How much do gutter guards cost per foot?
What a fair per-foot price should cover
- The guard material itself, with the type named (perforated aluminum, stainless mesh and so on).
- Cleaning and flushing the gutters and downspouts before installation.
- Re-securing loose hangers and resealing leaking joints.
- Corner pieces or mitered cuts and end treatments.
- Fasteners rated for outdoor use and compatible with your gutter metal.
- Haul-off of old guards and debris.
Where per-foot quotes hide extras
Some quotes charge separately for each corner, for second-story runs, for downspout screens, for hanger replacement or for a minimum job size. Others measure differently, quoting gutter length on one bid and guard length on another. Ask for the measured footage and compare it across bids; a significant gap means someone measured wrong.
How to measure your own footage
Measure each gutter run along the front lip, add them up and note how many corners you have. A simple ranch might have fewer than a dozen corners; a house with multiple gables, dormers and porches can have many more, and corners are where installation time goes.
Making the number useful
Multiply the per-foot price by your measured footage, then add any per-item extras to get the real total, and compare totals rather than per-foot headlines. If the gutters themselves are near the end of their life or too small for the roof, price new seamless gutters with guards as a package. For capacity and sizing, see gutter sizing and guards.