A-1 Seamless Rain Gutters

Only call them if you have a minimum over 100ft — they have no interest in handling small jobs., too bad. I have a lot of friends looking for rain gutters for their whole house and you can bet I won’t be recommending this company — they are only interested in making money.

I had an absolutely positive experience all the way around. I got three different quotes on getting new gutters. All three were very close to each other in terms of price, so I decided to base my decision on workmanship and quality of the materials used. What helped me decide on A-​1 Raingutters was the way in which they attach the gutters (a hidden hanger system which screws in, compared to the older method of long nails that pull out over time). My new gutters also have a sort of wedge that you don’t see from the front, but it helps them to sit level (my fascia boards are tilted, so that the previous gutters were also tilted and heavy rain would pour over the edge and cause them to pull away from the house). I waited to post this review until after we’d gotten some rain, and I’m SO pleased with how these gutters are performing! I was also pleased with customer service: the office staff was friendly and informative, and the representative (Brian) even gave me 10% off to keep the quote competitive when he found out I’d gotten two other quotes. They installed and cleaned up in less than a day, and left no mess. I definitely feel like they wanted my business, and I’m glad that I went with A-​1.

Scheduled an appointment then called back when I realized I wouldn’t be home and talked to someone in the front office to let them know it would be OK for them to walk around my home in my absence. I received a message 15 mins. BEFORE my appt. on my voicemail stating the estimator was at my home and I am not there and left a number to call. When I returned the call (25 mins.) later, he didn’t answer. I then called the front office and explained the situation and she said she would have him return. Waited a week for an estimate to be emailed to me, and finally called. It has been my experience if they can’t get the information right for an estimate and then THE CUSTOMER has to call the company to ask for the estimate, chances are the workmanship will be the same not consistent. Decided to go with a competitor that was more $$$ but followed through SORRY you are losing business because of your front office.

Poor time management. I commute from Oceanside to Coronado daily, so I had a lot of planning to do in order to make it home for a 4:30pm appointment, but I made it home with about 15 minutes to spare. At 4:34 pm I recieved a call from Brian saying he wasn’t going to be able to make it and it would be much better if he can just swing by and take a look at it later, and there was no reason for me to be home. In other words at his convenience… really?! This is how we earn business these days. To me first impression is everything. If they can’t keep an appointment then the job is going to go the same way… without a doubt! The good thing for me is that there are plenty of other companies out there to choose from. Let me save you all some time: if you are desperate then go ahead and call A1. But if you want a reliable company look elsewhere. After collecting a couple other quotes, I have decided I will be going with San Diego Rain Gutter for this 5000sqf job. Sorry A1 you blew this opportunity.

They do not return phone calls!!! We had gutters put up over a year ago and are very happy. We now want to order another drain piece and have called 3 different times. The office staff never picks up the phone, no matter what time of day, and the answering machine takes our messages, but no one returns them.
Very frustrating!

With the purchase of our new custom home came the responsibility of hiring various contractors to complete various tasks. I have hired many contractors over the years and have had my share of the not-​so-​good ones.
I contacted A-​1 Raingutters based on a recommendation from a roofer that I had used previously and was impressed with. Mark Richardson came out for the estimate and was very helpful with design of our gutter system. I had always liked the traditional half round copper gutters that you would find on historic homes of the past. I knew that it was out of our budget to use this material but Mark came up with a solution for us. He suggested using a new Rustic Copper aluminum half round gutter. We are so glad we did. These gutters look right at home on our Mediterranean style home. We also dressed up the gutter system with decorative style hangers and Leader Heads to give it an additional old world look. We are extremely happy with the work that was performed on our new home. Mark’s guys were very professional and worked their tails off to complete our large job in only one day. Price for our gutters was on par with others we had received. We would highly recommend this company for anyone who wants a company that takes pride in their work.
Patrick & Barbara M

Had called several rain gutter companies, which most came in a little less than A-​1. But one thing to remember is that the other companies never showed you what the styles they were putting in and that is a plus. Also the other companies told me that they would nail into the dove tail rafters. Not A-​1 They use stainless steel screws and the job was done Professionally and mainly my wife was happy. There was a little miscommunication with the owner and the office personnel on the color of the material, but we worked through it and the job turned out just beautiful… Would recommend A-​1 for anyone who wants their gutters done right… Thanks Mark…