Our own crew cleans gutters for local homes, flushes every downspout until it runs clear, hauls the leaves and debris away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners here book with us in the spring and fall, once the seed drop or the last leaves are down, so the runs go into the next storm clean.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For a house in Colorado Springs CO, the price depends on how many stories the house has, its size and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the stories and the leaf load are what actually move the number. Every homeowner gets that same kind of estimate, and our cleaning services in Colorado Springs are priced the same way.
Four things move the price on our jobs. A third story or a steep pitch too tough to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed with muck and the odd twig, and a clog that old takes time to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. We flush the system and check the water flow, and flow testing and debris removal are included in every job and are never billed as extras. Our pricing covers cleaning and maintenance on the whole gutter system as one job, with no gutter maintenance add-ons. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job, the house was on a lot with heavy tree cover and the back run sat at the height of a second floor. What we found was a leaf mat packed into the elbows and a small leak at the low corner, with water running behind the fascia on its way to structural damage. We cleared every run until it was clean, checked the drainage at the outlet, flushed each run until it ran clear at the bottom, and carried the trimmings away from your home. Photos of the before and after went out before we left. That is the same gutter cleaning process we follow on every house, whatever the stories or the trees. If you are a homeowner who wants to get your gutters cleaned, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a number from what we see.
| 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 Colorado Springs homeowners book two cleanings a year. Across Colorado, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs from October to early November, after the last leaves come down. By then the elbows carry a buildup of seeds and pollen paste, and clogged runs spill over in the first storm. May, July and August are the wettest months here, so heavy rainfall hits the runs right when the seed drop has them packed. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag under the first ice and fascia that has started to rot by the time March comes around. A clean spring visit makes the fall one easier.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see on our jobs, because needles and grit pack the runs between visits. If there are few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Anything near a busy road, a construction site or a freshly graded landscape gets the same closer schedule, since grit settles into the runs quickly. A rain gutter full of runoff in a wet spring is the first thing to back up, and a blockage in one run pushes water over the edge, with clogged downspouts doing the same. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still gets a clean each time so the mess does not sit on top of the guard and turn into a wet mat. The gutter system on a guarded house still needs that surface pass.
Freeze-belt houses in town are the ones where skipping the fall visit costs the most. Ice that forms in the runs can pull a gutter loose and lift the shingles at the roofline before spring. A clean fall run lets melt carry water away from the eave, and our gutter cleaning services timed for October and early November are how we keep that open. After the first visit we tell you which of these tiers your lot actually needs, and we put the reasons in the photo report so you can see what we saw.
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 covers surrounding areas of Colorado Springs, CO from the nearest base, so you do not need to be in a specific neighborhood to get on the schedule. Booking starts with a call or text to (866) 435-6328: give us your stories, your rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. From there we set a date and call before we arrive. Nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Two windows fill fastest on our calendar: late spring after the pollen drop and late fall before the first hard freeze, when a clean gutter matters most. If you want a slot in either of those windows, it is worth calling early. Outside those windows, the lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We work on residential properties and commercial properties alike, and residential and commercial buildings get the same kind of visit. Our crew works across Colorado Springs on the same schedule, and regular gutter cleaning is the most common service we do for Colorado Springs homes.
Booking for each gutter cleaning service visit works the same way, and the date is confirmed when you call.
The number for homes like yours 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 figure without knowing those two things. Once you have the estimate, that is the number we charge.
Across Colorado, the spring visit lands in late May to June and the fall visit lands in October to early November, and most of our customers book both. If the fall visit gets skipped, we often find runs that have sagged by March. The first visit is the one that tells us which schedule your house needs.
Same-day depends on the week and the crew schedule. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need the gutters clean quickly after a storm, tell us when you call and we will check what is open.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Anything we bag is hauled away from your home, not left by the curb. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout with water, and watch until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a run feeds an underground drain line, we check the drainage at the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. Guards hold leaves off, but needles, seed casings and shingle grit pass through and mat on top of the guard. Once that mat is wet, it turns into a clog and rain runs over it and off the front edge. We clean the surface and check that water is getting in.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or outlet size, not the leaves. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Catching it early helps protect your home from water damage.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The quote you were given on the phone is the price on the invoice. Our gutter services are priced that way every time, and if you keep your gutters on a regular schedule, the job stays the same size from visit to visit.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
