Our own crew keeps gutters clean on every house we visit, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your house size and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Alabama, most of our customers book us for the spring and fall cleaning, and we have been on those houses long enough to know what a season of seed, pollen and leaves does to a run.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how big it is and what is sitting in the gutters. We price our gutter services over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot once the rest is counted. Nothing about the quote changes once the crew is on the ladder unless we find something you have not been told about, and if we do, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are the same few things every time. A third story or a steep roofline takes longer and more gear. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher above grade than the front, so the boom or scissor lift has to reach farther. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted leaf mat that has to be cleared by hand, not blown. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time up top, even when the gutters are otherwise clean. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras.
Our recent jobs show how this works. On one customer's house the number moved because the back run sat on a slope, the lift had to be set up on soft ground, and the gutters held a season of wet leaf mat. The crew left every run clean, flushed every downspout, and the price on the invoice matched the price on the phone. Most of the time the quote is simple to give, and the cleaning is simple to do. The part that takes care is getting the gutters clear before the next storm arrives, and that is what our crew is there to do.
A few homeowners ask whether the number is the same for a small house as a large one. It is not, and we will say so on the phone. Cleanings are priced by the length of the run and the height of the work. Tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and we will give you a firm number right then. If it is easier, text us a photo of the front of the house and we can work from that.
What we do not do is tack on fees for things that should be part of the job. Flushing each downspout, checking the flow and hauling away what comes out of the gutters are part of every cleaning. If you have used cleaning services in Daphne before that charged for those, ask us for a quote and compare the totals. We think the number you can see is the one you should pay, which is why we give it to you before the truck rolls 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.
Most of our customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. In the spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of each downspout. In the fall it is leaves and debris, and where freezing is a real risk in winter, the first ice and the ice dams at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall cleaning we have seen runs sag, the fascia begin to rot, or pull loose before the spring visit, which is how a small clog turns into structural damage. Heavy rainfall is when a clogged run shows itself, and keeping water away from your home is what the fall visit is for.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles, a twig or two, and grit pack the outlets between visits, and the buildup can clog the gutter system faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Regular gutter cleaning on a lot with few or no trees usually means one visit a year, in late fall. Gutter guards do not remove the need for a visit; they cut the number of visits and keep the trough clean, but the water still has to get through. Lots next to fresh landscape work or heavy traffic bring grit and dust into the trough, and those lots go on the shorter schedule too.
Our crew has cleaned runs in Daphne AL that tell the story better than a schedule does. One customer with no trees near the house is on the once-a-year schedule, and the gutters come down clean each late fall. Another customer under the trees is on the three-to-four-month schedule, because the leaves come back quickly and the clogged downspouts need clearing before the next visit. Both are real houses we have cleaned.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. We look at the trees, the shingles, the downspout and what the gutters held when we opened them, and we give you the schedule that fits. There is no sales pitch in it; if the gutters can go a year, we say so, and if they need to stay clean every three months, we say that too. Good gutter maintenance is mostly timing, and the schedule is the part that matters.
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 has cleaned gutters and downspouts on Daphne homes in the neighborhoods where the trees and the older runs make the work steady. We do gutter cleaning services for residential properties and commercial properties, and the crew can also take a residential job for a homeowner who needs a clean gutter system without a wait. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, from your stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over it, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
Lead time depends on how full the calendar is, and the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, fill first. If you want a slot in those months, book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the cleaning. Some visits come up within a few days in the quieter months, and we tell you the date when you call rather than guessing. For a clean job at the right time, ask us to clean your gutters before the season turns.
Our crew works across Daphne and surrounding areas from the nearest base, which keeps the drive short and the crew on time. Commercial properties book on a schedule per building and we keep to it. Residential jobs are one clean visit per house, and we confirm the date in writing so there is no question about when the crew is coming.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or by text. We do not name a figure without those three things. Once you give us the details, the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book twice a year, in the spring after the seed and pollen drop and in the fall after the leaves are down. Keep your gutters clean before the first freeze, because a freeze can leave ice dams at the eave and rainwater backing up under the shingles. Cleaning on schedule helps protect your home from water damage. Under heavy tree cover we go 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. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we have open.
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 checked for water flow, and a blockage the crew cannot clear from the bottom is worked from the top. The crew confirms the water is leaving the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, though less often. Under guards we usually find needles and seed casings threaded through and grit sitting on top, and once that mat is wet, rainwater runs off the front edge. We lift the guards, clean what is underneath and check the drainage.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and point out any leak you can see. A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog problem, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote is the number we charge, and the balance is due when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
