Our own crew will clean gutters in Cairo GA, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the material hauled off and the ground left clean, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have cleaned Cairo homes and homes across Georgia, and most of our customers book in spring and fall, when the gutters take the most load. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house to get a quote.
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, its 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. Homeowners get that same quote, and the same questions apply to residential and commercial buildings, so residential properties and commercial properties are priced on one set of inputs. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you count the same inputs. A rain gutter packed with wet leaves weighs more than one that is merely dusty, and we price for what is in it.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat, and that buildup can cause structural damage to the fascia; where a run has started to sag, we say so before we start. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A clog at the elbow, whether a twig or a packed seed mat, gets flushed out on the same visit. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, so the gutters are clean when we leave, and none of it is billed as an extra. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Clogged downspouts are usually packed at the elbows, and flushing them out takes longer than a clean run would, which is why the quote reflects them. Once the elbows are open, water flow at the outlet should match what goes in at the top. Text us a photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will tell you what the job looks like before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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 customers book twice a year, in spring and fall, to keep the gutters clean between storms. Across Georgia, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, after the seed and pollen drop, when the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. The fall visit runs late November to December, after the last leaves have come down, and the leaf mat is the main problem by then.
When we open a gutter here in spring, we find seed casings and pollen paste pushed hard into the elbows, and that is often the first clog we clear. In late fall it is the leaves and debris, wet and matted, sitting on top of the gutter system and pulling the rainwater toward the fascia. Any blockage at the elbow shows up first as water over the front edge. Houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show sagging runs by the next heavy rainfall, and poor drainage behind the roofline lets water find its way to the wall, where a leak can start.
How often you should clean your gutters depends on the trees. Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits, the clog builds fast, and our customers there are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule of every three to four months. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs a clean, and gutter maintenance on a guarded system is a shorter job. Freezing nights can turn trapped water into ice at the eave, so a clean run matters more in winter. After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your lot actually needs.
Call (866) 435-6328 to book a spring or fall date, or text a photo of the roofline and we will suggest a schedule from what we see.
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 cleaned gutters across Cairo, including Cairo homes on the older streets near the center of town and houses on the outskirts where tree cover is heavier. Jobs in the surrounding areas are quoted the same way as in town. Our gutter cleaning service runs the same way on every job, and the same crew goes out on each one so the homeowner deals with the same people from quote to finish.
Cairo gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text. We ask about stories, the size of the house, how much tree cover is over the roof, and whether there are landscape beds under the eaves, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Our gutter cleaning process runs the same way every time: quote, visit, then photos. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill fastest. Let us know when you need it and we will tell you when we can get your gutters done. We call before we come, nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the crew leaves the ground clean.
If your gutters still overflow after a cleaning, call us and we will look at it, but we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Regular cleanings keep your gutters and downspouts working: we clear them on schedule and flush every downspout on each visit, which helps protect your home from water damage and keeps the gutters clean between visits. Our gutter services are booked by phone or text, and you can ask for a written estimate if you want the number in writing before a date is set. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo to book.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, not from a fixed rate. We quote it by phone or text from those two things and from how full the gutters are, and the quote we give is the invoice we send.
Most of our customers book in spring and fall, which keeps the gutters clean through the heavy months. Across Georgia, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and the fall visit runs late November to December. Waiting past the fall visit lets the wet leaf mat sag the runs before heavy rainfall arrives in March.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day depends on our calendar that week, so ask when you call (866) 435-6328.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, keeps the yard clean, 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 is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet, carrying water away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out the leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit still build up on top, and the water can run over the front edge. Guards still need cleaning and maintenance, so we lift the panels, clear underneath and flush the downspouts.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem, and water left at the edge can rot the fascia board behind it. We will tell you what it is rather than sell a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
