Our own crew cleans gutters in Peru, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and 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 your invoice. We have been booked on this work across Indiana for years, and most Peru customers come to us in the spring and fall.
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, its square footage and what is sitting 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 for the clean. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote by phone. Companies offering gutter cleaning services often price by the linear foot, so ask how they arrive at the total before you compare.
On our jobs the things that push a quote up are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far above grade, a gutter system nobody has opened in years with heavy buildup of compacted debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean the trough. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Our flow check tells us whether the drainage path from roofline to outlet is open, and a dripping seam that can leak gets flagged, not ignored. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Peru jobs, a twig jammed in a lower elbow or a sag at the back run is the kind of thing a first look catches before it changes the scope, and the first look matters more than the sticker. Heavy rainfall in the wettest months shows a clogged system fast, which is why we flush every downspout and check water flow at the bottom of each run rather than only scooping the trough. Regular gutter cleaning is the cheapest way to avoid rot, a sag or structural damage from a clog, so clean your gutters on a schedule rather than after the first overflow.
Residential properties and commercial properties both come through our schedule, so residential and commercial work is priced by building and by what the roof and gutters actually need. Most Peru homeowners are surprised that the cleaning itself takes less time than the quote conversation, which is why we spend a few minutes on the phone asking about stories, trees and access. That conversation is where the number is set, and it is also where you can ask any question about what the visit includes. Ask for the written estimate if you want it in writing before you book a 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 Peru homeowners book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the leaves come down. Those two visits protect your home through the seasons when a clog is most likely to turn into a problem, and they keep your gutters and downspouts moving.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste that form a buildup in the downspout elbows and the lower runs. In fall the leaves and debris are the issue, a blockage at a downspout elbow is the first place water backs up, and where winters freeze, the first ice shows up in the trough and at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have opened runs in March that sagged under that weight, and the ice dams that formed at the eave had already lifted shingles from underneath. A fall visit to clean the gutters before the first hard freeze is the cheapest way to keep rainwater moving off the roofline all winter.
How often a house needs a visit depends on what surrounds it. Under heavy tree cover, or on a landscape where grit blows in from the road, we see needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspouts between visits, so those customers book cleanings every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees do well with one visit a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, though the surface still needs clearing, and we will tell you what your lot actually needs once we have seen it.
When we open a gutter in Peru in May we find a different load than the same gutter in November, and that is why the calendar matters. A clog that starts in spring and sits through summer rain can back water up behind the fascia and into the roofline, and a leak at a seam can follow. Clogged downspouts send water down the wall instead of away from your home. Keep your gutters clean on that schedule, since that is the most direct way to protect your home from water damage in the surrounding areas. Good drainage at the eave is the goal, and the calendar is how we keep it. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and the schedule follows 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.
Our crew has cleaned gutters in several Peru neighborhoods, and we provide gutter cleaning services across Peru from the nearest base without needing a second trip out. When you call, we ask for the number of stories, a rough sense of the square footage and whether trees are over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house by text is easy if you can send one. That is enough to set a quote, and the ground is left clean when we leave.
Booking Peru gutter cleaning is a phone call or a text, so call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule. We confirm a date and an arrival window, and we call before we come. Every homeowner gets that call, whether or not anyone is home. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill fastest, so it helps to call early in those months. Once the date is set, we keep it, and if the weather turns we reschedule the same day rather than leaving a gap on your calendar.
Many homeowners ask whether the crew handles a whole block at once or works house by house. We work house by house and do not rush a run to make the day go faster. Peru homes get the same crew, the same photos and the same flow check whether the house is one level or two. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: we clean the trough, flush each downspout, check flow, then photograph every run. Repairs get their own quote under our gutter services. If you have gutter guards, we lift them, clear underneath and reseat them on the same visit. That is the gutter maintenance we do on every visit, and it is what we are here to do.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details, because a number given before we know them is a guess.
Across Indiana, spring visits run late May to June, after the seed drop, and fall visits run late October to November, after the leaves fall. Wait past those windows and the clog load stacks on top of the rain, so clear the gutters before the heavy rain and before the first freeze.
Same-day depends on the day and the season, so we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week outside the busy windows.
No. A homeowner does not have to be there; our crew works outside, does not come inside, 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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that the outlet runs clean, because that is what carries water away from the foundation. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs gutter guards keep leaves out but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and that mat sheds water over the front edge. We clean the surface, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The clean number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
