Our own crew cleans gutters in Glendale, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Arizona, spring visits usually land in mid to late June, and our fall visits run late December to January.
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 sitting in the gutters. We give the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A fair number is one that matches the invoice, and that is the standard we hold ourselves to. A per-foot count misses what matters on a house, which is how high the work is and how packed the trough is, so we price the whole system. Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial buildings alike, and the same three inputs set the price for residential properties.
On our jobs a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more care on the ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out heavy with compacted leaves and a clog that has been building for seasons. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Each run is left clean before the crew moves on. 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 gutter system has a sag at the back run and a buildup of wet leaves in clogged downspouts, those two things set the time. A sag holds water in the trough, and a clog stops the water flow at the outlet, so the drainage fails in the next storm. The quote should not change once we are on the ladder, because we look at the house from the yard and ask about stories and trees before we give a number. Glendale homes get the same treatment: we ask what the gutter will need before anyone climbs. Regular gutter cleaning keeps a clog from turning into a sag, and it keeps the cost of the next visit predictable. Clean your gutters in spring and fall, or sooner after a heavy tree drop, and a homeowner keeps the leak risk down. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate from it.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
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 are down. Across Arizona the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit usually falls in late December to January. In spring the seed casings, pollen paste and the odd twig pack the elbows of each downspout. In fall it is leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped that visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the weather turns. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our customers are on every three to four months, because grit and needles pack the trough between visits. With few or no trees, one of our cleanings a year is usually enough to keep rainwater moving and the gutters clean. After a clean first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs.
Gutter clogs show up at the worst time if nobody is watching. A blockage in a single downspout sends water over the front edge in the next storm, and that overflow finds the foundation before anyone notices the gutter. Heavy rainfall is when a clogged rain gutter does the most structural damage, so schedule the visit before the wet months and we will flush every downspout so the gutters and downspouts carry water away. Across Arizona the monsoon can drop a lot of water in an hour, and Glendale AZ averages about 8.2 inches of rain a year, so the first big storm is the moment a missed visit shows up at the eave. A clean run now helps protect your home from water damage. Keeping the system clean on a schedule is the simplest way to keep your gutters working through the year. Ask for a date by phone at (866) 435-6328 and we will lay out the schedule that fits your house.
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 works across Glendale and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, mid to late June and late December to January, so booking early keeps your slot. We take the request by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Glendale gutter cleaning is quoted as one number, and the lead time is stated on the phone when you call. We call before we arrive, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Booking is simple. Tell us the address, the stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we give you the number and a window. If you have gutter guards, mention them so the visit is priced as a guarded system. Commercial and residential requests go through the same calendar, and we tell you which crew and which day. Our gutter services aim for a clean, planned visit every time, and that keeps the gutter cleaning process predictable from the first call to the final photo. Keeping water away from your home is the reason for the visit, so a cleaning and maintenance plan with gutter maintenance built in keeps that job on time. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
Homeowners get a number built from stories and size, and we quote it by phone or text from those two things plus what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the figure we will charge.
Across Arizona the spring visit lands in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit usually falls in late December to January, once the leaves are down. If you wait past the first hard rain, we usually find sagging runs and a packed downspout that cost more time to clear.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm a slot when you call. We tell you the first open window for your gutter cleaning, and you decide from there.
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, move pots and patio furniture off the walls, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Keep the landscape along the house clear enough for a ladder. A clean visit needs very little from you.
Yes, every downspout is flushed, and we check that water away from the house is actually leaving at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line that will not clear, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep leaves out but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and mat when wet. We clear what is on the guard, check that water is getting in, and reseat the panels so the gutter is clean underneath.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Water that keeps sheeting over the edge can rot the fascia behind it, so send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not, on a house or on commercial properties. We look at the house from the yard and ask about stories and trees before we quote. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
