Our own crew keeps gutters clean here, with every run cleared and flow-tested and photos of each one 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 here book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaves have finished.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services for Montrose homes are priced on stories, square footage and what is in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but the total on your house is what matters.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets on the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with leaves and debris, and that clog takes longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time up top, and the runs under them need a clean too.
Flushing, water flow testing, debris removal and haul-off are included, the runs come out clean, and none of it is billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, we raise it with the homeowner before work starts, never on the invoice. A clog deeper in the drainage run than the visible section, a leak at a seam, clogged downspouts that will not drain, or a sag that holds water behind the rain gutter, gets a call to you first.
On the houses we have cleaned around here, the thing that most often changes the number is the tree cover over the back run. We have seen the leaves from a tall shade tree pile in the back run faster than the crew expected, and that shows up in the price, not as a surprise. Our crew also works on commercial properties, but residential properties are priced by what is on your house, not by a rate card.
If the gutters are already holding water and you are seeing signs of rot or structural damage at the fascia or soffit, tell us when you call. We will look at the water away from the foundation during the visit and note it in the photo report, so you know where the water is going before we leave. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the back run, or book a date, and we will give you the number before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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 a regular gutter cleaning twice a year, in the spring and fall. Across Colorado, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, after the seeds and pollen have dropped, and the fall visit runs from October to early November, after the last leaves are down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings, the odd twig and pollen paste packed into the bends of the runs. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that sagged under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, customers often schedule cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and the rainwater backs up sooner. A gutter clog that starts small in June can be a full blockage by September. Few or no trees over the house, one clean a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and that is included in the cleaning and maintenance visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar, or text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you whether it is time to clean your gutters.
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 Montrose CO and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters on homes across Montrose. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from the stories, the size and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Lead times for Montrose gutter cleaning depend on the season. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows, late spring and early fall, when most homeowners on our route want the visit done before the seeds or the leaves come down. Book early for those months. Outside them, we can often fit a slot in quickly.
We keep your gutters and downspouts clear, and that is how we protect your home from water damage. We send photos of every run, so you can see the clean runs before you ever touch a ladder. For a single job or a seasonal schedule, our gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial buildings, and we do both on the same route. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate, and we will set a date that works for your house so you can get your gutters checked before the season turns.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the amount of buildup in the runs. We quote it by phone or text from those details, and the figure we give you is the one you pay. Flushing and haul-off are in that number.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in October or early November. Wait too long into the fall and the wet leaf mat packs down into a crust that is harder to clear. The spring visit clears the seed and pollen buildup before it blocks the outlets.
Same-day slots depend on the week, since we run cleaning services in Montrose on a set route. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you need it sooner, ask us and we will check the calendar.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and move any landscape pieces or potted plants away from your home, so the ground stays clean.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet, and the outlets come out clean. Where a line runs underground, we check that the water is leaving, and clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need a clean, though less often, and gutter maintenance does not stop when the guards go on. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packing in underneath. We clear the surface, flush the outlets and reseat the guards.
If a clean gutter system still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope, capacity or outlet size, not buildup. 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. We quote from the stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts. The number on the invoice matches the number we quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
