Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, 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. Across Florida, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, after the seed drop and again after the leaves come down.
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 over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our Lakeland Highlands homes the house itself drives the figure more than the footage does.
Four things move the quote most often on our jobs. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the driveway. A rain gutter that nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted leaves, which takes longer to clean by hand. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
On our jobs here we have seen clogged downspouts after a summer of heavy rainfall, usually at the elbow, where water flow stops first. Our crew cleared the blockage by hand, flushed the run from the top, and confirmed the water was moving away from the foundation before the truck left, so the run was clean and draining. Houses with heavy tree cover tend to carry more leaves and debris into the gutter than open lots, so the buildup comes back faster, and that shows up in the number on the first visit. Homeowners often ask why two houses on the same street differ so much; the answer is almost always the trees, the stories and what the gutter has gone without.
Pricing this way keeps the number honest. If the run has a sag or shows structural damage, we photograph it and report it; we do not price a repair on the spot. Left alone, the trapped water from a clogged run finds its way to the fascia and the foundation. Commercial properties get the same treatment: we work from the building's stories, roof access and what is in the gutters. Our crew works the whole run to keep water away from the house, and the photos show you exactly how it looked before and after.
| 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 here book twice a year, in spring and fall: once after seed and pollen drop, and again after the last leaves come down. Across Florida, the usual spring visit falls in mid to late April and the fall visit in November to December. Those are the two windows when a gutter here is most likely to clog and start to overflow.
In spring we find the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbow of each downspout, and the occasional twig wedged across the outlet. In fall the leaf load is the problem, a wet mat that holds water against the rainfall until it finds a joint. Under heavy tree cover, three or four cleanings a year is the schedule that keeps up, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits. A lot with few or no trees can usually go once a year, around the November to December visit. Gutters with gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs clearing. Lakeland Highlands averages about 54 inches of rain a year, and June through August is the wettest stretch.
When we open a gutter here in mid to late April we find the seed paste; when we open one in November to December we find the leaf mat. The clog is the thing to watch for, and the rainwater that backs up behind a blockage is what does the damage. A roofline with a blockage in one run shows the same trouble as the rest by the next storm, so we clean the whole roofline. Before you book the first visit, think about how close the trees are to the house and whether the lot sits near a busy road or construction, because both change how fast leaves and grit collect. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Ask us when to clean your gutters and we will look at the trees first.
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 covers Lakeland Highlands FL from the nearest base, and across Florida we book the same way. The estimate comes by phone or by text from stories, size and tree cover, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Booking runs the same way on one call.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: the spring before the rainy season and the fall window after the leaves drop. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot that suits your schedule, and it is the easiest way to get your gutters on the calendar before the first sign of trouble. Waiting on a small leak to dry out is how a fascia board starts to rot. Lead time changes with the season, and we confirm the date when you call so you know exactly when the crew will be there.
We keep your gutters clean and keep the water moving away from the house, which is the whole job. A clean run that drains properly is the surest way to protect your home from water damage, and a crew that will flush every downspout and check the drainage at the outlet keeps that true for the season. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts on residential properties, and commercial properties too, for businesses that need regular gutter cleaning. We book residential and commercial jobs the same way, and clients in surrounding areas call or text. A homeowner who is at work gets the same photos either way, and the crew returns on the schedule you agree to.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories, the footage and the tree cover, and you get an estimate before anyone books. We offer gutter cleaning services in Lakeland Highlands, and there is no fixed figure we can state without seeing the house.
Across Florida, the usual spring visit is mid to late April and the fall visit is November to December. Most customers book those two windows. If you wait past the fall visit, a clog can build up enough to spill over by the next heavy rainfall.
We book across Lakeland Highlands from one phone call, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need something sooner, say so and we will tell you what we can do.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs entirely outside, the crew does not come inside, and you get a photo set of the work on your phone before they pack up. Just make sure the crew can reach the side gate, and the landscape beside the house is left alone.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed and we confirm water is moving away from the house at the outlet. If a line drains underground and needs clearing, that is a separate job, and we price it before touching it.
Yes, though less often. Guards hold leaves off, but needles and grit still settle on top and under the panels. Your gutter system still needs a visit: we lift the guards, clean underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the panels. Guards do not end gutter maintenance, and the cleaning and maintenance schedule follows the trees above the house, so the water still has to get away from your home.
If a clean gutter still spills over in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice. 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.
