Our own crew cleans gutters in Durango, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Colorado, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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 on residential properties. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that sell gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place, but we do not work that way on our jobs.
What moves a quote on our crew's work is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed solid with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included for the gutters and each downspout alike, and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Durango homes we see the same pattern: a run that looks clear from the ground is often a clog at the elbow, a sag from a season of buildup, or poor drainage where water flow stops halfway down the downspout. Our crew checks each of those, leaves every run clean, and a gutter that still overflows after cleaning is a slope problem, which we say plainly rather than selling a second visit. For residential and commercial jobs alike, we ask you for a text photo of the roofline first if it is easy to get, so the quote reflects what is actually up there. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo and we will give you a number before anyone climbs. Clean your gutters on a schedule that fits the house, and we handle the regular gutter cleaning and gutter maintenance so you do not have to plan around it.
| 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 Colorado, most of our customers book twice a year, in late May or June after seed and pollen drop, and again in October or early November after the last leaves. When we open the gutters and each downspout here in Durango in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed in the elbows. In the fall it is the leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we have seen runs sag under the first freeze by March, and a leak at the fascia follows. Our crew in Durango CO runs the same checks on every visit.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm our crew sees, because leaves, twig and debris pack the downspout between visits, and a single clog or blockage starts the rainwater backing up behind the fascia. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. In surrounding areas with a busy road or construction, the grit load pushes the schedule up. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean and clear.
After the first of our cleanings we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs and where the water went. Our gutter services are scheduled around that tier, and a rain gutter that drains clean through the first storm tells us the schedule is right. The goal is to keep your gutters running between visits: flush every downspout after a big storm, and treat clogged downspouts as the first thing to fix, so water away from your home instead of pooling at the foundation.
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 clean residential gutters across Durango, and our cleaning services in Durango reach the whole city from the nearest base. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time is set by our calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. The two busiest windows are late spring and late fall, when most Durango homeowners book, so an early call helps. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Whether you are the homeowner or a property manager, if you need Durango gutter cleaning for a rental, a second property or a home you do not live in, the process is the same: we send photos of every run to whoever you name. Our gutter cleaning process is built around one visit that finishes the cleaning and maintenance work. Get your gutters on the calendar before heavy rainfall arrives, because a clean, clear system handles storms far better than one already full of debris, and that helps protect your home from water damage.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story with a steep back run costs differently than a flat one. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book late spring and late fall, which fits the seed drop and the leaf drop. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice on the runs and sagging sections that were fine in October. Across Colorado the pattern is the same: the fall visit does the most good.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call so there is no guessing about the visit.
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, move anything in the landscape beds that could get scraped, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it as part of the visit, and we check the outlet to see that the water runs clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching anything. That part is never a surprise on the invoice.
Yes. On our jobs, gutter guards keep out leaves but let fine litter, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet it runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards.
A gutter system that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. If it is left alone, the water can lead to rot and structural damage at the fascia and soffit, so we say so plainly. We do 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 work starts, never after. This holds on commercial properties too. Otherwise the quote you accepted on the phone is what we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
