Our own crew cleans gutters in Auburn, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leftover material hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Keep your gutters clean and flowing from the first visit. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Auburn customers book in the spring and fall, once the seeds drop and once the last leaves are down. Call (866) 435-6328 for 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 stories, 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the debris load matter more than the footage alone. Every homeowner gets one number for the visit.
On our Auburn jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the usual reason a quote goes up. So is a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, and gutters nobody has opened in years, where the leaves and grit have compacted into a solid mass that takes longer to clear. Clogged downspouts that have to be opened at the elbow add time too. A sag in the run under that weight is photographed and reported, and any structural damage is raised with you before we touch it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Regular gutter cleaning services keep the job small, because a trough that is clean at the start of the season is far easier to finish. When a gutter clog builds up over several seasons, the buildup is heavier, drainage slows, and the crew needs more time to get water flow moving again through the downspout. Our Auburn homes that have had a regular gutter cleaning schedule tend to come in at the lower end of the range, and we can tell you that from the first visit. If you are not sure whether your house is on that schedule, text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see.
The residential and commercial work we do is quoted the same way, and commercial properties get the same walk-through. We walk the site, count the stories and the runs, and give you one number for the visit. Residential properties and commercial buildings both get a written quote before any work starts. Ask for it and it comes back the same day.
| 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 Indiana the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in October to early November, after the last leaves are down. Auburn in those two windows is where most of our calls land, so book the spring visit early.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and a clog that starts there will back rainwater up the gutter. In fall, leaves and twigs are the main problem. Where the ground freezes, the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough before winter is what turns into an ice dam at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall visit we often see a run that sags under the ice and pulls loose from the fascia by March. A roofline with a blockage in one run can overflow onto the same spot every time it rains, and that is how a small leak turns into a stain on the ceiling. Left another winter, that sag can turn into structural damage and rot in the fascia. The fall visit leaves a clean trough behind for winter, so it is the one we least want to skip.
Under heavy tree cover, we see the gutters every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout between cleanings, and on each visit we flush every downspout. A landscape with big trees overhead is the usual case. Near a busy road or a construction site the same schedule applies. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep your gutters clean and clear. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still gets cleared, and that is part of our gutter maintenance either way. Before the wettest months, April through June, is the time to clean your gutters and protect your home from water damage. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 and downspouts across Auburn and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the crew works the whole town. Our gutter services cover the whole gutter system: the trough, the downspout and the run out to the outlet. Booking works the way it sounds. Call (866) 435-6328 or text with your stories, roughly how big the house is, and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We will give you an estimate from that, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home. Our cleaning services in Auburn include the gutter maintenance and the downspout check, and the same quote covers both.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when most homeowners book at once. If you want a date in those windows, get your gutters on the schedule early. Outside those windows a slot usually comes up sooner. Heavy rainfall in the forecast also brings in calls about a leak at a seam, so the week before a storm is a busy one. Our cleaning and maintenance work runs on the same calendar regardless of the season. The gutter cleaning process is the same at every house: the crew clears the trough by hand, flushes each downspout until the water runs clean, bags the debris and hauls it away from your home, then photographs the work. The yard is left clean, every time.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and our gutter cleaning services are quoted by phone or text. Commercial properties get a walk-through and a written quote instead. There is no fixed figure I can quote without those.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. Snow in Auburn comes January through April and again in November and December. A leaf mat still in the trough when the first snow lands freezes into ice, so clean them before then.
Most slots come up within the week. If a same-day visit is possible, we tell you when you call and confirm the date before we come.
No. Auburn homeowners do not need to be home, since our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it until the water runs clean at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs a guarded gutter system still collects needles, seed casings and grit on top of the guard, and the water never gets in. The job is shorter, but the surface still needs clearing.
A rain gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge has a slope or downspout problem, not a clog problem. A downspout that is clear but does not carry water away from the foundation is a slope problem too. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, and the number 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.
