Our own crew cleans gutters in Cedar Lake, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves 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 hangs over the eaves, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have run this work across Indiana for years, and most of our calls come in the spring and fall, when the gutters have been holding a season of leaves.
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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the house, not the footage, is what the crew actually sees on the ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually plain to see. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer on the lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris pressed into compacted leaf mat that has to be dug, not blown. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Our gutter cleaning services for commercial properties are quoted the same way. Once the run is clean, the crew checks drainage at the outlet before moving on. If anything we find changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, the Cedar Lake homes that clog fastest tend to be the ones with mature shade trees hanging over one side, where the leaves and twig litter build up in a single season. One house we cleaned had the rain gutter sagging at the low corner, with a clogged downspout and buildup at the elbows, and the water flow ran sideways instead of away from the foundation. The clean-out was the whole fix, and the flow test showed the water finally moving. Clogged downspouts are the first thing we flush on a visit like that. The job is simple: clean the run, flush every downspout, and carry the water away from your home. Structural damage and wood rot were the risks we were there to prevent. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate on the spot.
| 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 Cedar Lake customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, when we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and in November it is the wet leaf mat that makes a clog in the rainwater path before the first hard freeze. Cedar Lake gets heavy rainfall from June through August, so the runs carry the most water then.
Freeze risk is the reason the fall visit matters most here, and Cedar Lake in Indiana gets about 26.6 inches of snow a year, mostly in December through March. Houses that skipped the fall cleaning show the first ice dams at the eave, and by March the runs that sag or pull loose are the ones that held a winter of trapped water. A leak that starts at a seam in January shows up as a stain by March. The fall visit clears any blockage in the gutters before the freeze, so the gutter is empty when the snow starts, and our crew can clean the leaves out in late October to November.
The tiers as we see them on our jobs: twice a year covers most houses, and that is regular gutter cleaning for the typical lot. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, the lot needs a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout between cleanings. A lot with few or no trees is fine on once a year in late fall. The same tiers apply to each gutter cleaning service we book on residential and commercial buildings. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs gutter maintenance each season. The point of the schedule is simple: clean your gutters before the buildup settles, not after it packs the outlet. 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.
Our Cedar Lake gutter cleaning crew serves homeowners from the nearest base, and the quote starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text. Tell us the number of stories, roughly how big the house is and whether trees or landscape beds hang over the eaves, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. The lead time depends on the week, and the two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills first. Book early for those months.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside. If the gutters on your house have been holding leaves and grit for a season, the fastest way to get your gutters clear is to book the visit before the next rain, so we can flush every downspout and run the flow test while the water is still running. Booking early helps protect your home from water damage, and it is the simplest way to keep your gutters flowing.
We cover the homes and buildings across Cedar Lake and in the surrounding areas as well, and the same crew handles residential properties and gutter services for each homeowner who wants the gutters and downspouts clean in a single visit. Our cleaning and maintenance visits are priced the same way, so ask us about the date when you call and we will confirm it in writing.
Our cleaning services in Cedar Lake are priced from stories and size, and we give the number by phone or text. We do not quote a range on the page because two-story houses in Cedar Lake vary with tree cover and how long the gutters have gone unopened.
Our customers here book late spring and late fall, and regular gutter cleaning on that schedule catches the buildup before it packs the outlet. If you wait past the fall visit, the first ice on the eave can sit on a gutter full of wet leaves, and that is when we see runs sag by March.
Most slots come up within the week across Cedar Lake, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day depends on the week and the crew's route, so ask us what is open. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone once we clean it and before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout, and that includes clogged downspouts, and we flow-test it at the outlet and tell you when water is not leaving. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves and debris out of the gutter system, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and can still block the water from getting in. Guards do not replace gutter maintenance, so we clear the surface and check that water is entering.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in heavy rainfall usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video from the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
No, unless we find something that changes the job, and then you hear it and agree before work starts. 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.
