Our own crew cleans gutters in Buford GA, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the waste hauled away, 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 is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our homeowners book for spring and fall, and we have been doing that work for years.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on the number of stories, the 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 quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the stories and access are counted, and our Buford homes get the same phone quote either way.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above grade, and a rain gutter nobody has opened in years, with old muck packed into the trough, a run that has started to sag, and the gutter clog sitting at the downspout elbow. Buildup at the elbow and a seam that has started to leak add time, and so do guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, the heaviest buildup we have cleared came from a house under heavy tree cover where the gutter was packed and the drainage had nearly stopped. The crew had to clean out the trough run by run, then flush every downspout until the water flow runs clear at the bottom. That is the kind of job that moves the quote, and we tell you which of those applies to your house before we come out. Our crew handles residential properties and commercial properties, and the regular gutter cleaning schedule is set once we see the lot. Residential and commercial sites get the same written estimate. 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 homeowners book twice a year, for spring and fall. Across Georgia, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, after the seeds and pollen have dropped. In the spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit comes in November to early December, after the last leaves come down, and that is where we clean the wet leaf mat out of the trough. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that sag or pull loose by winter, and a clog at the elbow that holds water into the cold months. Freeze risk is real here, and a clog that holds water is the one that freezes at the eave.
Under heavy tree cover, and during the heavy rainfall months, we see the rainwater backing up faster, so those customers are on every three to four months, because the blockage builds between visits. Buford gets 58.1 inches of rain a year, and January, July and August are the wettest months, so those are the months the clog shows up. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep a clean roofline draining, even over landscape beds at the eave. Gutters and downspouts are where we start, because the schedule we set keeps roof water away from your home and helps protect your home from water damage, so the rot does not turn into structural damage. We also keep the surrounding areas in mind when we plan the route. After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your lot needs, and we book the next date with you before we leave.
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 cleans gutters across Buford, and the gutter services we offer all run out of the nearest base to keep the slots tight. If you want Buford gutter cleaning on the calendar, you book by phone or by text, and we ask about the stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, plus a photo of the front if it is easy to send. The homeowner gets a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. Typical lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busiest windows are the spring and the late fall, so booking early in those months helps.
Each visit gets the same attention, from the first clean to the last photo. If you want the schedule to hold, ask us how often you should clean your gutters for your lot and we will set it, and we help you keep your gutters clear between visits. Gutter guards get cleared on the surface at each visit, and a twig that slips under the edge is cleared when we lift the panels. We check the underside as part of the cleaning and maintenance we already do, and that gutter maintenance between visits is what keeps the gutters draining. Whether it is a single cleaning or a regular plan of cleanings, we will walk you through the gutter cleaning process before we start and show you the results when we finish. Ready to get your gutters done? Call (866) 435-6328 and we will book the next open date.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not put a range on the page because two houses with the same stories can need very different work. Once we have those details, the number we quote is the number we charge.
Most of our Buford customers book in late spring and again in late fall. Waiting past the fall visit is where we see the most trouble, with leaves and debris packed into the elbows and the wet leaf mat building up before winter. Our crew sets the schedule with you after the first clean.
Most open slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If your gutters are overflowing now, tell us on the phone and we will look at what we can move.
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, every downspout gets flushed and checked for flow at the outlet, and a clean downspout is one that runs clear at the bottom. Clogged downspouts are the first thing we check. If a downspout drains into an underground line that is not moving water, we tell you, but clearing a buried line is a separate job quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. A guard is part of the gutter system, and guards keep out leaves, but needles, seeds and grit sit on top and can turn into a paste that blocks the flow. We clean the surface, check the underside and flush each downspout.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over in the rain has a slope, a downspout size problem or a leak at a seam, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
