Our own crew will clean your gutters in South Bend, flushing every outlet and checking that it runs clear, then hauling the waste away and sending 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, and that is when we are busiest.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Homeowners ask about the price first, and it depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the figure we give is the figure we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place, but on our jobs the house itself is what sets the number, not the length of the run.
What moves the price is what our crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story, or a steep roof we cannot walk, takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far higher than the front, so the effective height of the roofline changes the job. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with buildup, and clogged drains take longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the houses we clean across South Bend homes, the first thing we check is whether water is actually moving through the system. A gutter system with a clog at the elbow may look clear from the ground while drainage still backs up, and a run that has started to sag holds water even after it is emptied. We flush each line and watch the water flow at the bottom, so the figure reflects the real condition, not the look from the driveway. Our crew handles residential properties and commercial properties, and the same checks apply to both, but the scope and schedule differ.
Here is how a recent job played out. The house had a sag in the back run that the owner had not noticed, and the elbow was packed solid. The price moved only because the crew had to reseat two guards to reach the clog. We flushed the line, confirmed flow, and cleaned out the rest without changing the number. That is the kind of case where the price is set by what is in the gutter, not by the size of the house.
For regular gutter cleaning, the number on the phone is the number we stand behind. Our gutter cleaning services are priced the same way in spring and fall, and if you want to clean your gutters before the next storm, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline. We will give you the number and tell you which of those items are in play at your address before the crew arrives.
| 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, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen have dropped, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the gutters and downspouts, especially the elbows. In fall, the wet mat of leaves and debris is the main problem, and if the first hard freeze arrives while the gutters are still full, the ice dams form at the eave. Houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March.
Twice a year covers most homes. Under heavy tree cover or a busy landscape, every three to four months is a better schedule, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits and the rainwater stops moving. Few or no trees? A house in South Bend in an open lot is usually fine once a year, in late fall. A house near a busy road, construction, or a tree that drops twig all season may also need the shorter interval. Guards still need cleaning, just less often, and the surface should be cleared on the same schedule.
When we open a gutter here in spring we often find the elbows full, and the leaf and seed mix has started to break down into a paste that holds water. A house on a twice-a-year schedule stays clean enough that a blockage rarely reaches the roofline, but a house that waits longer can have one, and a rain gutter that backs up lets water leak at the fascia and can rot the board behind it. That is the main reason our customers book the second visit on time, to protect your home from water damage and keep the fascia and the soffit dry.
Once the first visit is done we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. We do not hand out a schedule on day one. We look at the trees, the flow and what came out of the gutter. On every visit we flush every downspout before we write anything down, and then we give you a plan based on what we found. Gutter services are priced by the visit, and we help you keep your gutters on a schedule that fits what the house needs rather than a fixed calendar.
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 works across South Bend in every part of town and the surrounding areas, so the street matters less than the size of the house and the trees. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328. We ask for the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home for the visit.
Lead time changes with the season. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so book early if you want to get your gutters done that week. Outside those windows slots open up more easily. Our South Bend gutter cleaning process is the same at every visit: the crew gets the gutters clean first, flushes each outlet to carry the water away from your home, checks flow, and then sends photos before the truck leaves.
If your home has a heavy rainfall history or sits under trees that drop twig and leaves all season, the cleanings and the gutter maintenance between them matter as much as the single visit. Tell us that when you book, along with whether you have gutter guards, since lifting them adds time to every run, and we will plan the next visit with you rather than leaving it to memory.
Cleaning services in South Bend are priced from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. We will not give a figure without those details, so call (866) 435-6328 or text us with the basics and we will give you the exact number.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, the leaf mat can freeze into the gutters before winter, and we often see sags by March. Spring is the other window, after the seeds and pollen have dropped.
Lead time depends on the season, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and we will tell you the earliest opening we have.
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 we send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush each line and check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit. On our jobs the surface still builds up under the guard and the water stops moving, so we clean the top and check the flow. Clogged downspouts are often the first sign.
If the gutter is clean and still spills over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or outlet size, not blockage, and ongoing overflow can lead to structural damage. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. We price from stories, size and tree cover, and if something changes the job we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
