Key numbers
103 verified hail storms with stones of 1.5 inches or larger reached El Paso County, which includes Colorado Springs, from 2000 to 2025 in the storm records we keep; the largest measured 4.5 inches (softball size) on July 13, 2011 (NOAA NCEI).
| Hail storms by decade, 2000 to 2025 | 2000s: 35, 2010s: 44, 2020s: 24 Source: Storm library: El Paso County hail history |
|---|---|
| Largest hail | 4.5 in. (softball), July 13, 2011 Source: NOAA NCEI |
| Costliest hail storm | $352.8 million insured losses (2016 dollars), July 28, 2016 Source: RMIIA |
| 110 | Colorado law (HB16-1005) allows up to two rain barrels per household with a combined capacity of 110 gallons, filled only from rooftop downspouts and used outdoors. Source: Colorado State University Extension, 2016 law |
| 71.7% | According to Remodeling's 2025 Cost vs. Value Report, an asphalt shingle roof replacement in the Mountain region cost $28,475 on average and recouped 71.7% at resale. Source: Remodeling / JLC (Zonda), 2025 |
| About 30 | Copper downspouts last 100 years or more, while aluminum downspouts last about 30 years, per NAHB's 2007 study. Source: National Association of Home Builders / Bank of America Home Equity, 2007 |
A storm counts when the library lists El Paso County among the areas it hit. Each hail size is the storm's largest report, which may have fallen in a neighboring county, and insured losses cover every area the storm hit.
Seamless gutters are worth it for most Colorado Springs homes. A seamless gutter is formed on site from a coil of metal into one continuous piece for each run of the house, so the only joints are at the corners, end caps and downspout outlets. Fewer joints means fewer places for water to drip behind the gutter or for ice to pry a seam open. The trade-off is that a damaged run is replaced as one piece. Integrity Roofing and Painting measures, forms and hangs seamless gutters, and we will tell you if your current gutters only need repair.
Why joints matter in this climate
A sectional gutter has a seam every few feet, held with sealant. When water sits in a seam and freezes, it expands and works the sealant loose, and after enough winters the seams drip. That drip can land on a walkway or driveway and refreeze into ice. A seamless run has no mid-run seams, so that failure point is gone. Pitch still matters: a seamless gutter hung flat holds water just like any other gutter. See our snow and ice page for how standing water turns into ice dams.
How a seamless gutter install works
- Measure each run of the house corner to corner and plan downspout locations, including any spot you want for a rain barrel.
- Check the fascia and drip edge. The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department requires drip edge at the eaves and rakes of shingle roofs, and the gutter should sit under it so water cannot run behind. Soft or rotted fascia is replaced before anything is hung on it.
- Form the gutter on site from coil stock to the exact length of each run.
- Hang it with hidden hangers spaced along the fascia and pitched toward the downspouts.
- Seal corners, end caps and outlets, then attach downspouts that discharge away from the foundation.
- Water-test the system and clean up.
Seamless is a method, not a shape
Most seamless gutters are K-style, but the method also applies to other profiles. If you have an older home that suits a round profile, half-round gutters are an option. If your budget points to pieces from the store, our sectional gutter page covers where they make sense. Adding a gutter guard keeps needles and leaves out of the new run.
Before you buy
Read what new gutters cost in Colorado Springs and compare styles on our gutter installation overview. If your roof is due for replacement too, doing both together means the drip edge and gutter are installed to work as a pair.
Who hangs your gutters
We are veteran-owned, family-run since 1990, licensed and insured, BBB accredited with an A+ rating, and an Owens Corning Platinum Preferred roofer, which matters when gutters meet the roof edge. Call (719) 488-2800 or book a free inspection.
