Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess 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 house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we keep those slots open for them.
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 sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning process starts there, and our cleaning services in Calhoun are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, for single cleanings and repeat visits alike. The number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price per linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides what actually drives the cost on a real house.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run up high, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed solid with grit and seed, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat. Cleaning and maintenance on every quote includes downspout flushing and flow testing, never billed as extras. Anything we pull out is carried away from your home, and the trough is left clean. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Tree cover is what moves the quote the most for any homeowner on our jobs. A twig, a seed head or a handful of grit packs a downspout under heavy tree cover, and a run that is already starting to leak needs extra time before the crew can flush it clear, especially after heavy rainfall. We name that change on the phone, you agree before anyone goes up, and the invoice matches. A one-story house with a clear run is usually the simplest call we take, and it goes fast. Before we give you a number, text a photo of the front of the house and tell us about any trees near the house. Gutter maintenance is easier to schedule than to repair, so get your gutters on the calendar and call (866) 435-6328 if you want a firm quote this week.
| 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 here book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Our gutter cleaning services follow that pattern. Across Georgia the spring visit usually lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit runs November to early December. When we open a rain gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. A gutter that starts spring clean fills slower, but the seeds still get in. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the next season, with the fascia starting to rot behind them.
Calhoun averages about 52.4 inches of rain a year, and January, February and March are the wettest months, so the winter runs get tested hardest. Across Georgia, tropical remnants can bring heavy rainfall late in the season, which is another reason to get the gutter system flushed before the fall visit. The landscape around a house sets how fast the runs fill. Under heavy tree cover, keep the runs clean between visits, since needles and grit build up fast. With few or no trees, a single cleaning in late fall is usually enough. Guards change the schedule a little, but they do not end the job, and we still clear the surface of the guard on every visit. Across Calhoun the leaves and debris load sets the timing for each lot, and that is the first thing we check.
After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs and put it in writing, so you are not guessing. Clogged downspouts that sit through winter can cause structural damage, and water away from the foundation is what keeps a house dry. Commercial properties follow the same written schedule. The fall visit matters most after a rough winter, because it clears the path for water flow before the rainy months.
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 works across Calhoun GA and the surrounding areas, and we know the neighborhoods where houses sit tight to the trees and the runs fill fastest. Homeowners with heavy tree cover tend to need the most attention, so every gutter cleaning service starts with a short look at the roofline and a check that every run has a clean path to its downspout. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. Lead time is set by the calendar, and we give you the next open window when you call.
The calendar fills in two busy windows: spring and fall, when the seed drop finishes and the leaves come down. Spring and fall are the busy seasons for Calhoun homes, and booking early in those windows gets you a date that fits. The schedule for residential properties is set by how fast the gutters fill, not by a fixed date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, since the crew works outside and does not come inside. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, or text a photo of the gutters and we will tell you when the crew can come.
If you would rather not clean your gutters yourself, tell us when you call and we will set up regular gutter cleaning on the calendar. We handle residential and commercial work on the same schedule, and commercial properties get the same photos and notes as a house. Our crew watches for sag in a run, buildup at the elbows, a clog that holds rainwater back at the eave, and water flow that stalls at the outlet. Debris removal and a drainage check come with every visit. Keep your gutters clean and water away from the house, and we will keep the notes so the next visit starts where the last one ended.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give you an estimate by phone or text once we know those. We do not put a figure in writing before that, because the house decides the price. Downspout flushing and cleanup are part of that estimate.
Our customers here book in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves. The fall visit here runs November to early December. If leaves sit past that, a full gutter going into winter can sag by the next spring.
We do not promise same-day visits, because the calendar sets the date. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the next open window. If we can come sooner to your Calhoun GA home, or to one of the surrounding areas, we will say so on the phone.
No, you do not need to be home. 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, we check gutters and downspouts from end to end, flush every downspout, and confirm that water is leaving at the outlet. If a line runs underground and needs clearing, we tell you what we see and quote that work separately before anyone touches it. Keep your gutters draining away from your home, and a slow outlet is worth a call.
Yes, the surface of the guard still needs clearing. On our jobs we find leaf litter, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once they mat up, water runs over the front edge instead of going in. Keeping the surface of a guard clean is how we stop that clog before it starts.
A clean gutter along the roofline that still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Text us a short video of the rainwater coming over the edge and we will tell you what it actually is, without selling you a second cleaning. Our gutter services are about keeping water moving, and if the problem is a blockage farther down the run, we say so and show you where.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we stop, tell you what it is, and agree the change with you before any more work is done. Keeping the gutters clean between visits helps you protect your home from water damage.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
