Our own crew cleans gutters in Fountain, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess 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 is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our cleaning services in Fountain are priced on stories, square footage and what is in the gutters. Each homeowner gets a quote 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 would rather you know the whole job before the crew is on the ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted muck and the odd twig that takes longer to clear, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the number, never billed as extras. A clog low in a run, a leak at a seam, or a blockage in a buried drain line can change the job. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
For Fountain CO homeowners, the easiest start is a photo of the front of the house by text, plus the stories, the rough size, and whether trees hang over the roof. The houses we clean in Fountain vary a lot, and the one thing that tends to add time is a gutter system that has gone a long while without a visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate from those three things.
The gutter cleaning process is the same for every one of our cleanings: we clean the runs by hand, flush every downspout until water runs clear at the bottom, and check that drainage is leaving the lot. Heavy rainfall is when rainwater backs up in a gutter that was only partly blocked and shows its real problem, so the visit is worth booking ahead of June, July and August, which are the wettest months here, rather than after the first overflow. Clearing the runs before that rain is how you protect your home from water damage.
| 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.
Fountain homes usually get two visits a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall after the last leaves. Across Colorado, spring visits run late May to June, and fall visits in Fountain run October to early November. When we open a gutter in spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows, and a run that looked clean from the ground is often pollen paste. In fall it is leaves and debris from the last drop, and a gutter under a landscape bed picks up even more. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by the time the snow came, and fascia that starts to rot behind them.
Under heavy tree cover, a gutter system here needs cleaning more often than the twice-a-year schedule, because needles and grit make a buildup in the downspouts between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs to be clean, and we check the runs under them on every visit.
On a house with no trees over the roof, a gutter can stay clean for most of a year, while a house under heavy trees on a twice-a-year schedule may need the spring visit moved earlier. After the first visit we tell you which tier keeps your gutters running clear on your lot, and regular gutter cleaning is set from there.
In Fountain, the rain gutter on a shaded north wall is the one that clogs first, and the clogged downspouts at the low corner are the ones that send water toward the foundation. Keeping the runs clean and open keeps water flow moving, which is the cheapest way to avoid structural damage, and the surest way to keep water away from your home without digging anything up. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the runs to book a spring or fall date.
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.
The crew works across Fountain and surrounding areas, and our gutter services are booked the same way for every address we serve. To get a slot, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We give the quote from stories, size and tree cover, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Booking ahead of the spring and fall visits described above is the easiest way to clean your gutters when you want them, whether that is one visit or regular gutter maintenance. Lead time is set by the calendar, and we tell you the first open day when you call. A gutter that has gone a long time without a visit is where a clog starts, so the earlier you book, the better.
We handle residential properties and commercial properties, and the crew treats residential and commercial jobs the same way: a quote in writing, the gutters left clean and every downspout flushed, and photos of each section before we leave. For gutter cleaning service on a home or a commercial building, cleaning and maintenance follow the same steps, with gutters and downspouts checked and debris removal included in the number. Whether you need a single house or a building on a recurring schedule, we confirm the dates in advance.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text, so you know it before we book. The quote is the number we charge, with flushing and debris removal included.
Spring visits run late May to June across Colorado, and fall visits in Fountain run October to early November, which lands after the leaf load and before the first hard freeze. Skipping the fall visit leaves the runs full going into winter, and snow adds weight to a gutter that is already holding debris.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so call and we tell you the first open day for our gutter services.
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 and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the drainage leave the lot. If an underground drain line has a clog, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or the grit that mats on top, so we keep the surface clean and check that water is still getting in. Between visits, the simplest way to keep your gutters flowing is to look at the downspout outlets after a heavy rain.
A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us 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, and fixing the slope is how you protect your home from water damage.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised with you and agreed before work starts, so the number on the invoice matches the number we gave you. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, or ask for a written estimate first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
