Our own crew cleans gutters in Wellington, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled off, and photos of every clean run 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Wellington customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and falling leaves have finished. You can start with the estimator above or call (866) 435-6328 to talk it through.
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. Our gutter cleaning services are priced that way for every house. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the total still turns on the same three facts. This page covers residential homes only, and commercial properties are quoted separately after a walk-through.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall, and a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed with compacted leaves and seed, and the buildup takes more time to clear before water flow is right. A clog left alone lets a run sag, and a sagging run holds water until the wet weight pulls it loose, which is how structural damage starts at the fascia. Guards we have to lift and reseat add work on the way out and the way back. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Once the run is clean, we check the drainage at the outlet, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Wellington homes with older gutters often show the first sag and loose hangers where the buildup has sat longest, so the crew checks those runs first and photographs them for you. The usual reason a clean gutter still spills over is clogged downspouts at the elbow, so every downspout gets flushed before anything is called done. Our approach is the same whether the house is new or old: clear the gutter, flush the downspouts, and confirm the water is leaving the structure. A rain gutter only earns its keep when it moves water away from the house. We treat leaves and debris as the first thing to remove, not the last.
| 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 Wellington CO visits happen twice a year. Across Colorado, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit here runs October to early November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we often see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. A clean run before the first freeze gives the rainwater somewhere to go instead of pooling at the roofline. Freeze and thaw cycles in the colder months make any clog worse, so the fall visit matters more here than in milder places.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps the gutter from clogging between visits, because needles and grit pack the downspouts fast. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps a blockage from forming. With few or no trees on residential properties, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the rainwater moving, as long as the gutter is clean at the start. Near a busy road or active construction, the grit load is higher and the schedule tightens the same way. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs a clean on the same cycle. Debris removal from the gutters is part of each visit. The same logic applies to residential and commercial buildings, though the interval is set on site.
After the first visit we tell you how often your lot needs regular gutter cleaning, based on what we find in your gutters rather than a general rule. Ask for a written estimate and we will set the calendar from there. Whether you clean your gutters yourself or book a crew, the Wellington gutter cleaning calendar follows the blockage, not the date on the wall. Every gutter cleaning service visit is scheduled from the first estimate onward.
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 cleans gutters across Wellington and the surrounding areas, so the calendar fills in order. Wellington homeowners start with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Lead times depend on the season, and the two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills first. Book early if you want a fixed date in those months. Our gutter services cover the full job from the first clean to the last photo, and every homeowner gets the same written quote.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works outside and does not come inside. If your gutters are tied to a drainage plan around the house, tell us when you book so we can plan the visit around the access you need. The crew cleans the gutters and will flush every downspout before the truck leaves. Tell us about any leak you have spotted, including a twig stuck in a run, and we will look at it first, and the crew will leave a clean exterior behind. Repeat cleanings follow the same calendar, so keep your gutters clear and you protect your home from water damage. Call (866) 435-6328 when you are ready to get on the calendar.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text before any work starts. Our cleaning services in Wellington are quoted from those facts alone.
Across Colorado the spring visit lands in late May to June, and the fall visit here runs October to early November. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July tests a clogged run hardest, so a clean gutter before that stretch matters. Waiting past the first hard freeze means ice can already be doing damage.
Same-day visits depend on the calendar, so we check for the earliest open date when you call. If you want to get your gutters done sooner, say so and we will look for a gap, and we confirm the date so you know exactly when we arrive.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, and you get photos of every clean run and downspout on your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and tell us if there are beds under the eaves so we can plan around your landscape.
Yes. The whole gutter system gets checked. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, and check that water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. Guards keep most leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and underneath, and that mat sends water over the edge. Gutter maintenance still means a clean surface and flushed downspouts, or the water can find the fascia and cause rot.
A clean gutter that still spills over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
No, unless we find something that changes the job, and then you hear it and agree to it before work begins. Repeat cleanings are quoted from the same stories, size and tree cover. Text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the quote, and tell us about any twig you see caught in the gutter when you book.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
