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Seamless gutters in Uniontown, Ohio
For the Lake Township ranch or colonial with 40-year-old spike-hung gutters and a sunroom, porch or garage run patched into them. One seamless run across the addition, or a whole-house replacement, with a firm written price after a 20-minute check.
Guttrz installs 5-inch and 6-inch K-style seamless aluminum gutters and downspouts in Uniontown, Ohio, formed on site to the length of each run, with the old gutters torn off and hauled away. Most Uniontown houses went up as Lake Township grew from about 13,000 people in 1970 to about 22,300 in 1990, so their original spike-hung aluminum is now 40 to 50 years old and often has a sectional addition gutter spliced into it. A leaking splice with sound main runs is a one-run job; dripping corners on two or more runs usually make a whole-house replacement the better value. Northeast Ohio market pricing is about $8 to $14 per foot for 5-inch and $10 to $18 for 6-inch, and the firm Guttrz price comes in writing after a 20-minute on-site check, good for one year.
Seamless gutters in Uniontown, Ohio come up most often on one kind of house: a ranch, split-level or colonial built in the 1970s or 1980s that still carries its first aluminum gutters. Those gutters are 40 to 50 years old, hung with spikes, and often have a sunroom, porch or garage gutter tied into them. Guttrz installs 5-inch and 6-inch K-style seamless aluminum gutters and downspouts in Uniontown and the rest of Lake Township, formed on site to the length of each run, with the old gutters torn off and hauled away. What every job includes is on our main seamless gutters page. This page is about the house with an original run on one side and a patched-in addition on the other.
Why are so many Uniontown gutters from the 1970s and 1980s?
Because that is when Lake Township filled in. The census counted about 13,000 people in the township in 1970 and about 22,300 in 1990. More than 9,000 residents arrived in twenty years, and the ranches, split-levels and colonials on streets like Apache Street NW, Jamestown Avenue NW and Happy Avenue NW went up to hold them.
Lake Local Schools, formed in 1957 from the Uniontown and Hartville districts, now enrolls about 1,650 students at Lake Middle/High School on Market Avenue SW. Growth continues: in June 2026 the Stark County Port Authority approved bonds for Addison Lake, a planned 198-home subdivision on about 97 acres south of Lake Center Street NW. The 1970s and 1980s houses nearby are the ones deciding between a patch and a replacement.
What is a spike-and-ferrule hanger, and why does it fail after 40 winters?
A spike-and-ferrule hanger is a long nail driven through the front lip of the gutter, through a metal tube called a ferrule, and into the fascia board. The tube keeps the gutter from crushing and the nail does the holding. It was the standard hanger when Uniontown's subdivisions were built.
From November to March the temperature here crosses freezing again and again. Water in the gutter freezes, expands, and pushes on the lip, and the nail rocks in its hole a little each cycle. The Akron-Canton area averages about 47 inches of snow a season, and that weight hangs on the same nails. After 40 to 50 winters the spike heads stand out, the lip tips forward, and water sits in the low spots. A smooth nail hammered back into soft wood does not grip again.
Loose spikes on straight aluminum are a repair, not a replacement. A rehang on hidden hangers screwed into the fascia fixes the fastener and keeps the metal. The gutter repair page covers that. Replacement is for when the metal or the joints have given up.
Why does the joint where an addition gutter meets the main run leak?
Many Uniontown houses gained a sunroom, covered porch, family room or second garage bay after they were built. The addition usually got sectional gutter: 10-foot pieces joined with slip connectors and sealant, then tied into the end of the original run with a splice. That splice is the weak point of the whole system.
Two gutters meeting at a splice rarely share a height or slope. The old run was pitched decades ago; the new piece was hung to the addition's fascia, an inch higher or lower. Water pools at the joint and works at the sealant, which lasts a few years in freeze-thaw. Once it opens, the joint drips after every rain and the fascia behind it darkens. A 30-foot sectional run has two field joints plus the splice, so three places to leak. A seamless run of the same length has none.
Can a new seamless run be formed across an addition in one piece?
Yes, when the fascia of the house and the addition line up. The machine rolls a run to any length that can be carried to the house, so a 42-foot main run and a 14-foot addition run become one 56-foot gutter with no joint in the middle.
When the fascia steps down at the addition, common where a sunroom roof tucks under the main eave, the runs stay separate. Each gets a proper end cap, outlet and its own downspout instead of a splice. That lower gutter also catches whatever the main roof sheds onto the addition roof, so the on-site check measures both roof areas and decides whether the short run needs 6-inch gutter and a 3x4 downspout while the rest of the house stays 5-inch. The 5-inch vs 6-inch guide has the math, including why 6-inch carries roughly 40 percent more water.
When does a whole-house replacement beat patching one run?
