Our own crew cleans gutters in Anniston, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Alabama, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we know the schedule that suits a house here.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services often price by the linear foot and land in a similar place, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole house. Every quote covers a clean run from the first gutter to the last.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, a water flow check at the outlet, and hauling away leaves and debris are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it has played out on Anniston homes. On a home in one of the older neighborhoods with heavy tree cover, the crew found a clog of rain gutter buildup and a sag where the run had pulled loose from the fascia line over several seasons. The quote was higher because of the time needed to clear the sag and flush the clogged downspouts. That blockage was holding back drainage and pushing water toward the wall, and clearing it is what keeps water away from your home. Those are the kinds of details that drive our number, and we explain them before we start.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $185 | from $240 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $165 | from $215 | from $280 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $190 | from $250 | from $325 |
For context, nationally: Angi 2026, US average $168, most $119 to $234, $0.95 to $2.25 per linear foot.
Downspouts flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, photos of every run. The quote already has all of it in.
Our crew clears every gutter run by hand, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. Roof valleys and the area above the gutter line are blown clear first, so the next rain does not refill what was just emptied. Every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom; one that will not clear is worked from the top where it can be reached. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, the crew checks that water is leaving at the outlet and tells you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Debris goes into bags and leaves with the truck. It is not blown onto the lawn, the deck or next door. The ground is left as it was found.
Before the crew leaves you get photos of every run and every downspout, before and after, on your phone, whether or not you were home. Anything the crew sees that is not a cleaning problem, a hanger pulled loose, a seam dripping, a run sitting flat, is photographed and reported, not repaired and not sold on the spot.
What can change the number, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice: a third story or a roof too steep to walk; gutters that have not been touched in years; guards that have to come off and go back on.
Twice a year for most houses: once after the spring seed and pollen drop, once after the last leaves fall.
Most of our Anniston AL customers book two cleanings a year, in spring and fall: once after the seed and pollen drop, and again after the last leaves are down, so the gutter starts winter clean. Across Alabama, the spring visit lands in mid to late April, when seeds and pollen paste are packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat that holds rainwater against the roofline. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have pulled loose by the next season.
Anniston gets about 52 inches of rain a year, and January through March are the wettest months, so the winter wet is when a gutter takes the most water. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the right schedule, because twig and needle debris and grit pack each downspout between visits and create a clog faster than the gutter can stay clean. With few or no trees around the house, once a year in late fall is enough to keep a clean gutter line for most lots. Guarded gutters need less frequent gutter maintenance, but the surface still has to be cleared, because leaves sit on top of the guard and a wet mat rolls water off the front edge.
Every visit starts with a look at your lot, and after the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your house needs, and whether you should clean your gutters between our visits. Regular gutter cleaning is cheaper than replacing a rotted fascia board. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline for an estimate, and we will get your gutters on the calendar for your first visit.
Water over the edge rots the board behind the gutter first. Everything after that is slow, and slow is what a policy excludes.
The three signs. Water pouring over the front edge in rain instead of out of the downspout. A run that sags, sits low or has pulled away from the fascia. Plants growing out of the trough. Any one of them means the gutter is full.
What happens next. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and spills behind it. The fascia board rots, then the soffit. Water backs up under the first course of shingles and shows up as a ceiling stain. Siding stains and swells. Below, the overflow cuts a channel at the foundation and finds the basement. The wet debris itself weighs enough to pull the gutter off the house. Standing water breeds mosquitoes; dry debris houses wasps. Where winters freeze, the trapped water becomes an ice dam at the eave and lifts the shingles from underneath.
Why your policy will not pay. Homeowners insurance generally does not cover water damage traced to clogged gutters. Carriers class gutter cleaning as routine maintenance, and damage from skipped maintenance as preventable neglect, which a standard policy excludes. A limb that tears a gutter off in a storm is sudden and accidental and is usually covered; a fascia board that rotted over two years is not. This is general information, not insurance advice; read your policy or ask your agent.
Guards stop leaves. They do not stop needles, seeds, grit or the paste they turn into. The job gets shorter, not gone.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and it is a different job: clearing what sits on top of the guard and checking that water is actually getting in, rather than scooping out the trough. Mesh and screen guards hold whole leaves off. Pine needles thread through, seed casings and pollen mat on top, roof grit settles underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge. The gutter is empty and the water never went in.
Guards earn their keep under big leafy trees and on roofs too high to want to climb. They do not end maintenance, whatever the installer said. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspouts and reseats the guards; tell us what is on the house when you get the quote and it is priced as a guarded system, which usually runs shorter than an open one.
Under an hour on most houses. Nobody has to be there, and the photos arrive either way.
The crew calls the day before with an arrival window and again when they are on the way. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical home; bigger houses, steep roofs and gutters left for years run longer. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. Before they arrive: side gate unlocked, cars off the driveway if runs face it, pets inside while ladders are up. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder off the gutter lip and the siding. After: photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, and an invoice that matches the quote.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. You hear what it is before anyone talks about money.
Still overflowing. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. If that happens after a cleaning, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it actually is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The number. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Your house. Stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and screens and downspout extensions go back where they were.
Payment. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone. Some dates take a small booking fee to hold the slot, and you hear about it before you book.
The whole city and the towns around it, booked by phone or text from the nearest crew.
Our crew has worked across Anniston, from homes with mature trees to newer streets with open lots. Most of our calls come from Anniston homeowners, and the usual story is a homeowner who has seen water pour over the edge in a storm or spotted a leak at the eave, or who wants to protect your home from water damage before the next rainy season. A clean gutter line is the first step. Residential and commercial calls both get a look, so if you own commercial properties, ask when you book whether the building fits our crew. Most of our work is on residential properties. We cover the city and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we call before we come.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a phone call. Tell us how many stories the house has, roughly how big it is, and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the front of the house is helpful if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 and we quote by phone or text. Once you book we give you an arrival window, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and you get a clean photo report afterward. Anniston gutter cleaning books up fastest in late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call, the better your chance at the date you want.
We want to keep your gutters and downspouts working between visits. Flushing and debris removal are part of every visit, so we flush every downspout to confirm water is leaving the system, and we leave each run clean. Our gutter services end with photos on your phone. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book, because guarded gutters still need the surface cleared. Where a downspout empties near a bed or landscape edge, we check the outlet so the water runs away from the house. If you have a question about how often to come back, just ask when you book.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. We do not quote a price from a chart. Once you tell us the house, you get one number, and it covers a clean run, the haul-off and the photos. That is what we charge.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall. Across Alabama, spring visits run mid to late April, when seeds and pollen have built up in the gutters. In November the wet leaf mat is the main problem. If you wait until the gutters overflow in heavy rainfall, the damage can already be underway, and it is much easier to keep a gutter clean than to fix the fascia.
Our cleaning services in Anniston run on a booked schedule, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service unless we can actually fit your house into the schedule that day.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see the clean result without being home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and confirm that water is leaving the gutter system. If a line drains underground, we check the outlet and tell you what we find. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, on our jobs guards still need cleaning and maintenance. Grit sits on top, needles work through, and a wet mat can roll water off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog. Left alone, that water can cause structural damage and rot at the fascia. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
