Roofing and gutters in Denham Springs.

The housing stock in Denham Springs

On paper the median Denham Springs house was built around 1980, with almost a quarter of it dating to the 1970s. In practice those dates badly understate how new these houses actually are on the inside. With the overwhelming majority of the city flooded in 2016, a huge share of that 1960s-to-80s stock was gutted to the studs and rebuilt, and many were elevated. A 1974 house in Denham Springs is very often a 2017 house inside a 1974 shell — which means the roof and the gutters may be a completely different age than the county says the house is.

Storms and water in Denham Springs

The Amite River at Denham Springs crested at a record 46.2 feet on August 14, 2016 — nearly five feet above the previous record of 41.5 feet set back in 1983. Assessor data put roughly 72% of buildings in the city underwater. Mayor Gerard Landry testified to Congress the following month that ninety percent of the city's homes and businesses had flooded, and that most of those homeowners had no flood insurance because they were not in a designated flood zone. Then in 2021 Ida knocked out power to about 85% of Livingston Parish and put thousands of trees and poles down.

The trees here

Livingston Parish is the pine side of this metro. The native flatwoods here are longleaf and slash pine, and today it is largely loblolly. That changes the gutter conversation completely: pine needles slip straight through screens and most perforated guards. If you have pines over the house, micro-mesh is the honest recommendation and anything coarser is a waste of your money.

What we do in Denham Springs

• Roof replacement — full tear-off through final cleanup
• Roof and leak repair — the repairs a lot of companies won't take
• Gutter cleaning — cleared by hand, debris hauled off
• Gutter system repair — cleaned, re-sloped and reinforced
• Seamless gutter installation — starting at $500
• Gutter guards — only on the runs that need them

How a Denham Springs quote works

I come look at it myself. I measure, check what's behind the gutter, look at your roof, and photograph anything I find. That evening you get a written price by text — good for 30 days, and it doesn't change.