Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Scottsboro AL, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Every run is left clean when we finish. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover shades the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Alabama, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same schedule here.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its 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. Residential properties and commercial properties are quoted the same way, with the number in writing before the crew starts. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place on most houses, but we would rather you know the total before the crew climbs.
On our jobs, what moves the quote is a third story, a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves and debris, clogged downspouts, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Scottsboro homes under heavy canopy tend to see the most buildup, and the first thing we check is whether a clog has already begun to sag a run or pull a hanger loose, since a sagging run is where structural damage starts. A blockage at the elbow pushes water flow back toward the roofline, and a rain gutter can look clear from the ground while the drainage path is still packed. Finds like that add time, so we tell the homeowner before we start. Keeping water away from the house starts with knowing what is in the gutter, so we price our gutter cleaning services the same way everywhere we work, and the quote reflects the actual condition of the gutter system and not a guess. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you 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.
We plan two main visits a year, in spring and fall. Across Alabama, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late April, once the seed and pollen drop is underway, and when we open a rain gutter then we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and a pollen paste holding everything in place. Fall visits in Scottsboro AL run late October to November, after the last leaves come down, and by then the leaf load has settled right at the downspout. For most of our work, residential properties keep the same two windows as residential and commercial sites.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning keeps water moving, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Rainfall here averages about 59.7 inches a year, and January, February and December are the wettest months, which is when heavy rainfall tests a run with a clog the hardest. With few or no trees, a late fall visit is usually enough to keep rainwater off the roofline and fascia line, and water away from the foundation. Guards are cleaned less often, but the surface still needs a clean, since the grit sits right on top of them.
A run that stays full can leak at the joints, and a blockage caught on a visit costs less than a stain in the ceiling. Most people wait until water pours over the edge before they clean your gutters, and by then the fascia is already wet. Debris removal is part of every visit, so the leaf load does not sit in the trough. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what the gutter looked like when we opened it. Call (866) 435-6328 to book your date, or ask us for an estimate and a schedule that matches your tree cover.
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 Scottsboro and the surrounding areas, and we clean the neighborhoods where we have worked before. Booking a Scottsboro gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the landscape, the roofline and the drainage path before we come out.
Our gutter services book up in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want to get your gutters done in a particular week. Repeat cleanings are booked on the same schedule as the first visit. A homeowner does not need to be home, since the crew works from the outside of the house. On each visit we flush every downspout and look for a leak at the joints, a twig in the elbow, or a loose hanger. If you keep your gutters clear, problems get caught early, and that is how water stays away from your home and how you protect your home from water damage. The crew lifts gutter guards, clears underneath and reseats them, and handles gutters and downspouts on every house.
Our cleaning services in Scottsboro are priced from how many stories the house has, its size and how much tree cover shades the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front, and we will give you the number we will charge.
The usual rhythm across Scottsboro is spring after the seed and pollen drop, and fall after the leaves come down. That rhythm is the core of our gutter maintenance here. If the fall visit gets skipped, water can sit in the trough and rot the fascia, so we keep that date on the calendar.
Same-day depends on our schedule that week, so we confirm a date when you call, and the sooner you get your gutters on the calendar, the better.
No. We clean residential and commercial buildings the same way from outside, and our crew does not come inside. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and keep the landscape by the house clear of toys and furniture.
Yes. Our gutter cleaning process is to flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet, which keeps water away from your home. Clearing a buried line is quoted separately, and nobody touches it without your okay.
Yes. Guards cut down on the work, but they do not remove the need for cleaning and maintenance, and the surface still needs a clean. On our jobs guards hold back leaves, but needles and seed casings sit on top and mat down, and the water runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A gutter system that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than debris. Send us a short video taken during heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not, and it is one of the frequently asked questions we get. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, not after. 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.
