Our own crew cleans gutters in Northdale, flushing every downspout and checking that it drains, then hauling the debris away and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Florida, most of our customers book for the spring and fall visits, and we have been on those roofs long enough to know what the seasons leave behind.
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 quote is where the gutter cleaning process starts. The number we quote is the number we charge. A clean gutter costs less to service than one packed with grit, so the price follows the condition we find, and the same rule covers any gutter maintenance between visits.
Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per run once the house is measured. What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on arrival: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted grit and the odd twig, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the trough can be reached. The price covers the gutters and downspouts, and the crew will flush every downspout, flow test it, and handle debris removal, none of it billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On most homes, the quotes that climb the most are the ones under heavy tree cover, where the trough fills faster and the guards come off more often. We handle that by pricing the guarded system as a guarded system, which usually runs shorter than an open one once the surface is clean. Most northdale homeowners who text a photo of the front of the house get a firm number the same day, and that photo tells us more about the access than any form field. Anyone comparing cleaning services should ask for a written estimate before booking, so the phone number and the invoice match. If the house is hard to read from the street, text a photo of the roofline so we can tell what it takes to get your gutters cleaned.
| 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.
On our Northdale jobs most customers book two cleanings a year, one at the spring visit after seed and pollen drop and one at the fall visit after the last leaves. Across Florida the spring visit falls in mid to late April and the fall visit in November to December. In spring the gutter system fills with seed casings and pollen paste from the landscape, which bind into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find the runs sagged or pulled loose by the time the rainy season sets in. In spring, regular gutter cleaning keeps the trough clear and means less sag by fall.
The leaves and debris left in the trough hold water against the fascia, and a rain gutter that stays full long enough can end in rot and structural damage. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is more realistic, because needles, twigs and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the water flow slows long before the trough looks full. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Near a busy road or active construction, the grit load is heavier, and our gutter cleaning services run on the same schedule. Guards cut the frequency, though we still keep the surface clean at each visit. Water that backs up in a full run can leak behind the trough, which is why we look at the seams too.
Across Florida, at the spring visit in mid to late April we open a gutter and find the trough clear and the outlets still draining, and at the fall visit in November to December we find the leaves that were never flushed out from the spring. Keeping to that schedule is how you keep your gutters draining and keep the clogged downspouts from turning into a repair. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing on the photo report.
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 across Northdale from the nearest base, and the Northdale homes we work most are the ones with the older tree lines and the larger lots. We also serve the surrounding areas, so ask if your street falls outside our usual route. Booking runs by phone or text: we take your stories, the approximate size, whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. From there we give you a date and a window, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. This gutter cleaning service does not end at the ladder, and the yard is left as clean as the crew found it, with every bit of debris taken away from your home.
Our calendar fills at two points in the year, the spring and fall windows, when the seed drop and the leaf drop put everyone on the same schedule. Booking early in those windows is the reliable way to get a slot for our gutter cleaning service, and off-season dates are usually easier to get. June, July and August are the wettest months here, with 56.4 inches of precipitation a year, so heavy rainfall is when a clog shows up fastest and rainwater has nowhere to go. We do not promise a slot on a specific day unless the lead time for your street is open, and we tell you the real window when you call.
Residential properties and commercial properties run on the same crew schedule, though commercial properties are booked per building and homes are booked by the visit, and residential and commercial clients get the same photo report. Whichever you need, ask us to clean your gutters on the first visit and have us check the drainage and the outlets before we leave, so the buildup and blockage that cause trouble later are caught while the ladder is already up. Clearing the trough and the outlets helps you protect your home from water damage and keeps water away from the foundation, and a visit covers cleaning and maintenance together. To get on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house front, or book a date with us.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories and an approximate square footage and we give you a firm number.
Across Florida, our customers book the spring visit for mid to late April and the fall visit for November to December. If you wait past those windows, the clog settles into the outlets and the runs start to sag.
Not on every street. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush the gutters and check where every run drains. Clearing a buried line is quoted separately before any work starts.
Yes. We find surface grit and packed needles under guards on our jobs, and we clear them when we lift and reseat the panels.
Text us a photo or video in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or drainage problem, and we tell you what it is.
Only if they find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
