Our own crew cleans gutters in Prichard, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and the trough is clean before the crew leaves.
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 price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. A gutter cleaning service that prices by the linear foot lands in a similar place per foot, but on a real roof the stories and the access drive the cost more than the length does.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift and more time. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years arrive packed with compacted muck, and a clog that old can take as long to clear as a full run of leaves. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and hauling the leaves away are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Prichard jobs the gutter that overflows is usually the one with a clog at the elbow, and the water runs down the wall and into the ground near the foundation, where a slow leak at the seam can soften the soil. Clearing it and flushing the line keeps that water away from your home. For Prichard homes, the sag in a run is usually the first sign the buildup has been there a while. The fix starts with a clean trough, so we measure how much came out and tell you what it was.
Our experience across this city covers residential and commercial properties, and the crew treats both the same way. Leaves from a dozen seasons leave the same kind of mat, and a rain gutter that is clean carries water well. The structural damage starts where clogged downspouts back water up, usually at the back corner where the water flow is slowest. Prichard gutter cleaning starts with a photo or a phone call, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what we see from the picture before we visit.
| 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, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Alabama, spring visits run mid to late April, and on our Prichard jobs, when we open a gutter then, we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and a pollen paste sitting on the mesh. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that causes the trouble, and when a house has skipped that visit, the rainwater backs up and the runs start to sag by late winter. A clean trough going into winter is what prevents that.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles, twig pieces and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A house with few or no trees is fine on once a year in late fall. Near a busy road or active construction the grit builds faster, so those houses get the shorter interval too. Good gutter maintenance on this schedule keeps the blockage from forming and the trough clean, and the monthly check between visits, plus a look after heavy rainfall, catches the early signs of a clog. Prichard gets about 73.4 inches of rain a year, and June, July and August are the wettest months, so that check matters most in summer.
Here is how we see the tiers for when to clean your gutters. Twice a year covers most houses. Heavy canopy means every three to four months. Few trees mean once a year. Guards we clean less often, but the surface still gets cleared, because the mat sits on top of the guard. After the first visit in Prichard AL, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Regular gutter cleaning on the right interval is cheaper over time than waiting for a repair, and a clean gutter is the easiest way to protect the fascia and roofline. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, or ask for a written estimate that matches your schedule.
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 gutter cleaning services across Prichard cover the whole city from the nearest base. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a phone call or text that gives us the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send, and we use it to plan the lift and the crew size. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so the earlier you book the better your date. Lead time is confirmed when you call. Once the date is set, we keep the homeowner informed until the crew arrives, and we treat each house as a job to protect your home from water damage rather than a line on a schedule. Whatever the season, the aim is to keep your gutters clean and the water moving away from the foundation.
Our crews work the surrounding areas with the same crew and the same process. Text a photo or call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, and we will confirm the date and the lift before we arrive. Our gutter services are built around cleanings done right: the gutters and downspouts cleared, and the photos on your phone.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a range here because the same two-story house can need very different work depending on what is in the gutters.
Our spring window runs mid to late April across Alabama, and the fall window runs December to early January. Wait past fall and the wet leaf mat is still in the trough when the freeze comes, and that is when we see runs sagging by late winter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service without a confirmed opening.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside on residential properties, keeps off the landscape beds, 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, we flush every downspout, check that water leaves at the outlet, and leave the trough clean. Clearing an underground drainage line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs the surface cleared. On our jobs the mat sits on top of the guard, and needles and grit work through and stop the water from getting in. The guard shortens the job but does not end it.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout capacity rather than a clog, and water that keeps spilling can rot the fascia board. Send us a photo or short video 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, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it first. The number we quote on the phone for cleaning and maintenance is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
