Our own crew cleans gutters in Steamboat Springs, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Across Colorado, most of our customers book for spring and fall, and that is when we see the most clogged runs come down.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services in Steamboat Springs homes are priced from how many stories the house has, how large it is and what has built up 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 on a real roofline the stories and the access matter more than the footage. A homeowner with a two-story house can still get a bigger number if the runs are packed with leaves and debris, and a clean run still gets the full flush and the photo report.
On our jobs the quote moves for a few reasons we can see from the ladder. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more gear. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run far higher than the front, and that changes the work. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy with compacted grit, and sometimes the buildup has hardened the leaf mat into a crust. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A clogged downspout or slow water flow at the outlet adds time at the bottom of the job, and the crew clears it before the photos get taken. Clean gutters on one side of the house and full ones on the other are common, so we price each run on what is in it. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If a run has sagged, the crew flags possible structural damage before it goes further, and the job is quoted to clean the runs and carry water away from the house, not to repair the fascia. If something changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs we have seen how the steep-pitched houses on the older lots collect a heavy mat in the runs where the snow sits longest. One house we cleaned had a clog in the back run that held water until it found the fascia behind it, and the quote moved because the crew had to clear the full length before the flush would run clear. That is the kind of detail that changes a number, and we would rather tell you about it on the phone than find it after we are up the ladder. A clean run still gets the same photo report. Commercial properties with long eaves get the same questions about stories and access, and the same answer. If you text us a photo of the front of the house, we can usually tell you which way the quote will lean before anyone books a date.
| 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 Steamboat Springs CO customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen packed into the elbows, and in the fall we find the leaf load sitting wet in the runs. In freezing winters the fall visit matters for another reason: the first ice forms along the eave, and houses that skipped the fall visit have runs that sag or pull loose by March. Heavy rainfall in spring can then push a backed-up run over the edge, so we ask residential and commercial owners alike to book the fall visit ahead of time.
Lots with heavy tree cover need more visits, since needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings and a blockage can hold rainwater against the rain gutter before anyone spots the first leak. A lot with few or no trees, and a flat landscape around it, is usually fine with one visit a year in late fall. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but you still have to keep your gutters clear, because a guard only changes what collects on top, not what drops through.
When a customer books a gutter cleaning service with us, we give them the schedule their lot actually needs, not a generic one. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can book the next one by calling (866) 435-6328 or by text. If you are tracking the dates for the year, a regular gutter cleaning on the same two months keeps the calendar simple. Two visits a year covers the cleaning and maintenance most lots need, and think of them as gutter maintenance, not a one-time fix. Each visit includes debris removal, so the bags leave with the truck. The schedule works the same for residential properties and for commercial buildings with a similar roofline, and a clean run in June is easier to keep than a backed-up one in March. Keep the runs clean through the snow and the calendar stays simple.
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 works across Steamboat Springs from the nearest base and covers the whole city, not just the main streets. Every homeowner gets the same crew, the same quote and the same photo report, whether the house sits on a main street or out in the surrounding areas. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate from your stories, size and tree cover. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop both hit at once, so if you want a slot in those months it pays to book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work to go ahead.
Our calendar follows the lead time we can actually meet, and we give you the date when you call. A homeowner who calls early gets the first open slot. If you have a gutter that is already sending water over the edge, tell us that on the phone so we can slot it in as soon as the schedule allows. We clean the whole gutter system and every downspout in one visit, so there is no second trip for the part you did not think about. We flush every downspout, clear any twig or clump of needles that stops it, and watch the water run clear at the bottom, and every downspout left clean at the outlet gets a line in the photo report. This routine is the same everywhere we work. Our cleaning services include the flush, the haul-off and the check, which is what our gutter services mean in practice. Steamboat Springs gutter cleaning booked early lets us get your gutters checked before the next storm, which helps protect your home from water damage.
The number comes from how many stories the house has, how big the gutter system is and what is sitting in the gutters. We give it to you by phone or text, and that is the number we charge. We do not quote a figure before we know those three things, and cleaning services in Steamboat Springs are priced the same way.
Most of our customers book in late spring after the seed drop and again in fall after the last leaves. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that sag or pull loose by March on houses that skipped it. Heavy rainfall in spring can push a backed-up run over the edge, so the spring visit matters too. If you want to clean your gutters before the snow, book the fall window, and regular cleanings catch sagging runs early. When should I book depends on your lot, and we can tell you on the call.
Same-day depends on the schedule that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when the crew arrives. Book early and we can get your gutters on the schedule before the next storm.
No, you do not need to be home. 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. Stand-offs keep the ladder away from your home, off the gutter lip and the siding, and the crew leaves the yard clean. A homeowner gets the same photo report whether or not anyone is there.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested at the outlet, and the crew checks the drainage path it can see. Clearing a buried underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it separately before anyone touches it. Clogged downspouts get cleared on the spot, and haul-off is part of the price. Nothing gets billed without you agreeing to it first.
Yes. On our jobs gutter guards keep the leaves and debris out, but needles and seed fluff still sit on top and grit settles underneath, so the surface has to be cleared. Guards reduce how often you need us, not whether you need us, and gutter maintenance still means keeping your gutters clear.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a leaf problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. A run that sags can point to structural damage, and rainwater that pools there can reach the fascia and make it rot before anyone notices a leak. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after the work is done. Our gutter cleaning process has no surprise step at the end, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
