Selling gutter guards: per-foot pricing, instant quotes, and the houses under trees
For gutter and roofing contractors: what a gutter guard job is worth by house size, how to price it per foot, quoting it instantly on your website, and finding the houses with trees over the roof from aerial imagery.
Gutter guards are a short job, a good ticket and an easy story — “no more ladder” sells itself to anyone under a tree. The work is in quoting fast and finding the houses. Here is what a job is worth, how to price it, and where the customers are.
What a job is worth
At our engine's starter rates, per house:
| Type | 140 ft edge | 180 ft edge | 240 ft edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium screen | $1,529 | $1,931 | $2,535 |
| Micro-mesh | $2,938 | $3,743 | $4,950 |
| Premium micro-mesh + re-pitch | $5,051 | $6,460 | $8,573 |
A typical house in micro-mesh is $3,743 for a few hours' work. On a reroof, it is the easiest add-on there is — see fall roofing for contractors.
Price it per foot, with a floor
- Per linear foot by guard type — screen, micro-mesh, and micro-mesh with a re-pitch as the top tier.
- A base fee for the trip, ladder setup and cleanout.
- A minimum job, so a garage-only call is still worth the drive.
All three are settings in SatelliteQuotes; the engine applies them to every quote.
Quote it before you drive out
Put the gutter guard quote on your own site with data-service="gutter_guards". The homeowner enters their address, traces the roof edge on a satellite map, sees your three tiers with product photos, and leaves their details to get the price. You get a named lead with the footage already measured. Try it as a homeowner would.
Find the houses under trees
Aerial imagery shows which roofs sit under canopy. Across our four live Austin ZIPs, 12,384 homes have trees over at least 15% of the roof:
- 78704 (South Austin · Zilker): 3,374 of 8,815 homes
- 78745 (South Austin · Westgate): 4,791 of 13,350 homes
- 78731 (Northwest Hills): 1,857 of 7,583 homes
- 78757 (Allandale · Crestview): 2,362 of 7,095 homes
Find customers ranks them, with the canopy share on every card, at most two contractors per home a month. A postcard that says “trees cover about 60% of your roof” is a reason, not a flyer.
Common questions
How should contractors price gutter guards?
Per foot by type, plus a base fee and a minimum job.
How do I find customers for gutter guards?
Houses with trees over the roof — 12,384 of them in our four Austin ZIPs.
Can I quote gutter guards instantly on my website?
Yes — from the roof edge traced on a satellite map, at your rates.
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