Our crew cleans gutters in Valley, and we flush every downspout before we leave. Debris pulled out of the runs is hauled away, not blown onto your lawn, and you get photos of every run. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners book in the spring and fall, and each visit ends with clean runs and a set of photos for your phone.
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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, though it is harder to compare that way because the footage on paper rarely matches the house. Our figure is one number for the whole job, and it covers gutter cleaning services from start to finish.
On our jobs here, a few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk safely, means more time on a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run much higher than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years take longer to clean out, packed with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time to the visit. Downspout flushing, water flow checks and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Every outlet gets checked for drainage too, and if anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crews see the same pattern on most valley homes here: a clog builds up slowly, then one storm pushes water over the edge and the sag shows at the next visit. Regular gutter cleaning catches that buildup before it reaches the fascia boards or the foundation. We work on residential and commercial buildings alike, and the quote for each is built the same way, from the size, the stories and what the crew finds in the runs.
When a run is packed with seed casings and pollen paste that has dried into a crust, the full flush and the haul-away take longer than a light cleaning. The quote covers flushing every downspout until the runs are clean, and the removal of what comes out. Nothing on the invoice is a surprise, because we walk the property with the customer before we go up.
| 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.
Many of our Valley customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the leaves are down. Across Alabama, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit runs from November to early December. When we open a gutter in the spring, we usually find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and sometimes a clog that started weeks earlier. In November we are clearing a wet mat of leaves and debris that holds water against the gutter for days.
Under heavy tree cover, every visit matters more, because seed casings and grit pack the runs between cleanings and a blockage can form without warning. A home with few or no trees usually does fine with one visit a year in late fall. Gutters with guards still need the top kept clean, though less often than an open gutter. Water that sits in a clogged run finds the weakest seam, and a gutter that cannot drain leads to rot in the fascia, water damage inside the home, and structural damage over time. Between visits, keep your gutters clear.
Here, rainfall averages 52.5 inches a year, and January, March and December are the wettest months. Freezing weather is a real risk here, so a gutter that holds water can turn to ice at the eave. A rain gutter that handles a light rain can still overflow in a hard downpour, and the rainwater then runs straight down the wall toward the foundation. Before the wet season, clean your gutters, since that keeps water away from the foundation and helps protect your home from water damage.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. We look at the trees, the roofline and what came out of the runs, then give you the schedule that matches what we found. You do not have to guess the interval from a chart, because each valley gutter cleaning plan is set for the home it covers, and the gutter system is checked at every visit. On every visit we flush every downspout, so the gutter services on your home run on one 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 crews clean gutters across valley and the surrounding areas, and we offer cleaning services in valley for homes and commercial buildings. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We clean residential properties for the homeowner and commercial properties on a set schedule. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Many valley homeowners book in one of two windows: late spring, when seed and pollen season finishes, and late fall, once the leaves are down. If you want the crew in one of those windows, call early so you get your gutters clean before the next run of leaves. If heavy rainfall has come through or a leak has shown up at a seam, say so when you call, and tell us if you have gutter guards. Ask us what slot is open when you call, and we will give you a date you can count on.
Once a home is on the schedule, the visit repeats on the same cycle without a fresh call each time. That is the regular gutter cleaning process behind our gutter services, and cleaning and maintenance stay on the calendar so gutter maintenance is never missed. Each visit also pulls out any twig or seed casing that settled in an elbow between cleanings. If you have a question about whether your gutters need a visit sooner, call (866) 435-6328 and we will look at the house with you, so the rainwater stays away from your home.
The estimate comes from stories and size for any home across valley, and we give it to you by phone or text before we schedule anything. The quote is the number we charge, with downspout flushing and haul-away already in it. Our cleaning services in valley cover homes and commercial properties alike, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a figure.
Many customers here book in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall once the leaves are down. If the fall visit gets skipped, leaves and debris freeze into the runs and leave a clog behind, and the gutters often sag by the next winter, which can lead to rot and structural damage. Book a date with us and we will tell you which visit your lot needs first.
Same-day slots are not something we promise, so ask us when you call and we will tell you what is open. Openings come up often enough that we confirm the date with you before the crew is sent out.
No, you do not need to be home. A homeowner who is at work still gets photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, because our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until the water runs clean at the bottom, because gutters and downspouts only work as a pair. We check the outlet and where the water lands in the landscape, and if a buried line is clogged, we tell you before we touch it, because clearing an underground drain is a separate job with its own quote.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared, though less often than open ones, because the guard keeps leaves out but not what sits on top. On our jobs we find seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and paste underneath. We lift the panels, clean the runs and reseat the guards during the visit, so the gutter system sheds water away from the fascia.
If the rain gutter is clean and still spills water over the edge, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not buildup. Clogged downspouts can cause the same spill, so we check those first. Send us a photo or video of the overflow while it rains, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Not without your agreement. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, for any home in valley al.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
