The short answer
Gutters are priced per metre, installed. A northside Brisbane contractor publishes “$60 to $80 per linear metre for supply and installation” (GST not stated). Yakka Labour’s national guide gives $3,000 to $5,600 as a typical Brisbane total, including GST. Downpipes, fascias, height and box gutters add to it. hipages’ $45 to $67 per metre for colour-coated gutters is the materials only, before installation.
Gutter replacement cost per metre, installed
Most roofers price gutter replacement by the linear metre, supplied and installed, with the old gutters taken down and removed. These are the published installed rates, each with its publisher.
Installed gutter replacement prices per metre
| Work | Published price | Who publishes it |
|---|---|---|
| New gutter system, supply and installation, per linear metre | $60 – $80 | Fortified Roofing Group |
| Colorbond quad or half-round, supplied and installed, removal of old gutters included, per linear metre | $45 – $95 | Yakka Labour |
| Gutter replacement, Brisbane, per metre (low / typical / high) | $40 / $55 / $110 | whatsthedamage.com.au |
Installed prices, checked 22 October 2026. Fortified is a northside contractor (Geebung); its post was updated 10 July 2026 and doesn’t say whether GST is included. Yakka Labour is a labour-hire company’s national cost guide (published 1 October 2026); its amounts include GST. whatsthedamage.com.au is a national cost-guide website that sells listings to roofers; its Brisbane roofing table (updated 8 October 2026) includes GST, and its separate gutter cleaning page gives a different per-metre row ($35 / $60 / $100).
What it costs to replace the gutters on a whole house
Yakka Labour describes a typical single-storey house as having 45 to 60 metres of gutter and four or five downpipes. Published whole-house totals:
Whole-house gutter replacement prices
| Job | Published price | Who publishes it |
|---|---|---|
| Typical total in Brisbane | $3,000 – $5,600 | Yakka Labour |
| Single-storey house, 45 to 60 metres of gutter and four or five downpipes (national) | $3,000 – $6,000 | Yakka Labour |
| Whole house, single storey, including downpipes (low / typical / high) | $2,200 / $3,500 / $5,000 | whatsthedamage.com.au |
Installed totals, checked 22 October 2026. Yakka Labour’s figures include GST (published 1 October 2026); beside its Brisbane row it notes “Highset homes need longer downpipes and more ladder work”. whatsthedamage.com.au’s Brisbane row includes GST (updated 8 October 2026).
By our arithmetic, at Fortified’s published rate: 50 m × $60 = $3,000 and 50 m × $80 = $4,000 for the gutters, before downpipes and any fascia. That’s a way to sense-check a quote, not a price for your house.
Downpipe and fascia replacement costs
Downpipes are priced each or per metre, and fascia per metre. Rotten timber fascia often shows up once the old gutters come off, so ask for it to be priced as a separate line.
Downpipe and fascia prices
| Work | Published price | Who publishes it |
|---|---|---|
| Downpipe, 90 mm PVC, supply and installation, each (single storey, straightforward access) | around $100 | Fortified Roofing Group |
| Four to ten downpipes, “for the pipes alone” | $400 – $1,000 or more | Fortified Roofing Group |
| Downpipes, each, installed at single-storey height | $150 – $350 | Yakka Labour |
| Downpipe replacement, per metre (low / typical / high) | $35 / $60 / $90 | whatsthedamage.com.au |
| Timber fascia, replaced and painted, per metre | $40 – $90 | Yakka Labour |
| Steel fascia, per metre | $35 – $75 | Yakka Labour |
Installed prices, checked 22 October 2026. Fortified’s downpipe post (Geebung, updated 10 July 2026) calls $100 “the baseline figure for a standard single-storey home where access is straightforward” and doesn’t say whether GST is included. Yakka Labour’s figures include GST (published 1 October 2026). whatsthedamage.com.au’s Brisbane row includes GST (updated 8 October 2026).
Gutter material prices, before installation
Some widely copied gutter figures are materials only. hipages’ national article lists guttering by the metre and says the installation is charged on top, so these rates can’t be compared with an installed quote.
