Our own crew cleans gutters in Northport, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls the debris away, and takes photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. On our jobs most customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf fall have built up enough to matter.
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. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once you do the math on a typical Northport lot, but the crew still has to see the house before anyone commits to a figure. Our gutter cleaning services are priced the same way on commercial properties, and the crew still walks the site first.
On our jobs, a few things move the number. A third story, or a pitch too steep to walk safely, means we work from a boom or scissor lift and the time goes up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther off the ground than the front one. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup, and clogged downspouts take longer than a light clog. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run, and a clean finish is part of every job. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned gutters on the older Northport homes where the leaves and debris collect in the back valleys, and on the newer builds where the gutters are shallow and fill fast after a spell of heavy rainfall. What we find decides the scope. A gutter that looks clean from the ladder can still hide a clog in the elbow. On one job the crew found a rain gutter pulled loose at the corner, with water running behind it and onto the wall, and it was cleared and flushed as part of the visit with the photos sent to the homeowner. That kind of finding is why we walk the whole run before we price the rest. A gutter clog that is caught early costs less to clear than one that has sat through a season of rain and started to sag, and the drainage on a house is only as good as the water flow through the worst run. We work to keep rainwater from pooling and send the water away from the foundation and the siding, because standing water is how most of the structural damage starts. We leave every run clean and photographed.
| 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 jobs most customers book twice a year, in spring and fall: once after the seed drop and pollen paste finish, and once after the last leaves are down. Across Alabama, the spring visit lands in mid to late April, and by then the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen, and the blockage is usually worst at the corners where the water changes direction. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see sagging runs by the time winter ends. Regular gutter cleaning in those two windows is the simplest way to keep rainwater off the siding, and a clean run lasts longer between visits.
Heavy tree cover changes the schedule. Under big trees that hang over the house, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits and the clog builds faster than a yearly cleaning can keep up with. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the roofline draining. Near a busy road or an active construction site, we see the same faster build-up from dust and grit, so those lots are on the shorter schedule too. Gutter guards change the work but not the need: we still clean and clear the surface and check the flow underneath, just less often. The same logic applies to residential properties and to residential and commercial lots alike. Our gutter cleaning service sets the schedule by the lot, and debris removal is part of every visit, so the bags leave with the truck.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and at each downspout, not on a guess from the street. We will also tell you when to clean your gutters next, so the date is on the calendar before we leave. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline for an estimate in Northport AL, and we will tell you which schedule fits the house.
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 the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we keep the schedule tight enough to clean gutters on the same week most of the time. Every homeowner gets the same up-front process on every booking. To book, you tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. Our crew will flush every downspout and check the flow on every run. If you see a leak at a seam, mention it when you book. We quote from those details, confirm a date, and call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar for Northport gutter cleaning fills in two busy windows of the year: the spring window after the seed drop and the fall window after the leaves come down. Cleanings in those windows fill first, so book early in those months if you want a specific day. Outside those windows the lead time is usually shorter, and we confirm the date when you call. Ask for a clean schedule and we will build it around your trees.
We do residential and commercial work, so we clean gutters at residential properties and at commercial properties the same way: the same crew, the same clean job, the same photo report. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts on homes across the city, and the job is simple: keep your gutters working so the water runs off the house and away from the home. This is how we protect your home from water damage over the long run. Gutter guards help, but a twig still lands on the surface, so the crew checks each run anyway. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you over the phone or by text. We do not give a figure on a page because the back run, the tree cover and what is packed in the gutters change the time it takes. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers across Northport book in late spring and again in late fall. In spring we find seeds and pollen packed in the elbows; in the fall we find the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit the runs sag by the time winter ends. If you wait longer than that, the clog gets heavier and the cleaning takes longer, especially after heavy rainfall. Treat gutter maintenance as a twice-a-year habit and the runs stay open.
Most slots for our cleaning services in Northport come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need a specific day, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar against it.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sets the ladders away from your home before climbing. It sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Before you get your gutters cleaned, leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it so we can see that water is leaving at the bottom and the outlet is clean. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if the water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs cleaning, though less often. Under a guard we find needles, seed casings and grit that mat on top and let the water run off the front edge. We clean the surface, flush each downspout and check the flow underneath.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope problem, a landscape that drains toward the house, or a downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. 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. Water left running over the edge is how rot starts in the fascia, so we want to see it early.
It should not. We quote from stories, size and tree cover, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and agree on it before work starts. The same rule covers the whole gutter cleaning process and every cleaning and maintenance visit. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
