Our own crew cleans gutters across St. John, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess 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 hangs over the eaves, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Indiana, most homeowners book in the spring and fall, and we are glad to quote your house by phone or text.
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 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. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the build matter more than the length on most houses here.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets on the ladder. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted sediment, 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. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs we see the same few patterns. A clog that has been building for a season leaves water sitting in the trough, and that poor drainage is what starts a sag in the run. Where water flow is poor at a downspout, we flush it until the water runs clear at the bottom and tell you if it will not. Most of the St. John homes we clean have had one or two seasons of buildup, and clearing that takes a little longer than a routine pass. Regular gutter cleaning keeps that work small, and you do not have to wait for a problem to clean your gutters. Our crew does residential and commercial work, and the residential properties we clean here are the bulk of the calendar in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate you can hold us to.
| 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.
Across Indiana, most of our customers book two cleanings a year: once in late May to June, after the seeds and pollen drop finish, and once in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. In May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the gutters and downspouts, and a clean run is rare by then. In November it is the wet leaf mat and the odd twig, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag by March under ice. Twice a year is the schedule that helps you keep your gutters clear. Gutter services in St. John in Indiana follow the same two windows.
On a landscape with heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see work, because needles and grit pack the gutter and the downspout between visits. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. A rainwater clog that goes unseen is how a roofline starts to rot, and a blockage at the elbow is usually the first sign. Keeping the gutter clean on schedule is how you protect your home from water damage. Gutter guards change the schedule, but they do not end it; we still clear what sits on top and flush every downspout to check that water is getting in. After the first visit we give you an estimate, tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and put the next date on your calendar. Our gutter services follow that tier from then on, here and in the surrounding areas.
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.
From the nearest base our crew covers St. John gutter cleaning, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and we ask for the stories, a rough size and whether trees hang over the eaves, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy. Most homeowners here get a written quote from that one conversation. Booking gets busier in the two windows of the year our calendar fills, so the spring and fall dates go first. Repeat customers usually book their cleanings for the same two windows. Give us the week you want, and we will say whether it is open. After heavy rainfall the gutters fill faster, so tell us if a storm has just come through.
We keep the homeowner in the loop from the first call to the last photo. Clean gutters carry water away from your home, and that stops the leak most people never see until it is expensive. Routine gutter maintenance catches most of that before the fascia is at risk. A twig jammed in a downspout is the kind of small blockage that starts it, so the crew checks the outlet too. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book. If you want to get your gutters cleaned without guessing what happens, our gutter cleaning process is straightforward: ladders set with stand-offs so nothing rests on the gutter lip, cleaning top to bottom, every downspout flushed, and then the photos to your phone. We cover the town and the surrounding areas with the same crew and the same process, and the cleaning and maintenance schedule stays with the house.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text for any of our cleaning services in St. John. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things, because a two-story house with a steep pitch can take longer than a flat one of the same size.
Across Indiana, most customers book in late May to June, and again in late October to November. If the fall visit is skipped on a house that gets snow, the runs are the first thing to show it by March, and the fascia behind them can rot.
Across St. John, most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If a same-day window opens we will tell you when we call to book.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The same goes for commercial properties. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the flow and drainage at the outlet, because clogged downspouts are the usual reason water sits in a gutter system. A clear downspout sends water away from the foundation. If water is not leaving through an underground drain line, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On a landscape with big trees, we still find needles, seed casings and grit packed on top and underneath, along with the leaves and debris that get past the mesh. The surface still needs clearing. The job is shorter and less frequent, but it does not go away.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. If the run is sagging, that can point to structural damage, and we will say so; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
