Gutter Service in Hillsborough, NH

Hillsborough is a town with a past that shows in its buildings. Franklin Pierce was born here, and the town has five dry-laid stone arch bridges recognized as a national engineering landmark. The houses worth worrying about for gutters are the older ones in the village.

Older village homes and fascia first

The median home here was built in 1974, and 92% are owner-occupied (ACS 2020-24). In the older part of the village the likelier trouble is behind the gutter. Years of seam leaks and overflow soak the fascia, and a gutter on rotten wood sags no matter how new the metal. We look at the board before we quote a run.

• Gutter repair when a seam, hanger or corner has failed on an otherwise sound run.
• Fascia and trim replacement when the wood behind the gutter has softened.
• Gutter installation once the roof edge is solid, with runs cut to length.
• Winter gutter protection for hill-town roofs that drop their snow all at once.

Between the Pierce Homestead and the stone bridges

The Franklin Pierce Homestead was built in 1804 by his father and is now a house museum and state park on Route 31, about three miles west of Hillsborough. The five stone arch bridges, built between 1830 and 1860, are in town as well. Both point to a town with old building stock. Houses that have stood for generations have usually been through several roof edges and several rounds of paint, and the trim shows it when we get up close.

The 1970s housing around the village

The median home dates to the mid-1970s, so many houses are on a second or third system. A tired ranch may need only new hangers and a re-pitched run. Another may need full replacement. We tell you which, and put the price in writing.

The Contoocook, two brooks and a hill

Hillsborough has 43.7 square miles of land, with its village at around 984 feet along the Contoocook River. Beards Brook and Sand Brook feed the river, and Thompson Hill in the north climbs to 1,768 feet. The town has several named villages: Hillsborough itself, Hillsborough Center, Lower Village, Upper Village and Emerald Lake Village. They sit at different heights and distances from the river, so two houses a few miles apart can face different water.

The Contoocook Mills Industrial District and Union Chapel, built in 1887, are among the town's older landmarks. For a gutter, a river-village house means ground that can stay damp, so we look at where each downspout ends. A hillside house means runoff, so we look at the slope below. In both, we try to leave the stone and wood of an old foundation dry.

Planning a visit from Hampstead

Hillsborough is over an hour out. Visits are booked ahead, and we may group them with other jobs in nearby Henniker or Contoocook. Call with your address, the roof height and what you see, and we will tell you when we can come.

The town is part of Hillsborough County. That is the county. This page is about the town.