Replace one run when the rest of the house is sound. Replace the whole house when the same age is failing everywhere at once. On a 1970s ranch the gutters all went up the same week, so when one run fails the others are usually close behind.
| What the on-site check finds | One run | Whole house |
|---|---|---|
| Loose spikes, straight aluminum, corners dry | Rehang only, no new gutter | Rehang only |
| Addition splice leaks, main runs sound | Replace the addition run and splice | Not needed |
| Addition splice leaks and two or more main corners drip | Patching buys a few years | Usually the better value |
| Sag returns after a proper rehang | Replace that run | If it happens on more than one run |
| Fascia being replaced or wrapped anyway | Replace what comes off | Yes, the gutters come down anyway |
Part of the argument is the ladder: 160 feet in one visit costs less per foot than three trips for 50 feet each. Part is matching. Painted aluminum fades, so new gutter beside a 25-year-old run will not match even in the same color name. The symptom-by-symptom version is in repair or replace gutters. If a repair will do, that is what gets quoted. New gutters need neither guards nor a gutter cleaning in Uniontown on day one.
What should a Uniontown homeowner expect to pay for seamless gutters?
Seamless aluminum gutters in Northeast Ohio are commonly quoted at about $8 to $14 per linear foot installed for 5-inch and about $10 to $18 per foot for 6-inch,. Downspouts are usually a separate line. A 1970s ranch with an attached garage and a sunroom often carries 150 to 180 feet of gutter, which puts the market range around $1,500 to $3,500. Those are market ranges, not Guttrz prices; Guttrz does not publish a per-foot gutter price. Tear-off and haul-away is included in every Guttrz gutter job, where some companies add about $1 to $2 per foot for it. The line items are in our guide to seamless gutter cost in Ohio.
The firm number comes after a 20-minute on-site check. Christian Schaffner, the owner, measures every run including the addition, checks the splice and the fascia behind it, and writes one price for gutters and downspouts, good for one year, with no in-home sales presentation. Any problem with the install that you report is fixed within 30 days at no charge, and warranty terms are written on your quote.
How does a Uniontown gutter replacement get scheduled from North Canton?
The Guttrz office is at 1196 Doncaster St NW in North Canton, about 15 minutes from most Uniontown addresses. Most homes are done in a day: old gutters down and hauled away, fascia checked while bare, each run formed at the curb, downspouts last. Rotted fascia is a separate repair quoted before work continues.
If your gutters are sound and you only want them covered, the Uniontown gutter guard page has that math. For new gutters, use the form on this page or text your address to (330) 818-5584, and mention whether a sunroom, porch or garage gutter is tied into the main run.
Questions
My Uniontown ranch still has its original 1970s gutters. Do they have to be replaced?
Not because of age alone. Aluminum does not rust, and a straight aluminum gutter with dry corners can be re-hung on hidden hangers and kept. Replace it when the metal is creased, the seams at the corners have split along their length, the addition splice keeps leaking after resealing, or the sag comes back after a proper rehang. The 20-minute on-site check tells you which of those you have, and if a repair will do, that is what gets quoted.
The gutter on my sunroom addition is a different size than the house gutter. Can you match them?
Yes. If the two fascia boards line up, the main run and the addition run are formed as one seamless piece, so the splice disappears. If the addition sits lower, each run gets its own end cap, outlet and downspout. The addition run is sized for the water it actually catches, which includes whatever the main roof sheds onto the addition roof, so it may end up 6-inch even when the house stays 5-inch.
Can you replace only the gutter on my garage addition and leave the rest of the house?
Yes, when the rest of the house is sound. A single seamless run replaces the sectional addition gutter and the splice where it met the original. Expect a visible color difference between new aluminum and gutter that has faded for 20 years or more, even in the same color name. If two or more main runs are also dripping at the corners, replacing everything in one visit usually costs less per foot than three separate trips.
Spike heads are sticking out all along my gutter. Is that a rehang or a replacement?
Usually a rehang. Spike-and-ferrule hangers back out of the fascia over decades of freeze and thaw, and hammering them back in does not make them grip. If the gutter is straight aluminum with sound corners, it is re-hung on hidden hangers screwed into the fascia and kept. It becomes a replacement when the lip is bent from years of tipping forward, the low spots hold standing water after a rehang, or the fascia behind the spikes is too soft to hold a screw.
How long does a whole-house gutter replacement take on a 1980s colonial in Uniontown?
Most homes are done in a day, including a two-story colonial with an attached garage and a porch gutter. Tear-off and haul-away of the old gutters comes first, then the fascia check, then forming and hanging the new runs, then downspouts. Rotted fascia found once the old gutter is off is quoted as a separate repair before work continues, and that can add time.
Do you install seamless gutters in Greentown and the rest of Lake Township?
Yes. Uniontown, Greentown, Hartville and the unincorporated parts of Lake Township are all within about 15 to 20 minutes of the Guttrz office in North Canton. The 44685 ZIP code also reaches into Green in Summit County, and those addresses are covered too. Send the address as it appears on your mail and the on-site check gets scheduled the same way.
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Written by Christian Schaffner, owner of Guttrz. Updated October 7, 2026.
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