Our own crew cleans gutters in North Decatur, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the run and hauls the debris away, with photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we see the most work come up here.
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 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, a clean figure you can check against the invoice. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, and we will walk you through either way if that is how you want to compare. The same three inputs price residential properties, and the same goes for residential and commercial work.
On our jobs, the quote moves for a handful of reasons we see again and again. 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 with heavy landscape around the house raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup, and a clog that old takes more time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice. A clean gutter is the goal on every run, and every gutter system we check gets a flow test before we leave, so a homeowner hears what we found before anything is billed.
Homeowners here see the clog in the same place on our jobs: the bend where the downspout meets the elbow, where seeds and grit form a buildup that slows the water flow. A flush clears most of it, and the flow test tells us whether drainage is working the way it should. Our North Decatur homes vary, so the quote does too, which is why we ask about the house before we give a number. If a run sags or a seam has started to leak, we say so and show you the photo, but we do not sell a repair from the ladder. Clean gutters only earn their keep when the downspout at each run drains, so we check every run before we call it done. Before you clean your gutters yourself, check that elbow, since that is where the clog starts. If you want regular gutter cleaning, we set that schedule at the first visit.
| 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.
On our North Decatur GA jobs most customers book two cleanings a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the leaves and debris come down. Across Georgia, spring visits tend to land in mid to late April. The fall visit usually falls in November to early December, and that is when we find a wet leaf mat holding rainwater against the roofline. A clean gutter in late fall is a short visit, while a clogged one takes a lot longer. Houses that skip the fall visit tend to show us the first sign of trouble by late winter, when a run has sagged or pulled loose from the weight of the wet leaves.
Under heavy tree cover, seed casings and grit pack the downspout elbows faster, so those houses need more gutter maintenance through the year. Heavy rainfall is the real test here: North Decatur sees about 53 inches of rain a year, and the wettest months are January, March and December. Where there are few or no trees, a clean run may need only one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards change the job too: the big pieces stay out, but the surface still needs a clean, so that visit is shorter. Because winter freezes do happen here, water trapped in a sagging run can turn to ice at the eave, which is a reason to keep your gutters clear before the cold sets in.
On each visit, the crew checks gutters and downspouts together, flushes every downspout and checks the blockage at the elbow. Where we clean the same run on a schedule, the clog tends to start at the same bend, and that is the point we watch first. After the first visit we give you an estimate for the schedule your lot actually needs, based on what we found and how much rainwater is getting out the downspout. Gutter services that protect your home from water damage start with that check, and nobody has to guess at the schedule from a calendar. A rain gutter that stays full can also cause structural damage to the fascia over time.
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 surrounding areas and works across North Decatur GA, and it comes out from the nearest base, so you are not waiting on a long drive from across the county. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so if you want a particular week it helps to call early. A gutter that holds up in heavy rainfall is one that is draining, and we check that before we leave.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The whole job is getting water away from your home. Gutter guards get lifted and cleared underneath, and a twig caught in a run comes out on the visit. If a gutter needs a second look after the crew has been up, we photograph it and tell you what we found. A clean run that still overflows is a different problem, and we say so. A leak at a seam gets the same photo-first answer. Any North Decatur gutter cleaning comes with cleaning and maintenance questions answered straight, not as a sales pitch. To keep the gutter cleaning process on schedule, text the photo and call (866) 435-6328 when you are ready to get your gutters on the calendar.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text once we have those. We do not quote from a rate card, so the figure you get is the one we charge for that house. Downspout flushing and debris removal are in that number, and commercial properties are quoted from the same inputs.
Most customers book a visit in late spring and another in the fall, and the fall visit usually falls in November to early December. If you wait past that, we find the wet leaf mat, early rot in the fascia, and any ice-related sag by the time winter sets in, which makes the job longer and harder on the runs.
We do not promise same-day service, because our schedule depends on the week and the crew's routes. Call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm the date that works for you. Our cleaning services in North Decatur book up in the busy windows, so calling early helps.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and calls before they arrive. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and we will send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test the run so we know the water is moving. Clogged downspouts get cleared at the flush, and where a downspout feeds an underground line we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep the big leaves out, but on our jobs we still find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, especially when the landscape has trees close to the roof. We lift the panels, clean the trough underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards.
If a rain gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem, because a slope problem left alone can cause structural damage at the fascia.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before any work starts and you agree to it first. 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.
