Our own crew cleans gutters in Danville, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and 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, once the seed drop and the leaves are done.
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 trough. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. The crew does not start to clean until you have agreed to that number. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, though the per-foot math hides what the crew actually finds once the ladder is up. Homeowners get the same three questions whether the job is a light pass or a full clearing.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat. A run that has been leaking behind the fascia for a while adds time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule keeps each visit smaller than a catch-up job. If a rain gutter has been overflowing for a season, we look for structural damage before the price is set. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the experience looks like on our work. The gutter clog is usually the first thing we open up, and the drainage problem it causes is what most homeowners notice first. Water flow is the test we run on every downspout, and the buildup we find in older runs is the reason the quote changes. On our Danville homes, a sag in a run almost always traces back to a clog that sat too long. We send a photo of the front of the house by text, ask three questions about stories and trees, and quote from there. That is how gutter cleaning services get priced here, and it is how we price residential and commercial work alike, with the same three questions and the same photos. Residential properties get the same treatment, and so do commercial properties. Ask us to clean your gutters and we will tell you what the job needs before anyone climbs up.
| 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 book twice a year. Starting each season with a clean trough keeps the spring rains moving. Across Indiana, spring visits tend to land in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Visits in Danville in the fall usually land in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. Danville gets about 43.9 inches of precipitation a year. The wettest months here are May, June and July, so a trough that is clean in spring can be holding water by June. When we open a gutter in the spring we find seeds packed to the elbow, pollen paste running into the downspout, and the odd twig jammed at the outlet. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that have sagged under the weight of standing water by March, with the fascia board behind them starting to rot.
A clogged outlet is the usual culprit, and once it fills, the whole gutter system backs up. Leaves cause most of the trouble late in the fall, and they settle at the outlets first. Under heavy tree cover, or where the landscape is planted right up to the house, we see customers on a three- to four-month schedule, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the rainwater has nowhere to go during heavy rainfall. Most lots run on two cleanings a year, and the three- to four-month tier means four. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, but the surface still needs clearing. A clean start to fall gives the leaves nowhere to settle. Every visit includes a check of the gutters and downspouts, and we flush every downspout so you know the outlet is open before the season changes. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we check the roofline for blockage at the same time.
Routine gutter maintenance keeps the visit short, and a clean trough is how you protect your home from water damage. Rain is supposed to run water away from your home, and the trough is what makes that happen. If you want to keep your gutters running clear between visits, the three- to four-month tier is the one to pick. The leaves and debris from fall are the heaviest load of the year, so plan for them.
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 have worked on homes across Danville and in surrounding areas, and the gutter cleaning process is the same wherever the crew goes. Every job gets the same clean, from the first run to the last. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text from your stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it 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 late spring and late fall, so the earlier you ask, the easier the slot. Danville gutter cleaning bookings are heaviest in those windows, so if you want to get your gutters on the calendar, call early. Each visit covers cleaning and maintenance in one trip. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo, and we will book a date with you. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
If you are weighing a self-clean against a crew, the honest answer is that a homeowner with a single story and no trees can often manage. Once there is a third story, a steep roof or heavy canopy, the crew is the safer call, and we will say so on the phone instead of selling you the visit. A run that stays clean between visits is the real goal, and we will help you get there with a schedule that fits how fast your lot fills up. If a run starts to leak between visits, call us and we will look at it. We also work on commercial properties on the same schedule, and our gutter services stop at the cleaning and the check that comes with it.
No. The crew works the outside of the house and does not come inside, so you can stay at work. The clean is checked run by run before the crew packs up, and you get photos of the finished work on your phone when we leave.
The number comes from your stories, square footage and what is in the gutters, and it is the number on the invoice. Anything that changes the job gets raised before the crew starts.
Yes. Water that cannot leave through clogged downspouts backs up into the trough, spills over the edge and soaks the fascia behind it, and left alone that becomes structural damage. Clear the downspouts and the rain goes where it should, carrying water away from the foundation.
The trough along the roofline catches runoff and sends it to the downspouts. When it fills, the whole system backs up, and that is when rot and leaks start.
Yes. Leaves and debris are part of the quote and get hauled off with the rest of the job.
Yes. Commercial properties get the same three questions and the same photos as a house, and the number we quote is the number we charge.
Only the check that comes with the visit. If the crew sees a loose hanger or a seam that is leaking, we photograph it and tell you, and we do not sell the repair on the spot.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo, and we will book a date with you.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
