How Much Does It Cost To Replace Guttering (UK – 2025)?
SUMMARY
Which Trade would normally do this: Guttering or Roofing Contractor
Average time to replace guttering: 1.5 Days
Average cost to replace guttering: £1,000 (for semi-detached house)
- Material Costs 30%
- Labour Costs 60%
- Disposal Costs 10%
Introduction: How Much Does It Cost To Replace Guttering?
Guttering, if looked after well, can last a long time. But in the end it will weather and start to fail. At that point you might consider replacing your guttering.
Leaky guttering can cause real damage to your home. Water pouring over outside walls can soon cause damp inside and that gets expensive to fix if left for a long time.
Fixing one leak maybe easy enough, but if you have got multiple leaks, or if your guttering has been badly damaged by the weather, it may be time to consider replacing it completely.
In this article we consider how much it costs to replace guttering and all the associated factors.
Average Gutter Replacement Costs if Repairing
In many cases you can simply repair guttering. For example, if one of the downpipes has started leaking, or if a joint comes undone. These are relatively easy to fix and won’t cost you a lot of money.
Guttering itself is not particularly expensive. It’s the labour that makes up the most of the cost.
For example, if a new joint or bracket is needed these typically cost around £10. Downpipes and gutters are around £10 per metre, but you may also need various types of bends and joints which add a little bit extra.
Labour costs with guttering are around £35 to £40 per hour on top of the material costs.
For example, to replace one section of downpipe may take around 1.5 hours and cost £70.
Average Cost of Replacing Guttering in Full
If the guttering is old and failing in many places, or if it has discoloured and looks unsightly it may be time to consider replacing your guttering completely.
As we have already seen material costs are not too bad, labour is around £35 to £40 per hour.
The cost of the guttering does depend on how big your house is and also how complex the roofing is. The larger the roof, the more guttering is needed. The more complex a roof is the more joints and additional sections will be required. This costs more in materials but also labour to get the guttering to fit well to your roof.
It’s therefore very tricky to give an average figure, but for a semi-detached house you would be looking at around £1,000. For a detached house this could be £1,500.
Disposal Costs
If you are getting all of your guttering replaced then the contractor will also have disposal costs. Disposal costs for guttering are around 10% of the overall price for the job.