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Built on bluffs above Hempstead Harbor, Sea Cliff has some of the steepest streets and smallest lots on the North Shore, and many houses are late Victorians with complex rooflines, porches and decorative trim. That combination makes gutters work hard. Multiple roof valleys concentrate water, runoff races downhill toward neighbors and retaining walls, and wood trim on century-old houses rots quickly once gutters leak or overflow. Big shade trees drop leaves into tight spaces that are hard to reach. For homes like these, the gutters need to fit the architecture as well as they handle water, and leaders need somewhere safe to send it on a slope.
Founded as a Victorian resort and incorporated in 1883, Sea Cliff holds one of the best collections of late Victorian architecture in Nassau County, with several houses on the National Register. From its bluffs the village looks west over Hempstead Harbor, with Sea Cliff Beach and waterfront parks below. Sea Cliff Avenue is the main street, and village hall, the library and the Sea Cliff Village Museum are all nearby. Homeowners planning exterior work can get building department and permit information from the Village of Sea Cliff. From the Victorians along Sea Cliff Avenue to the homes on the bluffs above the beach, we install and service gutters throughout the village.
Sea Cliff's Victorian homes are a strong match for half-round gutters, and we recommend 6" half-round for most houses; copper suits the architecture especially well. Rotted fascia and trim are common on older houses, so we replace fascia board and cap trim with aluminum coil. On steep lots, our hand-dug drainage is ideal, since heavy equipment often cannot reach tight yards and would damage old walls and plantings. Alcoa Leaf Relief helps under mature trees.
Call 516-962-2100 or 631-498-8500, or request a free estimate online. Serving Sea Cliff (11579) in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County.
Sea Cliff is an incorporated village, and exterior work may be subject to village building rules or review, particularly on older homes. Check with the Village of Sea Cliff building department before starting. We can match a Victorian home's look with seamless half-round gutters in copper or aluminum fabricated on site.
Yes. We dig all underground drainage and leach basins by hand, which works well on tight, sloped Sea Cliff lots where equipment cannot fit. Hand digging also protects lawns, retaining walls, plantings and irrigation. Leaders connect to buried pipe that moves water away from the foundation and off the slope safely.
Valleys funnel a large volume of water into a small section of gutter, and standard sizes often cannot keep up. Moving to 6-inch gutters, adding or enlarging leaders, and checking the pitch usually solves it. We fabricate seamless gutters on site, so the runs fit your roofline without extra seams that can leak.
Copper is durable, does not rust, and develops a natural patina that suits Sea Cliff's period homes. It costs more than aluminum, so many homeowners use Alcoa aluminum half-round instead, which still looks right on a Victorian. Our gutter installations come with a 25-year warranty covering materials and labor, whichever material you choose.