Our own crew cleans gutters in Tallahassee, each run flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been on those roofs for years now, working the same seasonal loads.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how much square footage it covers and how much buildup is sitting 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. Gutter cleaning services are priced in a few different ways, and companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of rain gutter, but the stories and the load in the trough are what actually move the job. The same three inputs decide the number for residential and commercial buildings alike.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk changes the crew, the equipment and the time up top. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground even when the front looks ordinary. Gutters that have gone years without a clog check tend to carry compacted leaves and debris that take longer to lift out of the trough. A run that has started to sag holds water and cuts the drainage at the outlet, and that adds time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing each run, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price. A clean trough is only half the job, so we check the outlet too. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see most often on Tallahassee homes. A typical single-story house with a moderate tree canopy has a light leaf load and a few clogged downspouts at the elbows, which is a quick visit. A two-story house under heavy canopy has the packed trough, the leaf mat and the water flow problems that show up as water pouring over the front edge in a storm, and it takes more time to clear. On the commercial side, our crews visit commercial properties on a schedule, and a flat-top building with internal drains can hide a clog that does not show until rain. Those are the kinds of structural damage we are trying to prevent by getting water away from the building on a regular basis.
After the first visit we know what your lot needs, and we tell you what we found before we book a second cleaning. Once the trough is clean, we check the slope. If we find a slope or capacity problem that cleaning cannot fix, we photograph it and report it, and we do not sell a second cleaning on top of it.
| 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 Tallahassee FL jobs, most customers book twice a year, in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in the fall after the last leaves come down. This gutter cleaning service runs on those two visits for most houses. Across Florida, the usual spring visit falls in mid to late April. In spring we find the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and because winter freezes are a real risk here, it is also the first freeze and any ice that forms at the eave. The fall visit lands in late November to December, and houses that skip it tend to show a run that starts to sag and loose hangers by the next spring, which is exactly the rainwater problem a clog creates when it sits all winter. Booking both keeps the trough clean for most of the year.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers book regular gutter cleaning every three to four months, because needles, the odd twig and grit keep packing the outlets between visits. A house with few or no trees usually stays clean enough with one visit a year, in late fall. A gutter system fitted with gutter guards needs less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing, because pollen and needles sit on top of the guard and drop into the trough. Rain here totals 57.3 inches a year, and June, July and August bring the heavy rainfall. A blockage that sits untouched through that stretch can back water up behind the fascia, so the schedule is not a formality.
When we open a gutter in mid to late April, the first thing we find is the packed seed casings, and when we open one in late November it is the wet leaf mat under the guard. Those are the two loads that decide how often a gutter line needs us. Whichever schedule fits your house, the first visit tells us what your gutters actually carry, and we will tell you which schedule your lot needs. Either way, the aim is to clean your gutters on a schedule so the trough stays clear when the rain comes.
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 the surrounding areas, and we keep the route tight so homeowners here get a slot when one opens. Tallahassee gutter cleaning is booked by phone: call (866) 435-6328 and we ask for the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. If it is easy we also ask for a photo of the house front. That is enough for an estimate by phone and a slot on the calendar, and we call before we come so nobody waits around. Nobody needs to be home for the visit. A homeowner who calls early keeps the preferred date, because the spring and fall windows fill first.
We keep your gutters and downspouts working, protect your home from water damage, and keep water away from your home by booking the same calendar of cleanings each season, and we flush every downspout on each visit. Our calendar fills in the spring and the fall, so get your gutters on the schedule early. Our gutter services run the same way on residential properties and small commercial sites, so the crew, the checks and the photos are the same at every visit and the record stays with the house. A clean trough is the goal at every visit, and the quote holds.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Many cleaning services in Tallahassee price by the foot, but we price from the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. When you call (866) 435-6328, tell us those three things and we will give you the number on the phone.
Most of our customers book in the spring and fall. Across Florida the spring visit usually falls in mid to late April, and for the fall visit the timing lands in late November to December. If you wait past the fall leaves and into the first freeze, the trough is rarely clean by then, and we tend to find sagging runs and ice weight that were avoidable. Good gutter maintenance means booking before that happens. We will tell you which visit makes sense once we see the house.
Our crew runs routes across Tallahassee, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and we do not promise same-day service unless we have an opening that day.
No, you do not need to be home. The gutter cleaning process is all outside, our crew does not come inside, and photos of every run go 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 run and check that water is leaving at the outlet, and a clean outlet is what we are checking for. If a pipe from the gutter feeds an underground drain line, we tell you whether water is getting through. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it. A leak at a seam gets photographed and reported too.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, less often. On our jobs we find pollen, needles and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the mat drops into the trough once it gets wet. A clean top surface is the first step, and then we lift the panels and check that water is actually getting in.
If a gutter that is clean still sheets water over the edge in the rain, it has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Letting that spill can rot the fascia board behind the trough, so send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. We price from the stories, size and what is in the gutters, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice. The number we quote is the number we charge, and the invoice shows that same number.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
