Our own crew cleans gutters in Alachua, every run flushed and flow-tested, leaves and twigs hauled off, and photos of each run before we leave. The price comes from stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we can start from a photo of the front of your house.
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 sitting in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
On our jobs, five things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid, sometimes with a leak already at a seam, and that adds time. A clog low in a drop pipe, or a drainage check at the outlet, adds time too. Guards we have to lift, clean underneath and reseat add time as well. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it looks on a recent visit. A two-story home in Alachua with heavy tree cover had its gutters open after a long gap, and the crew found a leaf and twig mat that had set into the elbows. That is the kind of find that changes a quote, so we raise it on the phone first, and then we clean it. Our heavy rainfall months are the ones that send the most homeowners to us, and the gutter cleaning process is the same whichever house it is. Repeat cleanings go faster when we have a clear photo of the house front and the number of stories ahead of time.
Most of our cleaning services in Alachua are regular visits for homeowners who want a quote they can plan around, plus cleaning and maintenance on the gutter system between visits. If the number you were quoted elsewhere is based only on the length of run, ask what it leaves out before you book. We would rather tell you the whole number up front than have a surprise at the bottom of the invoice.
| 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 book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Florida the pattern is the same: the spring visit cleans out what the trees threw out in April, and the fall visit clears the wet leaf load before the rainy season sets in.
In spring, when we open a gutter here we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and a pollen paste that holds rainwater against the back of the trough. In fall, leaves and debris are the main problem, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see a run pulling loose from the fascia by the next season. The wettest months here are June through August, so a gutter that is still full going into that stretch will overflow onto the landscape beside the house, when it should be carrying water away from your home.
How often we come back depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, we see customers on a three to four month schedule, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall covers most houses. Guards mean fewer visits, but the surface still needs clearing and the gutter system still needs a look. Gutter services on a rain gutter are only as good as the schedule behind them.
Clogged downspouts cause more of the trouble we see than the troughs do, so we always check where the water goes after the leaves are out. A gutter that is clear at the top but has a clog at the bottom will still cause structural damage over time, and the rot starts behind the board where nobody looks. We also do clean-up on commercial properties on the same kind of schedule, which is a separate job from the house. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and keeping to that tier is how you protect your home from water damage.
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 Alachua FL and the surrounding areas, and it runs from the nearest base. The homes we clean are spread across several neighborhoods rather than in one corner. Homeowners can call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will give you a quote from the stories, the size of the roof and whether trees hang over it, so you can get your gutters on the calendar. The quote comes back the same day in most cases, and the crew calls before they come, so nobody needs to be home.
The two busy windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, when the seeds and leaves are heaviest, and slots fill faster in those weeks. If you want a date in the middle of those windows, book early, which helps keep your gutters on schedule. Lead time for a regular gutter maintenance visit is one week in most cases; we confirm the exact day when you call.
We run the same booking process for residential and commercial work, with separate quotes for each. Our residential properties get the same photos and the same flow checks as any other job, and every homeowner gets the photos before the truck leaves. We clean your gutters, check for any sag in the runs, haul the leaves away, and send you the photos before we leave.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those, because a two-story house with heavy tree cover can take much longer than one without. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the number before anyone climbs a ladder.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. In spring we find seeds and pollen packed into the elbows, and in fall we find the wet leaf mat that sits before the rainy months. Waiting past the fall visit on houses that skipped it is when we see runs sagging by the next season.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service for every house, so ask us about the open dates when you book.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every gutter run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we clear the gutters, flush every downspout, and check the water flow at the outlet, looking for any blockage before the water reaches an underground line. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts. Debris removal and the flow check are included in the quote.
Yes, on our jobs guarded gutters still collect grit and seed casings on top of the guard, and the surface needs a clean. The visits are usually less frequent, but the gutter system still needs a look at each one.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain usually has a slope or downspout size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a short video 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. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after the ladder is down.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
