DON SOECHTING GUTTERWORKS
About us
A full-service rain gutter company serving the Central Virginia area since 1991. Contact Don at (434) 979-9085 to schedule a free, no-obligation estimate. Owned and operated by the Soechting Family, residents of Charlottesville, Va. for over 30-years. As an independent family-run business, we are committed providing our neighbors with the best time tested rainware and quality craftsmanship. We invest in our employees and assure they have the training to do the work the right way. DON SOECHTING GUTTERWORKS maintains a current Virginia Class 'A' Home Improvement Contractor license, all employees are covered by workers’ compensation insurance, and we proud to be Central Virginia’s Exclusive Distributor for GUTTER TOPPER gutter covers since 1994. We do not hire out the work to subcontractors because we put our name on each job, it's our reputation at stake, and we work our best to maintain it.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Custom Colors, Downspouts, Fascia Board Replacement, Gutter Covers & Leaf Guards, Gutter Drainage Systems, Half-round Seamless Gutters, Rain Barrel Diverters, Standard & Oversized Seamless Rain Gutters, Under Deck Roof Drainage Systems
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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pleased with other aspects. In particular, I was stunned by Don's
aggravation over finding an issue (rotten face-board) when replacing the
gutters. We had pointed out the problems we were having on that side of
the house; we had no idea, however, what was causing the issue.
Although the contract made clear we would pay for such additional work,
Don was quite aggravated when his workers found a rotten facial board.
(The workers were quite professional.) Don's concern was that the
repair would put him behind schedule on the next customer. I was taken
aback by his attitude. He came by, assessed what supplies would be
needed...complained he would need boards, paint; that meant two
different trips. I told him I had primer and paint, thinking that would
help move things along. I had to leave for work and assumed they would
paint the facing board before mounting the new gutter on it. They did
not. I have no idea how it is going to hold up; I hired someone to paint
the exposed portion (it was an eyesore from the street.) I would
recommend people talk through the "what ifs" before hiring Don, if you
want a high-quality job. Also stay at home to see the project through
from beginning to end
Don S. came out and gave a very comprehensive evaluation and bid to correct my gutter problems 2-3 weeks prior to the work crew arriving. Workers were promt, clean cut and friendly.....while Don was not part of the crew that performed the work he did stop by while the crew was working to make sure everything was as it should be.
We have had several rains since the installation and while I have not had a chance to see how the work handles a strong downpour, they are working well in a normal steady rain.
When the downspouts were installed, it was discovered one underground drainage pipe was completely blocked by roots. The downspout was re routed to a splash block, and I was instructed to call the company once the pipe was replaced. The downspout would then be connected to the new drainage pipe without extra charge.
The Gutter Topper was installed, back end inserted under the second row of shingles and covering almost entirely the gutters with a small space in front for the water to run into the gutters.
My house has a fairly large roof, but the entire job was completed in that one day.
I called the office the day after the drainage pipe was replaced. The downspout was attached to the pipe while I was not home about 3 days later.
It rained pretty heavily two days after the installation. It was extremely nice to not see a sheet of water overflowing and running out of the gutters--there were only occasional drips from water on the outter lip of the gutters.
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