StormRail prices gutter guards in Fairfield County by the foot on the first call. Gutter Clean Pro goes over sound gutters from $18; new gutters with T-Rex start at $25 and with DoublePro at $30. We answer the phone any hour. A certified installer working in the county fits each job from the written plan you approved, and Connecticut is one of six New England states we cover.
In Fairfield County, the storms that matter for a gutter are the summer cloudbursts that drop half a season's rain in one night, as much as the nor'easters. The houses are older than most people guess, and the rate per foot is the same in every town.
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Towns we cover in Fairfield County
The rain that tests a gutter here comes in hours, not seasons
On paper the county's climate is mild for New England. At Bridgeport's Sikorsky Memorial Airport, the long-record NOAA station on this stretch of shore, the 1991-2020 normals are 44.09 inches of precipitation a year, 33.6 inches of snow and about 92 nights at or below freezing. Those are Bridgeport-area coastal figures, not readings from your street, and ridge towns inland run colder. The number that matters more is 10.3: the normal count of days a year with an inch or more of rain.
The summer of 2021 showed what those days can look like. In July, Tropical Storm Elsa put 6.25 to 7.5 inches of rain on Darien in about four hours, and the First Selectman called it flooding of historic proportions. Less than two months later Ida dropped more than 8 inches on Darien overnight. Patch reported almost nine inches in Stamford, where the Rippowam River broke its banks and flooded Washington Boulevard.
Most guards cope fine with a drizzle. Trouble starts in a downpour, when a roof valley sends a whole slope of water into a few feet of gutter at once. A guard has to let that water in as fast as it arrives, and the gutter and downspout behind it have to carry it away. That is the part of the job we size on the call, and the overflow page explains what we look at.
- Bridgeport normals: 44.09 in of precipitation and 33.6 in of snow a year (NOAA, 1991-2020)
- About 10 days a year with an inch of rain or more
- July 2021: 6.25 to 7.5 in of rain on Darien in about four hours (Elsa)
- September 2021: more than 8 in on Darien overnight, and almost nine reported in Stamford (Ida)
Older houses than the commuter image suggests
The county's towns look newer than they are. Census estimates put Darien's median home at 1956, and more Darien housing dates from 1939 or earlier than from any later decade. Stamford's median building is from 1973, but the city has more than 16,000 units from the 1950s and 1960s, and it is also a city of apartment towers, with about a third of its housing detached houses. New Canaan's biggest decade is the 1960s, and it keeps more than 1,400 housing units from before 1940.
A house from the 1950s or 60s has usually had new shingles at least once. Its gutters are a separate question, and it is the first one we ask: do yours still run straight, drain to the outlets and stay dry at the seams? If they do, a guard can go on top. If they have been patched for years, the guard should go in with a new gutter run instead, and we will say so on the call.
| Town | Median year built | Detached share |
|---|---|---|
| Darien | 1956 | About 85% |
| New Canaan | 1967 | About 73% |
| Stamford | 1973 | About 1 in 3 |
Trees, wind and the next storm
Mature trees over old roofs are the other half of the story. The morning after Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020, Eversource counted 83.1% of New Canaan households without power, and the town's First Selectman said the winds had downed many trees and power lines. A limb that comes down on a gutter hung from brackets every couple of feet can fold a whole run. A gutter carried on a continuous hanger such as T-Rex is supported along its whole length instead.
Leaves are the everyday load. Where the lot has oaks and maples, a single perforated top is usually enough. Where there are needles or seed pods, DoublePro's second layer is what keeps the fine debris out, and DoublePro carries a lifetime clog-free warranty, pine needles included. The pricing page lists every rate, so the number you hear on the phone is one you can check.
Call to install: every step
Three ways to start
- Call (617) 401-9301. It is answered any hour, and a missed call gets called back.
- Send the short form on the home page with your street address, and your number lands in your inbox.
- Text or chat through the chat window on this site.
Understand what you actually need
About fifteen minutes on the phone: the length of the roofline, the number of stories and the trees around the house. The roofline is measured remotely, so nobody comes to the house to sell. You get your price the same day, from the published per-foot rates.
- Gutters still in good shape: Gutter Clean Pro goes over the gutters you already have, from $18/ft.
- Gutters that need replacing: new gutters with the guard built in. T-Rex (continuous hanger) from $25/ft, or DoublePro (two filtration layers) from $30/ft.
- Fascia that cannot be drilled: Hover Pro, quoted for your house.
- Complex rooflines, third stories and copper are quoted separately, and we say so on the call, never after arrival.
