Our own crew cleans gutters in Boaz, AL, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most Boaz homeowners book a spring visit and a fall visit, and we fit them around the seasons that actually fill the gutters.
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. We provide cleaning services in Boaz for houses of every size, and the gutter cleaning service is priced the same way on each one. The quote covers gutters and downspouts from the top of the run to the outlet, including drainage at the bottom. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, and we are glad to walk through either method if you ask. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate before anyone climbs a ladder.
What moves the price on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the work. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves, grit and the odd twig, and the crew has to clean out each run by hand. A clog that has sat for a season takes more time than one caught early, and a clog left alone is where the trouble starts. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the Boaz homes we clean, the figure usually comes down to one or two of those factors. Around Boaz we have seen the same pattern repeat on different lots: the house with the most trees is the one that moves most from the first estimate. A clean gutter on a lot with no overhanging branches takes the least time, and the number we give you accounts for the trees before we arrive. If the crew is on the roof and finds a leak at a seam or a loose hanger the phone call could not have shown, it is photographed and discussed with you before we change the scope.
Gutter maintenance is the other half of this. Regular gutter cleanings keep the system clear enough that the crew does not have to start from a blockage each time, which is why the price for a house on a schedule tends to hold steady year to year. If you keep your gutters on a schedule, the cleaning and maintenance work stays predictable for both of us. Each run is left clean before the crew leaves, and it stays clean longer and moves water away from your home when the schedule holds. A homeowner who lets the gutters go for three seasons pays more because the job is bigger, and sometimes the buildup has already started to rot the trim behind the run. The easiest way to protect your home from water damage is to get your gutters on a schedule, instead of letting water spill over the edge in heavy rainfall.
The gutter cleaning process is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will reply with an estimate and the date we can come out.
| 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 across Boaz book two cleanings a year, once in spring and once in fall. Across Alabama the spring visit lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit here runs November to early December. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbow of each downspout, and a clean gutter in April is mostly a seed problem. In fall it is the leaves and debris load, and we flush each downspout to confirm the run is clear. In a winter with a hard freeze, ice forms at the eave, and the runs that sag or pull loose are usually on houses that skipped the fall visit.
When we open a gutter in mid to late April, the seeds are usually packed to the elbow and the gutter system is holding more than it should. When we open the same gutter in November, the wet leaf mat is thick and the downspout is already slowing. Under heavy tree cover, or a landscape with branches hanging over the roofline, keeping the gutter clean needs a shorter cycle, because leaves and grit pack the downspout between visits. With few or no trees, a single late fall visit is usually enough to keep water away from the foundation.
Gutters with guards still need the surface kept clean, and we check what sits on top of the guard on each visit. Guards reduce how often the crew needs to lift the cover, but they do not stop the grit and seed mat that rots into the trough over time. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found, not on a general rule.
Our gutter cleaning services cover residential properties across Alabama, and the schedule that works for a house is often the same one that works for a small building next door. We also clean commercial properties with the same photo report and the same written quote. Whatever the building, the goal is the same: the rain gutter stays clean, the clogged downspouts stay open, and rainwater goes where it should. Left packed, a gutter can lead to structural damage at the fascia.
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.
We clean gutters across Boaz, AL from the nearest base, and the crew covers the city as a whole, along with the surrounding areas. Our gutter cleaning services are booked the same way for residential and commercial work. Residential properties get the same written quote as every other job. Every downspout gets a flush and a water flow check before the crew moves on, and drainage is checked at the outlet. Debris removal is part of every visit. Boaz homes are quoted the same way: booking starts with a phone or text quote from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so a call placed early in either season gets the pick of open dates.
Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, or text a photo of the front of the house and we will send the quote back with the earliest slot we have. If your gutters are already overflowing or starting to sag, tell us when you call so we can plan the first visit around the water you are seeing. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the gutters clean between seasons, so the fastest way to clean your gutters is to book before the leaves pack in. A clog caught early, before the buildup sets, is a shorter job than one left to sit.
The number comes from stories, size and the roofline, and we give it to you by phone or text as a written estimate before we book. Our gutter services in Boaz AL are priced the same way for every house. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the figure for your house.
Most of our customers here book in mid to late April and again in November or early December. If you wait past the fall leaf drop, we find the wet leaf mat is heavier and the runs can sag by the time freezing weather arrives. A standing schedule is the simplest way to keep your gutters clear and protect your home from water damage.
Most slots in Boaz and the surrounding areas come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service unless we have an opening 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. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and once the water runs clean we check drainage at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find leaves, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and settling underneath. Seed casings and grit can clog the guard surface, so the top still needs clearing, though it usually happens less often.
A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater over the edge during a storm has a slope or capacity problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The quote you agree to on the phone is the price on the invoice. 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.
