Our own crew cleans gutters in South Miami, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Florida, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf fall have done their work on the roof.
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 the number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, and that gets to a similar place per run, but a per-foot rate hides what is actually in the trough. Our quote reflects what the crew will find on the ladder, and the drainage at the outlet is part of that check.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk changes the work, and so does a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up from the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted muck, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are part of a clean job and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across Florida, the houses that clog fastest are the ones under heavy canopy, where the leaves and debris stack up between visits. One twig can wedge into an elbow and start a clog, and clogged downspouts are where water backs up in heavy rainfall. When a gutter system sags or a run looks low, the crew checks for structural damage before it goes back on the ladder. A gutter that is clean but still sends water over the edge usually has a slope problem, and we tell you that plainly. Our South Miami homeowners see the difference when the downspout runs clear and the water flow is steady in a summer storm. We photograph the back run, the side run and every elbow so you can see the clog, the sag and the buildup for yourself.
Most of our South Miami homes have a single clean-out each visit, and the cost tracks that work. If your house has a rain gutter running along a flat section, we check the back of it for blockage. We have pulled leaves and grit out of gutters on residential and commercial properties as well, and the approach is the same: the work is priced to what is in the gutter, not to a guess. Water away from your home is the point of the whole job.
| 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 South Miami customers book two cleanings a year, usually in the spring and fall, after the seed and pollen drop in spring and the leaves thin out in late autumn. Across Florida, the usual spring visit lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit in November to December. When we open a gutter in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and in fall it is the wet leaf mat. South Miami gets about 66 inches of rain a year, with June, August and September the wettest months, so the roofline needs to be clean before the summer storms, and a clog left over the season can cause a leak behind the fascia.
Under heavy tree cover or dense landscape beds, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months keeps the gutters clean, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the blockage comes faster, so those houses go on the same short schedule. Houses with few or no trees, and most residential properties in South Miami fl, need a visit once a year in late fall, and that is enough for most lots. Guarded gutters need less frequent work, but the surface still has to be cleared, because the mat on top of a guard is where the water stops.
After the first visit we give you a phone estimate for the next one, and we tell you which tier your lot needs and when to clean your gutters next. A visit from our gutter cleaning service is the only way to know for sure, because the gutter tells you what it has been holding. A clog left unchecked can back rainwater up in a single season, and the fix is a clean run and a flushed downspout. Our process is the same for residential and commercial buildings, and regular gutter cleaning keeps the roof edge clear through the wet months, with the debris removal on the same visit.
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 covers South Miami from the nearest base and books by phone or text. Give us your stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. We call before we come, nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the crew leaves the gutters clean with photos on your phone. If you have gutter guards, the crew lifts them for the check and reseats them afterward. Booking fills in two busy windows each year, the spring and fall, so ask early if you want a particular week. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar.
A homeowner with a tall two-story house can get on the calendar within the usual lead time we quote on the phone, and we confirm the date before anything is booked. Our South Miami gutter cleaning crew works the whole of South Miami and the surrounding areas, bringing the same ladder setup and photo report to every street. Clean gutters protect your home from water damage, including the slow leak that starts at the fascia, and that is the reason most of our calls come in before a storm.
Whether it is a single house or a cluster of downspout runs on a commercial building, the goal is to keep your gutters working. We look at the gutter services a property needs, flush every downspout, and report anything that is not a cleaning problem with photos. The visit covers cleaning and maintenance in one trip, so the gutters and downspouts get the same check at every stop, and that keeps your foundation dry without a second visit to explain what happened. Get your gutters on the schedule before the next storm.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the tree cover. Quotes come by phone or text, and the number on the invoice is the number we quote. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will quote it.
Across South Miami, most customers book a clean in late spring or late fall. Wait past the rainy season and a clog sits in the gutter through the heaviest rain, which can mean water damage and a fascia board that rots. Across Florida, the usual spring visit lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit in November to December.
Our cleaning services in South Miami usually fill within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise a same-day visit unless the calendar shows an opening.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, leaves the gutters clean, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every gutter run and each downspout is flushed and flow-tested at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
On our jobs, guarded gutters still collect needles, seed casings and grit on top of the guard. A yard full of landscape plants drops more of it, so the surface still has to be cleared, and gutter maintenance on guarded gutters includes flushing the downspout too.
A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, because keeping water away from your home is the goal. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
Not without your agreement. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and approve it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
