Our own crew cleans gutters in Richmond, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, and we can give you a firm date when you call.
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 how much buildup is sitting in the gutter system. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we would rather you know the whole figure before we arrive. Downspout flushing, a water flow check at each outlet, and debris removal are included in every quote. The goal is a clean run that carries water away from the house, and the quote covers the whole job.
On our jobs the things that move the number are the ones you can see from the driveway. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and grit, and that adds time. If we have to lift and reseat guards to reach the trough, we say so before we start. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work begins, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see in Richmond homes. Clogged downspouts at the elbow are quick to clear. A run that has held a wet leaf mat for two seasons has buildup that takes longer and sometimes shows a sag or a loose hanger underneath. If a seam has a leak, or water has been running behind the fascia, we photograph the structural damage and report it to you, but we do not repair it. A clean gutter that still overflows is usually a slope or drainage question, and we tell you that plainly. Our Richmond work has included houses where heavy tree cover meant the rain gutter filled every few weeks, and houses with few trees where one visit a year was enough. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what it will take.
| 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 in Richmond book twice a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Gutters in Richmond in spring fill with seed and pollen, and when we open one in May we usually find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, leaves and grit packed into the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged under the weight by March. Here in Indiana the freeze can set in hard, so a clog that sits through November is the one to clear before winter. Richmond gets about 42.9 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and July are the wettest months, so the spring visit lands right when heavy rainfall starts to test the system.
Under heavy tree cover, the gutter clog comes back faster, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspouts between visits. Those customers are on a three to four month schedule, and each clean is quick once the trough is open. Near a busy road or a construction site, or where the landscape slopes toward the house, the blockage builds up quicker too. With few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is enough for most homes. Guards cut the work down, but they do not remove the need for a visit, since the surface still collects debris and the rainwater has to get past it.
Once we have seen the lot, we tell you which tier your home actually needs. Richmond gutter cleaning estimate requests come in through the year, and the calendar fills in the spring and fall, so it helps to call before those windows. Our regular gutter cleaning schedule works out to the same visits each year, and our gutter cleaning service keeps notes on each house so the next crew knows what it found. Jobs for residential and commercial buildings follow the same logic, and the schedule becomes part of the cleaning and maintenance plan we give you. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule that fits how your roof actually sheds, this is the place to start.
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 Richmond and work out of the nearest base to keep the calendar tight. We clean residential properties in Richmond and have worked the houses in surrounding areas of the county as well, and we are glad to quote a home that sits outside the city limits. Booking is simple. You call or text, we ask for the number of stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we give you a number from those answers. A homeowner who sends a photo of the front of the house helps us see the house before we arrive.
The two busy windows are the spring and the fall, and our calendar fills in both. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: a call, a walk around the house, the clean itself, then photos on your phone. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Lead time depends on the week, so ask when you call and we will tell you what we have open. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar. We keep the crew on the same route where we can, which means a faster slot if you are near a house we already have on the schedule.
Plenty of Richmond homeowners ask for a simple plan to keep your gutters on a steady schedule so the next storm finds them ready. Our cleanings are timed to the seasons, so the gutters are empty when the rain arrives. Once we flush every downspout and check the drainage, the house is in good shape to protect your home from water damage through the wet months. We also offer gutter services for commercial buildings, and our gutter cleaning services for commercial properties follow the same steps as a house.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. We build it from your house, not from a generic price list.
Across Indiana, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, and most Richmond customers book both. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we find a heavier leaf mat packed in and sometimes a sag that did not need to happen. Two visits a year keep your gutters clear through the wet months.
Lead time depends on the week for our cleaning services in Richmond. Ask when you call and we will confirm a date with you on the spot.
No. 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 watch the water until it runs clear and moves away from your home at the outlet. If a line drains underground and needs clearing, that is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
On our jobs, guards keep the big leaves out, but seeds, fine grit and needles still get through and sit on top. We clean the surface and check the water flow, so yes, guarded gutters still need a visit as part of your gutter maintenance, just less often.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows usually has a slope or capacity problem, and we will tell you what it is rather than selling you a second cleaning. If water has been running behind the fascia long enough to rot the board, we photograph it and report it too.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts work.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
