Our own crew cleans gutters in Fort Madison. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, the cleared material is hauled away, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Fort Madison customers book in spring or late October, once the fall leaves have finished falling, and every run is left clean.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, and we are happy to walk you through that math if you want to compare. Commercial properties and Fort Madison homes are quoted the same way, from stories, size and what is in the gutters.
On our jobs, what moves the quote is usually a third story or a roofline too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, and gutters nobody has opened in years. When the gutter is full of compacted leaves and debris, or there is a blockage at the outlet, the crew needs more time to clear it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and never billed as extras, and the run is left clean. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see with Fort Madison homeowners. A rain gutter clog that has sat through a wet season often means the buildup has also clogged downspouts at the elbows, and that is why we flush every downspout instead of just scooping out the trough. On one job in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover, the owner had a leaf mat that had compacted into the trough and was pushing water over the front edge, so we cleared the run, flushed the downspout and checked the drainage at the outlet before we left a clean gutter behind. The customer saw the water flow properly the same afternoon. That is the kind of problem we solve on gutter cleaning services jobs here: we will tell you plainly if a slope issue is behind it, and while we are up there we photograph any structural damage, like a sag or a pulled hanger, and report it rather than selling you a repair, because clearing the system is how we keep the water away from your home.
| 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 Fort Madison customers book a spring and fall pair of cleanings each year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and again in late October or November after the last leaves come down. Across Iowa the usual spring visit falls in late May to June, and that is the window we use for regular gutter cleaning in Fort Madison IA. A gutter that looks clean in spring still holds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Under heavy tree cover, where twig and seed debris pile up, residential and commercial gutters fill faster and the rainwater backs up sooner, so those customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because the clog builds between visits. Residential properties with a sparse landscape and few or no trees do well with one visit a year in late fall. Near a busy road or a construction site, grit adds up quickly, so we adjust the schedule, and gutter guards, if you have them, cut how often you need us without replacing the visit since the surface still needs clearing. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs as part of your gutter maintenance plan, so you are not guessing about the calendar. If you are ready to clean your gutters, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date that fits the season.
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 Fort Madison and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we clean homes throughout the city. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts, and Fort Madison gutter cleaning booking starts with a quote by phone or text based on your stories, your home's size and whether trees hang over the roof. Here is our gutter cleaning process from start to finish: a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send, we confirm a date when you call, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit. The two busy windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, so if you want a slot in those months, it helps to ask early. Homeowner questions about a leak or overflow are common in those windows, and we handle them the same way: a quick look and a clear answer. Each run is left clean before we go. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutters to book a date, and our crew will get your gutters on the schedule. Keep your gutters working through the seasons by booking now, and our crew will protect your home from water damage before the next heavy storm.
Our cleaning services in Fort Madison price from how many stories the house has, its size and how much is in the gutters. We give you that number by phone or text before we book, and it is the number on your invoice. We do not quote a range without those details.
Most of our customers here book a spring visit, which across Iowa usually falls in late May to June, and a fall visit in late October or November. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March once the ice comes. Ask us and we will tell you which schedule suits your lot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, so ask when you 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. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout in the gutter system and check that water is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we tell you whether water is flowing, and clearing a buried line is a separate job we quote before we touch it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and turn to paste once wet. Guards are no substitute for cleaning and maintenance, so we clear what sits on the guard, flush the downspout and reseat the panels, and the trough is left clean in a visit usually shorter than on an open gutter.
A clean gutter that still spills in heavy rainfall usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a clogging problem, and water that keeps spilling can rot the fascia board behind it. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it first. The number we quote by 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.
