Our own crew cleans gutters for Lake Wales homeowners. Every outlet is flushed and flow-tested, the leftover muck is hauled away, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your 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. Across Florida, most of our customers book a spring and a fall visit each year, and we are glad to schedule yours.
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. The gutter cleaning process starts with that quote. Some companies price cleanings by the linear foot instead, and the final figure usually lands in a similar range once the same house is measured.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and changes the quote, and so does a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the eaves. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves, twig ends and grit, which is a bigger job than routine gutter maintenance, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A clean run takes less time than a packed one, and the quote reflects that. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a house under heavy tree cover, a packed back run usually means a boom or scissor lift is needed to reach it safely, and we tell the homeowner that before we start. Left alone, a clog like that is how a leak and structural damage start. Clearing it early costs less than repairing what the water does after it overflows.
Before we give you a number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us about the three things above. The photo is the fastest way to a clean quote. Residential and commercial properties are quoted the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, or text the photo and we will reply with the price and the earliest date we have open.
| 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.
Across Florida, most of our customers book twice a year, in late spring after seed and pollen drop, and in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the drop pipes. In fall it is leaves and debris from the trees, and the wet leaf mat sits in the gutter ahead of the rainy season. Cleaning and maintenance on that calendar keeps a clean trough and open outlets ready for the rain.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits, and a single clog at the elbow can back up the whole run and start fascia rot, so those houses are on every three to four months. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the run clean. Houses with few or no trees near the eaves do fine once a year in late fall, provided the downspouts still carry water away from the foundation. Gutters under guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean, because guards hold back leaves and not the buildup that forms on top.
A gutter system on a flat roof with internal drains backs up without warning, so keep your gutters on the spring and fall schedule even when the house looks clean from the ground. Lake Wales gets 52.8 inches of rain a year, and the heavy rainfall lands hardest in June, July and August. On a busy road or beside a dense landscape, the grit builds up faster and the every three to four month tier applies. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we pulled out of the rain gutter.
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.
Across Lake Wales FL, our crew works from the nearest base and books the city as a whole. Our cleaning services in Lake Wales run through a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and whether trees shade the house, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and every visit includes a water flow check at each outlet. We give the earliest open date when you call. Our schedule fills during the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so booking early in those months helps you get your gutters clean before the rain.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our gutter cleaning service covers Lake Wales homes, residential properties and commercial buildings in the surrounding areas, and the process is the same: a quote from the details, a confirmed date, and photos of the work when we finish. Debris removal is part of every visit, and we keep the bags away from your home until the truck leaves. Every visit ends with the yard clean and photos on your phone. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule, or text a photo of the eaves and we will confirm the next open slot.
The estimate comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. Once you have it, that is the number on the invoice. Nothing is added after the crew arrives unless you agree to it first.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall, after the seed drop and again after the last leaves come down. If the gutters wait into winter, we find the wet leaf mat packed tight and runs that have started to sag. The fall visit is the one that matters most for keeping rainwater off the roofline and away from the foundation, and that is how you protect your home from water damage. Clean your gutters in late spring and late fall, and the house has an easier year.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, and our gutter services follow the open schedule. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need a faster slot, tell us when you call and we will check the open dates.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and every outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the site clean.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch it until it runs clear, and any blockage at the outlet gets cleared before the crew leaves. We check that water leaves the outlet and that the drainage past it is moving. The run is left clean when we go. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs, guards keep out the leaves but not the needles, seed casings and grit that settle on top and mat into a layer that sends water over the edge. The surface still gets cleared, and the gutters and downspouts still get flushed.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in the rain has a slope, capacity or outlet problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain, and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we raise it with you before work starts, and nothing gets added to the invoice without your agreement. The quote from the phone call is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
