Our own crew cleans gutters in Hoover, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave, with the gutters left clean. The price comes from your number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Hoover homeowners book in the spring and fall, and we have been doing this work across Alabama long enough to know why.
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. Our gutter cleaning services in Hoover are quoted from those three things, by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Every homeowner gets the same three questions. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutters decide the real figure.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, which takes longer to clear than a run kept clean every season. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too, and so does a twig lodged at a downspout elbow. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On one recent job in town, the house was two stories with heavy tree cover over the back slope. The crew found the gutters full of seeds and a leaf mat that had started to root, and the downspout elbows were partly blocked. The gutter system on that house took the most time, which is what drove the quote up. We flush every downspout and photograph each run before we leave, and the crew leaves the trough clean. You can see the job here: recent case.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a phone call or a text. Tell us the stories and whether trees hang over the house, and we send a written estimate the same day. To get a number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We also want you to get your gutters cleaned on a timetable that fits your lot, and the first visit shows us what a clean run looks like on your house. That is the point of gutter maintenance: a short visit on time, not a long one after the rot starts. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the rot from getting a head start.
| 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 Hoover 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. Across Alabama, the spring visit window falls in mid to late April, and our fall visit window runs from November to early December. When we open a gutter in late spring, the downspout elbows are often packed with seeds and pollen paste. A run that was clean at the fall visit can still hold a seed mat by spring. In the fall it is the leaves and twigs, wet and matted, that cause trouble, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag under the weight by the next winter. Freezes are a real risk here, so ice at the eave can lift the shingles and build ice dams if the gutter is full going into winter.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers book cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. Houses with few or no trees overhead usually stay clean enough with one visit a year in late fall. A rain gutter that is full when the rainwater arrives in January through March, the wettest months here, can spill behind the fascia and leak, and that is how structural damage starts. Guards reduce how often the trough fills, but they do not stop the top of the run from catching grit, so the surface still needs clearing. Clogged downspouts are where it starts: one blockage at the bottom can back a whole run up in a single storm. Between visits, keep your gutters clean by pulling needles off the surface by hand.
Until we have seen your lot, we will not promise a visit count. After the first visit, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can decide from there.
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 works across Hoover, AL and the surrounding areas. Most of our work is on residential properties. We also take residential and commercial jobs, and commercial properties get a site visit before any quote. Hoover homes get the same quote process as anywhere else we work. Booking works the way it sounds: you call or text, we ask for the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the house, and we send a quote the same day. A photo of the house front helps, though it is not required. Lead time depends on the week, and we will tell you the first date we can offer when you call.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, one in the spring and one in the fall, so booking early in those months gets you the slot you want. Outside those windows there is usually room. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you need other gutter services, ask when you call, and the crew leaves the landscape as it was found when it is done.
If you have a slot in mind in Hoover AL, call (866) 435-6328 and we will check it against the crew schedule. Our goal is to clean your gutters before the next heavy rainfall, so we can protect your home from water damage and the gutters can run water away from your home.
Each gutter cleaning service is quoted from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house first. Once we have those details, the number we quote is the number you pay.
Most customers book in late spring and in late fall. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the ice can already have built up at the eave, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag by March. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which visit makes sense for your house.
Same-day depends on the week and how many jobs are already booked. The cleaning and maintenance visit works the same either way, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call. If you need something sooner, ask and we will tell you what we have.
No, you do not need to be home. 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, the gutters and downspouts get checked together, the drainage too, and we flush every downspout and watch the water flow out the bottom. If a line drains underground and the water is not coming out, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still collect leaves on top of the guard and fine grit underneath. On our jobs we find seed casings and grit sitting on the guard and water running over the front edge. The job is shorter than an open gutter, but it is still needed.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The quote on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
