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Gutter Installation and Repair in Dublin

For gutter installation and repair in Dublin, Recommended Roofing & Guttering (trading as Dublin Gutter, founded 2019) covers all 78 areas of the city and county from Baggot Street. Repairs start at €500 and most land between €1,000 and €1,900. A uPVC replacement on a standard semi runs €1,000 to €1,400, aluminium €1,300 to €1,800. Call (01) 265 8463.

Gutter Installation and Repair in Dublin at a Glance

  • Dublin Gutter covers 78 areas across North and South Dublin, with directly employed crews, €6.5M public liability insurance and a 10-year written workmanship guarantee.
  • Gutter repairs in Dublin start at €500; a typical sagging-run repair with new brackets, resealed joints and a downpipe sits at €1,000 to €1,900 (indicative, confirmed free after survey).
  • Full uPVC gutter replacement on a standard three-bed Dublin semi (around 20 metres of run) is €1,000 to €1,400; aluminium €1,300 to €1,800; cast iron on a period redbrick €2,100 to €2,800.
  • Per metre installed, uPVC is €50 to €65, aluminium €65 to €75, cast iron €75 to €90, including brackets, unions and outlets.
  • Every full gutter replacement in Dublin carries the Lifetime Leak Guarantee alongside the 10-year written guarantee; repairs carry 3 years minimum, up to 10 on major repair work.
  • Most Dublin repairs and cleans are a single visit; a full roofline replacement on a semi is typically one to two days.

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Who should a Dublin homeowner actually call for guttering?

Call a Dublin guttering contractor who directly employs the crew that will be on your roofline, carries written insurance you can see before the job, and hands over the guarantee in writing before anything is signed. That is the short answer, and it eliminates most of the trouble people have with this trade: subcontracted lads, verbal quotes, no comeback the following winter.

Dublin Gutter is the Dublin guttering arm of Recommended Roofing & Guttering, founded in 2019 by Patrick Foley on exactly that principle. The business is based at 24A Baggot Street Upper, Dublin 4, holds CIRI registration with the Construction Industry Register Ireland, is a member of the National Guild of Master Craftsmen and Guaranteed Irish, and carries €6.5M public liability and €13M employer liability insurance. The current Google rating is 5.0 stars across 20-plus reviews.

Several other Dublin gutter companies come up for the same searches, including Embassy Guttering, Leinster Guttering, Boyne Roofing, Roofline Roofing & Guttering Services, Star Roofing & Guttering, Richardson Roofing & Guttering, Gutter Busters and All Seasons Roofing. The question to ask any of them, and us, is the same: are your crews directly employed, can I see the insurance and CIRI number before I appoint you, and is the guarantee written down before I sign. If the answer to any of those is vague, keep ringing.

How much does gutter installation and repair cost in Dublin?

Gutter repair in Dublin starts at €500. Most repairs land between €1,000 and €1,900. Extensive work on multiple runs, or welding and restoration on a cast iron period roofline, runs €1,900 to €3,000. All figures indicative and confirmed free after a site survey.

The jobTypical cost in Dublin
Small — a couple of leaking joints on one run€500 to €800
Typical — sagging run realigned, brackets renewed, joints resealed, a downpipe€1,000 to €1,900
Extensive or cast iron — multiple runs, period property, welding and restoration€1,900 to €3,000

For a full replacement, metreage drives the price, so the honest answer is a grid rather than a range. A standard three-bed Dublin semi carries roughly 15 to 20 metres of gutter front and rear combined; a larger detached house around 50.

MaterialTypical Dublin semi (~20 m)Larger or detached (~50 m)
uPVC€1,000 to €1,400€2,900 to €3,600
Aluminium€1,300 to €1,800€3,600 to €4,500
Cast iron (period or conservation)€2,100 to €2,800€5,500 to €6,500

Material is the single biggest lever. Materials alone run about €10 per metre for uPVC up to €50 per metre for cast iron, which moves a 50-metre job by roughly €3,000. The largest Dublin replacement to date on our books was €12,689, on a complex period property.

Gutter cleaning is priced per job after a look at the house rather than per metre, because the size, the height, the ladder or tower access and how much is up there change the time on site. Downpipes are included: clearing a gutter and leaving a blocked downpipe achieves nothing. There is no call-out fee on any of this.

How do I know if my Dublin gutter needs a repair or a replacement?

Three faults account for most Dublin gutter calls, and telling them apart matters because the right answer is different for each. A blockage or a lost fall dams the run at one point and the overflow is local to that spot. A failed joint or bracket drips behind the gutter onto the fascia, so the symptom is a wet stripe on the board rather than water pouring over the front. And on many older Dublin houses the profile is simply too small for the roof area, so the whole run overflows along its length even when it is perfectly clean.

The first two are repairs. The third is a replacement, usually to a 125mm deep-flow profile, because no amount of resealing a 112mm half-round will fix a gutter that is undersized for the roof it serves. A run that sags between every bracket, cracks along its length, or has more patches than gutter has also stopped being economical to repair.

Dublin's housing stock predicts the fault more often than not. Georgian and Victorian redbrick in Rathmines, Phibsborough, Drumcondra, Portobello and Ranelagh runs on original cast iron that is often worth saving, with rust that has pitted the surface repairable and rust through the base of the section not. The 1930s and 1940s semis in Cabra, Crumlin, Terenure and Clontarf have uPVC fitted decades ago that is now brittle from UV, with joint seals hardened past the point of resealing. The 1970s estates in Tallaght, Clondalkin, Coolock and Ballymun carry the standard 112mm half-round that is frequently undersized and overflows even when clean. Newer developments in Citywest, Clonsilla and Adamstown are generally sound, with blockages and the occasional bracket.

