Our own crew does gutter cleaning in Erie, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, whatever comes out taken off the property, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most customers book in the spring and fall, the two times a year when the runs fill fastest.
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, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give you the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and that number is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of run, but on our jobs the stories and the amount of buildup matter more than the length.
What moves the price is usually what the crew finds once it is up the ladder. 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 above grade, so the crew works from a higher reach. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out as packed-down leaf mat that has to be dug out and bagged, not scooped. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. A downspout with poor water flow, one that is not moving the water away from your home, is a drainage problem, and a seam that is weeping is a leak, and the crew photographs both and tells you what it sees. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. Once the job is done, the gutters are clean, every outlet is moving water, and the bags are gone.
On our Erie jobs, a house with a clog in the back run showed the first sign of trouble as water pouring over the rear edge in a summer storm. The crew found a packed rain gutter with leaves and debris, and two clogged downspouts were choking the rear run at the elbow. Clearing the clog and flushing the line brought the water away from the foundation within the same visit, and once the trough was clean, the flow test was the last step. That is the gutter cleaning process we follow on every job: the crew works through the gutters and downspouts in order, top to bottom. Where the trough is holding back a lot of water and the hangers have let the run sag, we note the sag in the photo report and tell you what we see. We do not sell a repair on the spot.
Most of the houses we clean in the neighborhoods here have had the same sequence: a little buildup for a season, then a clog, then the overflow. Catching it early keeps each visit short and keeps the structural damage from starting. Erie homes get the same basis as any other job, with the same photos and the same flat number.
| 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 customers book a spring and fall visit: one in spring after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and one in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Colorado, spring visits usually land in late May to June. Erie gets about 16.2 inches of precipitation a year, and the heavy rainfall lands in April, May and July, so the runs are working hardest then. In late spring the seed casings and pollen paste pack the downspout elbows. The fall visit falls in October to early November, and that is when the wet leaf mat builds up. Where the freeze comes early we find the first ice building up at the eave, and a clog is what turns that ice into an overflow. On houses that skipped the fall visit, the runs have sagged or pulled loose by March. A gutter cleaning done in late May can still fill again within a few July storms.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see most often, because the needles and grit pack the gutter between visits and the rainwater has nowhere to go. A house with few or no trees usually needs one visit a year, in the October to early November window. If there are guards on the gutters, the cleanings come less often, but the surface still has to be cleared, because the blockage sits on top of the guard. Each gutter cleaning service visit includes debris removal, so the bags leave with the crew. Our crew checks the roofline on each visit so a small blockage does not become an overflow. Each visit aims to leave every run clean and the downspouts moving.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we do not guess from the calendar. The look at the gutter on that visit sets the schedule, and it goes into the photo report you get that day. Ask for regular gutter cleaning on the same tier and every later estimate is quoted from those notes. Residential and commercial lots both get the same written record, so you know when to clean your gutters next.
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 provides cleaning services in Erie CO, and it works across Erie, including the surrounding areas that share its tree cover. A homeowner can book erie gutter cleaning by calling (866) 435-6328. Text us the number of stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the house, and we price from there. A photo of the front of the house by text lets us quote the job without a visit. Once the quote is set, you pick a date, and we call before we come. Nobody has to be home.
Ask for a slot early in late spring and late fall, the two windows that match the seasons. Outside those windows the lead time is confirmed when you call, not promised in advance. Residential and commercial jobs both start with a call, so tell us what kind of building it is when you book. If you own commercial properties, we will say whether the same quote fits. Most of the work is on residential properties, and a homeowner who wants gutter maintenance on a schedule should ask for the next date before leaving. Ask for a plan to keep your gutters working through the year, and the crew will tell you on the first visit how often your house needs it.
Every visit ends with a photo report, and the visit is aimed at keeping the water moving off the house and away from the walls. A single twig wedged in a downspout elbow can back the whole run up, and the crew photographs it before clearing it. If your house has gutter guards, the crew lifts the panels, clears what sits on top, and reseats them. Then it will flush every downspout, so the water has a clear path out. If a gutter clean is booked before the rains start, the crew can flow-test every outlet before the first storm. The crew leaves the trough clean and the outlets moving water, and you get the photos to prove it. Good gutter services protect your home from water damage in the long run. If you have never booked a crew to clean your gutters, a one-time check is a fine place to start.
The number comes from the stories, the size and the tree cover, so a gutter cleaning service that quotes without those three things is guessing. Call (866) 435-6328 with them and we give you the number before we come.
Our Erie customers usually book in late spring and late fall. If the gutters wait past the first hard freeze, we tend to find ice at the eave and runs that have sagged by March, and the fascia behind them can start to rot.
We do not promise same-day service in advance. Call us, confirm the date, and get your gutters on the schedule for the next open slot in your window.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets indoors while the ladders are up, and keep the landscape beds clear of the downspout outlets. A clean walkway to the back of the house saves time on the first visit.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and the whole gutter system is checked at the outlet, so you know the water is leaving and running away from your home. Clearing a buried drainage line is a separate job, and we price it separately before anyone touches it.
No. Gutter guards keep the leaves out, but on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit from the shingles sitting on top of the guard, and the water runs over the edge when that mat is wet. The surface still gets cleared. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded system includes lifting the panels and checking the seams underneath.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage problem. 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.
It should not. The number we give is the number we charge. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
