Tamko Gutter Replacement Nationwide

Tamko Gutter Replacement: The Los Angeles Owner’s Guide

Tamko gutter replacement in Los Angeles typically runs $14 to $28 per linear foot installed, so a standard 150-foot single-story home lands between $2,100 and $4,200 depending on the gutter profile and fascia condition. We stock Tamko-compatible aluminum gutter material on our trucks, and most single-story replacements go up in a single day. The way most L.A. homeowners discover their gutters failed is quiet: rust blooming around the end caps, water sheeting down the stucco during the first real rain of the season, or a gutter that’s started pulling loose from the fascia board at the corners. Tamko has a strong name in roofing, but their gutter line was discontinued, which means a lot of homeowners in Los Angeles are now trying to match orphaned profiles and finding out that not every gutter company carries what’s needed.

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Which Tamko Models This Applies To

Tamko made two gutter profiles that show up on Los Angeles homes: a 5-inch K-style profile in both aluminum and galvanized steel, and a 6-inch half-round line that was less common but shows up on older Spanish-style and hillside homes from Pasadena up through Eagle Rock. The K-style is the one with the flat back and decorative front that looks like crown molding; the half-round is, as the name says, a half circle. The gotcha we run into regularly is that Tamko’s 5-inch K-style used a slightly narrower profile than the industry-standard aluminum you’ll find at a big-box store, so a “universal” replacement section often won’t seat properly into the existing end caps or miters without visible gaps. The smart move is to identify what you have before you buy anything. Flip a section over and look for a stamped manufacturer code, or measure the top opening across the widest point: Tamko’s 5-inch actually measures 4-7/8 inches across the top opening. That eighth of an inch matters when you’re splicing. On replacement material, we use a quality aftermarket 5-inch K-style or 6-inch half-round that matches or exceeds the Tamko gauge, because genuine Tamko gutter sections simply aren’t manufactured anymore. The aftermarket aluminum we run is .032 gauge, which holds up better in L.A.’s heat than the .027 that most home centers sell and that Tamko originally shipped.

Tilehurst Roofing is an independent service provider and not affiliated with Tamko. We work on plenty of Tamko roofs and their gutter systems, and we’re straightforward about what needs full replacement versus what can be saved.

Signs Your Tamko Gutter Replacement Is Failing

• Rust at the end caps and seams. Tamko’s galvanized steel gutters, especially on homes within five miles of the coast from Santa Monica down to Long Beach, start rusting at the seams first. Salt air and morning marine layer work on the cut edges where the protective coating is thinnest. Once rust shows, water follows within a season or two.
• Gutter pulling away from the fascia at corners. The hangers Tamko used were spaced further apart than current best practice, and on hot San Fernando Valley days the aluminum expands enough to work those hangers loose. If you can see daylight between the gutter back and the fascia board, it’s pulling.
• Water overflowing in the middle of the run, not at the downspout. That’s almost always a pitch problem: the gutter has settled or the original install didn’t pitch correctly, and now water sits and backs up. Pooled water accelerates rust and pulls hangers.
• Visible splits or cracks at any mitered corner. The corner joints are where tension concentrates when gutters expand and contract. A split corner will dribble water down the wall and into whatever is below it.
• Peeling paint or staining on the fascia board. That’s water getting behind the gutter. By the time the paint is peeling, the fascia board is usually wet and starting to rot, which means the repair scope just grew from “replace the gutter” to “replace the gutter and some backing board.”

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Installed Tamko-compatible gutter replacement in Los Angeles runs $14 to $22 per linear foot for 5-inch K-style aluminum, and $18 to $28 per linear foot for 6-inch half-round. A typical 150-foot single-story home lands between $2,100 and $3,300 for K-style, and between $2,700 and $4,200 for half-round. What changes the number is mostly access and backing condition: a clean single-story run with healthy fascia stays at the low end, while a two-story with rotted fascia boards that need replacing first goes higher. Gutters are one trade where the math is honest: the material cost is straightforward, and the labor is the skill that keeps the pitch right and the seams tight. Every quote we hand over in Los Angeles is a written line-item price before any work begins, so you know the gutter cost, the hanger cost, the downspout cost, and the labor separately. And if the repair fails inside a year, we come back at no charge under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. That’s in writing, not a handshake.

DIY or Call Us?

Honest answer: replacing a full gutter run is not high-danger work like a garage door spring, but you’re on a ladder at roof height for hours, and in Los Angeles we see the results of solo DIY gutter projects at the ER every rainy season. What you can safely do is diagnose: check the pitch with a level, look at the end caps for rust, measure the top opening to identify the profile, and mark which sections are actually failing. What usually goes wrong in DIY is the continuous run: seamless gutters are formed on-site with a machine, not bought in ten-foot sections at a home center, and splicing ten-foot sections means every seam is a future leak point. If you’re replacing more than about twenty feet of gutter, or if the fascia board is soft, call a pro. We’ll come out, measure, and give you the number before any work starts: (945) 303-9821.

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