Stellar Exteriors repairs, replaces and installs eavestroughs in Winnipeg and across southern Manitoba. We’ve been doing exterior work here since 2007 — 19 Manitoba winters. James Hardie Certified, LP Preferred Contractor, A+ BBB, 250+ five-star Google reviews. Every job gets a post-job inspection before we call it finished.
Protect Your Home With Strong, Reliable Eavestroughs
Eavestroughs (gutters) are an essential part of your home’s exterior system. They guide rainwater and melting snow away from your roof, siding, and foundation to help prevent leaks, flooding, and other types of water damage. At Stellar Exteriors, we install, replace, and repair eavestroughs in Winnipeg and surrounding areas. Our systems are built to handle Manitoba’s heavy snowfall, strong winds, and rapid temperature changes.
Eavestrough (Gutter) FAQs
We install seamless K style aluminum eavestroughs, which come in either 5” residential or 6” commercial sizes. Seamless gutters reduce leaks and offer strong performance.
If the damage is isolated — one leaking seam, a sagging section, a loose downspout — eavestrough repair is usually the right call. Full replacement makes sense when the pitch is wrong across a whole run, the aluminum is cracked in several places, or the system is undersized for your roof.
Yes. Leaf guards help prevent clogs, reduce cleaning, and improve water flow. Certain leaf guards even reinforce the existing gutters, making them much stronger and less susceptible to ice damage.
Most homes need cleaning twice a year—in late spring and late fall.
Yes. Poor drainage can lead to water gathering around the foundation, increasing the risk of leaks.
Yes. Most of our eavestrough repair work is on systems installed by someone else. We’ll assess what’s there, tell you honestly whether a repair will hold, and give you a price before we start. No obligation to replace the whole system with us.
Yes, and in Winnipeg it’s the most common cause of eavestrough damage we see. Ice builds in the trough, the weight pulls hangers out of the fascia, and the run drops. Fixing the eavestrough without addressing attic ventilation through soffit and fascia usually means it happens again.
Seamless eavestrough is formed on site as one continuous run, so the only joints are at corners and outlets. Sectional eavestrough is assembled from pre-cut lengths, which means more seams and more failure points. In Manitoba’s freeze-thaw climate, seamless systems hold up considerably better.
Why Eavestroughs Matter
A well-installed eavestrough system helps keep your home safe and dry.
- Prevent Water Damage: Eavestroughs move water away from your home’s foundation, reducing the risk of basement flooding, roof leaks, foundation cracks and shifting.
- Protect Your Roof and Siding: When water is directed away from your roofline and siding, it helps prevent staining, rotting, and long-term structural issues.
- Reduce Ice Dams: Proper drainage helps limit ice buildup along your roof during winter. When paired with working soffits and fascia, your home becomes much more resistant to ice dams.
Our Eavestrough Services
We provide installation, replacement, and repair services to keep your home protected.
Seamless Eavestrough Installation
Seamless eavestroughs are custom-made for your home. Since they have fewer joints, they are less likely to leak and offer better long-term performance. They also provide a clean, smooth appearance along your roofline.
Eavestrough Replacement
If your gutters are bent, leaking, or no longer draining properly, a replacement may be needed. New eavestroughs protect your home from future water damage and improve your exterior’s appearance.
Eavestrough Repairs
If you’re searching for eavestrough repair near me, we fix leaks, clogs, loose sections, and damaged downspouts. Timely repairs help extend your system’s lifespan and prevent major issues.
Downspout Installation & Adjustments
Downspouts carry water safely away from your home. We install, replace and adjust downspouts to ensure proper drainage.
Leaf Guards & Gutter Protection Systems
Leaf guards and gutter protection systems help keep leaves, debris, and buildup out of your eavestroughs, allowing water to flow freely and reducing the need for frequent cleaning. When properly selected and installed, these systems can also help reinforce and stabilize gutters, improving overall performance during heavy rain and snowmelt.
We offer gutter protection options designed to perform in Manitoba’s climate, helping reduce clogs, overflow, and maintenance while extending the life of your gutter system.
Why Choose Seamless Eavestroughs?
Many homeowners prefer seamless systems because they offer:
- Fewer leaks
- A custom, precise fit for your home
- Better long-term durability
- A cleaner, more modern appearance
- Reliable performance in harsh weather
Material & Colour Options
We install aluminum eavestroughs in a variety of colours to match your siding, soffits, and fascia. All materials are designed to be low maintenance and weather-resistant.
Eavestrough Repair in Winnipeg
Most eavestrough problems in Winnipeg don’t need a full replacement. Ice damming pulls sections loose over the winter. Spikes work free of the fascia. Seams open up after enough freeze-thaw cycling. Downspouts get crushed or disconnected. All of that is repairable.
We handle:
- Leaking seams, corners and end caps
- Sagging or pitched-wrong sections that pool water
- Eavestroughs pulled loose by ice loading
- Damaged, disconnected or crushed downspouts
- Fascia damage behind the eavestrough (we do both, so you’re not coordinating two trades)
- Clogs and blockages found during repair
We repair eavestroughs we didn’t install. That’s most of the repair work we do.
Repair or Replace? How We Decide
| Situation | Usually a repair | Usually a replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Isolated leak at a seam or corner | ✅ | |
| One or two sagging sections | ✅ | |
| Downspout damage only | ✅ | |
| Pitch is wrong across a full run | ✅ | |
| Aluminum is cracked, split or corroded in multiple places | ✅ | |
| System is undersized for your roof area | ✅ | |
| Sectional eavestrough with failures at several joints | ✅ | |
| Fascia behind the trough is rotted through | ✅ (both) |
We’ll tell you which one you’re looking at. If a repair holds, we’ll say so — we’re not going to sell you a full replacement to make the job bigger.
What Manitoba Winters Do to Eavestroughs
Winnipeg runs a temperature range of more than 70°C between January lows and July highs. That cycling is what kills eavestrough systems here:
Ice damming. Heat escaping through a poorly ventilated attic melts snow on the roof. The meltwater refreezes at the cold eave. Ice builds in the trough, gets heavy, and pulls the system away from the fascia. This is the single most common cause of eavestrough failure in Winnipeg, and it’s a soffit-and-fascia ventilation problem as much as an eavestrough problem. We look at all three.
Freeze-thaw on seams. Sectional eavestrough expands and contracts at every joint. Sealant fails, the joint opens, water gets behind the fascia.
Spring melt volume. Undersized or poorly pitched troughs overflow during a fast melt, and that water lands at the foundation.
Why Homeowners Choose Stellar Exteriors
Stellar Exteriors is known for dependable workmanship and great customer service.
Post-job inspection. After every job, John comes back. He walks the work, checks the pitch, the hangers, the downspout connections, and the fascia behind the run. He signs off when it’s done right. We come back.
Certified installers. James Hardie Certified. LP Preferred Contractor. VSI Vinyl Certified. A+ BBB. Not self-issued.
No surprises. The quote is the price. We don’t low-ball the estimate and recover it in change orders.
19 years in Manitoba. 250+ five-star Google reviews. Check the record before you call.
Serving Winnipeg & Surrounding Areas
We proudly serve:
- Winnipeg
- East St. Paul
- West St. Paul
- Headingley
- Oak Bluff
- Selkirk
- St. Andrews
- And nearby communities
Get a Free Eavestrough Quote
Whether your gutters need repairs or a full replacement, Stellar Exteriors is here to help. Contact us today for a free quote and learn how our services can protect your home.
