Our own crew cleans gutters in University FL, and a clean gutter line starts with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Spring and fall are the busiest windows for this work, and we are glad to give you a number from a photo of the front of the house, whether you are a first-time homeowner or a longtime customer.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge for a clean, finished job. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the access matter more than the footage.
What moves the price is usually what we find when we get up there. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk changes the setup. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, and that takes longer than a light leaf fall. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Every clean ends with each run checked to carry water away from the house. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in every clean job and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On University homes with heavy tree cover over the house, the gutters see the most buildup from leaves and seed balls, and drainage slows well before the trough looks full. On a run like that, the crew usually finds the rain gutter packed with leaves at the back, clogged downspouts backing water toward the foundation, and early sag at the joints. The crew clears it, flushes the lines and photographs each run so you can see the water flow after. That kind of job is the reason we tell you what to expect before we climb the ladder. With 53.6 inches of rain a year here, and June through August the wettest months, a clog left through the rainy season can turn into structural damage at the fascia, so book early, because the cleaning costs less than the repair that follows.
If you have a rough idea of what you are looking at, text us a photo of the house front and tell us the stories and whether trees hang over the house. We price commercial properties from the same three things, and homeowners here get a written number they can plan around. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the photo, and ask for a written estimate if you want one before you book.
| 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 usual visits fall in mid to late April, after the seed and pollen drop, and in November to December, after the last leaves come down. Spring and fall are the two windows our gutter cleaning service fills first in University FL, and each visit finds something different and leaves a clean run behind. In spring it is seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and any blockage at the elbow sits until the next rain. Skip the fall visit and a run can pull loose by spring.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning is the schedule that keeps up, because needles, twigs and grit pack the downspout and set up a clog between visits. Each visit includes debris removal from the ground below. With few or no trees, a single late-fall visit is usually enough to keep the gutters clean. Guards get cleaned less often, but the surface still needs clearing.
Here is how the schedule usually works. Light tree cover can get by on the fall visit alone, and heavy cover calls for more. Either way, clean your gutters in spring and fall if trees hang over the house. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the first date, and we will confirm which months fit your roofline and rainwater load. Ask for an estimate with the booking, and we will put the schedule in writing.
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 University and the surrounding areas, and our university gutter cleaning work keeps the homes on the same routes clean between visits. Every visit clears twigs, seed casings and leaves out of the trough before the flush. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. The two busiest windows are spring and fall, so get your gutters on the calendar early if you want a particular week.
We call before we come and nobody needs to be home. Plan to keep your gutters clear before the June to August rains, and the cleanings protect your home from water damage at the fascia and foundation. A small leak at a joint is cheaper to catch on a visit than after it soaks the fascia. Ask about gutter guards if you want them evaluated, and we will photograph what is under them and report back. Send a text to lock in a slot, or call (866) 435-6328.
Our cleaning services here serve residential properties, and our gutter services cover residential and commercial jobs, with gutters and downspouts checked from end to end. Text the stories and the tree cover to (866) 435-6328, and we will price it from there.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Give us the number of stories and the approximate square footage, and we will quote it on the spot.
Across Florida, the usual visits are in mid to late April after the seed drop, and again in November to December after the leaves are down. Cleaning and maintenance runs on the same two windows, and a clean run is cheaper to keep than to fix. If you wait past the fall visit, a run can pull loose before spring.
We confirm the first open date when you call, and it depends on the calendar. We do not promise same-day unless the calendar has an open slot that day.
No. As a homeowner you do not need to be there, because our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you see the clean result from anywhere. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving the outlet, away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. Guards hold back leaves, but needles, seeds and grit from the landscape still sit on top and in the trough. We clear the surface, flush the downspout and reseat the guards, and that covers the gutter maintenance a guarded gutter system needs.
If water still sheets over the edge in heavy rainfall after a clean, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog or debris. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. A clog that sits through heavy rainfall across University can rot the fascia board, so send the photo early.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it first. The number on the phone is a clean price with nothing added at the end, and it is the number on the invoice. Our cleaning services in university include the flush and haul-off in that number.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
