
Our own crew cleans gutters in Maumelle AR, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we are on the ladder for the same reasons every time.
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, how much square footage the gutters run along, and what is actually in the gutter system. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter cleaning services that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the roof pitch are what decide it, not the footage alone. Maumelle homes differ in stories and lot grade, so the same three details decide the price on each one.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a steep roof the crew cannot walk raises the work and the time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed solid with grit, and a blockage like that takes longer to clean out than a light leaf load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen drive quotes on our own jobs. One house had a second story with a low back run, a heavy canopy over the house and a gutter that had sat without cleaning for two seasons; the crew found a twig jam at the elbow and buildup behind the first hanger, and that is what set the time on the ladder. Our clean your gutters visits in this city are priced the same way: we walk the house with you on the phone, ask about stories and trees, and tell you the number before a truck rolls. We handle residential properties and commercial properties under separate scopes, and the regular gutter cleaning schedule is set once the first visit shows us what the drainage and water flow actually look like on your lot. Text a photo of the front of the house with your estimate request, or call (866) 435-6328, and we can see most of this before we call back.
| 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 customers book a clean twice a year, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in spring we usually find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows and the first few feet of pipe. In fall the problem is the wet mat of leaves and debris that rainwater cannot drain through, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see a rain gutter run that has sagged or pulled loose by the time the rains come back. Those are the early signs of a blockage that has been building since the last visit, and the fascia behind a sagging run can start to rot. Left that long, the sag can turn into structural damage along the roofline.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps water moving, because needles and grit clog the gutters between visits. With few or no trees, a single late fall cleaning is enough for most houses. Near a busy road or active construction, the grit load goes up and the schedule tightens the same way. A gutter guard does not remove the need for gutter maintenance; it changes what we clear, and we still clear the surface and check the flow. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters rather than a general rule. A clean gutter in the wet months keeps water away from your home, and keeping the gutters and downspouts open is how you protect your home from water damage.
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.
We work across Maumelle and surrounding areas from our own crews, and the nearest base covers the whole city. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, using stories, square footage and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Typical lead time depends on the season and the day of the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills and the earliest open slots go first, so the sooner you call in those months the better your odds. Booking a Maumelle gutter cleaning visit is one call, and our gutter services follow the same quote.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Every homeowner we book gets a clean, careful crew that stays outside, leaves the ladders stood off the gutter lip, and sends photos of every run before the truck pulls away. Our cleanings follow the same steps, and our cleaning and maintenance visits, including gutter guards, are quoted the same way, so you know the process before the first ladder goes up. If the gutter cleaning process turns up a leak or a sagging run, we show it to you in the photos and tell you what we see, without pressing a sale. Heavy rainfall is the reason most people call us in a hurry; if a storm is on the way and your gutters are full, ask us to get your gutters cleared at the top of the list and we will tell you honestly whether a slot is open before the rain arrives.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, along with what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house with a low back run and one with a steep front roof take different amounts of time on the ladder.
On our jobs most customers book late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and late fall after the last leaves come down. If you wait past the fall visit we usually see runs that sag or pull loose by the first hard rains of the season.
Same-day cleaning services in Maumelle depend on our calendar that week, so most slots come up within the week and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you have an overflow in progress, say so on the phone and we will tell you what is open.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, steps around your landscape, keeps the work clean, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every outlet and flow-test it, and we check where it drains. Clogged downspouts get cleared before we move on, and water should be running clear at the bottom. If a pipe feeds an underground line we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we still find seed casings, needles and grit sitting on the surface and packed in the screen, and that is what turns into a clog in the gutter system. We clear the surface, flush the downspouts and check the flow, and we tell you what we see in the photos.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or drainage problem rather than a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it actually is, without selling a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.