Our own crew will clean your gutters in Foley AL, flush every downspout, flow-test the runs, haul the waste away, and send you 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 roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Foley homeowners book in spring and fall, so the calendar fills early in those windows.
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 gutter system. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A gutter cleaning service that prices by the linear foot lands in a similar place per foot of run, but a single number from the phone call is simpler to plan around.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and that takes longer than a single-story run. A walk-out basement or a lot with a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline on the back runs, and it changes where the drainage comes off the house. Gutters that nobody has opened in years take more time per foot of trough, because the crew has to clear the packed-down buildup and any sag before the water can run. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every section. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, and handle the debris removal, and all of that is included in the quote and never billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the Foley homes we clean, the quote is most affected by the leaves and debris that pack the gutters over a season, and by how much the trees overhang the house. One Foley customer had a two-story house with heavy overhang on the rear runs; the crew found a full leaf load in the rain gutter and clogged downspouts that had backed water toward the foundation. The job took the time it took, and the quote reflected what we found on the roof, which is the way we price every house we clean. You can read that case here: Foley case study.
Gutter cleaning services are priced by what the crew finds, and Foley gutter cleaning works the same way: a clean gutter takes less time than one packed with leaves. A clog that has sat for a season can also mean structural damage to the trough or the hangers, which we photograph and report so you can decide what to do. We do not sell repairs from the ladder.
| 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 Foley customers book twice a year, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Across Alabama, the spring window runs mid to late April. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall we find the leaf load, and the wet mat it makes in the gutter as rainwater runs over it. Summer is the wettest stretch, with June, July and August the wettest months, and heavy rainfall in those months tests every run that was left full. A run that was clean in spring does not stay clean through the summer storms.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits, and one clog can back water up the whole run. Near a busy road or a construction site the schedule is similar, since grit and debris make a blockage at the downspout faster. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Gutter guards keep the trough clean longer, but gutter maintenance still has to include clearing the surface, because a mat of needles and grit on top of a guard stops the water from getting in. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps every downspout moving.
Our crew does not give advice from a rulebook. We clean the gutters, look at what is in them, and tell you what we see. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule for your house, or text us a photo of the roofline and we will reply with what we see.
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 across Foley. We provide cleaning services in Foley and surrounding areas from our nearest base, and our gutter services are booked by phone or text. Booking starts with a quote based on stories, size and tree cover, for residential properties and commercial properties alike. We quote residential and commercial jobs on the same three details, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, when our calendar fills first.
We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home for the visit. The crew works outside and does not come into the house. The crew checks gutters and every downspout on each visit and leaves the ground as clean as it found it. If your gutters have been overflowing, a twig is jammed in a run, or you see a leak at a seam, tell us when you book so we can plan the visit around the leaf load and the downspouts that need flushing.
We want every home we clean to stay dry, and between cleanings we will keep your gutters working as well as we can. Protect your home from water damage by booking on the schedule that fits your lot, and we will keep the water away from your home, the foundation and the fascia.
Our gutter cleaning process is simple to describe and hard to do well on a ladder, so we walk you through it on the phone. The crew checks every run, flushes every downspout and photographs the result.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will quote it from those details.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat can sit through the rainy season, and runs can sag by spring.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Ask about the first open date when you book.
No. As a homeowner you do not need to be there. 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. Checking an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seeds and grit settle on top of them. Under guards on our jobs we find a mat that blocks the water from entering the trough, so the surface still gets cleared and the trough stays clean. Guards cut the work, but they do not remove the need for cleaning and maintenance.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a cleaning problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
The number we quote is the number we charge. 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.
