Our own crew does the full clean on gutters across Enterprise AL, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything we pull out hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Alabama, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that rhythm holds for Enterprise homes too. Homeowners who call once get the same clean the regulars get.
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, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of gutter, but the number that matters to you is the total for your house.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape puts the back run higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and grit that has to be dug out by hand, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A backed-up run that holds water against the fascia is how structural damage starts, and it costs far less to clear than to replace the board. A leak at a seam or a run that starts to sag gets photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Enterprise homes sit in a mix of neighborhoods, and the ones with the heaviest leaf load tend to be the ones nobody has cleaned in a while. When a rear run has a clog at the elbow, it holds water back against the fascia, so we flush each downspout until it runs clear at the bottom before we call it done. Our rule is to flush every downspout before the crew leaves. The quote does not change once we are up there, because we already asked about stories, size and trees on the phone. A homeowner gets the same quote process whether the house is large or small. Send us a photo of the front of your house by text if that is easy, and we can see most of what we need. Call (866) 435-6328 to get a quote. Commercial properties follow the same logic, priced per building, and the reasons are the same: height, access, and how much buildup has collected since the last visit. Whatever the house, the job is to get water away from your home. A rain gutter that sits full after a storm is the first thing we check.
| 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.
On our Enterprise jobs, most customers book in the spring after the seed and pollen drop and again in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Alabama, the spring visit usually falls in mid to late April. When we open a gutter here in the spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, with pollen paste holding them together. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, with leaves and debris pressed into the trough, and on houses that skipped that visit we often see runs that have pulled loose or sagged by the next winter. Our fall visits here run late November to December.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the drainpipes clear, because needles, a twig or two, and grit pack into the elbows between visits. Clogged downspouts are the usual trouble here, and a single clog or blockage at a bend can back water up the whole run. Near a busy road or active construction, the same schedule applies for the same reason. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots, and that is the schedule we set for residential properties with open lots. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because a mat of leaves and grit on top of the guard stops the water from getting in. Regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule keeps every run clean, and the same logic holds for residential and commercial buildings.
The range is set by the lot. A yard with no trees can stay on a once-a-year schedule, while a lot under a canopy of trees moves to the every three to four month schedule, because the drainpipe fills faster than the gutter does. The first visit sets the tier, and after that visit we tell you which one your lot actually needs.
Enterprise gets 57.9 inches of rain a year, and the wettest stretch of the year brings heavy rainfall, so a gutter that is clean in spring can be full again before the next visit. Our rule for gutter maintenance here is simple: clean your gutters before the heaviest rain, check that rainwater leaves each downspout, and watch the roofline and every seam for a leak after a storm. Drainage at the bottom of the downspout matters as much as the trough. A rain gutter that cannot carry its water away is how the fascia starts to rot, and keeping the system clear helps protect your home from water damage.
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 Enterprise from the nearest base and works the neighborhoods across town, from the older streets with mature trees to the newer subdivisions with open lots. Booking for enterprise gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar. Lead time depends on the calendar at the time you call, and we will tell you the first date we have when you ask. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Two windows of the year fill up fastest for us: late spring and late fall. If you want a slot in those months, it is worth calling early. Outside those windows, dates open up more readily. Each visit includes the full clean, the flush of every downspout, a look at any gutter guards and the photo report. Homeowners who book regularly tell us the calendar is easier when cleanings are set on a recurring date at the first visit, which is one way to keep your gutters clean without thinking about the next visit until the reminder comes.
Every home gets the same gutter cleaning process, and it runs the same way on each visit: photos, flush, haul, photos again. Each visit starts with a clean gutter and ends with a photo report. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts from end to end, and we will tell you what needs more than a cleaning. Homes in the surrounding areas are quoted the same way, by phone or text, and the price is confirmed before the crew rolls.
The number comes from the house itself. We quote it by phone or text from the stories, the square footage and how much buildup is in the gutters, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Downspout flushing and haul-off are included.
Most of our customers book in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the cold weather settles in.
We book gutter cleaning services in Enterprise by phone or text, and same-day slots are not something we promise, because the calendar depends on the day you call. We tell you the first open date when you call, and we confirm it before the crew rolls.
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 with water and watched until it runs clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes, though less often. Under guards on our jobs we find needles threaded through, seed casings on top, and grit settled underneath. Once that mat is wet, the water runs off the front edge instead of getting in, so the surface still needs clearing. Guards cut down on cleaning and maintenance, but they do not end it, and every gutter system with guards still gets each downspout flushed. Clean the surface first, then check that water is actually going in.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote is built from the stories, the size and the tree cover you give us. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, not after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
