Our own crew gives every gutter run in Brighton a clean, flushes each downspout and flow-tests it, hauls everything off, and takes photos of each run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Brighton customers book in spring and fall, and we are the crew that shows up to do the work.
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. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted by phone or 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 per foot, but on a house the total is what matters, so that is how we quote. We quote residential properties this way. Commercial properties are a separate conversation, and a building that is both residential and commercial gets its own quote.
On our Brighton jobs the same few things keep moving the number. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the crew size and the equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. A gutter run nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted muck and buildup that takes longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. We check drainage at the outlet on every visit and confirm the water flow is leaving the downspout, because that is where the water either leaves or stops. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on our Brighton homes. On one job in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover, the gutters were full of leaves and grit, and a clog sat at the elbow of the main drop. The crew spent most of the visit on it and flushed until the water ran clear. Before that, the water was pooling at the foundation and the drainage had stalled, which is why the homeowner called us. The flush kept the water away from your home, and that kind of structural damage, from water sitting against the house, is what a clean run prevents. Our crew sees the same pattern across Brighton CO, and the price follows the same logic every time.
| 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.
Our Brighton calendar runs two windows. Across Colorado the spring window is late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall window in Brighton is October to early November, after the last leaves. On our jobs the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, so the first clean of the year starts there. The fall visit finds the wet leaf load, and on the houses that skipped the fall visit we see the runs sag or pull loose by March, with the fascia behind them starting to rot. The wettest months are April, May and July, and that heavy rainfall is when a rain gutter that is already full starts to spill rainwater over the front edge.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the gutter maintenance schedule that keeps the gutter clear, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, and a clog or blockage at the elbow is hard to see from the ground. With few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or active construction, the grit load runs higher and we move the schedule up. Guards reduce how often a gutter system fills. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded run is lighter, but it is still a clean of the surface and a flow check, just less often.
We keep the calendar open for regular gutter cleaning visits. When a storm brings down limbs, twig fragments and leaves, we book a clean on request, and a debris removal visit if the runs are packed. If you are not sure when to clean your gutters, call for a quick estimate and we will tell you after the first visit which tier your lot actually needs, with photos of what we found.
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 cleans gutters across Brighton and the surrounding areas, and works from the nearest base to get to each house on the calendar. We work around the landscape and keep the walkways clear while we set the ladders. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every clean job: quote, booking, a crew visit, the flush, then photos. Booking is simple: you tell us the number of stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and we give you the quote by phone or text. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the job, and it takes a minute to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
The calendar fills in two busy windows each year, late spring and early fall, so book early if you want a particular week. Our Brighton gutter cleaning calendar follows those two windows. We call before we come and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Booking any of our gutter services gets you a crew that shows up when we say, will flush every downspout, and sends photos to your phone so you can see the clean before you pay.
Brighton homeowners call us to protect your home from water damage, and any leak we find at a seam goes in the photos. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book, because the crew lifts them to clean underneath. Many book their cleanings on a regular schedule, and our advice is to keep your gutters clear on a schedule that matches the trees over your roof. Whatever the schedule, we aim to keep the water moving away from the house and out of the runs before the next storm arrives.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we are one of the cleaning services in Brighton that quotes it up front. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you the price before we schedule anything.
The spring window across Colorado runs late May to June, and the fall window in Brighton runs October to early November. Wait until after the first hard freeze and the fall leaves can turn into ice dams at the eave, which is a harder job than a clean run.
Same day is not something we promise. To get your gutters on the calendar fast, call, and a clean booked by phone usually lands within the week, and we confirm the date when you do.
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 and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed, and we check the drainage at the outlet to see that the water is leaving. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it. If the line runs under a landscape bed or the lawn, mark where it is when you book.
Yes. On our jobs the gutter guards keep leaves out, but seed, needles and grit still settle on top and mat into a layer that stops the water from getting in. We lift the guards, give the gutter a clean underneath and check the flow.
If a gutter that is clean still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually the slope, the downspout size or a leak at a seam, not a clog. If the fascia behind the gutter has started to rot, that is a repair job, and the photos will show it. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, and the number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
