Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything pulled out hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. 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 in the spring and fall, which is when we see the most loaded gutters.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Commercial properties are quoted the same way, from stories, roof area and what is in the gutters. Other gutter cleaning services that price per linear foot land in a similar place, but we would rather you know the full figure before the ladder goes up.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold leaves and debris packed hard enough that the crew has to dig it out before the trough is clean. A leak at a seam is a common find on those jobs, and left alone it can rot the fascia board behind it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of everything the crew pulls out are included in the price and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Madison homes span a wide range of sizes. Where the gutter has a clog at a downspout elbow, we see the water sitting in the trough and the drainage backing up into the roofline. Clogged downspouts show the same thing at the outlet, so the crew checks both ends. A sag in a long run that has held water for seasons takes extra time to clear and check water flow end to end, and the quote reflects that. Homes with heavy tree cover carry more buildup than open lots, and we price that in from the start. A rain gutter left holding water is one that sags over time, so the crew works the gutters first and the rest only after the outlet sends water away from your home. That keeps the structural damage that comes from standing water off the bill.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate before anyone is on a 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 Madison AL customers book twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop and in the fall after the last leaves. Across Alabama the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and by then a gutter holds seeds packed into the downspout elbows and a pollen paste that holds water, and a clog or blockage forms wherever the two meet. Our fall visit runs November to early December. Heavy rainfall in February, March and December, our wettest months, turns a gutter left full of wet leaves into a leak along the roofline, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag by the next rainy season.
Madison gutter cleaning on residential properties follows the tree cover, and regular gutter cleaning keeps it on schedule. Under heavy tree cover, plan on cleanings every three to four months, because needles, a twig or two, and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. On residential properties near a busy road or construction, the same schedule applies. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough for a rainwater system to run clear. Gutter guards change the job too, but the gutter system still needs its surface cleared, so you still have to clean your gutters, and debris removal is part of every visit.
After the first clean, we tell you which gutter maintenance tier your lot actually needs, and each visit gets a written estimate before the date is set. Keep your gutters on that schedule and the next visit stays a short one.
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 Madison and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Homeowners book a gutter cleaning service with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Every homeowner gets the quote in writing before a date is set. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so calling early helps. Lead time is confirmed when you call. Our crew arrives ready to clean, and we keep the ladder off the siding and the landscape beds.
We clean gutters and downspouts on residential and commercial properties, and we also clean exterior glass in the same visit when you ask. The goal is to protect your home from water damage without making a second trip. Our crew treats every job as full gutter services, not a quick pass. Haul-off is included, and we flush every downspout and check the flow before we leave. Cleaning and maintenance happen in one visit, not two. Get your gutters on the calendar early, since the busy windows fill first.
Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date and we confirm it in writing.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. The figure you hear on the call is the figure on the invoice.
Across Alabama the spring visit falls in mid to late April, before seeds and pollen pack the downspout elbows. Our fall visit runs November to early December, and heavy rainfall in February and March is the next test for the same gutters. Wait too long in spring and the seeds and pollen have already packed the downspout elbows, and in fall the leaves can sit and hold water into the first freeze.
Lead time on our cleaning services in Madison depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside, our crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it at the outlet, and the run is left clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs needles, seed pods and grit sit on top of the guard, and roof grit settles underneath. The surface still needs a clean, so guards are part of your gutter maintenance, though the job is usually shorter.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, it is usually a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem, and that water runs back toward the foundation instead of away from your home. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the number in writing.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
