Our own crew gives Marshalltown homes a full gutter clean: every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 and we can give you a date once we hear from you.
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 the roofline is and what is sitting in the gutter system. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. The same three facts price a rain gutter clean on residential properties and commercial properties alike. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place once the run is measured, but a per-foot figure hides the things that actually change the job on a house.
On our jobs the quote moves for a few reasons. A third story or a steep pitch you cannot walk needs a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted buildup that takes longer to clear, and a clog that has been sitting for a long time often shows drainage damage and a leak at the seams. A sag in the run can mean the water flow has been failing for a while, and any structural damage gets reported to you before anything is changed. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
The gutter cleaning process starts with the crew checking the trough and the elbows, then clearing the leaves and debris packed in there. Next comes the downspout, which gets flushed until it runs clear. A clogged downspout that stays clogged after flushing is the sign we look for, because that is where water backs up and where structural damage starts. When we find a sag or a run pulled from the fascia, we report it and do not make the repair part of the cleaning. Our gutter cleaning services are built to keep water away from your home, and the photos show you exactly what was cleared, which is what a clean job should leave behind. If you text us a photo of the front of your house, we can usually tell from that whether your gutters are likely to change the quote.
| 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 is finished, and the fall visit lands in October to early November, after the last leaves are down. Marshalltown's wettest months are May, June and August, so heavy rainfall is when a blocked run shows itself first. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Snow here runs from November through March, and a clog or blockage that holds rainwater into the freeze turns into an ice dam at the eave, so a clean gutter going into winter is the simplest defense against that.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what a house usually needs for regular gutter cleaning, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Guards reduce how often the trough fills, but they do not remove the need to clear the surface and check that water is still reaching each downspout, so we still plan a visit at the same intervals. A landscape with mulch beds and open lawn sheds less into the trough than one under trees, and the trees in the surrounding areas tell us a lot about the schedule. The calendar is the same for residential and commercial buildings, so the schedule follows the trees and the lot, not the building type. Ask us to clean your gutters on whatever cycle fits your lot: call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate, text us a photo of the gutters, or book a date, and we will adjust from the first visit.
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 has cleaned gutters and downspouts across Marshalltown IA and the surrounding areas, and we reach most neighborhoods from our local base. Booking starts with a quote, by calling (866) 435-6328 or by text, built from your stories, your size and your tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send, and tell us if you have gutter guards so the crew knows what to lift. Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and early fall, so calling early in those months gives each Marshalltown homeowner the widest choice of dates. We call before we come, repeat cleanings are booked off the first visit, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
If you have a gutter that still overflows after a clean, or a roofline that drains badly after a storm, tell us when you call. A leak at a seam, a twig caught in a downspout, or a run that holds water after the rain has stopped is worth reporting. We will look at it at the scheduled visit and report what we find, and we will tell you plainly whether it is a cleaning problem or something a different trade needs to address. Our gutter services are meant to keep your gutters flowing and to protect your home from water damage at the points where it starts. Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us what you are seeing, and we will get your gutters on the schedule.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. The price we quote is the price on the invoice, and downspout flushing and haul-off are in it already. We price every house the same way, so the quote you get is the one you pay.
Across Iowa the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit is October to early November. Snow here runs from November through March, so a fall clean matters most before the first hard cold. If you wait until the snow months, the leaf mat has usually had time to rot into the trough.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when the crew arrives. Our Marshalltown gutter cleaning is booked in the order calls come in, and the process is the same whether it is your first clean or your fifth. Our cleaning services in Marshalltown run on the same calendar all year, so the sooner you call, the sooner we can get your gutters clean.
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 with water and check it until it runs clear at the bottom. A clean that leaves a downspout dripping at the bottom is not a finished job. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance. Guards change the timing of gutter maintenance, but they do not remove it. Guards keep out leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit get through and sit on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet, rain runs off the front edge. The usual result is clogged downspouts, so we clear the surface, flush each downspout and check that water is getting in.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than what is sitting in the trough. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a third story that needs a lift or gutters packed far heavier than expected, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
