Our own crew cleans your gutters and hauls the debris away. Local homeowners get the number on the phone, and that same number is on the invoice. Across Colorado most customers book spring and fall visits, and our gutter cleaning services in Sterling CO fill those slots early. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a roofline photo today to protect your home from water damage.
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 give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Every homeowner gets the whole figure up front. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is known. We state the whole figure before anything is booked, so you can plan.
What moves the number on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer to reach safely. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted buildup that takes extra passes to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and poor drainage at the outlet adds more. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are part of our gutter services and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Sterling homes, the jobs that move the number most are the ones with heavy tree cover, where leaves and debris build up in the runs faster than the gutter system can carry them. Those homes are where a clog slows the water flow and turns into a sag or a leak within a season. We take a photo of the house front by text, which helps us size the job before we call back. Every home here gets the same flush and flow check as every other job. A clog left alone holds rainwater behind the rain gutter until it spills into the fascia, and clogged downspouts are how structural damage usually starts. Our gutter cleaning services are built to keep water away from the foundation, and to clean out what would otherwise hold it there.
Commercial properties in Sterling are priced per building on a schedule, so one figure covers the recurring visits. For residential properties we set one visit at a time, so you know the number before we schedule anything. Our residential and commercial work follows the same flush and flow standard, and either way we walk through the job with you on the phone first. Haul-off is included on both.
| 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, many customers book spring and fall, two visits a year, one in late spring and one in late fall. Late May into June follows the seed and pollen drop, and October into early November follows the last leaves. In Sterling CO, the wettest months run May through July, and heavy rainfall in those months is what finds the weak spots in a gutter. Snow is part of the picture too, with about 36.6 inches a year, so the fall visit matters.
In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds, seed casings and pollen paste. In fall it is the leaf load, and a single twig wedged in an elbow is enough to start a clog. Because freeze risk is real here, the first ice shows up at the eave and ice dams start forming on the roofline. A gutter that holds ice is also holding a blockage, and rainwater trapped behind an ice-filled trough can soak the fascia and start rot before anyone sees it.
Under heavy tree cover, cleanings come closer together, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. With few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is often enough. Guards slow the buildup, but the top of the guard still has to be kept clean, so guarded systems run on a longer interval than open ones.
To keep your gutters working through the year, plan to clean your gutters in both windows as part of regular gutter cleaning and gutter maintenance. Cleaning and maintenance go together here, because debris removal alone does not fix a loose hanger. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 Sterling from the nearest base, and covers the surrounding areas as well, not just a few blocks. Book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, and send a photo of the house front if it is easy, so we can size the job. We ask for the number of stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees cover the roof, which is what the number is built on. Homeowners who share those three details can get a number on the same call.
Lead time depends on the week. Spring and fall are the two busy windows of the year, when our calendar fills fastest, so book early if you want a particular date. We call before we come, and you can be at work for the exterior part. Each visit ends with a photo report sent to your phone, one image per run. Cleanings run faster when the side gate is open and the yard is clear, and gutter guards take longer because they have to be lifted and reseated. Any leak we find or twig we pull gets a note in that photo report, which helps you keep your gutters clear between visits.
For a rental or a second property, Sterling gutter cleaning works the same way: tell us the address and we will plan the visit around the access. Keeping water away from your home starts with clear gutters and downspouts. Clearing them is how you protect your home, and we flush every downspout on every visit. Our crew keeps the side gate closed behind them and leaves the yard as clean as they found it, so your neighbors do not notice we were there beyond the ladder.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give you an estimate by phone or text before we book. Our cleaning services in Sterling are priced that way for every job. Once you have the number, that is what the invoice says.
Most of our customers book late spring after the seed drop, and again in late fall after the leaves are down. Across Colorado that is the common window for regular gutter cleaning, and here the fall visit matters most, since snow arrives from October on. Wait past the first hard freeze and the ice dams and sags are harder to deal with. To keep your gutters running through winter, book the fall visit before the leaves finish falling.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If a same-day opening exists, we will tell you on the phone. We do not promise it in advance, and in spring a clean open date goes fast. To get your gutters on the schedule this week, call (866) 435-6328.
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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and a clean walkway to the gate helps the crew get in and out quickly.
Yes. In our gutter cleaning process we flush every downspout and check the flow at the outlet. A clogged downspout that drains into an underground line gets a check too, and if water is not leaving, we tell you. Clearing a buried drainage line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them and turn into a paste when wet. Guards change what the gutter system takes in, but they do not remove the need to check it. On our jobs we lift the panels, clean underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards. Skipping that part is where gutter maintenance tends to slip, and under a dense landscape of trees a twig that gets past the guard can still plug a downspout while the paste holds water against the fascia until the fascia starts to rot.
Send us a photo or a short video of the overflow during heavy rainfall. A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we gave you is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about 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.
