Serving Lakeway & Bee Cave
Gutter repair and installation in Lakeway, TX
Big roofs, steep limestone lots and standing-seam metal are what gutters in Lakeway have to deal with. We size for the roof, hang for the metal, and make sure the water ends up somewhere other than the neighbor's driveway.
Gutters in Lakeway and Bee Cave
Lakeway is two housing stocks. Old Lakeway along Lohmans Crossing and around the Lakeway Resort is 1970s–80s: single-story and split-level homes on lots that fall away toward the lake, with original gutters or none, and a lot of live oaks. Rough Hollow, The Hills, Flintrock Falls, Serene Hills and the Bee Cave communities of Spanish Oaks, Falconhead and Lake Pointe are 1990s to new: large two-story custom homes, hip roofs with a dozen corners, and increasingly standing-seam metal.
What both have in common is the ground. This is the Edwards Plateau, and there's rarely more than a few inches of soil over the rock. A downspout that discharges at the corner of the house doesn't soak in; it runs, takes the mulch with it, and finds the lowest point, which on a hillside lot is usually a patio, a pool deck, or the house below. Drainage is half the job here, and we treat it that way.
The Lakeway problems we see most
Metal roofs overshooting the gutter. Water leaves a standing-seam roof fast and flat. A gutter hung the way it would be under shingles catches half of it in a storm. We rehang lower and forward, upsize to 6-inch, and use fascia hangers so nothing goes through the panels.
Big roofs on one downspout. A two-story in Rough Hollow can put 1,200 square feet of roof onto a single back run with one 2x3 downspout at the end. It overflows at the far corner in every May storm. A second downspout and a 3x4 upsize is $200–$350 and the most common repair we do off Highway 71.
Hillside runoff. Where the lot slopes, we run rigid extensions or a buried line to a pop-up emitter downhill of the hardscape. On rock this is trenching work and we quote it after seeing the ground. The drainage page has the options.
Old Lakeway originals. The 1970s homes near the golf courses often have sectional aluminum or galvanized steel that has rusted through at the bottom. Those are replacement jobs, and the fascia at the corners usually needs a board or two.
What we do here
- Gutter repair: corners, sagging runs, storm damage, fascia
- Seamless installation: 5-inch and 6-inch aluminum, sized for the roof, hung for metal where needed
- Gutter guards: micro-mesh under the live oaks in old Lakeway; often unnecessary on newer lots with young trees
- Gutter cleaning: April and December, priced after a look on steep lots
- Rain barrels and drainage: cisterns are common out here, and so are hillside drain lines
HOA and color
Most Lakeway and Bee Cave communities have architectural guidelines. We match the trim or roof color from the manufacturer's chart, and we can send the spec sheet to the committee before the job. Copper and dark bronze are the usual requests on custom homes and both are stocked.
Pricing in Lakeway
Same rates as Austin. Repairs $150–$600, seamless installation $9–$15 per foot, and a two-story Rough Hollow home with 250 feet of 6-inch gutter and seven downspouts typically $3,300–$4,500. Steep lots and three-story elevations on the downhill side add to the setup time, and we say so on the estimate rather than the invoice. Full tables on the pricing page.
Nearby
Bee Cave, The Hills, Spicewood, Steiner Ranch and the 620 corridor. Zip codes 78734, 78738 and 78669. No travel charge.
What we do in Lakeway
Gutter Repair
Leaking corners, sagging runs, crushed downspouts, overflow that isn't a clog, and the rotted fascia behind it, fixed in a morning with a written price.
Gutter Repair →Seamless Rain Gutter Installation
Seamless aluminum rain gutters run on site to fit your roof, sized for Austin's bursts of rain, with 3x4 downspouts as standard.
Seamless Rain Gutter Installation →Gutter Guards
Micro-mesh and screen guards, and an honest opinion about which ones survive live oak leaf drop, cedar elm and pecans and which become a shelf for debris.
Gutter Guards →Gutter Cleaning
Every run cleared by hand, downspouts flushed, debris bagged, and a ladder check of seams, hangers and fascia so you know about a problem before it's a repair.
Gutter Cleaning →Rain Barrels, Chains & Drainage
Rain barrels plumbed to overflow safely, rain chains that don't overshoot in a storm, and buried downspout drains for limestone and clay lots alike.
Rain Barrels, Chains & Drainage →Questions we get asked
Can you fix gutters that a metal roof shoots water past?
Yes, and it's one of the most common Lakeway calls. The gutter is hung too high or too far back for the speed water leaves standing-seam metal. We rehang lower and forward, usually upsize to 6-inch, and attach to the fascia rather than through the roof panels. It's a repair, not a roof job.
Do you charge extra to come out to Lakeway or Bee Cave?
No. Lakeway and Bee Cave are inside our normal area, pricing is the same as Austin, and estimates are free and good for 30 days. Steep lots that need extra ladder setup are priced on the estimate, not added afterward.
Where should downspouts drain on a hillside limestone lot?
Onto something that can take the surge without eroding: a gravel bed with a drain, a buried line to a pop-up emitter downhill of the patio and pool deck, or a cistern with a real overflow. Never onto bare soil over rock at the corner of the house. We look at the slope before we quote.
Need gutter work in Austin?
Call for a free estimate. Mon–Sat 7am–7pm.