Our own crew cleans gutters in Show Low, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book for spring and fall, and we have been doing that work here long enough to know where the clogs form first.
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. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place, but we would rather you hear the total before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked is the biggest single driver. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the crew needs a boom or scissor lift instead of a standard ladder. Gutters nobody has opened in years come packed solid, and a run that has started to sag takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, drainage checks and haul-off of what came out are included and never billed as extras, and a clean downspout line is what carries water away from the foundation. If something changes the job once we are on site, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Show Low homes across the older parts of town carry heavy leaves and debris, and steep pitches under mature trees are where a single clog sends water behind the fascia. Clogged downspouts can back water up along the eave line, so every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before the crew leaves. Gutter cleaning services here are priced around access and buildup, and that is what we quote from.
We also clean commercial properties and residential properties across the same routes, and the same rules apply: the quote is built from the building, not from a rate card. A rain gutter on a commercial building collects leaves and grit at the same low points, and a clogged downspout on a flat roof can lead to structural damage faster than most owners expect. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will give you a written estimate by the next business day.
| 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.
Across Arizona, the spring visit window is mid to late June, after the seeds and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves are down. Most of our customers here book those two windows. In early summer we open a gutter and find seeds packed into the elbows and a pollen paste that holds water. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, the visits need to come closer together, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits and a single clog can back water over the edge during heavy rainfall. Across Arizona, the monsoon can dump a lot of rain in an hour from one cell, and Show Low averages about 15.7 inches of precipitation a year. Few or no trees around the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because the grit that sits on top turns into a mat that sheds water over the front edge.
Each visit is a clog check: we look for blockage in the elbows, confirm each downspout drains, and note any buildup that is starting to form. A rainwater run that is clear in June can be packed by August, which is why the tier matters more than the calendar. Debris removal is part of every visit, not an extra. Regular gutter maintenance is what keeps that check short. Your first visit tells us which schedule your lot actually needs. Ask us about regular gutter cleaning when you call, and we will set it up for the house in front of us, not a generic plan.
The gutter cleaning process runs in the same order on every visit: we clear the gutter runs, flush the downspouts, and haul out whatever came loose, so the lot is clean when the truck leaves. Residential and commercial buildings both follow this order, and it is the reason our calendar fills during the two busy windows.
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 Show Low AZ and the surrounding areas, and we have cleaned gutters in several of its neighborhoods, from the older blocks near downtown to newer subdivisions on the edge of town. Each visit is handled by our own crew from the nearest base, and we keep a clear record of every run we clean so you can see what we found. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, built from your stories, lot size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. On site we flush every downspout and check water flow at each outlet before we leave.
Lead time changes with the season, and Show Low gutter cleaning fills fastest in late spring and late fall, so calling early in those months gives you the widest choice of dates. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If the gutters are overflowing now, tell us when you call so we can plan around it. If your house has gutter guards, mention them too, because the guards change how the crew clears the surface. And if you want to keep your gutters clear between visits, ask us for a schedule.
Homeowners who stay on a regular schedule catch clogs early, and that keeps the water off the fascia. Regular cleanings help protect your home from water damage over the years, and a small leak caught early costs far less than rot found later. A single twig lodged in an elbow can start a backup that runs all the way to the gutter lip, so we check the elbows on every visit. For a home that already shows staining or sagging, a clean and a written report from our crew is the fastest way to see what is happening. We also clean gutters and downspouts for property managers, and our gutter services suit small commercial owners who need the work scheduled across several buildings.
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 quote a range without those details. Once you have the number, that is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. Clean your gutters in spring to clear out the seeds and pollen, and again in fall to clear the leaves before the first freeze. Get your gutters done before winter, because we see sagging runs and ice weight on houses that skipped the fall visit.
Cleaning services in Show Low fill fastest in late spring and late fall, so most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise, because the calendar depends on the season and the size of the job.
No, you do not need to be home. 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, clear landscape furniture away from the walls, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet and runs away from your home. If a line drains underground, we tell you whether water is getting out, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it first.
Yes. On our jobs, guards cut down on the work, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and turn into a mat that sheds water. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded gutter system means we clear the surface, check the outlets and reseat the guards in the same visit.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not leaves in the trough. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
