Our own crew cleans gutters in Fruita, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, 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 your invoice. Across Colorado, most of our customers book for the spring and the fall, once the seeds and the last leaves have come down.
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 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the house still decides it.
On our jobs, a third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift, so the crew time goes up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run far higher than the front, and a run that sags on that side changes the work. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with a compacted buildup of leaves and debris, and getting one clean again takes more hours than a light load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on local houses. On one job a clog at the elbow had the back run spilling behind the fascia. We cleared it, flushed the line and found the drainage running freely after. Every job starts with a look at how the water flow leaves the house, because a rain gutter that backs up can cause structural damage to the wall behind it. Our job is to get the water away from the wall, and emptying the trough is only part of it. Most of the Fruita homes we clean have one or two runs that are the real problem, and a quick flush shows which ones. Clogged downspouts are the most common reason water runs over the edge.
Gutter cleaning services start with the crew knowing the house before it climbs. Commercial properties here follow the same logic, with a clean per-building price set on the site visit. For residential work, send us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories, and we will tell you the price on the phone that day. Call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate.
| 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 here book twice a year, in the spring and fall, so the gutter gets a clean after the seed drop and again after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in late May we find seeds and pollen packed in the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March.
Under heavy tree cover, the gutter takes more leaf litter between visits, so those customers are on a three to four month schedule. Needles and grit fill the downspouts and the first sign is water pouring over the edge in rain. Houses with few or no trees need one clean a year in late fall, and that is enough for most lots. Guards help, but they still need the surface cleared, so the schedule does not drop to zero.
Clean your gutters on a schedule and the rainwater keeps moving away from your home, and an early clog is easy to see from the ground before it turns into a leak. Every visit includes a look at the roofline, and we note any sag or buildup in the report. A blockage at a downspout elbow is the first thing the crew checks. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we send back an estimate for the visit frequency, with the price confirmed on the phone. Gutter cleaning service on a regular schedule keeps repairs off the list, and regular gutter cleaning is cheaper than the gutter maintenance a leak forces on you.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Every Fruita CO house is different, and the schedule should match the trees, the roof and how much leaf litter lands in the runs. The logic is the same for residential and commercial lots, and residential properties of any size get the same calendar. A heavy rainfall can fill a run fast, so call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar for the first spring or fall date. Keep your gutters on a schedule, and the debris removal goes with every visit.
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 does fruita gutter cleaning for the homes in the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base, and we book the first visit by phone or text. Our cleaning services in Fruita include the full gutter run, and we flush every downspout before we leave. Give us the stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and we will tell you the price and the next open date. A photo of the house front helps us give you a clean quote, though it is not required. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm a date when you call so nothing is promised that the calendar cannot hold.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring after the seeds and early fall after the leaves, so book early and keep your gutters on the calendar for those months. We call before we come, and the crew keeps the visit clean and outside, so nobody needs to be home. Residential properties in neighborhoods across town get the same crew and the same photos of every run, and every homeowner on the list gets the same visit. Gutter guards on the house get the same photos, and repeat cleanings are booked on the same calendar. If you own a rental or a small commercial building, our gutter services can run the same schedule for every property on one invoice.
Once the crew is done, the photos of the gutters and downspouts arrive on your phone with a note of anything that needs attention, like a twig jammed in a run or a seam that has started to leak. A tenant or owner who sees water running over the edge after one of our cleanings gets a straight answer, not a sales pitch. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo to start, and we will help you protect your home from water damage this season.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not put a figure on it here because every two-story house has its own trees, roof pitch and load. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will reply with the price.
Across Colorado the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed drop, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the leaves. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we find ice, wood rot behind the fascia and sagging runs on houses that skipped the fall visit. Those two windows work for most lots across Fruita.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with a call either way, and that is how we get your gutters on the schedule. Same-day depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy months, so call early. We will tell you the earliest date we can hold.
No, you do not need to be home. Homeowners here get the same outside-only visit: 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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and move any landscape pots off the path.
Yes, every downspout is flushed until the water runs clean at the outlet, and we check that water is leaving there. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line that will not clear from the top, we tell you and quote it separately before touching it. Clearing a buried line is not part of the standard visit.
Yes, a gutter system with guards still needs the surface cleared. On our jobs we find seed casings, a twig or two and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet, rain runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath, flush each downspout and reseat them. Clearing the surface on every visit keeps the cleaning and maintenance small, which is the gutter maintenance you actually need.
If a gutter is clean and still overflows in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a dirty gutter. Send us a photo or a short video taken in a heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Water that is not carried away from your home fast enough is a sizing problem, and we say so.
It should not. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
