Our own crew cleans gutters in Bessemer, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the home and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Alabama, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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 price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured. On our jobs the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
The gutters that come to us most often are the ones packed with compacted leaves and grit from a season of skipped visits. When we open a gutter like that, the first pass is often a clog at the elbow where the water flow stops and nothing carries the water away, and the buildup sits on top of a sag that only shows once the trough is empty. Those jobs take longer, and getting to a clean trough costs more time, so we tell you that on the phone before we book.
We price every house on what we see, so a quote for Bessemer homes with a deep rain gutter and clogged downspouts comes out different from a single-story ranch with clean runs. Leaves and twigs from the trees and the eaves are part of the same visit, and when the drainage is not moving water away from your home, we say so on the phone, not after we are on the ladder. Structural damage we find is photographed and reported, not sold, and it does not change the number we gave you.
We have worked on jobs where the homeowner had a question about the cost, and we walked them through the same three things every time: stories, size and tree cover. Every visit is quoted that way, and the number stays the same after the crew arrives unless you ask us to add something. That is the whole rule, and a clean number on the phone is why the quote holds.
| 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 two cleanings a year, a spring visit and a fall visit in November to early December after the last leaves. Across Alabama, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late April, after the seed and pollen drop. In April the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have pulled loose by the time the rain starts again. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the drains between visits. With a landscape that has few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to clean your gutters. Seeds and grit also settle at the roofline and form a clog, so a gutter that looks clean from the ground can still hold a blockage.
Freezing weather does happen in Bessemer, and when a cold snap comes, the water that sits in a full gutter can work against the eave. Our crew sees that most often on houses that went through a wet winter with no fall visit. Bessemer gets about 58.4 inches of rain a year, and February, April and July are the wettest months, so a gutter that is already holding leaves overflows at the first hard storm. A full gutter can leak at the seams before it ever overflows. Keeping your gutters clean through a wet winter is the point of the fall visit. The rainwater runs over the edge instead of into the drain, and the eaves take the hit first.
We keep the schedule simple: cleaning and maintenance twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy trees, or near a busy road or a construction site, we are back every three to four months. Guards cut the frequency, but we still clear the surface and check the trough underneath so the gutters stay clean. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put that in writing so you can plan the calendar. Our Bessemer al crew uses the same tiers for every job, so you know what to expect before we come out. Regular gutter cleaning and gutter maintenance keep each visit short.
We service commercial properties and residential properties on the same check, with a schedule that matches the building rather than a one-size calendar. Each visit ends with the estimate telling you what the next visit looks like. We do not diagnose from a distance, so the first visit is when we confirm a clean schedule and the scope.
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.
The crew works across Bessemer from the nearest base to whichever neighborhood you are in. Our gutter services here are cleaning, flushing and a photo check of every run. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text: give us the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, spring and late fall, fill fastest. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Clean gutters protect your home from water damage, and that is the reason we keep the calendar open for regular customers. Our crew checks gutters and downspouts on each visit, and we flush every downspout before we leave.
If you want to get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the eaves and we will tell you what we see. If you are comparing cleaning services in Bessemer, ask each one to quote from the same three things. We do not promise a visit before we have looked at the house, and we do not book a slot we cannot keep. The same crew handles the surrounding areas, so you see the same people each time you call in.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Give us the stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in late fall, once the seeds and the last leaves are down. If the fall visit gets skipped, we find sagging runs and early rot at the fascia by the next spring. Under heavy trees we are back every three to four months.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when the crew is coming.
No, you do not need to be home. Our Bessemer gutter cleaning process happens outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we watch the water until it runs clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the water never gets in. We clear the surface, check the whole gutter system underneath and reseat the guard.
If a clean gutter still spills over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is slope or downspout size, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, and a clean quote means no surprises once the crew starts. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it first. Call (866) 435-6328 with the house details and we will confirm the number in writing.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
