Our own crew cleans gutters in Calera, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run until it runs clean, hauls the debris away and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone, at (866) 435-6328, is the number on the invoice. Across Alabama, most of the homes we work on book us for spring and fall, which is when seed drop and leaf fall fill gutters fastest. Calera homes get the same flow test and photo check on every visit.
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 in the gutters. We quote our gutter services over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the gutter length alone misses how high the roofline sits and how much material is packed inside.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ground. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters that have not been opened in years hold compacted buildup, and that takes longer to clean out than a light leaf load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price, and they are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here, most of our work is on single-family houses, which are residential properties. Commercial properties and mixed residential and commercial sites go to a phone call first, since access and height change the job. The clog we see most often is leaves and debris packed in the trough, with the downspout elbows choked behind it. One clog at an elbow can back up a whole run, and when water flow backs up, the drainage fails and the water heads toward the fascia and the foundation. A run that has started to sag gets raised before work starts, since it changes the job. On a recent local job, the house had two stories, a moderate tree canopy and gutters that had gone unopened for several seasons. What we found in the gutters set the time on site, and the estimate reflected that before we climbed the ladder. Clogged downspouts that sit for a year can also cause structural damage to the trim and the soil at the base of the house, which is why we open every run rather than skim the top and call it clean. If you are a homeowner with a question about your own home, text us a photo of the front and we will tell you what we expect to find, and what it will take to get the gutters flowing again so the water stays away from your home.
| 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 here book twice a year, once in spring after the seeds and pollen have dropped and once in fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, when we open a gutter here in spring, we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, so a run that looked clean from the ground often is not. In fall, the leaf load is the main problem, and it is also the time to clean your gutters before rainwater has a chance to back up and find a blockage in the roofline. Our gutter cleaning service follows the same spring and fall rhythm.
Rain here runs about 58 inches a year, and heavy rainfall in February, March and December fills the trough fastest. Homes under heavy tree cover are on a shorter schedule, every three to four months, because needles and grit keep packing the downspout between visits. Homes with few or no trees do well with one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards can stretch the interval, but the surface still needs clearing, and we do not treat a guard as a reason to skip a visit. We schedule regular gutter cleaning around what your lot actually sheds, and after the first visit we tell you which tier fits. Regular gutter maintenance is the cheaper path to clean runs, and the estimate for a sagging run is always higher than the cleaning. Book a date with us through the calendar, or call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate.
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 covers Calera AL from the nearest base and keeps a regular route across Calera, so we can get a slot onto the calendar without a long wait. Booking for Calera gutter cleaning is simple: give us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Any homeowner can send a photo of the front of the house to help us plan the visit, but it is not required. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for a gutter clean.
Across Alabama, spring visits usually land in mid to late April, and our fall calendar fills from late November to December, so book early if you want those weeks. A photo shows us the whole gutter run when we can see it from the ground, and that is what we plan from. If you have gutter guards, tell us, and we still flush every downspout. Homeowners who keep up with their cleanings tend to see fewer leak problems and fewer twig jams in the downspout, which means less time spent chasing water damage later. You can also ask us to protect your home from water damage at the surrounding areas of the lot, such as the landscape bed under the eave, by including the splash block check in the visit. Keep your gutters and downspouts clean and running and the rain stays out of the fascia and off the foundation, and that is what the crew is here to do.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Tell us the stories, the square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and the price we give is the price on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in spring and again in late fall. A clean fall visit matters most, because if it is skipped we often find runs that have sagged by winter. The schedule matters more than the exact week, so book early and get your gutters on the calendar.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in Calera follow the same booking, and we will tell you the earliest opening when we quote the job.
No. Our crew works outside on the gutters and downspouts, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The photos show whether each run came out clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that the water comes out clean at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone starts.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but on our jobs a guarded gutter system still lets needles, seed casings and grit settle on top. That is why the cleaning and maintenance work changes: we lift the panels, clean underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
If a rain gutter that came out clean still spills over in the rain, it usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a clog, and water left running over the edge can lead to rot in the fascia. Text us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote from your stories and size. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
