Our own crew cleans gutters in Martinsville, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and twigs 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 is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Indiana, most of our customers book for spring and fall, and the crew is ready to come out once the schedule opens.
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 sitting in the gutters, and we set it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is measured, but on our jobs stories and tree cover move the number more than length does. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will book a date that works.
Here is what changes the number when the crew is on site. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the job. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down packed with compacted leaves and buildup, and that takes longer than a light seasonal load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Gutters and downspouts get the same check on every job: flushing, checking water flow and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and if anything changes the job we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a Martinsville job last spring, a two-story house with moderate tree cover had a back run packed with seed casings and a downspout that would not flow until we worked it from the top. We flushed it, confirmed water was leaving at the outlet, and photographed the run before and after, and it came out clean. The number held. The gutter clog was the only real surprise, and it was in the first hour of the visit. See this job.
Our gutter cleaning services follow the same logic for Martinsville homeowners, whether the house is older or newer, and for commercial properties, where we price per building. Anywhere a rain gutter backs up into clogged downspouts, water away from the house gets trapped, and the structural damage starts quietly, with fascia boards that rot before anyone looks up. Our job is to keep every run clean before that happens and to show you the proof.
| 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.
On our jobs in Martinsville in a typical year, most customers book twice, in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop finishes, and again in late October or November after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May, we usually find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and that clog is what slows the rainwater on its way down. In November it is the wet leaf mat from leaves and debris, and any house that skipped the fall visit tends to show a sag in the runs by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see holding up, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. With few or no trees, the advice is simple: once a year in late fall is enough to clean your gutters for most lots. Near a busy road or active construction, plan on the shorter interval. Gutter guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing, so the blockage builds more slowly without going away.
Freezing weather adds a second reason to book the fall visit. A run that is still full when the first hard cold arrives can form an ice dam at the eave, and that ice is what loosens the hangers and opens a leak. The spring and fall schedule is the cheapest way we know to keep repair estimates small, and it keeps the gutter clean through heavy rainfall and water away from the foundation. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to avoid a surprise in the middle of a wet season.
After the first visit we can tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and gutter maintenance on that schedule is what keeps the surprises down. The residential and commercial customers we see follow the same logic, and the residential properties with mature trees are the ones that usually move to the shorter interval. Ask our gutter cleaning service for a written estimate and we will say what we find before we set the schedule.
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 Martinsville gutter cleaning crew has worked across the city and the surrounding areas, covering all of Martinsville from the nearest base. Booking for our gutter services starts with a phone or text estimate, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Lead time depends on the current schedule. Cleanings booked in the two busy windows, spring and fall, fill fastest.
Homeowner calls usually come in the week before a storm season or after a stretch of heavy rainfall, when water has started to pour over the edge. If that is your situation, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see. Our crews flush every downspout, check the outlet and water flow, and leave gutters and downspouts clean, so the water is moving away from your home rather than sitting in a clog. Keep your gutters clear and we help protect your home from water damage, and from the leak that follows.
For a Martinsville job, the number comes from the stories, the size of the house, what is in the gutters and the landscape around the eaves. We set it by phone or text, and the number we charge is the number we give you.
Our customers here book late May or June, after the spring seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the wet leaf mat can turn into an ice dam at the eave.
Most slots come up within the week across Martinsville, and we confirm a date when you call to get your gutters on the schedule. Same-day depends on the schedule that day.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, 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.
We flush every downspout across the whole gutter system and check that water leaves at the outlet, which carries it away from your home. Clearing a buried drainage line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find seed casings, needles and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the water never gets into the gutter. We clear the surface and reseat the panels as part of gutter maintenance.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is.
It should not. Cleaning and maintenance is priced as one number, and if something changes the job, we raise it before work starts and you agree to it first. The invoice matches the quote, and the gutters are clean when we pack up.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
