Our own crew cleans gutters in Richmond West, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and 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 sits over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Florida, most of our customers book for the spring and fall visits, and we keep our calendar full for both.
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. Richmond West homes are quoted from those three things, over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, or sell other gutter services by the job, land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutters drive the total more than the length does.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more care on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the crew needs more reach on every rain gutter run. A gutter system nobody has opened in years comes down packed with compacted debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Each run is worked until it is clean, and that takes the time it takes. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris haul-off are all included, and they are never billed as extras. We also clean commercial properties on the same quote basis. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Richmond West jobs show how this plays out. A house with heavy tree cover and a clogged run around the back came in higher than a similar one-story house with an open yard, because the crew spent extra time clearing leaves and twigs from the clogged downspouts before the outlets ran clean. The homeowner saw the photos of every run before the truck left. Our crew sees a clog and the buildup in the same places every season, and the drainage problems that come with it are much easier to fix before they turn into structural damage. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate.
| 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 Richmond West FL customers book twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Florida the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and when our crew opens a gutter here at that time, we find the downspout elbows packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit, runs can start to sag or pull loose by the next rainy season.
Richmond West FL gets about 66.5 inches of rain a year, and June, August and September are the wettest months. Under heavy tree cover and a dense landscape, the gutters clog faster, and the rainwater backs up when heavy rainfall hits, so those customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. Houses with few or no trees need regular gutter cleaning once a year in late fall, and that is usually enough. Gutter guards cut down on the leaves, but they still need the surface kept clean and the runs checked, so those are on the less frequent schedule with the top layer cleared each time.
Gutter cleaning service on our jobs follows the same pattern for every visit: clear the leaves and include debris removal, flush each downspout, check the run for blockage, and photograph what we find. The runs come out clean, and the photos show it. Residential and commercial properties get the same care here, and most residential properties on our calendar follow the same visit pattern. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep the clean your gutters schedule on the calendar from there.
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.
We have kept gutters clean across Richmond West, and our cleaning services in Richmond West reach the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Booking Richmond West gutter cleaning is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us for a quote from the stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, so the sooner you call, the better your chances of getting the slot you want. Richmond West homeowners can book either window, and the crew comes out for both.
A homeowner who books with us gets the same crew, the same photos and the same invoice, whether they book one of two cleanings a year or come back every three months. We know that runs left too long can turn into a repair call, since a small leak turns into rot in the fascia board, so we aim to protect your home from water damage by catching the clog early. The crew will also check the gutters and drain outlets, flush every downspout, pull out any twig or seed clump, and make sure every outlet carries water away from your home. Our gutter maintenance covers the cleaning and maintenance on the same visit, and the written report comes with it, so we keep the same records every time. Keep your gutters clean between visits, and the next cleaning takes less time.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Call or text us to get your gutters quoted, and the figure we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across Florida, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and the fall visit runs November to December. Most of our customers book both. If you wait longer than that, the wet leaf mat and the gunk in the outlets make the visit take longer.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, and we leave the yard as clean as we found it. We do not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets indoors while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed until it runs clean and checked for flow, so it carries water away from your home. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes. Guards still need cleaning and maintenance. On our jobs, guards keep most leaves out of the gutter system, but landscape litter like needles and grit still builds up on top and under the panels, so we lift them and leave the underside clean.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout problem rather than debris. Send us a photo or a short video taken during heavy rainfall, and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
