Our crew cleans gutters in East Lake, each run flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to get the quote started. Across Florida, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar for them.
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 that number is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the number that matters is what the crew finds on the roofline when they arrive.
What moves the price is usually visible from the driveway. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the equipment we bring. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, and a clean run takes longer than a light seasonal clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On East Lake homes, the job that changed the price most was a two-story house with clogged downspouts that had been sending water toward the foundation for two seasons. The gutter itself looked fine from the street. Once it was opened, the drainage path was clear, the sag at the rear run was documented, and the homeowner had the full picture before the crew left. That is the kind of finding that shapes a quote, and we raise it on the phone rather than on the ladder.
Most homeowners we see have the same few issues: leaves and debris packed at the outlet, a clog where the downspout meets the elbow, and buildup that holds water against the roofline. Residential and commercial properties in the same area show up with the same problems at a larger scale, so we price commercial properties per building. Rain gutter systems that handle heavy rainfall still need the same attention, and structural damage from a sag or rot in a section is something we photograph and report, not something we sell a repair for. The goal is to keep water flow moving and water away from the house, and the price follows from what it takes to get there.
| 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 the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and the odd twig packed into the elbows, and the fall visit finds the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough through the rainy season. Across Florida the pattern is much the same on every gutter cleaning service we book: the spring and fall visits catch what the summer rain and the leaf load leave behind.
Across Florida our spring visits run from mid to late April, and a clog forming at the first elbow of the run is one of the first things we check. In the fall the leaf load builds up faster on lots with more canopy, and the blockage shows up as rainwater running over the front edge instead of out the spout. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see work, because needles and grit build up between visits. Lots with few or no trees do well on one visit a year in late fall. A gutter guard system lowers how often the trough fills, but the surface still needs clearing, and we keep that visit on the calendar.
Our East Lake FL customers ask how to tell which schedule fits their house, and the honest answer is that the first visit shows us. Most people also ask how often to clean your gutters, and after that first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Regular gutter cleaning on the roofline of residential and commercial buildings follows the same logic, and debris removal is part of every visit. The estimate for the next visit is written from what we found in the gutters that day.
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 East Lake gutter cleaning crew works on houses across the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base and keeping the same crew on the same streets when we can. We work on residential properties and call ahead of every visit. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. If the house has gutter guards, say so on the call, since they change the work. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you the next open date when you call rather than promising a slot that is not there.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, once in late spring and once in late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop hit the most houses at the same time. Booking early during those windows keeps the date you want, and the cleaning services we book in those weeks run on a tight schedule. Before we come, we call to confirm the arrival window. Once on site, the crew will flush every downspout and clear any twig or seed casing sitting in the outlet by hand. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, since the crew works on the gutters and downspouts from outside. Anything that comes up on the roof, such as a small leak, is photographed and reported while the gutters are left clean, and it does not change the crew's schedule.
A homeowner who has had one bad season with overflowing gutters often books two cleanings the following year and keeps that schedule from then on. The point of a regular visit is to keep your gutters working through the next storm, and our gutter services are set up to do that without a long wait. Get your gutters on the calendar before the busy weeks and the crew will protect your home from water damage.
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 put a range in writing because the figure depends on what the crew finds in the gutters. The number we give is the number we charge.
Most customers book a clean in spring and in fall. Across Florida our spring visits run from mid to late April and our fall visits from November to December, which catches the seed drop and the leaf drop. June, July and August are the wettest months and bring heavy rainfall, so if a trough is still full going into summer, we usually find a clog at the downspout elbows and the first signs of water running over the front edge.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in East Lake run on a tight calendar, so to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the next open date honestly rather than promise a slot we do not have.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and every outlet reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every outlet and flow-test it, and once it runs clean at the outlet we say so, which means the water is running away from your home. If a drain line runs underground through the landscape, we check the outlet and tell you what we see. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it. Standing water at a blocked outlet can rot the board behind the gutter, which is why we flag it.
On our jobs, yes. Guards keep leaves out of the trough but do not stop needles, seed casings or grit from settling on top of the guard, and that mat can send water over the edge in heavy rainfall. Guards do not end gutter maintenance, so we lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the outlets and reseat them as part of every cleaning and maintenance visit. Across East Lake, that is the same routine on every guarded house.
If a gutter system is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain, it usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a clog 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.
It should not. The quote is written from stories, size and tree cover, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, we raise it and you agree to it before work starts. The number on the invoice matches the number on the phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
