Our own crew cleans your gutters, flushes every outlet, flow-tests the runs, hauls it all away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how many trees hang over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work across Iowa for years, and most of our customers book for the spring and fall visits.
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 much square footage it covers, and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it 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 lands in a similar place per run, but the total is what matters to you. Our cleaning services in Sioux City are quoted for the whole house, so a clean gutter system on one side of the house does not lower the total. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate.
On our jobs, a few things push the quote up. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk means a boom or scissor lift, and that changes the setup. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above the ground, and a sloped lot does the same to the gutter line. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down with buildup packed solid, and a single clog at a downspout elbow can hold back a whole run. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, because the point is to get the water away from your home. The gutters and downspouts get the same care on every job. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our jobs show this clearly. One home we cleaned had heavy tree cover over the roof, and what we found in the gutters was a leaf mat packed into the elbows that took most of the visit to clear. That job is written up with its link. We name the neighborhoods we have worked in only where the record supports it, and we keep the cases to what the crew actually saw. Once the photo is in, we will tell you whether the price is straight or whether we need a second look at the roofline.
| 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 homeowners book us for two cleanings a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Iowa the spring visit tends to land in late May to June, and our fall visits run October to early November. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and clogged downspouts are the first thing we clear. In fall it is leaves and debris and the wet mat underneath, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under the weight of ice. That is the cost of waiting, and it is why the fall visit matters here.
How often a lot needs cleaning depends on the trees, the road and the landscape. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspouts between visits, and a clog forms in the elbow before anyone sees it. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit does the same job. Houses with few or no trees do fine once a year in late fall. Guards mean less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing, and we check under the guards on every visit. A clean run is the goal on every visit, and gutter maintenance on a schedule that fits the lot is the cheapest way to keep the gutter system working. A rain gutter that starts a storm full has no room left for the water, and a blockage stalls the drainage from there.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in your gutters rather than a general rule. Expect heavy rainfall in May, June and July, and about 32.3 inches of precipitation a year overall, so a run that backs up in the wet months shows it first. A clean gutter is how you protect your home from water damage, and regular gutter cleaning services are cheaper over time than the rot, the staining and the structural damage that comes from a run that backs up for a season. Cleaning and maintenance matter in winter too: snow comes in November through April, around 36 inches a year, and water trapped in a sagging run is where an ice dam starts.
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.
We serve the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the crew has worked across Sioux City, from the city's older neighborhoods to newer ones. Sioux City homes of every age get the same gutter cleaning service. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, using your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. A photo of the house front helps us see the roofline before we come out. Lead time depends on the calendar at the time you call, and we will confirm a date with you then. Our busiest windows are spring and fall, when the calendar fills quickly with homeowners who book the same visit each year.
We call before we come, so you know when to expect the crew, and nobody needs to be home. We do not repeat the terms of the job here because the details of what is included and how long the visit takes are covered above. If you want us to clean your gutters on a schedule that matches your lot, tell us when you call and we will set it up, so you can get your gutters cleaned before the wet season starts. We clean residential properties for homeowners, and the same crew handles commercial properties, with residential and commercial work scheduled to fit each building. Every visit ends with a clean run and a photo. Ask about our other gutter services when you call.
The number comes from how many stories the house has and how large it is, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details. Once we have them, the number we quote is the number we charge.
Most of our customers in Sioux City IA book a late spring visit and a fall visit, and our fall visits run October to early November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we find ice and runs that have started to sag. Under heavy tree cover we often see every three to four months, depending on the lot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need a faster visit, ask when you call and we will tell you what the calendar allows.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Every homeowner gets the same photo record, whether or not they were home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch it run clear at the bottom. Where a pipe feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and the job is different. We clear what sits on top of the guard, check that water is actually getting in, and reseat the guards afterward. Keep your gutters clean between visits, even with guards, and tell us what is on the house when you call.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not debris. The rainwater has to go somewhere, and a run that will not drain sends it over the edge. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. A leak at a seam is a different problem, and we will tell you that too. 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 about it and agree to it before they start, never after. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will confirm the number in writing.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
