Our own crew cleans gutters in Cullman, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls it all away, and sends 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 property, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and our calendar fills in those windows, so it helps to ask early.
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, whether that is a light buildup or a full clog. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the access matter more than the footage alone. A homeowner who calls for a quote gets the number on the first call, and most homeowners want that answer before anything else.
On a typical job here, what moves the quote is what the crew finds when it gets on the ladder. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the working height of the gutter line. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed solid, and a run that has started to sag takes longer to clear than a normal clog. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included on every job, so gutters and downspouts get the same work and nothing is billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most Cullman homes we work on have a mix of tree cover, so the routine is steady: clear the run, flush each downspout, check that water is leaving at the outlet, and photograph the result. We have seen how much a packed downspout can slow drainage on a heavy rain day, and that is the kind of thing we look for. Heavy rainfall tests every gutter, and Cullman gets about 60.3 inches of precipitation a year. When we open a gutter that has been neglected, the clog is usually in the elbow, and the water flow tells us where the blockage is. A cracked elbow can also leak water straight onto the fascia, and that shows up later as rot. We clean the whole gutter system, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway.
Residential properties are our main work, and we also handle commercial properties on a scheduled basis, so the approach is the same for residential and commercial work, whether it is a house or a larger site. Ask us for the number and we will walk you through the process before we arrive, including what the crew expects to find. Our gutter cleaning services scale to the building, and the crew adjusts the time to match. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the price low over time, because a gutter that is cleaned on schedule almost never needs the heavy first-visit work again. The spring and fall visits follow the same routine. If you want to clean your gutters on a set schedule, tell us and we will set it up.
| 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.
Across Alabama, the spring visit window runs mid to late April, after the seed and pollen drop. In Cullman AL, most customers book twice a year, and the second visit lands in November to early December, after the last leaves are down. Those are the two visits that protect your home from water damage through the wet months, and the goal is to get water away from your home. The first visit in spring clears the seed casings and pollen paste that pack the gutters and downspouts, and it leaves a clean trough for the spring rain. The fall visit clears the leaves before the rainy stretch of winter. The same schedule works for homes in surrounding areas.
Here the wettest months are January, February and December, and the heavy rain comes in the cold months, so a gutter that is still full when the rain starts will overflow fast. Cullman rainwater has to go somewhere, and a full trough sends it over the edge and into the landscape beside the house. When we open a gutter in late fall, we find a wet leaf mat sitting on top of the trough, right under the roofline. When we open one in April, the seeds are packed in clogged downspouts. Left alone, that kind of clog can lead to structural damage in the fascia and soffit. Each visit clears a different blockage, and both matter, so our gutter services are booked as a pair.
Under heavy tree cover, you need more visits to keep your gutters clean, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. With few or no trees hanging over the house, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Still, gutter guards reduce how often the trough fills, but they do not replace gutter maintenance, so guarded gutters still come on the regular schedule. Skip a visit and the buildup of grit can turn into a leak at a loose seam, so the crew will flush every downspout each time. Once we have seen the house, we give you an estimate for the tier your lot actually needs.
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 handles cleaning services in Cullman, and we cover the surrounding areas from our nearest base without staging crews anywhere else. Booking a Cullman gutter cleaning starts with one call, and the gutter cleaning process is the same everywhere we work. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house. We will ask for the number of stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the house, and we give you the number on the phone. The photo of the front helps us see the access before we come out, and we call before we arrive so nobody has to wait around.
Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows are spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop push everyone onto the schedule at once. Heavy rainfall fills the calendar too, so booking earlier helps. If you can book outside those windows, the slots tend to open sooner. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and our gutter services in Cullman AL cover the exterior only, so the crew never comes inside. Regular cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule keeps the lead time short, and once the house is on the calendar, gutter maintenance is easy to book. A twig or a handful of seed pods can block a downspout, and the crew clears it away from your home before it backs up. Each of these cleanings ends with a clean run and a photo of it. As a homeowner, you can ask for a written estimate before we book, and you can book the date when the number works for you.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range here because the same two-story house can take very different time depending on what is in the gutters. Once you tell us those details, the number we quote is the number you pay.
Across Alabama, the spring visit window runs mid to late April. Customers across Cullman usually add a November to early December visit, when the leaves are down. Waiting past the first hard rains means the leaf mat is already wet and heavy, and a run that starts to sag can let water reach the wood behind the gutter, where rot begins. Here a clog left through a freeze and thaw can lead to structural damage.
Our cleaning services in Cullman run on a calendar, and we confirm a date when you call. The calendar fills fastest in the spring and fall windows. We do not promise same-day service, so call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the first date we have open.
No. Our crew works outside only, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The same is true at commercial properties. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and that is all we ask.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and watch it run clear at the bottom, because clogged downspouts can back up the whole gutter system. 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, so it is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep leaves and debris out, but on our jobs we still find pollen, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packing the downspout underneath. The guard shortens the job, but the surface still has to be cleared on the regular schedule. A clean gutter carries water away from the house, but only if it stays clear.
A rain gutter that is clean and still spills over the front in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote is the number we charge, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Nothing gets added to the invoice after the fact.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