Your plan, in writing
You get a written quote and your StormRail plan: photos of your house, the system, the gutter size and your color choices. The certified installer works from that same plan, so you and the installer are never on different pages.
A deposit capped at one third
Massachusetts law caps a home-improvement deposit at one third of the contract. We hold to that in every state we work in. Your quote names the exact figure before you pay anything.
Material ordered and confirmed
Your Alu-Rex system is ordered through the Alu-Rex distributor and confirmed before an install date is set, so the date you get is one the material can meet.
Scheduled with a certified installer in your county
A certified Alu-Rex installer working in your area takes the job, and you get the date without chasing anyone. In season we're typically booking four to six weeks out. We'd rather tell you that now than promise you Tuesday and send whoever happened to be free. Emergency work — a collapsed run, active water in the basement — gets triaged ahead of the queue.
Installed
The installer fits the system on the plan you already approved. Any balance is due as your quote states.
After the install
We check in after the job is done. Each system carries its own written Alu-Rex warranty:
- Gutter Clean Pro: manufacturing lifetime limited, clog performance lifetime limited, including coniferous areas
- T-Rex: manufacturing lifetime limited, clog performance 25-year prorated limited
- DoublePro: manufacturing lifetime limited, clog performance lifetime limited, including coniferous areas
Questions homeowners ask
Is the price per foot different in Fairfield County than elsewhere in Connecticut?
No. The per-foot rates are the same everywhere we work and are on the pricing page. Call (617) 401-9301 and we measure your roofline remotely and price it on that call.
Who does the installation?
A certified Alu-Rex installer working in Fairfield County. They fit the system from the written plan you approved, so what goes on the house is what you agreed to on paper.
Can a guard handle a storm like Ida?
A guard is one part of the answer. It has to let the water in quickly, and the gutter and downspouts behind it have to be big enough to carry it. On the call we ask where your gutters overflow now, because that shows where the capacity runs out.
Do you cover towns outside Fairfield County?
Yes. Fairfield County is part of our coverage across all six New England states, and the process and prices are the same wherever you live in the region.
Compare the systems before you call: all gutter guards, Gutter Clean Pro, T-Rex, DoublePro, and the full price list.
Sources
- NOAA station at Bridgeport Sikorsky Memorial Airport (1991-2020 normals): 44.09 in of precipitation a year, 33.6 in of snow, 10.3 days a year with 1 in or more of rain, and 91.8 nights at or below freezing. www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-annualseasonal/1991-2020/access/USW00094702.csv
- Patch reported on September 2, 2021 that Stamford received almost nine inches of rain from Ida; the Rippowam River broke its banks and flooded Washington Boulevard, areas near the I-95 underpass and Metro-North station flooded, and the city logged 18 water rescues. patch.com/connecticut/stamford/dangerous-flooding-power-outages-impact-stamford
- Ida dumped more than 8 inches of rain on Darien between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. on September 1-2, 2021; the First Selectman's Code Red message called it catastrophic flooding, and Tokeneke Road near the I-95 ramps and Casement Street were closed. darienite.com/ida-dumps-8-plus-inches-of-rain-on-darien-causing-catastrophic-flooding-first-selectman-says-253097
- Less than two months earlier, on July 9, 2021, Tropical Storm Elsa brought what the First Selectman called flooding of historic proportions: 6.25 to 7.5 inches of rain in a four-hour period, with numerous Darien roads flooded and impassable. darienite.com/flash-flood-warning-issued-numerous-darien-roads-flooded-and-impassable-239657
- The morning after Tropical Storm Isaias (August 2020), 83.1% of New Canaan households (7,057) were without power according to Eversource; fallen trees and limbs knocked out power, and the First Selectman said the strong winds downed many trees and power lines. newcanaanite.com/tornado-warning-for-town-and-county-as-new-canaan-power-outages-exceed-10-updating-3272527
- About 85% of Darien's 7,675 housing units (6,529) are single-family detached houses; the median home was built in 1956, and 2,101 units date from 1939 or earlier, more than any later decade. api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/latest?table_ids=B01003,B25035,B25024,B25034&geo_ids=06000US0919018850
- Stamford has 58,655 housing units, of which 19,811 (about one in three) are single-family detached houses and 16,318 are in buildings of 50 or more units; the median building dates from 1973, and 16,101 units were built in the 1950s and 1960s. api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/latest?table_ids=B01003,B25035,B25024,B25034&geo_ids=06000US0919073070
Get a number for your roofline
One call is enough to start: the address, how many stories, and what grows over the roof. The published per-foot rate is the starting point, and the full scope and total are confirmed in writing before you pay anything.
Call (617) 401-9301