Our own crew handles gutter cleaning in Selma AL, flushes every downspout, and hauls the leaves off before leaving photos of every run. The price comes from stories, house size and tree cover, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Selma homeowners book in spring and fall, and the crew keeps a clean record of each house.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on the number of stories, the square footage and what is actually sitting in the gutters. We quote it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge, a clean figure with no surprises on the invoice. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per house, but we would rather you hear one number for the whole job.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once they are up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, and a landscape that slopes toward the house adds work at the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, so a clean finish costs you nothing more. The same pricing logic holds for commercial properties, though the square footage is larger and the quote reflects it. Anything that changes the job, like a downspout that cuts water flow, is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Selma jobs the clog shows up as a sag, a run that pulls loose from the fascia, or water spilling over the front edge in rain instead of out the downspout. Selma homes with heavy leaves and debris in the back run usually need the drainage checked, not just the surface scooped out, because a clog down there is what holds the water. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause. Where the buildup has gone into the elbows, rainwater can back up and hold enough weight to pull a section of the rain gutter off the house, which is structural damage we would rather catch on a regular visit than on a rainy night.
Our crew has been on a Selma home where the buildup had kept water away from the foundation for months and the owner did not see the leak until the first heavy rainfall of the season. We cleared the run, flushed every downspout and photographed the clean result. The quote matched the invoice, and nothing else was added once we were on the roof. That is how we want every job to go for a homeowner, and it is what we tell the next caller on the phone.
| 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 Selma customers book twice a year, in the spring and fall, because that is when it makes most sense to clean your gutters without waiting for a problem. Across Alabama, spring visits usually land in mid to late April, after seed and pollen drop has packed the downspout elbows with pollen paste. Our fall visit in Selma usually runs late November to December, once the leaf load is down, and on houses that skipped it we see sagging runs and water backing up behind the roofline before winter is out. Each gutter cleaning service visit is an estimate of what the gutter system is holding, not a promise about the next storm.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and cause a blockage that the first rain finds. Selma AL has real freeze risk, and rainwater that finds a blockage in winter has nowhere to go, so the trough fills and the water freezes at the eave. A clean trough moves water to the downspout, and a full one spills it. Where there are few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the trough clean and the water moving. Regular gutter cleaning on residential properties protects the house, and gutter guards change the schedule a little, but the surface still needs clearing, so the calendar does not stretch as far as the product sheet suggests.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and most of our cleanings after that are booked from that finding. The same crew comes back so the notes carry over and the job history stays clean. For residential and commercial accounts alike, a steady schedule is the cheapest form of cleaning and maintenance we know, and it keeps debris removal to one short visit.
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 crew covers Selma from our nearest base and works the surrounding areas on the same schedule, and Selma gutter cleaning is booked the same way as any other stop on the route. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a quote by stories, size and tree cover. A homeowner gets that number before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall, so the earlier you call the better your choice of date. We do not promise a same-day slot, because the calendar is the calendar, but we confirm a date when you call. Our work is gutters and downspouts, and we are happy to flush every downspout so water flows away from your home and does not sit against the foundation. Gutter services at the same visit can be added if you ask, and we will tell you plainly what is included and what is not. A clean run of gutters keeps water moving and helps protect your home from water damage, and that is the whole reason we keep these dates. A twig jammed in a seam can open a small leak, and that is easier to catch on a regular visit than after it has rotted the fascia. Keep your gutters clean through the wet months and you keep the foundation dry.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Across Selma we quote it by phone or text, and Selma homeowners see the same number on the invoice. We do not quote a range on a page.
Our customers here book in the spring and in the late fall, once the leaves are down. Across Alabama, spring visits usually land in mid to late April, and our fall visit in Selma runs late November to December. Selma gets heavy rainfall in February, March and December, averaging 54.5 inches a year, so a skipped fall visit shows up as sagging runs and water spilling over the edge.
We do not promise same-day slots, and cleaning services in Selma fill fastest in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm the date when you do.
No. Get your gutters booked and go about your day. We work outside, do not come inside, leave the yard clean, and send photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves.
Yes. Our gutter cleaning process includes flushing every downspout and checking that the water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
On our jobs, guards keep out the leaves but not the needles, seeds and grit, which sit on top and mat when wet. The surface still needs clearing, so plan on gutter maintenance even with guards and keep the gutter clean underneath.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo in the rain, because water left running over the edge is how rot starts in the fascia, and we tell you what it is and whether the water is running away from your home.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and then you hear about it and agree before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
