Trough
- Seamless 5-inch and 6-inch K-style, formed on site
- Hidden hangers, screwed not nailed
- Sloped to the outlets properly
- Colour-matched to fascia and trim
- Mitred corners sealed
Eavestroughs and downspouts, GTA.
FOUR40 installs seamless eavestroughs, downspouts and leaf guards across the GTA — sloped properly, fascia checked first, discharge run clear of the foundation. Free on-site estimates.
Based in
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Estimates
Free & on-site
Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
What's included
It is a drainage system, not a gutter.
Everything your roof sheds ends up somewhere. Eavestrough decides whether that is four metres from your foundation or directly against it — which makes it the cheapest basement-flooding prevention you can buy.
Downspouts and discharge
- Enough outlets for the roof area, not the minimum
- Extensions run clear of the foundation
- Disconnected from the sewer where required
- Tied into buried drainage where it exists
- Discharge onto grade that actually falls away
Downspout disconnection is a condition of Toronto's flood subsidy.
What we check first
- Fascia condition behind the existing trough
- Roof edge, drip edge and starter
- Soffit ventilation while we are up there
- Grading at every discharge point
What it costs
What moves the number.
Typical range
Ask for a figure
We publish real numbers rather than "it depends" — but only once they're ours to publish. Our written ranges are being finalised; call and we'll give you one over the phone in a minute. What moves the number:
- Total run length and number of storeys
- Trough size, and how many downspouts the roof actually needs
- Whether fascia needs replacing behind it
- Leaf guards, and what kind
- Buried extensions or connection to existing drainage
- Access — steep roofs and third-storey runs need staging
Working with us
Five steps, no surprises.
01
Site visit
We measure, check drainage and grade, and talk through what you actually want. Free, and no pressure to sign anything.
02
Written quote
Scope, materials, base depth and price in writing. You'll know exactly what's included before a shovel moves.
03
Schedule & locates
Ontario One Call locates booked, materials ordered, start date confirmed. A realistic window, not an optimistic one.
04
Build
Excavation, base, compaction, install. Site cleaned at the end of each day — you still have to live there.
05
Walkthrough
We walk it together before final payment. Anything on your list gets fixed, then we're back if settling shows up.
Questions
Questions, answered.
5-inch or 6-inch?
Five-inch K-style handles most GTA houses. Six-inch is worth it on a large or steep roof, on a long run with few downspouts, and anywhere the existing trough visibly overshoots in a heavy storm. The trough size matters less than the number of downspouts — one more outlet usually does more than a bigger trough.
What is seamless, and does it matter?
The trough is roll-formed on site to the exact length of your run, so there are no joints along it — only at corners and outlets. Joints are where eavestroughs leak, so fewer is better. It is a genuine improvement rather than a sales line.
Where should the downspouts discharge?
Onto grade, extended well clear of the foundation and running downhill from there. Not into the sewer — disconnection is required in much of the GTA, and in Toronto having your downspouts disconnected is a condition of the basement flooding subsidy. Not into a splash block six inches from the wall either, which is where a surprising number of wet basements begin.
Can you replace the fascia at the same time?
Yes, and if the fascia behind the trough is soft, you should. Hanging new eavestrough on rotten fascia is money spent on something that will pull away. The trough has to come off to replace the board, so doing both at once costs far less than doing them a year apart.
Are leaf guards worth it?
Under mature trees, usually yes. Everywhere else they are a convenience rather than a necessity, and the cheap ones clog on top instead of inside, which is harder to clear. Worth doing properly or not at all.
Service area
Across the GTA, based in Stouffville.
Close enough to come back if something needs attention — which matters more than it sounds.
MarkhamStouffvilleRichmond HillAuroraNewmarketVaughanUxbridgePickeringAjaxScarboroughNorth YorkKing City
Elsewhere in the GTA? Call and ask — we travel for the right project.
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