Our crew cleans gutters in Bloomington, and we flush every downspout, flow-test it, haul it away and send you 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 you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, and that schedule is what we work from.
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 it 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. Our gutter cleaning service works the same way for residential and commercial jobs. Companies that price per linear foot land in a similar place, though the per-foot method takes more guesswork to reach it.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris and a long buildup of grit, and they take longer to clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat take extra care, and a run that has started to sag needs a closer look before we quote it. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras, and flow testing shows whether the water flow is clear all the way to the outlet. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Bloomington homes that book with us tend to do it for the same few weeks each year, and they come back to the same crew. Where a lot has heavy leaf load, the clog and the drainage problem show up first at the outlet, which is why the flush is part of every visit. Our crew asks for a photo of the front of the house by text when it is easy to send, and that photo often answers the stories and tree questions before we talk. Keep the photos from each visit, since they show how clean every run was left. Some of our homes are on a twice-a-year schedule and some are on a tighter one, and we tell you which after the first visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate from it.
| 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.
Bloomington in late spring brings seed and pollen, and late fall brings leaves, so most customers book two cleanings a year: once in late spring, and again in late fall, usually late October to November, after the leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March. Each visit we clear leaves and the wet mat from the trough, check the gutters and downspouts for a leak at every seam, flush every downspout, and leave the trough clean enough that rainwater runs through to the outlet with no blockage.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps water moving, because needles and grit pack the drain outlets between visits and a single clog can back water up a whole run. The heavy rainfall here makes that worse: the city gets about 49 inches of precipitation a year, and April through June are the wettest months, so rainwater has less room to drain. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards lengthen the gap, but they do not remove the need for a visit, since the surface still has to be kept clean. Near a busy road or active construction, plan on the shorter schedule as well.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Spring and fall is the rhythm most of our customers settle into, and regular gutter cleaning on that rhythm helps protect your home from water damage far better than waiting for the first overflow. A rain gutter that stays clean is a gutter maintenance job, not an emergency call, and it keeps the landscape below the eave from washing out. Stick to the schedule and keep your gutters running, and the visits stay short.
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 Bloomington and the surrounding areas from a nearby base, so the drive to a job here is short. Our gutter cleaning services in Bloomington cover residential properties and start with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover sits over the roof, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time is set by the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the homeowner calls come in together and heavy rainfall keeps runs full, so book early if those months matter to you.
The gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: the crew clears the trough, flushes the outlets, bags the twig and leaf mat, and photographs each run, and the gutters are clean when the crew leaves. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew stays outside, sets stand-offs on the ladders so nothing rests on the gutter, lifts gutter guards when the house has them, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. Everything bagged is carried away from your home, and the yard is left as clean as it was found. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 and ask for a written estimate, or book a date online and we will hold the slot. Our gutter services include cleaning and maintenance checks on the visit itself, and any repair is quoted before the crew touches it.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters. Commercial properties are quoted the same way, and the figure we give you by phone or text is the figure we charge.
Most of our customers book late spring and late fall, and those are the two windows to clean your gutters. If you wait past the fall leaf drop, the wet leaf mat has packed the outlets and the runs have started to sag by the time the first hard freeze arrives.
Most slots come up within the week for our gutter cleaning services. We confirm a date when you call, and we will tell you straight if a same-day visit is possible that day.
No. 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, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and clogged downspouts get cleared before the crew moves on. 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 quoted separately and nothing is done before you approve it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves and debris, but not the seeds, needles and grit that sit on top and turn to paste. We lift the panels, leave the surface clean, flush the outlets and reseat the guards, so the whole gutter system gets checked.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or drainage problem, not a clog problem. Water spilling over the edge can wash out the landscape and cause structural damage and rot, so the job is getting the water away from the house. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain, and we will say what it is without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after the work is done, and a clean invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
