Our own crew cleans gutters in Clinton, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves 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 house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our work on Clinton homes happens in the spring and fall, when the seed, pollen and leaf load have built up enough to matter. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what the house needs.
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 sitting in the gutters. We quote Clinton gutter cleaning 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 once the length is counted, but on our jobs the stories and the amount of gunk in the runs are what change the time on the ladder. The goal on every visit is clean runs from end to end, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway.
What moves the quote is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and muck, and that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing, drainage checks and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned a lot of gutters on homes with heavy clog build-up where water flow had been restricted for a season or more. Where a run is blocked, the crew clears it from both ends before flushing, so the clog does not just move down the line. Our service comes down to the same few things every time: how many stories, how much gunk and how much access. Spring and fall are when most of our customers book, and those are also the visits where we see the most sag and buildup on houses that have gone a long time without a clean. Residential and commercial properties are priced the same way, by what is on the building and how we get to it. For residential properties we quote the house and the crew comes out and does the work. If you have questions about the number before the crew arrives, call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate, or ask us to clean your gutters on a set schedule so the gunk never gets the chance to build up in the first place.
| 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 Iowa, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. We book the fall visit for late October to November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sagged under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what keeps blockage from forming between visits, because needles, twigs and grit build up faster than a twice-a-year schedule can handle. With few or no trees overhead, a single clean in late fall is usually enough. Houses near a busy road or active construction also tend to pack up faster, so we often move them onto the shorter schedule. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing because seeds and grit sit on top of the guard and water stops getting in. Gutter services are sized to the lot, so the schedule follows what is on the house rather than a fixed calendar.
When the first visit is done we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A rain gutter system that has been checked against the house once tells us a lot about how fast buildup forms on your roofline, and that is the basis for the schedule we give you. Clinton gets about 34 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and September are the wettest months, so the rainwater load is heaviest from May through June and again in September. Keep your gutters and downspouts clear on the schedule that fits the lot, and the clog risk stays low so the water runs away from your home instead of over the edge.
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 Clinton IA and the surrounding areas from a base close enough to keep the calendar tight. You book by calling (866) 435-6328 or by texting a photo of the front of the house. We ask for the number of stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and we give you a quote from those three things. Lead time depends on how much of the calendar is already booked, and we confirm the date when we call you back.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: late spring when the seed and pollen are heavy, and late fall after the leaves come down. If you want a slot in either window, book early. Outside those windows we can usually get a crew out to you sooner. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Every homeowner asks about the gutter cleaning process from start to finish, and the short version is that we arrive, set the ladder stand-offs so nothing rests on the gutter lip, clear the runs, flush every downspout and send you the photos before the truck leaves.
Cleaning and maintenance cost less overall than a repair after a leak shows up on the ceiling, and regular gutter cleaning is the cheapest form of gutter maintenance. That is the reason we ask about a recurring plan on the first call. Recurring cleanings keep the schedule predictable, and they are the easiest way to get your gutters on a steady timetable. Heavy rainfall can overwhelm a clogged system quickly, so the schedule matters most in the months when the storms come. Keeping your gutters clean sends the water away from the foundation, and that is how you protect your home from water damage.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Once we know the house we can tell you the price, and that is the price we charge on the invoice.
The spring visit lands in late May to June across Iowa, and the fall visit falls in late October or November. If you wait past the first hard freeze on a house with a full fall load, we often find ice dams at the eave and runs that have pulled loose by March.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day depends on what is open that day.
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 flow-tested as part of the cleaning. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Where a downspout empties onto a landscape bed, we note it on the photos. Clearing a buried line or the clogged downspouts behind it is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Leaves and debris stop at the guard, but seed casings, needles and grit settle on top of it and turn into a mat once they get wet. On our jobs the surface still needs clearing, and the visits are usually shorter than an open gutter.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Left alone, that can end in fascia rot and structural damage, but 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 it and agree to it before they start, never after the work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