Coastal exposure matters too. Howth, Sutton, Malahide, Clontarf, Sandymount and Dun Laoghaire take wind loading that inland areas do not, so bracket spacing matters more there and a run that holds in Tallaght will pull away on an exposed coastal gable.

What does the job actually look like when we come out?

The first visit is a free inspection with no call-out fee. We go up and look rather than pricing from the ground, because the difference between a failed joint and an undersized profile is not visible from a driveway. A written quote follows, with a breakdown of what is being done and what it costs, and the guarantee terms in writing before anything is signed.

On the day, directly employed crews do the work, trained in Safe Working at Height. Most repairs and cleans are a single visit. A full roofline replacement on a Dublin semi is typically one to two days. The run is tested with water before we leave, so you know it clears rather than being told it does. The 10-year written workmanship guarantee is handed over at the end, with the Lifetime Leak Guarantee as well where the roofline has been fully replaced.

An overflowing gutter in heavy rain that is tracking into a wall or a ceiling is not a scheduled job. Say so on the phone when you call (01) 265 8463 and we prioritise it, same-day where the diary allows.

Guarantees on Dublin gutter work

Two guarantees, kept separate. A 10-year written workmanship guarantee on everything we install or repair. A Lifetime Leak Guarantee on full replacements only, meaning a complete new gutter or roofline. Repairs and partial work carry the 10-year written guarantee, with a minimum of 3 years on repairs and up to 10 years on major repair work, but they do not carry the Lifetime Leak Guarantee: that scope is replacement, and we never widen it.

Insurance certificates, the CIRI registration number and the VAT number (IE04393055LH) are available on request before we are appointed, and we actively encourage people to check them.

Get a free quote in Dublin

Call Dublin Gutter on (01) 265 8463, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 18:00, or request a free written quote online. We cover all 78 areas of Dublin city and county, there is no call-out fee, and the price quoted is the price paid. If it needs a full gutter or roofline replacement, it comes with our Lifetime Leak Guarantee alongside the 10-year written workmanship guarantee.

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Outside Dublin? Munster Gutters covers Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Waterford, Clare and Tipperary: see their guide to gutter repair costs in Ireland.

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Common Questions

Supplied and installed per metre, uPVC is €50 to €65, aluminium €65 to €75 and cast iron €75 to €90, including brackets, unions and outlets. Downpipes are usually priced with the run they serve. All figures are indicative and confirmed free after a site survey.

Most Dublin gutter faults are a failed joint seal, a pulled or missing bracket, a lost fall, or a blockage at an outlet. On a single-storey extension that is safe to reach, resealing a joint with gutter sealant or refixing a bracket is within DIY range. On a two-storey house, or anywhere the fascia behind the gutter has gone soft, the honest answer is to get it looked at — the board gives nothing for a new bracket to bite into.

There is no SEAI grant for a straight roof or gutter replacement. SEAI grants cover energy upgrades, so attic insulation, external wall insulation and heat pumps are grant-aided, and the full list is on the SEAI grants page. If the roof is being replaced as part of a deep retrofit that includes insulation, elements of the wider works can qualify.

Aluminium guttering in Dublin is €65 to €75 per metre, supplied and installed, including brackets, unions and outlets. Height, access and whether the fascia behind it is sound move the figure. Indicative, confirmed free after a site survey.

At our installed rates, 4 metres is roughly €200 to €260 in uPVC, €260 to €300 in aluminium and €300 to €360 in cast iron. In practice we rarely price 4 metres on its own: the mobilisation, access and disposal are much the same for 4 metres as for a full elevation, so the per-metre rate on a tiny job can look higher. Get it priced as part of the full run that needs doing.

uPVC is cheaper, lighter and quicker to fit, and well-fitted uPVC should give thirty years or more on a Dublin house. Aluminium costs more up front but is stiffer, holds its shape on longer runs, and lasts considerably longer, with a typical service life well beyond uPVC. On a standard semi, uPVC is the honest choice; on a long run, an exposed coastal gable, or a house where you want to fit and forget, aluminium earns the extra.

Cast iron, by a distance, when it is maintained. Dublin period houses still running on their original cast iron are often a century old. Aluminium is next, then well-fitted uPVC at thirty years or more. Lifespan on any material is shortened badly by poor bracket spacing and by leaving blockages in place.

Three materials dominate: uPVC in half-round and deep-flow profiles on most modern housing, aluminium on better specifications and on long runs, and cast iron on period and conservation properties. Common Irish profile sizes are 112mm half-round and 125mm deep-flow, with the deep-flow used where the roof area is too big for a 112mm run.

Aluminium guttering, properly fitted and bracketed, lasts considerably longer than uPVC — comfortably beyond the thirty-year mark that well-fitted uPVC achieves. The limiting factor is usually the brackets and fixings rather than the gutter itself.

No. Quotes are free across all 78 Dublin areas we cover, with no call-out fee, and a written breakdown is given before anything starts.

Storm damage to guttering is usually covered under the storm peril, subject to the excess. Wear and tear, blockage and age-related failure are not. If a gutter has come away in a named storm, photograph it immediately and get a written report before any repair starts.

Dublin city and county, north and south, plus the adjoining commuter towns — 78 areas in all, from Rathmines and Ranelagh to Tallaght and Clondalkin, Howth and Malahide to Citywest and Adamstown.

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