Our own crew cleans gutters in Iowa City, flushes every downspout, hauls the debris away, and leaves the trough clean with photos of every run on your phone 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. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. Across Iowa, the spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit runs late October to November, and most customers book those two windows.
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, how big it is and what is in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. A clean gutter keeps water flow moving toward the downspouts, and a packed rain gutter holds it instead. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per run, though it can hide what is involved on a steep or three-story house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story or a steep roof takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Old gutters and downspouts that nobody has opened in years come out packed with years of buildup, and clogged downspouts can hide a clog at the elbow, or a twig wedged higher up, that takes time to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add to the visit. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and anything that would change the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice. A downspout that runs clear at the top but not at the bottom usually points to a drainage problem below, and we tell you before any extra work is agreed to.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quick phone or text estimate and ends with photos on your phone. Our recent work on Iowa City homes shows how this plays out. On one visit in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover, the gutters were packed with seed casings and the downspout elbows were clogged, and that set the scope of the job; you can see the details on this job. Our crew works the same way on a single-story ranch as on a two-story with a steep back run: gutters first, every downspout flushed, and the gutters left clean before the photos go to you. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we can tell you what to expect before we book the date.
| 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 falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the leaves come down. Spring and fall are the two windows that matter most. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, so the season opens with a clean run. In November it is leaves and debris, wet and matted, and on residential properties that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Where the freeze reaches the eave, the fall visit does more than keep water moving. Trapped water that cannot drain sits at the eave and becomes an ice dam, and the gutter takes the load. Under heavy tree cover, where needles, twigs and grit pack each downspout between visits, our customers book regular gutter cleaning every three to four months. Homes with few or no trees do well on one visit a year in late fall, and a blockage that goes unchecked for a year can turn into structural damage at the eave. Gutter guards still need the surface kept clean, and that visit can run less often.
We have two customers who show the range. One has no trees over the house and stays on a once-a-year late fall schedule. The other sits under heavy tree cover and books every three to four months; you can read about that job on this job. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs, and the crew puts the reason in the photo report. Treat it as gutter maintenance, and the trough stays clean on the schedule we set. For homes in Iowa City IA, a gutter cleaning service that only comes once a year usually misses the spring seed drop, so ask us for an estimate and to clean your gutters on the schedule that fits the tree cover.
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 handles Iowa City gutter cleaning from the nearest base, and we cover every neighborhood in town, clearing the gutters and downspouts on each run. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text based on your stories, your size and your tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will help you get your gutters on the calendar, with the first open slot named on the call. Lead time is set by our calendar, and the two busy windows are late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months keeps you on the schedule you want.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Iowa City homeowners hear from us before the crew shows up, and the crew works outside and does not come inside. A homeowner who wants the job done before the next rain can say so when calling, and we will work with the calendar to find the earliest date. Whether you need one of the quick cleanings or the regular twice-a-year schedule, we flush every downspout, and you can keep your gutters working through heavy rainfall and protect your home from water damage. If we spot a leak at a seam, the photo report flags it and nothing is repaired without your say-so. Our debris removal is part of the price, so nothing is left at the curb.
Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial work, and our other gutter services follow the same process. Commercial properties are scoped on their own, so ask when you call. We handle cleaning and maintenance for homes in the surrounding areas near Iowa City, and if you need a single visit we can set it up with the same crew. Text us a photo of the house from the street and we will tell you what the visit involves.
Cleaning services in Iowa City are priced from stories and size, and we give the number by phone or text at (866) 435-6328. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things. Once we have them, the number we quote is the number we charge.
Across Iowa the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit in late October to November. If you wait past the fall visit, we see sagging runs and ice-damaged eaves by March, so the fall visit is the most important part of gutter maintenance.
We book gutter cleaning across Iowa City from one calendar, so same-day depends on that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call to get your gutters done.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run reach your phone once each run is clean. Once the flushed line is clear, it carries water away from your home instead of pooling at the foundation.
Yes. We flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet, even where the landscape hides the drain, then leave the run clean. Water left at a blocked outlet can soak the fascia and cause rot, so that check matters. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, agreed before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards, seed casings, needles and grit still collect on top of the panels, and once that mat is wet, water runs over the front edge. Guards shrink the job, but the gutter system still needs cleaning and maintenance.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It will not change without your approval. If the crew finds something that alters the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
