St. Louis County
Gutters in Florissant
Florissant is really two places: an old French town around Rue St. Francois and the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, and the postwar boom around it, when roughly 18,000 houses went up on former farmland between 1947 and 1980.
- Place
- Florissant, MO
- County
- St. Louis County
- ZIP codes
- 63031, 63032, 63033, 63034
- Landmarks
- Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, Rue St. Francois, Sunset Park
The houses
Most houses date from that 1947 to 1980 boom: ranches and split-levels with long, simple eaves and wood fascia. The Old Town Historic District is much older. Gutters on many postwar houses are well past their first life.
The trees
Trees planted when the subdivisions were new are now large, so roofs that once needed no cleaning do now. Long eaves give leaves plenty of room to gather.
Ground and water
Mostly gentle ground and basements. Long ranch roofs may have few downspouts for their length, so water can run a long way along a flat gutter before it finds an outlet.
Worth checking
- On long ranch eaves, check that the gutter still falls toward its outlets and hasn't flattened or reversed.
- Add downspouts where one outlet serves too long a run.
- Check old fascia for soft spots at the corners.
- Inside the old town, ask about historic rules first.
Permits
Florissant has its own city hall, so ask there about permits and about any rules in the Old Town Historic District or the St. Ferdinand Central Historic District.
Work you can ask for in Florissant
- Gutter Installation in Florissant
- Gutter Repair in Florissant
- Gutter Cleaning in Florissant
- Gutter Guards in Florissant
Also: Seamless gutters, Replacement, Downspouts, Fascia & soffit, Box gutters, Half-round & copper, Storm damage, Commercial.
On the map
Map of Florissant
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Nearby
Florissant: questions
Who does gutter work in Florissant?
Independent local contractors. Gutter Installation St. Louis is a referral service: we pass your request on, and a contractor who can take the job contacts you directly. We don't do the work ourselves, and contractors may pay us a referral fee.
Who do I ask about a permit in Florissant?
Florissant has its own city hall, so ask there about permits and about any rules in the Old Town Historic District or the St. Ferdinand Central Historic District.
What should I check first on a Florissant house?
On long ranch eaves, check that the gutter still falls toward its outlets and hasn't flattened or reversed.
Place facts read from this reference and the official sources named on this page. Check ZIP codes and permit rules with the office named above.