Jenks Gutters and Downspouts

Stephen Jenks came this morning to give me an estimate for a new downspout, which I thought would help with a problem of water coming into the house through the walls. Instead, after carefully looking over the problem area, he told me that a new downspout would not be the solution. Instead he took time to help me figure out what else I might do. I got a lot of careful, helpful advice and he charged nothing for his time.

Call around & get multiple estimates I think you will find Jenks Gutters to be reasonably priced, professional, on time, and he returns phone msgs. I had leaky a gutter and I got a flyer in the mail from another gutter company. Their estimate: $ 600.
Called Stephen Jenks for second estimate and BINGO: he did a great job for just $ 150. It rained hard a week after installation of new gutter and downspout and they worked perfectly.

6 months before I hired Steve for the gutter replacement, he came to inspect a gutter on my house that I was concerned about. He told me everything was fine. I was so impressed with his thoroughness and honesty (he could have told me anything to get more work) I hired him to clean and inspect the gutters on the whole house as winter approached.
Steven Jenks is a master of his craft. For several days he worked to replace gutters from my 1920’s home in the Berkeley Hills. He did an amazing job!!! You cannot tell they are not original. He painted the gutters before installing them, cleaned up every day before he left, was so respectful of the house and garden as he worked. Steve is a man of his word and an excellent communicator.
I believe his type of work is becoming a lost art, he is fantastic and I give him the highest recommendation possible. Call him for your job.

We own a colonial revival that retains many of its period details. When one of our original redwood gutters (110+ years old) came down in a rainstorm this winter, we knew they were all at risk and it was time to replace them all. We fretted about replacing them with something fitting for the house. The person I initially found turned out to be a complete flake, who did not show up for the job after several months of scheduling and rescheduling.
What a breath of fresh air with Stephen Jenks. I feel like I lucked out in having the fates steer me to him. He is a true old school Alameda craftsman. He focuses on quality, takes ownership of the whole job, and wants you to be satisfied
Here is a partial list of what I loved about dealing with him:
– He did a top-​flight job. The gutters look great, the joints look tight, and the paint job is nice. At the end of the day, this is what you pay for.
– He’s fair. He did not try to up-​sell me. Instead of cost-​prohibitive redwood ($ 27/​foot), he recommended OG steel gutters with molding. They proved to be an excellent match. His quote was competitive, and the final price came in on target.
– He’s knowledgeable. He found a flaw in our roofing that had caused the gutter problem in the first place. He explained it to me and fixed it inexpensively.
– He’s dependable. Showed up consistently, called me to keep me in the loop.
– He’s honest. I left for the weekend with my basement door wide open, with a key in it. He spotted it, locked it, hid the key for me, and left me a phone message.
– He went the extra mile. I had asked him to paint the gutters for me without much explanation. He came back twice to fix the paint job so that it matched our trim better.
– He’s cool. He was great with my curious 4 –year-​old. He even helped me out on a completely unrelated pet project of mine, putting up some hooks on our second story.
What can I say? He was awesome. I could not recommend him more highly. You should use him.

Called and left a voicemail for Mr. Jenks re: a small job 3 – 4 days ago. Never received a call back. Unprofessional and uncourteous even if he’s not interested in the job.

I contacted Mr. Jenks for a historic renovation project, replacing stolen copper downspouts. I wanted to try a stronger less valuable (at the scrap yard) material called CopperPlus, and Mr. Jenks agreed and lined everything up. For reasons out of his control the project did not happen. I could tell from the interaction Mr. Jenks was perfect for the job.

Stephen recently did our HOA’s gutters. He was efficient, friendly, and effective.

I have a Victorian house and the roof has many corners, as well as a turret. A few years back I made the mistake of having a roofing company put aluminum gutters on for me and they leaked all over the place. As a result part of my roof was even damaged.
I called Steve over the summer and luckily he could get me into his schedule. He made custom galvanized steel gutters and did an outstanding job. The work around the turret was especially difficult and he made them to an exact fit. He’s a real craftsman. Because of my prior experience, I spent the first two days kind of «looking over his shoulder» but after watching his work for a while, I was confident that he’d do a good job.
He started the job exactly when he said he would, and was there every day until he was finished. It was the best experience I’ve had with a contractor, and I can’t recommend him highly enough.

We’ve had them clean out debris from our gutters for many years and they’ve shown up as promised and gotten the work done quickly and on budget. Never had any problems with their work.