Our own crew cleans gutters in Key West, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every gutter run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers across Key West book in the spring and fall, and we're glad to take your call.
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 most cleanings over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Every Key West homeowner gets the same written outline of the gutter cleaning process, so you know what the crew will do before they arrive. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but on our jobs the house itself decides more than the footage does.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher above grade than the front, so the lift has to work harder. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and seed mat that takes longer to clear and haul. A twig or leaf wedged in a downspout elbow is the cheapest thing to fix in the whole gutter system. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run, so gutter maintenance on a guarded house takes a little longer than on an open one. Cleaning and maintenance are quoted together, so you pay one number. We flush every downspout, check drainage at the outlet, and run water flow tests on each run once it is clean. Debris removal is included and never billed as an extra, and the waste is bagged and carried away from your home before the truck leaves. Anything that changes the job, like a leak at a seam, is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what it looks like on a recent Key West job. The house had two stories, moderate tree cover over the back of the house and a run of gutters that had not been opened in several years. What we found was a leaf and seed mat packed to the elbow in two places, and the crew cleared it, left every run clean, flushed every downspout and photographed each run before the truck left. The crew also found one hanger that had pulled loose, noted it in the report and left it alone, which is how we handle anything outside cleaning. We book a visit on the phone the same day you ask, so if your gutters are running over now, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see.
If you have been putting off a gutter cleaning because the price was a mystery, this is the fastest way to remove that mystery. If you want to get your gutters clean before the rains pick up, tell us the stories, the size and whether trees hang over the house, and we will give you a number you can plan around. Ask for a written estimate if you want it on paper. It is the same number the invoice will show.
| 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 Key West customers book twice a year, in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in the fall after the last leaves have come down. Across Florida, our spring visits usually land in mid to late April and fall visits in November to December, and those are the months our calendar fills. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows and the gutter trough. In fall it is the leaves and the wet mat they turn into before the rainy season. Where a house has heavy tree cover, needles and grit collect in each downspout between visits, and those customers book every three to four months.
The schedule that works for your lot depends on what hangs over the house. Twice a year covers most houses across Florida. Under heavy tree cover, or with a dense landscape pressed against the wall, or near a busy road, plan on a visit every three to four months, because clogged downspouts fill faster than a twice-yearly schedule can keep up with. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most of the homes we clean. Gutters with guards still need cleaning on the same schedule, but the work is lighter because we clear the surface debris on top of the guard before we check what is getting through. Key West gets about 46.5 inches of rain a year, with June, August and September the wettest months, so heavy rainfall is when a clogged gutter shows first. Either way, the goal is to keep your gutters clean enough that rainwater runs down each downspout instead of over the edge.
Here is the pattern we see on Key West jobs. A house with no trees on a once-a-year schedule stays clear for the whole year with a single late-fall visit. A house under trees on a three-to-four-month schedule holds up because the crew catches the buildup before it packs the downspout elbows. Skip the visit and a run that has started to sag holds water until it finds its own way past the gutter and down the wall, and the rot starts at the fascia and works inward, which becomes structural damage if it runs long enough. A rain gutter that stays clean keeps water away from the wall. Clean your gutters before the wet months, keep your gutters clear between visits, and let the crew check the rest. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing about the schedule.
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 covers Key West, FL and surrounding areas from the nearest base, and on our jobs we see the same kinds of gutters on key west homes from one end of the island to the other. Our gutter cleaning services in Key West reach residential and commercial properties alike, and residential properties get the same run-by-run check as the bigger buildings. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front if that is easier. Tell us the number of stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote the number over the phone. Each gutter cleaning service we book starts with that call and ends with photos, and the gutters and downspouts are checked and left clean in between. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call, so you know exactly when we will be on the ladder. Nobody needs to be home, and we call before we come.
The calendar fills in two windows each year, one in spring and one in fall, which are the months our customers here usually book. If you want a slot in those windows, call early. Outside them there is usually more room, and we can often fit a visit in sooner. Regular gutter cleaning on the same window every year means the crew already knows your runs, so the visit goes faster. When the crew arrives we check the gutters, clear the runs, leave them clean and flush each downspout, and send the photos to your phone before we leave. We check the water flow on every run for a clog or blockage before we go. Our gutter services stay the same from the first visit to the fifth.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how much buildup is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. Our gutter services are quoted that way on every house. We do not put a figure on the page because two-story houses vary a lot on our jobs.
Most of our customers book in the spring after the pollen drop and in the fall after the leaves come down. Across Florida, that usually means mid to late April and November to December. If you wait past that, a clog forms at the elbow and the fall visit gets harder, and regular visits help protect your home from water damage.
Same-day depends on the date and the crew. Most gutter slots come up within the week, and we confirm the day when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean. They send 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 water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find twigs, seed casings and grit under the guards, and the surface buildup sits on top of them. We clear both, leave the trough clean, and check that water is still getting into it.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over the edge in rain has a sag, a slope problem, or a downspout that is too small, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it 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 is the number we charge. If something we find changes the gutter job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it before we go further.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
