How To Repair Gutters | Ask This Old House

In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner solve a problem with leaky gutters over their patio.

General contractor Tom Silva heads out on another house call. A homeowner’s gutters have been leaking on their patio, and Tom immediately sees the issues: poor sealing, the wrong installation height, and an improper pitch. With help from the homeowner, Tom removes the existing gutters and gets to work.

Difficulty: 2/5
Time: 2 hours
Cost: Under $50

Where to find it?
Tom repairs a homeowner's seamless gutters that are pitched over their backyard deck.


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How To Repair Gutters | Ask This Old House

[Ms_AP_]

I've been watching your show since I was a child. I've grown up to do alot of home repairs even major ones. I learned so much from watching over the years. What I've learned has saved me thousands.

[kevinhamblin]

Tommy is the best … I hope he never retires.

[martinp.]

I've watched Tom and the original crew for 30 years. He's a Legend and a dying breed.

[leemp]

I'm glad he mentioned to fill holes and paint at the end.
If it was a diy, it should have been done before putting gutters back on but i understand this wa for a video.

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[Pallidus_Rider]

Amazing how much one can learn from Mr. Silva.

In other video, I learned that the drip edges on my Dad's old 1948 house were installed wrong, leading to wood rot .

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[MisterBigDave]

Fantastic video! Such a great pace and Master Tom at his very best on a simple job. Thanks !

[sugrbaby]

Your nice to watch! I feel like everyone would love a grandpa like you, your videos are awesome! I'm usually pretty impatient with how to videos, but I happily watch yours! Thankyou so much!

[Kathleen]

Wow wish I had Tom to help with my projects. Thanks for the tips on gutters now I know what is wrong with mine

[chillout]

Great video! I need to take my gutters down to fix something on the backside. This was perfect for showing me how to take it all down and even repair If needed!

[jacklynwood]

Every time I watch these videos, I realize just how many more projects I have to do to my old house! Now I have to fix my gutters lol thank you for helping me

[poeticthoughts]

What an honor to have worked on a project with Tommy.

[MrFzzt]

That's whats wrong with my gutters! Never knew about the height. Thanks

[icemanjs]

This video is awesome. I'm about to repitch my gutters as water just stays in them. Thank you so much!

[jenkinsljenkinssquire]

I need Tommy to come out to my house. The guy does everything the right way.

[heroknaderi]

I love how Tom shows how to get it done right 😊

[davidstys]

Man! Thank you for showing how to reuse good material. I thought the idea was just to throw out and replace new on these shows.

[melinageofashion]

Tom is amazing education teacher guy I like him. I wish we had him in Canada as well

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I've been watching This Old Home ever since I was around 9, and I am sad to see Tommy getting old.

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Love the channel/show!! I have always learned something from your videos/show the past 25 years. Thank you for all you guys do at This Old House!!