Gutters & Downspouts in West Des Moines, Iowa

West Des Moines homes around Jordan Creek, Country Club, and the developments along Mills Civic Parkway tend to be larger, two-story, with big roof surfaces that drain substantial water during Iowa's heavier spring and summer rains. Standard builder-grade 5" gutters on these houses overflow regularly and the damage hides for years — soggy basement corners, cracked foundation parging, washed-out landscape edging.

Bakeris Roofing installs seamless aluminum gutters custom-fabricated on our truck at your West Des Moines home. For most larger WDM houses, we recommend 6" K-style gutters with 3x4 oversized downspouts — the sizing that actually handles a full Iowa downpour without overflowing. We've been doing this since 1990 and we know which WDM neighborhoods have chronic drainage issues from topography (anything on a slope draining toward the Raccoon River valley).

HOA rules matter in West Des Moines. Most neighborhoods around Jordan Creek Town Center, the Country Club, and along Mills Civic Parkway have gutter and downspout color requirements. We carry the common factory-baked colors in our truck inventory — white, almond, clay, bronze, black — and we submit HOA paperwork as part of the estimate process so there are no surprises.

Valley Junction is a different animal. The 100-year-old bungalows and four-squares there have original fascia boards, narrow eaves, and sometimes decorative trim that new gutters need to work around. We use hidden-hanger systems on these older homes to preserve the fascia, and we'll replace rotted sections where needed rather than just bolting new gutters over bad wood.

Leaf guards are worth the investment for most West Des Moines homes under mature trees — especially the older established neighborhoods off Ashworth Road and around the original Valley Junction grid. Call (515) 967-8199 or request a free gutter estimate and we'll size your job correctly.