The short answer
Yes. Replacing gutters, downpipes, fascias and soffits is roofline work, and many roofers do it alongside roof repairs. The advantage of a roofer is that the gutter is judged with the roof edge: the eaves felt, the fascia and the tile overhang all affect whether water reaches the gutter or runs behind it.
What roofline work includes
The roofline is the edge of the roof where it meets the walls. It includes the gutters and downpipes that collect rainwater, the fascia boards that the gutters hang from, the soffits that close the underside of the overhang, and the bargeboards on gables. Roofers work at this edge every day, because the roof covering ends there.
Replacing guttering is a standard part of that work. A roofer removes the old gutter and brackets, checks and repairs the fascia, fits new brackets at the right spacing, hangs the new gutter to a fall and connects outlets and downpipes. Soffits and fascias are often renewed at the same visit.
Other trades work on gutters too. Some firms specialise in roofline products and fit nothing else, and a general builder may do the job. The difference is rarely in the gutter itself but in what is noticed around it.
A roofer on a scaffold or tower is already at the eaves with the roof edge in front of them. That is the moment to look at the tile overhang, the eaves felt and the fascia, and to deal with a problem before the new gutter hides it.
Our page on what soffits are explains one of the parts that are renewed with a gutter.
When a gutter fault is really a roof-edge fault
Water that appears to come from a gutter does not always start there. At the eaves, the roof covering is meant to overhang the gutter so that water runs off the last tile and drops into it. If the lowest tile stops short of the gutter, or the felt beneath it does not lead water into the gutter, rain runs behind and soaks the fascia.
The eaves felt, a strip of membrane under the first course of tiles, is the key. It should lap over the fascia and into the gutter, or over an eaves support tray. If it is missing, torn or tucked behind the gutter, water gets into the roof edge and rots the fascia and rafter feet.
Ventilation at the eaves matters as well. Following BS 5250:2021, Marley asks for 25 mm along the eaves where HR underlay is used on a cold roof at 15 degrees or less, and 10 mm on steeper pitches. A blocked soffit vent or insulation pushed into the eaves can cause damp that is mistaken for a gutter leak.
A gutter fitted too high, so that the roof does not discharge into it, or too low, so that it fills early, is a fitting fault that a roofer sees at once.
Our page on the eaves protection system explains the parts that carry water into the gutter.
What to ask whoever quotes
You do not need a roofer for every gutter job, but you do want someone who looks beyond the gutter. A few questions bring that out.
- Will you look at the fascia and eaves felt before fitting the new gutter, and tell me what you find?
- How will the fall be set, and where will the outlets go?
- What bracket spacing will you use, and how will they be fixed to the fascia?
- How will you reach the roofline, and does the price include scaffold or a tower?
- Is VAT included in the total?
A firm that answers clearly, and offers to show photographs of the roof edge, is worth considering. One that quotes a price over the phone without looking is guessing.
Citizens Advice recommends 3 or more written quotes, and the questions above let you compare them like for like.
MyJobQuote's gutter replacement range is around £1,000 to £1,600 (MyJobQuote, Oct 2026), and capping fascias and soffits comes at about £800 on a three-bedroom semi. Both are guides, and your price follows a survey.
Where scaffold stands on the pavement or road, a licence is needed from the highway authority, so ask who applies for it.
How we approach guttering
We treat the gutter as part of the roof edge. Our survey covers the gutter run, the brackets, the falls and the outlets, and at the fascia, soffit, eaves felt and the overhang of the first tiles. We photograph what we find, and you see the evidence.
If the gutter alone has failed, we price that. If the fascia is rotten or the eaves felt is wrong, we explain why fitting a new gutter on top would be a waste, and what the proper repair involves. A sound roofline paid for once beats a gutter that rots off its board and is paid for twice.
Fitting follows the survey: corrosion-resistant brackets at the right spacing, a smooth fall to the outlets, sealed joints and downpipes that discharge to a drain or a suitable point. Waste is removed and the site left tidy.
The quote is one written total, with scaffold and VAT stated. The gutters, soffits and fascias hub covers everything along the eaves, and what decides the cost of a gutter repair explains how prices are built up.
