# Roof repair and gutters

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-repair-and-gutters/236772>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-repair-and-gutters/236772 "2004-03-27T18:19:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-repair-and-gutters/236772/1 "2004-03-27T18:19:44Z")

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Yes, I know. _Yawn_

But anyway - I need to have my gutters replaced. Problem is, sometime within the next year or two I will probably have to have my roof replaced as well. Question is, will the roof repair affect my gutters? I know next to nothing about either topic - from walking around my house, I think they’re safe, but…

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**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roof-repair-and-gutters/236772/2 "2004-03-27T20:22:16Z")

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I think it depends on how careful your roofers are. I know it’s certainly possible to replace a roof without mangling the gutters. When we had our roof redone the roofers only mangled one gutter.  
If I were you, I’d wait on the gutters until after the roof.  
Just my opinion.