Our own crew cleans gutters in Star, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work across Idaho for years, and most of our Star customers book in spring and fall, which is when a gutter tells you what it has been holding all season.
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, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Cleaning services in Star are quoted the same way for every homeowner, so the gutter cleaning process starts with the same three questions every time. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is known.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder, and a walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down packed with a wet leaf mat and the odd twig jammed in an elbow, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Cleanings on a neglected house take longer than a routine visit, and a small leak at a seam is easier to spot once the trough is empty. 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. Routine gutter maintenance between visits keeps the job small, and a clean downspout is the goal here, not a quick look from the ground.
Here is what the homeowner on our Star jobs usually sees: a house with no trees and a clean roofline gets quoted fast by text, and a house under heavy trees with a long gutter run gets a phone call first so we can talk through what is in the gutter. Text us a photo of the front of the house if that is easier, and we will take it from there. Think of it as cleaning and maintenance, not a repair. If you want to get your gutters done before the rain sets in, call (866) 435-6328 for the number, or ask for a written estimate before we book a date.
| 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 across Idaho book twice a year, once in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and once in late October or early November after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and a clean trough is rare by then. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and the leaves and debris stay wet long enough to start rot in the fascia. Houses that skip the fall visit tend to show it by January, when the runs sag or pull loose. The gutter system holds what the season leaves in it.
Under heavy tree cover in Star, ID, houses need a visit more often than open-sky roofs, because twigs and grit build up and leave clogged downspouts between visits. Grit and seed buildup in the elbows is what most visits start with, and where the landscape slopes toward the foundation, a clog at one outlet sends water the wrong way. A small leak at a joint looks harmless until the fascia behind it softens, and left alone, that water causes structural damage to the fascia and soffit. With few or no trees, one visit in late fall usually keeps it clean. If you have guards, we still clear the surface and keep the run clean underneath, though less often. The whole point of a gutter is to carry water away from the house, which is why we flush every downspout and check the run it empties into.
After the first visit we tell you how often your lot actually needs a visit, and we put what we found in the photos so you can see what a clean run looks like yourself. Regular upkeep and gutter maintenance is the cheaper way to keep a fascia board from rotting, and our gutter cleaning services are booked from that first visit onward.
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 clean gutters across Star, ID. Our crew covers the Star ID service area and the surrounding areas, and Star homeowners get the same crew and the same photo report as any other job, and Star homes are scheduled on the same calendar. Booking a gutter cleaning service works the way it sounds: a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you to send. Before we leave we check the drainage at every outlet and the water flow down each run. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you call. The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, so if you want us to clean your gutters before the rain sets in, book early. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house front, or book a date, whichever is easier for you.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Each gutter cleaning service is scheduled from the quote, and commercial properties are scheduled per building. Regular gutter cleaning covers residential and commercial jobs in the same area, and residential properties get the same crew, the same haul-away and the same photo report as commercial work. The standard is the same whichever kind of building you have, and every job ends with a clean trough and photos on your phone.
Our gutter services in Star ID are priced from stories and size, and we give the number by phone or text. Nothing is added at the top of the invoice.
Our customers here book late May or June and late October or November, and a clean trough is the goal at both visits. Keep your gutters clear before the first hard freeze, because ice can sit in the trough behind a clog and lift the first course of shingles, which is the expensive version of the same job.
Same-day depends on the week, so call or text and we will check the calendar. Our gutter services in Star are booked by phone or text, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Whether you are at work or away from your home, the photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet, and we treat the gutters and downspouts as one drainage system, so the run is clean from the trough to the outlet. A blockage at the outlet is what shows up as water pooling at the foundation. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. A rain gutter with a guard still collects twigs threaded through, seed casings and grit mats on top, which is why the surface still gets cleared. Keeping that clear is how you protect your home from water damage.
If a clean gutter still sheets rainwater over the edge during heavy rainfall, the problem is slope or capacity, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, such as a leak at a seam, and you hear it and agree before work starts, never on the invoice. For a quote call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
