Our own crew cleans gutters in Boone IA, flushes each spout, checks that it drains, hauls everything off and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the ladder for every visit.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For most homes the price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote our gutter cleaning services 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, and that gets to a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the stories and the access matter more than the footage alone. This page prices residential properties only, and commercial properties are a different job that is not priced here.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep pitch you cannot walk is the single biggest change to a quote, because the crew needs a boom or scissor lift and more setup time. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years is packed with compacted buildup, and that takes longer to clean than a clog that formed over one season. A run that stays full that long can cause structural damage. If the gutters have guards, we have to lift them and reseat them, and that is part of the quote before we start.
We flush each spout and check the water flow at the bottom, and debris removal is included in the number. We do not bill it as an extra. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as clogged downspouts that feed an underground drainage line or a gutter that is sagging, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on a Boone job. A two-story house near the older blocks had gutters that had gone several years without a visit, and the leaves, grit and a twig had packed the back run until rainwater was running behind the fascia. We cleared the run by hand, flushed every spout until the water ran clean at the bottom, and photographed each run for the homeowner. The quote on the phone matched the invoice. Heavy tree cover over the house is the other common reason a lot needs a closer look, and we tell you what we find before we start on it.
| 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, most of our customers book twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. Across Iowa the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Locally, our fall visits run October to early November, after the last leaves come down. In spring the elbows at the bottom of each spout are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and when a house skips the fall visit we often find a clog and sagging runs by March. Snow falls from November into April, 35.9 inches a year, so a clogged run also turns into ice at the eave. The wettest months here are May, June and August, and heavy rainfall in those months is when a clogged run shows itself. Under heavy tree cover, with big trees overhead, our customers book cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. Between those visits, regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the trough empty. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough, and guards need less frequent visits, with the surface still cleared. Whether you clean your gutters yourself or book a crew, the wet leaf mat is the job to do in fall. Gutters on residential and commercial buildings do not run on the same calendar, and this schedule is written for homes. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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.
Boone gutter cleaning is one of our gutter services, and the crew works out of the nearest base. To book, you call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we quote from your stories, size and tree cover. Lead time changes with the season, and we confirm a date when we call. Our calendar fills during the two busy windows of the year, so booking early keeps your slot. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Keep your gutters clear between visits, because a blockage turns into a leak at the eave and rot along the fascia. Keeping gutters and downspouts clear protects your home from water damage, because their whole job is to carry water away from your home. Heavy tree cover in surrounding areas drops the same needles and seeds, so the tree-cover question comes up on every estimate. If you are comparing cleaning services in Boone, ask whether the crew will flush every downspout and photograph each run, and get your gutters on the calendar early.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Text a photo of the front of the house or call (866) 435-6328 for a quote on the spot. That quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and in late October or November. If the fall visit is skipped, the wet leaf mat and first ice can sag runs and back water up at the eave before March.
Same-day slots are not something we promise. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Booking cleaning and maintenance ahead of the busy windows is the easiest way to get on the calendar.
No. Homeowners do not have to be home for the visit, because our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. The gutter cleaning process includes a flush of every spout, watched until the water runs clean at the bottom. If a spout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. Guards hold back the leaves, but seeds, fluff and needles from nearby trees settle on top of the guard and turn to paste, so the job is to lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them. A guarded gutter system still needs gutter maintenance, just less of it.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if they find something that changes the job, and you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
