Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed until it runs clean, the muck bagged and hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been doing this work across Florida long enough to know why those two windows matter.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage 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. Other cleaning services in cape coral that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, so ask how they arrive at the total before you agree to it. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number from those three things.
On our jobs, a few 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 roofline, so the back run sits higher than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy with packed-in muck that takes longer to clear by hand. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and haul-off are included, and the trough is left clean. The gutter run and each downspout are quoted as one job, and the point of every downspout is to carry water away from your home. Anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
We clean the gutters of a home near the canal on a regular schedule, and the homeowner there has the same pattern most of our customers have: a leak showed up at the eave, a twig started a clog in a downspout elbow and the water backed up behind the fascia board, and once it was flushed the gutter ran clean. Heavy rainfall here exposes a blockage in a run quickly, and that is usually when people call. Cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule catches the buildup before it turns into a repair bill, and regular cleanings cost less than the repair they prevent. The fastest way to get your gutters checked and booked is a quote by phone or text, and gutter maintenance can be set on a regular schedule. When you call, we will walk you through the gutter cleaning process so you know what to expect when we arrive, and we can tell you how often your lot needs the work. Our crew has been cleaning gutters for homeowners who want the job done once and done right, and the quote covers the full job.
| 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 across cape coral book twice a year, in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Florida, the spring visit lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit falls in November to December. The spring visit leaves the trough clean of seeds, seed casings and pollen paste, and the fall visit clears the leaves and debris that build up as the season turns.
When we open a gutter here in spring we usually find seeds packed into clogged downspouts and pollen paste lining the trough. In the fall it is a wet leaf mat that has been sitting since the last big storm. A gutter system on cape coral homes that goes unchecked through the rainy months can start to sag or pull loose. A clog in a rain gutter that holds rainwater too long starts to rot at the fascia. Those are the failures we see most on houses that skipped a visit, and the structural damage they cause costs far more to fix. Keeping a run clean costs far less than fixing the fascia behind it.
How often depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover in the landscape around the house, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site, the same schedule applies for the same reason. With few or no trees overhead, a single fall clean is usually enough for the year. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and we flush every downspout on every visit, so the schedule for a guarded house is set by its tree cover too. Our gutter cleaning services follow the same rule for every house. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we adjust from there.
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.
The crew works from the nearest base to each job, so the drive is short from anywhere in the service area. Booking a gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover. If it is easy, send a photo of the front of the house, because it shows us the roofline and the number of runs before we arrive. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to get started. Our gutter services cover the whole house, including every downspout.
Lead time changes with the season. Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, once in the spring and again in the fall, so booking early in those months gets you a better slot. Outside those windows, a slot can often come up sooner. We call before we come, so you know when to expect us, and nobody needs to be home for the work to be done. Debris removal is part of the job, and the bags leave with the truck.
We service commercial properties and residential properties on the same crew schedule. Homeowners in Cape Coral FL and the surrounding areas get the same service, and owners who want a regular plan can ask us to set one up. A clean run is the goal on every house, and we are glad to talk through a regular gutter cleaning plan for a house that has been on a reactive schedule. Ask us when to clean your gutters, and we will set the timing from your tree cover. If the gutters look like they need a visit now, ask for a written estimate and book a date that works for you.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a price range here because the three things above decide it. The number we quote is the number on your invoice.
Our customers here book in the spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the leaves come down. If the fall cleaning is skipped, a gutter that was clean at the last visit fills again, and we tend to find sagging or loose runs by the next spring on those houses. Across Florida, the spring visit lands in mid to late April and the fall visit in November to December. Booking both visits is the easiest way to keep your gutters clear through the wet season.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you need it sooner, say so when you book and we will check what the crew has open.
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 and check that the drainage is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we tell you whether water is getting out. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them, and wet leaf mat can clog over the guard and run off the front edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath and flush every downspout on every visit.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or 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. Keeping water off the fascia is how you protect your home from water damage.
Not for the work we quoted. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
