Lawrence homeowners get our own crew on the ladders. We clean gutters and downspouts across Lawrence: every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. 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 customers book in spring and fall, which is when it pays to clean your gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front to book a date.
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 big it is, and how much leaves and debris are sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Quotes for cleaning services in Lawrence follow the same stories-and-size rule. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on Lawrence homes the stories and the roofline decide most of it. The same stories-and-size quote applies to commercial properties.
A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape puts the back run higher off the ground than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Lawrence jobs the quote has moved most when a house sat under heavy canopy, with leaves packed into every run. A sag at the low corner of a run holds standing water, and a clog at the downspout is usually why the drainage has nowhere to go. We clear the buildup, leave the run clean, and check the water flow at the outlet, and the quote stays where we gave it. Clogged downspouts left alone can lead to structural damage and rot at the fascia, and a clean run keeps water away from your home. If you text us a photo of the front of the house, we can tell you what we expect before we call back.
| 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 two cleanings a year. Across Indiana, the spring visit usually lands late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, once the last leaves are down. Lawrence gets 47.2 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and July bring the heaviest rainfall, so rainwater moves fast through a gutter that is already full, and a clean trough matters most then. A clog at the elbow during a May storm is how a full run starts to overflow. In the spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and houses that skip the fall visit tend to show sagging runs by March. Under heavy tree cover, plan on regular gutter cleaning every three to four months, because needles and grit pack in between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. After the first visit we give you an estimate on which schedule your roofline needs.
Freezing weather is a real risk for Lawrence in winter, and the city averages about 26.7 inches of snow a year. Water trapped behind a blockage freezes and pushes up under the shingles, so a clean gutter in late fall is what keeps the winter from starting with a problem. Our gutter cleaning service schedule is simple: spring after the seed drop, fall after the leaves, and a faster schedule only where the trees demand it. Treat it as gutter maintenance, not a one-time fix. The same schedule logic works for residential properties with few trees, and for residential and commercial jobs under heavy cover.
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 across Lawrence and the surrounding areas, and the crew works from the nearest base without needing a return trip. Lawrence gutter cleaning bookings run by phone or text, and we ask for stories, the rough size, whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the house front if that is easy. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo to get your gutters on the schedule. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busiest windows are late spring and late fall, so if you want a particular week, call early. Every Lawrence homeowner gets the same photo report, whether they are home or not. The gutter cleaning process is the same at every address: a call, the visit, and photos before we leave. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts, and we keep your gutters clean and flowing so you can protect your home from water damage. A single visit covers cleaning and maintenance. Homes with gutter guards still get the surface cleared, and we flush every downspout before we leave. A twig jammed in a downspout or a leak at a seam gets photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. We call before we come, nobody needs to be home for the visit, and we leave the yard clean.
The number comes from stories and size, and the gutter cleaning process starts with a short call. We do not quote a range without those details.
Most customers here book in late spring and late fall, after the seeds and the leaves. Lawrence sees heavy rainfall from May through July, and a clean gutter going into that season holds up better. If the fall visit gets skipped, the runs can sag under ice before March.
Most slots come up within the week. We work across Lawrence and book by phone or text, so call and we will get your gutters on the schedule. Ask us about our cleaning services in Lawrence if a storm has left leaves on the roof.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up, and the yard is left clean when we go.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. Guards keep out the leaves but not the needles, seeds and grit, which mat on top and run off the front edge. Guarded gutters still need gutter maintenance, mostly clearing the surface so water gets in. A wet mat left on top can hold water against the fascia and invite rot, so ask about cleaning and maintenance for your guarded system when you book.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, with the goal of keeping water moving away from your home.
It should not. A sloped landscape or a third story is already in the quote, and anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
