Steel gutters do not sag. They weep along the bottom seam, and that is a different repair.
Gutter repair advice is written almost entirely about aluminium, and a good share of Manitowoc's older housing is not running aluminium. That produces a specific frustration: the gutter is clearly leaking, nothing looks bent or sagging, and a contractor who only knows aluminium quotes a replacement because there is nothing obvious to re-hang.
Steel fails from the inside out. Water sits in the low spots, the zinc coating gives up first where it sits longest, and the trough starts weeping through pinholes along the bottom seam long before it loses any structural strength.
| Job | Typical Price |
|---|---|
| Reseal seam or minor section | $160 - $240 |
| Re-hang sagging section | $220 - $400 |
| Downspout reattach or extend | $120 - $220 |
A steel run with scattered pinholes and sound edges is repairable, and the repair holds for years. Where the rust is localised to a seam or a low spot, that section is the job - not the whole elevation.
What is not worth saving is a run where the bottom of the trough has gone lacy, or where rust has reached the bracket line and the fixings no longer have anything solid to hold. At that point we say replacement, and the honest question becomes whether to go back in steel or move to aluminium - which is lighter, does not rust, and is what we would fit on a re-run today.
Aluminium runs on the newer end of town fail in the ordinary ways and get the ordinary repairs: re-hang $220-$400, reseal $160-$240, downspout $120-$220.
If it is original steel, that is exactly what a rusted-through bottom seam does - it weeps without any loss of shape. Look for rust freckles or staining along the underside of the trough rather than at the front edge.
Often yes, if the edges and bracket line are sound and the rust is localised. Where the bottom has gone lacy or the fixing points are compromised, replacement is the honest answer and we will say which one you have.
On a full re-run, usually yes - it is lighter on old fascia, it does not rust, and it costs less. Where only one section has failed, matching the existing steel keeps the job small and is often the better value.
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