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The Villages / Brownwood Paddock Square / Hillsborough
Hillsborough sits off Buena Vista Boulevard with Brownwood as its closest square, and its homes have now been through a decade of Florida storms. We repair, re-level, replace and protect gutters on Hillsborough homes, with a state-licensed home and building inspector on every job. Call or text (352) 440-3310.
Licensed inspector on every job • .032 heavy aluminum • Lifetime no-clog warranty • Free estimates
Hillsborough’s homes date from around 2013: designer models like the Begonia and Gardenia plus cottage homes, many built of concrete block with stucco and architectural shingle roofs. A lot of those original gutters are still up. The question is whether they are still doing their job.
Builder gutters are usually hung with hangers up to three feet apart, which code allows. After ten years of summer downpours, that spacing shows. The run sags between hangers, water sits in the low spots, and the front corner starts to overflow or pull away from the fascia.
We re-hang runs on two-foot spacing when the gutter itself is sound, and replace it with heavy .032 aluminum when it is not. Either way, you get an honest call from someone licensed to inspect the work, not a salesperson looking for the bigger ticket.
What it means for your gutters: original builder gutters now through a decade of storms. Hillsborough homes most often need hangers fixed, runs re-leveled and water moved away from settled landscaping.
On paperwork: the current District 10 Architectural Review manual (revised August 2026) says ARC approval is not required for gutters and downspouts on homes, courtyard villas and patio villas. You still need to match the look of the neighborhood, and anything beyond gutters and downspouts goes through review first.
Rules get revised, so we check the current manual before we start. If your project needs an application, we say so up front and help you put it together. The manuals are posted on the District Government Community Standards page.
Here is what Hillsborough homeowners call us for.
Ten years in, Hillsborough’s landscaping has grown up: taller palms, fuller hedges and beds that hold more moisture. That looks great. It also means a downspout that has been dumping at the foundation for a decade may have already washed out the sand under a walkway or left a permanent stain on the stucco.
We check where the water has been going, not just the gutter itself. Where it is causing damage, we carry it away with solid PVC underground drainage so the next ten years go better than the last.
Call or text (352) 440-3310 or book online. Tell us what you are seeing: overflow at a corner, a run that sags, water at the slab, or just the leaves. If it is a mystery leak, we offer a $100 diagnostic visit that is credited toward the work.
Jeff walks the house, checks every run for sag and gaps at the fascia, looks at the fasteners holding it up and traces where ten years of downspout water has been going. Then you get a straight answer, including when the right call is a cleaning or a small repair and nothing else.
Seamless .032 aluminum rolled on site, hangers every two feet, 316L stainless mesh where it earns its keep and solid PVC carrying water out about five feet from the house. Then we clean up, walk it with you and stand behind it with our lifetime no-clog guard warranty.
Premium Leaf Guards is run by Jeff Ours, a state-licensed home and building inspector and court-recognized construction expert with more than twenty years in the trade. He is on every job and does about half of every install himself.
That matters in Hillsborough, where the original gutters are still up and the question is whether they can be saved. The person quoting your gutters is the same person licensed to inspect the work, so you get an honest read, not a sales push toward the biggest job.
“The system is only as good as the installer. I like money, but I don’t try to sell you something you don’t need.”
Jeff Ours, owner
Hillsborough is in District 10, and the current District 10 Architectural Review manual (revised August 2026) says ARC approval is not required for gutters and downspouts on homes, courtyard villas and patio villas. The manual does not mention gutter guards by name, and anything beyond gutters and downspouts goes through review, so we check the current manual for your project before we start.
Usually the fasteners. Older spike-and-ferrule nails back out of the fascia a little each year, and hangers spaced up to three feet apart let the run sag under load. We re-hang it with hidden hangers screwed in every two feet.
Often, yes. If the metal is sound, a re-hang and reseal costs a fraction of a new system. If it is bent, thin or leaking at every joint, we will tell you replacement is the better money.
Very likely. A downspout that has dumped at the foundation for ten years leaves a mark and moves the sand under walkways and pavers. We carry the water away with solid PVC underground drainage.
It depends on your trees. Established landscaping and nearby oaks and pines can fill a gutter fast. We will look at what is landing on your roof and tell you honestly whether a guard is worth it.
It depends on the length of your roof line, the number of corners and downspouts, and whether you add guards or underground drainage. We price every job all in and the estimate is free. Call or text (352) 440-3310 and we will come look.
We work all over the villages around Brownwood Paddock Square. If you are visiting friends in a neighboring village, these pages are written for their homes:
See every village we serve near Brownwood Paddock Square, or our gutter services across The Villages.
We will look at your roof line, your gutters and where the water goes, and tell you what your Hillsborough home actually needs. If that is nothing right now, we will say so.
