People ask why we do both. Most gutter companies only do gutters. Most window companies only do windows. We do both, and there’s a reason that goes beyond simply offering more services.
Gutters and windows occupy the same wall. They interact with the same water. And when one system fails, the other pays for it.
When a gutter clogs, overflows, or is undersized for the drainage load, the excess water doesn’t just fall to the ground. It runs down the exterior wall. It saturates the window frame below. It works into the seal between the window and the rough opening. It pools on the sill and wicks into the framing. Over months and years, that water — the same water the gutter was supposed to manage — rots the window sill, degrades the seal, promotes mold in the wall cavity, and shortens the window’s life by years.
A window company installs your new windows and leaves. They don’t look up. They don’t assess the gutter system dumping water onto the frame they just installed. A gutter company installs your new gutters and leaves. They don’t look down. They don’t notice the window below that’s already showing the damage from years of overflow.
We look at the whole wall because we work on the whole wall. When we install windows, we check the gutters above them. When we install gutters, we check the windows below them. If both systems need attention, we address them in the same project — one assessment, one crew, one timeline, and one company responsible for the result.
This isn't a marketing strategy. It's how a building actually works. Water moves down. Everything in its path is connected.