Our own crew cleans gutters in Fort Collins, every outlet flushed and checked for water flow, debris hauled off, 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 the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been up on enough houses around town to know what the gutters look like by then.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per run, but on our jobs the stories and the pitch do most of the work. Homeowners here get the same gutter cleaning process, whether the house is one story or three.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds when we get up there. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run much higher than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed, and it takes longer to clean a run that has sat for years. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. A run that has pulled off its brackets shows structural damage, and we point it out instead of pricing a repair on the spot. Outlet flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, and debris removal is never billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Gutters on the fort collins homes we clean collect the same gutter buildup every year: leaves, seed casings, grit and the wet paste they turn into. A rear gutter can show a sag, and a clog at the elbow can build for two seasons before anyone looks. We clean the rain gutter, flush the clogged downspouts and tell you which run needs watching. That is why the first call gets the same straight answer as the invoice. We run the same gutter cleaning services for residential and commercial properties, and the job is the same on both: clear the leaves and debris, check the drainage, and get the water away from the foundation.
| 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 of our customers book twice a year. Across Colorado, the usual spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit in Fort Collins CO runs October to early November. The heavy rainfall here comes in April, May and June, and the average is about 16 inches of precipitation a year. In spring we open the elbows and clear out the seeds, twigs and the pollen paste that holds water. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and with about 51 inches of snow a year, a blockage at the eave can freeze in place by winter.
Under heavy tree cover, the outlets pack faster, and the regular gutter cleaning schedule should run shorter than on an open lot. Trees and the landscape around the house drop more leaves and needles than a bare lot does. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean and the seams still get checked. A rainwater clog that goes unnoticed can become a leak at the fascia, and it is far cheaper to catch it at a scheduled visit than after water has soaked the board behind the gutter. Across Colorado, hail season along the Front Range dents gutters and washes shingle grit into the runs, so it pays to clean your gutters after a hard storm. Where there are few or no trees, a single late-fall visit is often enough, and the same schedule suits residential properties here.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and how often to clean. For a gutter cleaning plan booked as spring and fall, the runs stay clear through the next storm season. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the spring and fall dates and give you an estimate, or text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see.
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 the surrounding areas, and Fort Collins gutter cleaning runs the same way in every neighborhood. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and the two busy windows are late May through June and October into early November. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work, though we clean the front run first if you want to watch from the driveway.
If you want to protect your home from water damage this year, the simplest step is to book the visit before the busy window fills. We clean the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and check where it drains, so the water is carried away from your home and not left at the wall. Keep your gutters clear and the whole gutter system has a much better chance of staying dry. Regular cleanings and basic gutter maintenance cost far less than rot at the fascia. Cleaning and maintenance visits are quoted the same way as the first one, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. The same crew handles our gutter services for surrounding areas, so the booking process is the same wherever the house sits. Get your gutters on the schedule before the calendar fills, and call (866) 435-6328 to book.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range on the website, because the stories and the roof pitch change the job more than the square footage does.
Most of our customers across Fort Collins book late spring and late fall. Our fall visit runs October to early November, and if you wait past that window, the wet leaf mat and any early ice can already be sitting in the runs, which is harder and slower to clean out.
Our cleaning services in Fort Collins run on a weekly calendar, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and we tell you honestly when the crew can get there.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. A homeowner gets those photos whether or not anyone was home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every outlet and check that the water is leaving at the bottom. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards on our jobs we still find needles, seed casings and grit on top of the panels, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over the front edge. We clean the surface and check that water is getting in.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or outlet size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
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.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
