Our own crew cleans gutters in Gary, flushing every downspout and checking that it runs clear, then hauling the debris away and sending you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your 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. Most Gary homeowners book in the spring and fall, when seed and leaf load has built up in the runs.
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 give the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the figure we give is the figure we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we price the whole house so you can see the total before anyone climbs.
On our jobs, the things that move the price are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline, gutters nobody has opened in years with buildup packed into the trough, and guards that have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the gutter. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Gary gutter cleaning is priced the same way for Gary homes in every neighborhood, so a house on one side of town is not charged more than one on the other for the same work. Where a run has a clog that keeps drainage from moving, we flush it from both ends, confirm the water flow at the outlet, and call the run clean before we move on.
Commercial properties follow the same logic, but are scheduled per building and priced after a walk of the site. On residential jobs the leaves and debris come off the house and out of the yard the same day. A rain gutter that is clean at the top still drains poorly if the clogged downspouts below it are full, which is why we work the whole gutter system instead of only the stretch you can see from the driveway.
On a two-story home with a heavy canopy over the back, the lower run can be packed to the elbow, and the price goes up for the extra time on that run. The crew confirms before it leaves that the flush carries water away from your home, not back toward the foundation. That is the kind of structural damage prevention we are paid to catch early, before it reaches the fascia or the foundation.
Ask for the quote by calling (866) 435-6328 or by texting a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you the number and what it covers before we book the 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 book twice a year. Across Indiana, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late October or November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March under the weight of ice. Gary in spring brings heavy rainfall, April through June, so a clog that starts then is often the first sign of a leak.
Across Indiana the pattern is the same, but the weight of the load changes with the trees. Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the house, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the trough between visits. A rainwater run that looks clean from the ground can still hold a blockage at the elbow. Houses with few or no trees need only one visit a year, in late fall. Houses near a busy road or construction get the shorter interval, since the dust settles into the trough faster than leaves do.
When we clean your gutters we also check the roofline for loose hangers and sagging runs, because a short visit now prevents a costly repair later. Most homes do well on the schedule their lot needs rather than a fixed calendar, so we look at the trees, the slope and what came out of the gutter last time before we suggest a date. Residential and commercial buildings both follow this logic; residential properties on our route get the same photos of every run as the commercial sites do.
Gutter cleaning service is scheduled around the weather, so we move a visit if rain is expected that day. Gutter maintenance works well on a set date, so ask for a regular gutter cleaning plan at the first visit and we will set the next date from what we find. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can adjust from there.
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 offer gutter services from the nearest base to the surrounding areas, and our cleaning services in Gary cover residential streets and commercial corridors alike. On our jobs we have cleaned on the blocks closest to the lake and in the older neighborhoods where the trees are tallest, and those are the streets where we are most often asked to clean twice a year.
To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. Tell us the number of stories, roughly how big the house is and whether trees hang over the eaves, and we will quote the job the same call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Booking fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so reach out early if you want a particular week.
If you want to get your gutters and downspouts cleaned before the rainy months, ask for the first open date when you call. As a homeowner, you get the slot confirmed in writing, including how many cleanings the year needs, so you know when the crew is coming. To protect your home from water damage, keep your gutters on a schedule, since a single twig in an elbow is enough to back water up the run, and let us set it up with you.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those facts, because the price depends on what is in the gutters and whether the roof is walkable.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. In spring we find seed and pollen packed in the elbows; in fall, the wet leaf mat and, on houses that skipped the visit, sagging runs by March.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service unless we have an open crew in your area that day.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, and it sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush the whole run and check the flow at the outlet. If a line runs underground, we confirm water is leaving at the end; clearing a buried line under the landscape is a separate job and is priced before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep most leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still get under them, so this is cleaning and maintenance: we clear the surface and check the trough beneath.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not debris. Send us a photo of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Left alone, the overflow can rot the fascia board behind it. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts. The number we give 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.
