Our own crew cleans gutters across Ozark, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave, so you can see the clean for yourself. 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Alabama, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf load are at their heaviest.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Ozark gutter cleaning comes down to stories, square footage and what is sitting 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides the things that actually cost time on a ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the biggest single mover. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the top run, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck that takes longer to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run, and clogged downspouts add more because each one gets flushed until it runs clear. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
When a rain gutter sits full of leaves and debris, the water has nowhere to go but over the front edge, and that is how a clog turns into drainage trouble, a sag in the run or structural damage to the fascia board behind it. A blockage at the outlet slows the water flow to a trickle, and the trough fills from the back. Water that backs up sits in the trough and then finds its way into the house, which is why we flush every downspout instead of just scooping the trough. On a typical job the ozark homes we clean have a mix of all three problems at once, which is why the quote comes after we see the back run, not before.
From our work, the gutter cleaning services we book fastest are the ones where the customer sends a photo of the front and tells us how many trees overhang the house. That is enough to name a price before the crew is on the ladder. We do residential and commercial work. Commercial properties follow the same logic but are priced per building on a schedule, and residential properties are priced per house. Either way, a clean starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with a photo of the front of the house, and you get a written estimate.
| 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 customers book twice a year, once after the spring seed and pollen drop, and once after the last leaves come down in late fall. Across Alabama, the spring visit lands in mid to late April, and when we open a gutter then we find seed casings, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the elbows. In late fall we find a wet leaf mat that has been sitting since the last rain, which is why we clean your gutters before winter sets in.
Under heavy tree cover, clogged downspouts come back faster than a twice-a-year visit can keep up with, so those customers come back every three to four months because needles and grit build up between visits. With few or no trees, one clean a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or in a bare landscape, dust settles into the gutters and we see the same buildup sooner. Gutter guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing. Summer is the other pressure point: this town takes 53.9 inches of precipitation a year, June, July and August are the wettest months, and heavy rainfall is when a single blockage backs water over the edge.
In a freeze season, the fall visit matters more than the spring one. Ice forms along the roofline when a clog keeps the runs full, and houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show sagging runs and pulled hangers by the end of winter. Clean gutters before the first hard freeze keep the rainwater moving so it does not refreeze at the edge. Our crew books the fall visit in late November through December for that reason, and we confirm the date when you call.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and under the trees, not on a general rule. Ozark al homes vary a lot in tree cover and roof pitch, so we would rather see the lot once than guess. A gutter cleaning service that schedules cleanings by the calendar alone misses the houses that need more or less. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up your first visit, or ask for a schedule that matches your tree cover, which is the simplest form of gutter maintenance.
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.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote. Our crew covers local homeowners from the nearest base and books by phone or text. To get the quote we ask how many stories the house has, roughly how big it is, and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and the homeowner does not have to be home for the visit.
The busiest windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf load are heaviest. Booking early in those months is the only way to get a slot that suits your schedule. Outside those windows, a clean gutter system holds up well, and the crew can usually find a time that works for you.
Whether it is a house in town or a home out in the surrounding areas, we treat each lot the same way: clear the roof edge, clean the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and check the water flow at each one so it sends water away from your home. Routine gutter services are how you protect your home from water damage, and they keep a leak and rot out of the fascia that a clogged run tends to cause. If you want to keep your gutters in shape between cleanings, we can set up regular gutter cleaning on a schedule.
Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, or text a photo of the front of the house and ask for a written estimate. We handle the scheduling on our end, so you just pick the window that suits you. Our cleaning services in Ozark are built around the way houses here actually get dirty, and the crew will tell you straight what a clean on your lot needs.
1. What does gutter cleaning cost for a two-story house? The number comes from the stories and size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with those details and we will quote it, so you can get your gutters on the calendar.
2. When should I clean my gutters here? Most of our customers book a clean in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find sagging runs and pulled hangers by the end of winter, so the fall visit is the one we push hardest.
3. Do you offer same-day gutter cleaning? Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the crew has an opening that day.
4. Do I need to be home? No. 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.
5. Do you flush the downspouts and check where they drain, including underground lines? Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before anyone touches it.
6. If my gutters have guards, do they still need cleaning? Yes, less often, but the surface still needs a clean, and cleaning and maintenance keep the guards seated and the water moving. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the gutter guards, and water that never gets in underneath.
7. What happens if the gutters still overflow after you leave? Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows usually has a slope, a clog further down or a downspout-size problem, and we will tell you what it is rather than sell you a second cleaning.
8. Will the price change once the crew is on the roof? It should not. We raise anything that changes the job before work starts, and the number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
