Our own crew cleans your gutters, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave. Everything pulled from the trough is hauled away, not blown onto the lawn, and you get photos of every run on your phone. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Alabama, most of our customers book a clean for mid to late April or for November to early December.
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 in the gutters, from packed leaves to the odd twig. Quotes for cleanings come from stories, size and what we can see from the ground. We quote cleaning services in Irondale over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Cleaning and maintenance jobs are quoted the same way. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the per-foot math hides what the crew actually finds up there.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk means more time and more lift work. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted muck and buildup, and a blockage at a downspout elbow takes longer to clear. A leak at a seam can hide under that packed mess until the crew gets there. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Gutter maintenance on a tall house is priced for the lift work, and every homeowner hears that number before the ladder goes up. Everything comes down in bags and goes away from your home. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
A run still full when heavy rainfall hits is the one to book first. Two stories, a heavy tree canopy over the back run and gutters left for several seasons each push the quote up, and we say so before the ladder goes up. The gutter cleaning process here follows that same order: quote from the three things we can see, clear every run, flush every downspout, and confirm before anything changes. If you need to get your gutters clean before the next storm, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate before anyone climbs 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.
Our gutter cleaning services run across Irondale, and most of our customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Alabama the spring visit usually lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit runs from November to early December. On our jobs in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is leaves and debris, and the wet mat is what holds the water in place, so a clean trough going into winter matters more than the calendar date. Local rainfall runs about 58 inches a year, and heavy rainfall in February, March and June is when a full gutter fails. Water that cannot leave the trough spills over the front edge, and that is how clogged downspouts lead to structural damage on the fascia.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the right rhythm, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. With few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Guard systems go on a lighter schedule, but the surface still needs clearing, and a gutter system with guards still needs its drainage checked at the outlet. Each visit ends with a flush of every downspout. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we set the next date while we are on site. Standing water in a full trough is what starts rot in fascia boards, and runoff from it soaks the landscape beds along the foundation. Keep your gutters on schedule, and a clean rain gutter keeps water away from your foundation.
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 Irondale AL from the nearest base and keeps a steady route through Irondale and surrounding areas. Booking works like this: you call or text, we ask for stories, approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, since a limb overhead is a common cause of clog in the gutter. Tell us about any run that sags, too. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We give you a quote from those details and set a date. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, so calling early in those months gets you a better slot.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for an exterior cleaning. The crew does not come inside. Irondale homes and businesses that want regular gutter cleaning can book a standing schedule so the next visit is set before the last one ends. Homeowners who book a gutter cleaning service schedule get the same photo check each visit, along with a water flow check at the outlet. We handle residential and commercial work, covering residential properties and commercial properties alike, and the same crew approach applies to both. A regular visit catches buildup and poor drainage before a sag shows up. Debris removal rides along on every visit. If a run needs gutter services beyond cleaning, you get it in writing first. Cleaning and maintenance on a steady timeline is easier to keep than to catch up on. If you want to clean your gutters on a set date each season, tell us when you call and we will build the schedule around your lot.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage of the house, plus what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you an estimate from those details before anyone climbs up.
Most of our customers book a spring visit in mid to late April and a fall visit from November to early December. If the fall visit is skipped, water can sit in a full trough through a freeze and sag the run by the next season. Across Alabama, Gulf hurricanes and tropical remnants fill a trough fast, so keep your gutters on a schedule that matches the season.
We confirm the date when you call, and we do not promise same-day work without an open slot.
No. A homeowner does 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, so you see the clean result for yourself. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Our crew checks gutters and downspouts together. We flush every downspout and confirm that water drainage is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep the big leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still pack on top, and once that mat is wet, rainwater runs off the front edge. The surface gets cleared, the guards get reseated, and the run gets a clean flow check.
Send us a short video of the overflow in the rain, along with a look at the roofline if you can. A clog or a blockage is not always the cause. A gutter that is clean and still spills over the edge usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, and a leak at a seam can look like overflow too. We tell you what it is instead of selling a second cleaning, and fixing it early is how you protect your home from water damage.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, and you agree to it first, so the invoice matches the number we gave you on the phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