Gutter materials only, not installed
| Material | Published price | Who publishes it |
|---|---|---|
| Colour-coated zincalume (Colorbond-type) guttering, materials only, per lineal metre | $45 – $67 | hipages |
| Zincalume guttering, materials only, per lineal metre | $30 – $50 | hipages |
| Stainless steel guttering, materials only, per lineal metre | $85 – $160 | hipages |
Materials only, not installed. Checked 22 October 2026. hipages is a national trades directory (updated 6 January 2026); it says these costs “only cover the guttering materials themselves” and that “your tradie will charge an installation fee”. GST not stated.
What pushes gutter replacement cost up
- Height: highset Queenslanders and two-storey homes need longer downpipes, more ladder work and sometimes scaffold or edge protection.
- Box gutters: they sit inside the roof line, are usually custom-folded, and may mean lifting roof sheets. No Queensland roofer or cost guide publishes a box gutter rate, so they’re priced after a site visit.
- Fascia: rotten timber fascia is replaced in timber or steel before the new gutter goes on.
- Corners, outlets and downpipes: a house with many corners, or too few downpipes for its roof area, costs more than a straight run.
- Gutter guard at the same time: Yakka Labour gives $25 to $45 per metre for aluminium mesh fitted with new gutters, including GST. See gutter cleaning and gutter guard.
What a gutter replacement quote should list, and who’s licensed
- The metres of gutter, the profile (quad, half-round or square-line) and the steel and colour
- The number and size of downpipes, and whether they connect to the existing stormwater
- Fascia replacement, priced as its own line
- Taking down and removing the old gutters
- Whether GST is included
- The roofer’s QBCC licence number and class
The QBCC says a contractor licence is needed for building work “valued over $3,300”. Gutters fall in the roof and wall cladding class (“Fabricate and install rainwater goods”) and the metal fascias and gutters class. Check the roofer on the QBCC licensee register.
Common questions
How much does gutter replacement cost per metre in Brisbane?
A northside contractor publishes “$60 to $80 per linear metre for supply and installation”. Yakka Labour’s national guide gives $45 to $95 per metre installed, including GST, for Colorbond quad or half-round.
How much does it cost to replace all the gutters on a house?
Yakka Labour gives $3,000 to $5,600 as a typical Brisbane total, including GST. A national cost-guide site gives $3,500 as a typical single-storey Brisbane job including downpipes, within a $2,200 to $5,000 range.
Why are some gutter prices online so much cheaper?
Often because they’re materials only. hipages’ $45 to $67 per metre for colour-coated guttering covers the gutter itself; it says installation is charged on top.
How much do new downpipes cost?
A northside contractor publishes “around $100 per downpipe for 90mm PVC supply and installation” on a single-storey home. Yakka Labour gives $150 to $350 each installed, including GST.
How much does box gutter replacement cost?
No Queensland roofer or cost guide publishes a box gutter rate. They’re custom-folded and sit inside the roof line, so the roofer prices them after measuring and checking the outlets and overflow.
Is Colorbond guttering dearer than zincalume?
As materials, yes: hipages lists colour-coated zincalume at $45 to $67 per metre and plain zincalume at $30 to $50, before installation.
Do I need a QBCC-licensed roofer to replace gutters?
For building work valued over $3,300, yes, in a class covering rainwater goods. Check the class on the QBCC licensee register.
Where this information comes from
The prices, rules and advice on this page come from these published pages, checked on 22 October 2026.
- Fortified Roofing Group: gutter replacement cost Brisbane · Brisbane northside roofing contractor (Geebung), published 6 July 2026, updated 10 July 2026
- Fortified Roofing Group: downpipe replacement cost Brisbane · Brisbane northside roofing contractor (Geebung), published 8 July 2026, updated 10 July 2026
- Yakka Labour: gutter replacement cost guide · Labour-hire company’s national cost guide with a Brisbane row, published 1 October 2026
- whatsthedamage.com.au: roofing cost Brisbane · National cost-guide website with Brisbane rows, updated 8 October 2026
- hipages: how much does gutter replacement cost · National trades directory, updated 6 January 2026
- QBCC: when you need a licence · Queensland Building and Construction Commission, last reviewed 11 August 2021
- QBCC: roof and wall cladding licence class · Queensland Building and Construction Commission, 31 August 2021
- QBCC: metal fascias and gutters licence class · Queensland Building and Construction Commission, last reviewed 31 August 2021
- QBCC licensee register · Queensland Building and Construction Commission’s public register
