Our own crew cleans gutters in Auburn, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything we pull out hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have run spring and fall visits here for years, and most of our customers book the two visits each year without thinking twice about it. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date.
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. Homeowners get that same quote for our gutter cleaning services in Auburn, whether the visit is a spring cleaning or a fall one. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but the stories and the pitch are what decide the crew's time on the ladder.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a steep pitch the crew cannot walk means boom or scissor lift time. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave line at the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with leaves and grit, and a clog at the elbow, often a twig or a wad of seed casings, has to be worked loose before the flush. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends of the visit. A clean gutter is not the same job as a packed one, and the quote reflects that. A leak at a loose seam is photographed and reported, not repaired on the spot. We flush every downspout, and flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Here is how the gutter cleaning process runs for us. Ask us for a quote and text a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to take. Three details tell us most of what we need: the stories, the rough size, and whether trees overhang the house. Most homeowner calls land cleanly on that first call, and a cleaning is a cleaning, one run at a time. Before you book, keep your gutter maintenance schedule in mind too, because cleaning and maintenance done before a storm cost less than the cleanings after one.
| 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 customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Alabama, spring visits usually land in mid to late April. On our jobs, when we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of clogged downspouts. In fall it is the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or have pulled loose by the time winter rain arrives. The mat of wet leaves holds rainwater against the fascia, and rot follows. Auburn gets about 56.5 inches of rain a year, and its wettest months are March, June and December, so heavy rainfall finds any clog fast. The fall visit in late November to December clears the leaves and debris ahead of the winter rain, keeping the water away from your home.
Residential properties under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, run on a tighter schedule because needles and grit pack every outlet between visits. Mulch and seed from the landscape beds wash into the runs too. With few or no trees overhead, a single late-fall visit is often enough to keep water away from the foundation. Keeping the drainage path clean and clear matters most, and a full rain gutter is the first place it backs up. Guards change the schedule a little, and we still clear the surface even when they are on. Across Auburn, lots vary enough that one schedule does not fit every house, so we look at the gutter system and the trees in the surrounding areas before we suggest a schedule. Commercial properties follow the same logic. Left alone, a clog turns into structural damage at the fascia and soffit, and a clean system helps protect your home from water damage. After the first visit we tell you which schedule suits your house, and our gutter cleaning services follow it. Between visits, keep your gutters clean of needles and grit. If you want to clean your gutters yourself, start with the surface and stay off the ladder.
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 works across Auburn AL and the surrounding areas, and we clean gutters on Auburn homes of every size. Booking is simple: you call or text, we ask for stories, size and tree cover, and we set a date that fits your calendar. Booking a gutter cleaning service takes one call. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, so if you want to get your gutters on the calendar for a particular week, call early in those months.
Residential and commercial properties run on the same crews, and most of our repeat customers stay with the same schedule for years. Our gutter services cover the clearing, the flushing, a check of water flow at each downspout and the photo report, so nothing new shows up on the invoice. Regular gutter cleaning is cheaper to keep up than a clogged run that has started to pull away, and it stops buildup before it gets there. If something up on the house needs attention beyond cleaning, we photograph it and report it so you can decide what to do next.
Homeowners get the number from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us those details, and we give you an estimate on the spot, which is the price we charge on the invoice.
Our customers here book late spring and late fall. If you wait past the first heavy rainfall in the fall, the leaves have already packed the runs and the water is getting behind the fascia. Spring cleaning clears the seed and pollen that build up in the downspout, so it is a good time to clean your gutters before summer.
We confirm a date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. If you need something sooner, ask and we will check the calendar for an opening.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladders off the gutter lip and away from your home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout, and the gutters and downspouts are flow-tested together, so we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs at houses under heavy tree cover we find needles threaded through the mesh, seed casings sitting on top, and grit settled underneath. We clean off the surface and check that water is still getting in, so the guards do their job.
If a clean gutter still spills water over the front edge in rain, the cause is usually slope or downspout size rather than a blockage. Send us a photo or short video of the roofline and the run in the rain, and we tell you what it is. Water left running over the edge can lead to structural damage at the fascia, but we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote covers the stories, the size and the tree cover we discussed. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
