Our own crew cleans gutters in Palmetto Bay. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, the waste is hauled off, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Florida, most of our customers book spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar so the gutters are cleared before the seasonal load builds up.
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 give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house the total is what matters, so Palmetto Bay homeowners get a total up front, not a per-foot rate to multiply out.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roofline too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. A gutter that has not been opened in years comes out packed with compacted leaves and grit, and that takes more time than a gutter kept clean between visits. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. A twig or clog in the elbow, a leak at a joint or a drainage problem at the outlet adds a step too, and we say so before the ladder goes up. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and the water flow runs clean at the bottom when we leave. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a Palmetto Bay, FL job, the quote comes from the three things the caller tells us, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. The quote reflects what the crew expects to find on the house, so tell us about the trees, the stories and any walk-out spots when you call. Every homeowner hears the number before the crew arrives, and the crew keeps the mess away from your home while the work is done. That is how the process stays predictable from the first call to the last photo. The goal on every house is a clean run from end to end, and the price covers the whole cleaning and maintenance visit, so gutter maintenance stays something you can budget for.
| 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, the spring visit lands in mid to late April after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs November to December after the last leaves come down. Most of our Palmetto Bay customers keep to two cleanings a year. Palmetto Bay averages 56.8 inches of rain a year. June, August and September are the wettest months there, so heavy rainfall fills a gutter fast in exactly the stretch when it matters most.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the downspout, and that paste is the usual clog. In fall it is the leaf load, a buildup of leaves and grit that sits in the rain gutter and holds water against the fascia board when the rain comes hard. A clean rain gutter going into the wet months is the goal. On houses that skipped the fall visit, the runs that stayed full through the winter are the ones that sag, pull loose or rot at the fascia by the next season, and that is how a skipped visit turns into structural damage.
Under heavy tree cover or a dense landscape, the schedule runs tighter than the two-visit rhythm, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut the schedule down but do not remove the need, so we still leave the gutter clean after clearing what sits on top of them. Near a busy road or construction, the grit builds faster and the schedule tightens the same way. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and we keep the dates from there. Between visits, keep the gutter system clear and the fall load stays far lighter, which is how regular cleaning keeps rainwater away from the fascia and helps protect your home from water damage. To book the spring or fall visit, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will set the date.
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 works on Palmetto Bay homes and the surrounding areas, and our cleaning services in palmetto bay run from the nearest base. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, give us the stories, the size and whether trees are over the roof, and we quote the job on the same call. The lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when we speak.
Our gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial properties, and the calendar holds both on the same schedule. Whether it is a house or a commercial property, the goal is the same: a clean gutter and steady water flow out of every downspout. Residential properties in Palmetto Bay get the same photos of every run.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall, so book early in either one and the slot is set before the rush. Get your gutters on the calendar with one call and a clean start to the season. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the outside work.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. It is the number we charge, and downspout flushing and haul-off are in it.
Across Florida, the spring visit lands in mid to late April and the fall visit in November to December. If you wait past that, the seed and leaf load sits in the downspout as a blockage and is harder to clear in one visit. Book the visit, or clean your gutters yourself between visits, and the next one goes faster.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the earliest opening on our gutter cleaning services calendar.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends 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 water runs clean at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared and the gutters and downspouts checked. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on the guard and pollen packed underneath, so the schedule gets shorter but the visit does not go away.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is slope or downspout size, not debris. Text us 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. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, never on the invoice, and that goes for every one of our gutter services.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
