Our own crew cleans gutters in Sherrelwood, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof size and how much tree cover sits over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Colorado, most of our bookings land in spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop are done and the runs are full.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Sherrelwood homeowners usually ask one thing first: what does the price depend on? It depends on how many stories the house has, its size, 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. We use the same method for commercial properties. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and debris, and a single clog can hold water in a whole run. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Once a run is clear, the crew checks drainage and water flow at the outlet, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Sherrelwood jobs the homes with the most tree cover are the ones that take the longest to clear, because the leaf mat and the needles pack into the downspout and the flush has to run longer to come out clean. One recent case shows it: see this job, where the runs were clogged with what the crew logged as compacted leaves and seed casings, and the flush took the time it took. We do not put a price inside a case, because every house is different. Across Colorado the pattern holds: the more buildup in the gutter and the more clogged downspouts there are, the more of the crew's time goes into clearing it, and that is what the quote reflects. A clean gutter carries water away from the foundation, and that is the job we are quoting. A rain gutter that never had a clog is quick. A gutter system with a sag or a rot line along the fascia needs the crew to look harder, since structural damage can hide behind the trough, and we say so before we start.
| 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.
Across Colorado, most customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. On our Sherrelwood jobs, a spring visit is when we open a gutter and find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March under the ice. Sherrelwood gets about 44.8 inches of snow a year, so a run left full in October can freeze over by winter. Regular gutter cleaning twice a year is the simplest way to clean your gutters before the seasons turn.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see holding up, because the needles and grit pack into the downspout between visits. Near a busy road or active construction the same interval applies. With few or no trees over the roof, once a year in late fall is usually enough. The same tree-cover rule applies to residential properties. Guards need less frequent visits, but gutter maintenance still means clearing what sits on top of a guard, because it turns to paste and the surface still needs a clean.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. We will not give an estimate from the street, and we will not tell you a schedule the gutters on your house do not support. Sherrelwood gets about 17.3 inches of precipitation a year, and April, May and July are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall tests a full gutter fast. A run that is full when rainwater arrives will leak at the joint, and that is a blockage, a clog or a slope. Debris removal is part of every visit, and a clean run keeps water away from the fascia and protects your home from water damage. Our crew is on the same route every time, so a second visit is quick to read against the first.
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.
We have cleaned gutters across Sherrelwood, and the crew covers the city from the nearest base. You book by calling (866) 435-6328 or by texting a photo of the house front; we use the stories, the size and the tree cover to give you a number, and most of that comes from one photo. Lead time moves with the season, so the calendar is the honest answer for every one of our cleanings, and when you call we confirm the date you can actually have. Sherrelwood homes and the surrounding areas get the same quote process, and the gutter cleaning service is priced one way every time, whichever of our gutter services the house needs. Sherrelwood CO jobs all start with that same photo.
Two windows fill the calendar faster than the rest: late May into June across Colorado, and October into early November here. If you want a slot in either, book early to keep your gutters clean before the first big storm. Call today to get your gutters on the schedule. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew checks gutters and downspouts in one trip, and for a homeowner who wants the gutters clean and the glass left alone, that is exactly what happens and nothing else. A twig, a wad of needles or a load of seed casings gets bagged and hauled off on every visit, and the photos come to your phone before the truck leaves. This is the part of the year when the rain runs off the roof toward the foundation, so a booked date is worth more than a later one. The downspout sends water away from your home, and every visit we flush every downspout to protect your home from water damage.
Sherrelwood gutter cleaning is priced from stories and size for residential and commercial buildings alike, and we give you the number by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will quote it from those two things and how much tree cover sits over the house.
Across Colorado most customers book late May or June, and again in October or early November. If the spring visit gets skipped, the seed and pollen paste is still in the elbows when the rain starts, and cleaning and maintenance gets harder from there.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, and our cleaning services in Sherrelwood fill by the calendar, not by the day. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
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, check the whole gutter system for flow, and where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water leaves at the outlet. Good drainage carries water away from the foundation and out past the landscape beside it. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts it.
Yes. On our jobs we find the leaf mat sitting on top of the guard and the grit underneath it, and water that never got in. The guard shortens the job but it does not end it.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge is a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. If the fascia behind it has soft spots, that is structural damage, and we point it out. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The process starts with the quote from the phone or text. Not for anything you were told on the phone, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
