Our own crew cleans gutters in Cañon City, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Colorado, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar for them.
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 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. Cañon City homes are priced the same way, and some gutter cleaning services quote by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the whole house is measured.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far higher than the front, so the crew works from a different height. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold a buildup of compacted debris that takes longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. The landscape around the house, tree cover included, also moves the quote, since a yard full of needles means more debris in the runs. Downspout flushing, a check of the water flow at each outlet, and removal of the leaves and debris are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Plenty of Cañon City homeowners have a rain gutter that looks fine from the driveway. Once we were on the ladder, the runs were not as clean as they looked, with seed casings and leaves packed into the elbows. That is the kind of clog that makes water spill over the front edge instead of draining through the downspout. A sag left alone can lead to structural damage, and water that sits behind the trough starts fascia rot. A sag or a drainage problem shows up in the photos we send, so you see it the same day. When we flush the clogged downspouts and watch them run clean, you can see for yourself that the rain is taking water away from your home. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we expect to find.
| 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.
On our Cañon City jobs, most customers book twice a year. Across Colorado the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit usually lands in October or early November, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March, once ice got into them. Across Colorado the snow months run from January into April and again from October through December, so the timing of the fall visit matters here.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Regular gutter maintenance on this schedule keeps the gutter system clear between the cleanings. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough, and it leaves the runs clean through winter. Homes with gutter guards need fewer visits, but the guards still need cleaning and maintenance on top. The rainwater that gets through a clog shows where the blockage is, and each lot drops its own load, so the schedule depends on the trees around the house. The right time to clean your gutters is ahead of the wettest months, April, July and August, while the runs still drain and before a ceiling stain shows up. After heavy rainfall, walk the front edge and look for water coming over. A leak at a seam or a run that sags after a storm is worth a call. Our gutter cleaning service books the first visit by phone, and after that we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the first date, or ask for a written estimate and we will put the schedule in it.
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.
Cañon City gutter cleaning runs from the nearest base, and we clean gutters across Cañon City CO and the surrounding areas. We do the quote by phone or text, from your stories, your home's size and the tree cover over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps us see the roofline before we arrive. Booking comes up within the week for most slots, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and early fall, so if you want to get your gutters done in a particular week, call early. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a quote while you are on the line.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The homeowner gets the photos on the phone before the truck leaves, which is the last step of our gutter cleaning process, so nothing has to be chased. The whole gutter system and its downspouts are booked as one visit, and our crew will flush every downspout and report the flow at each outlet. We work on Cañon City homes and commercial buildings alike, and commercial properties get the same photo report as residential properties. Booking a regular schedule for cleaning and maintenance helps protect your home from water damage, and each of our cleanings starts from the last visit. Ask about our gutter services for the full year. If you have a twig in a downspout after a storm, text us the photo and we will tell you whether it needs a visit. We keep your gutters clean so the water keeps moving the way it should.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. We will not give a figure here, because the house decides it.
Most of our customers here book late spring and early fall. If the fall visit gets skipped, the freeze gets into the runs, and fascia rot is the damage we see most by March. Across Colorado the late fall visit is the one that keeps the spring clean, and it matters most for gutter maintenance.
Most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and we will tell you if a same-day visit is possible.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only, and the crew does not come inside. Photos of every run and downspout arrive 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 that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and turn to paste. Guards still need cleaning and maintenance, just less often. We lift the panels, clean underneath the gutter system, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over in the rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. 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.
Not for anything we did not tell you about first. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
