Our own crew gives every gutter in McDonough, GA a clean, careful pass: every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Georgia, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and in McDonough the fall visit runs November to early December.
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 large the roof is 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. Looking for cleaning services in McDonough? Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole house, so you know what it costs to get your gutters clean before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the single biggest change to a quote, because the crew needs a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ground. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted debris, which takes longer to clean out. A run that already sags can leak at the joints, and the crew has to work around it. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. A complex roofline with several valleys adds time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of everything the gutters held, carried away from your home, are included and never billed as extras. Regular gutter maintenance means each visit starts from a clean trough. Anything that would change the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our experience here is the same kind of work on a different house each week. Many of our McDonough customers have heavy tree cover, and the cleanings there run tighter because leaf litter and twig pieces reach the downspouts faster. On a clog like that, a homeowner usually sees the first sign as water coming over the front edge in a heavy rainfall. We would rather send a crew out before that happens, and we check the flow before we leave so you know the rainwater is leaving the house through the drainage path and not sitting against the foundation. Good cleaning and maintenance on a schedule keeps the trough clean between visits, and it helps keep your home from water damage later. If you are comparing quotes, ask whether each one includes the downspout flush and the debris removal, because that is where two prices most often differ. To start, text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories, and we will come back with a figure you can plan around.
| 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 Georgia, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and the fall visit in McDonough runs November to early December. A landscape with heavy tree cover fills the gutters faster than an open lot. When we open a gutter in spring, we often find seeds packed into the downspout elbows and a pollen paste sitting in the trough. In late fall, the trough holds leaves and debris, and the wet leaf mat is what the winter rains soak through. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that sag, or pull loose, before the next spring.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps the gutter system clean, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. On every visit we flush every downspout and check the flow, so the water leaves the house. With few or no trees, a single visit in late fall usually leaves the trough clean through winter. Homes near a busy road or active construction also tend to need more frequent visits, since dust and grit reach the gutters faster. A clog or a blockage at the downspout elbow is the first sign that the schedule is too slow.
A full trough left through a wet winter can cause structural damage to the fascia and soffit, and a rain gutter that backs up is the usual start of rot. Regular gutter cleaning usually beats chasing rot in a fascia board. After the first visit, when the trough is clean, we tell you which schedule your lot needs, and we keep your gutters on it, because the whole point is to move water away from the foundation. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the trough, and we will book the next date on your schedule.
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 McDonough GA, and our gutter cleaning service runs the same way at every address. You can book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Tell us your number of stories, roughly how big the house is, whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front if it is easy. That is enough for a written estimate before anyone comes out. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew checks the water flow at every downspout, then leaves the yard as clean as they found it. If your address sits in the surrounding areas, call and ask before you book.
Our gutter cleaning services are booked the same way for all McDonough homeowners, and McDonough homes with tall roofs get the same written quote before work starts. Our calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall: mid to late April, and November to early December. If you want us to clean your gutters in either window, call early. Outside those windows, slots open up more quickly. Our gutter cleaning process is the same for residential and commercial work: a written quote, a date, and a crew that shows up on time. Light buildup and heavy buildup are both quoted before the crew climbs up, so the number is set in advance. Whether the job is a residential property or a row of commercial properties, the booking is the same.
The estimate for a two-story house comes from its size and what is in the gutters and downspouts, and we give it by phone or text. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Across Georgia, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and in McDonough the fall visit runs November to early December. Waiting past those windows on a house with trees means the downspouts clog before the next visit, and a blockage at the elbow is hard to spot from the ground.
We confirm the date when you call, and the crew calls before they arrive.
No, you do not need to be home. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, and it helps protect your home. We flush every downspout and check the flow, and we check where the water drains, including underground lines. A clean run to the outlet is what we look for, and clearing a buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
If your gutters have guards, they still need cleaning. Under guards on our jobs we usually find a surface mat of pollen, seed casings and grit, and the guard does not stop that from wetting out and running over the front edge. Our gutter services cover the trough under the guard too.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or short video in the rain. A clean gutter that still spills has a slope or capacity problem, and we will tell you what it is rather than sell you a second cleaning.
The price does not change once the crew is on the roof unless the job itself changes, and if it does, you hear it and agree before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline in McDonough GA for a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
