they have not stood on.
| Item | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Seamless aluminium gutter, per foot | $13 – $27 | Most homes run 160 to 220 feet. |
| Ridge and intake ventilation upgrade | $638 – $2,499 | The cheapest thing you can do to make the next roof last its full life. |
| Skylight replacement, each | $1,261 – $3,702 | Cheaper done during a re-roof than on its own afterwards. |
What moves the price
- How much decking turns out to be soft once the covering is stripped
- Permit and inspection fees, which vary more between towns than people expect
- The number of penetrations: chimneys, skylights, vents, solar mounts
- Warranty tier, which is really a question about who honours it in fifteen years
- Ventilation work, if the old roof was cooking itself from underneath
Locally
Dry offshore wind lifts material that damp coastal air had been holding down. Most wind losses here happen on a handful of nights a year.
Check the fascia before agreeing a price. Hanging new metal off soft wood is a year-long solution.
These are estimates, not quotes. They are compiled from national installed ranges adjusted for California costs and for how Orange is built. No contractor is bound by them.
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Questions about price
Are gutters included in a re-roof?
Normally a separate line. It is the one add-on that genuinely costs less when done at the same time.
Why three quotes and not one?
One quote is a number with no context. Three gives you a range, and the conversation about why they differ is where you learn what you are actually buying.
What if the decking is rotten underneath?
Expect a few sheets on most older roofs. Get the per-sheet rate in the contract. Open-ended decking charges are where a fixed price stops being fixed.
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