Our own crew cleans gutters in Waverly IA, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess 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 eaves, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Iowa, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaves have done their damage. Call (866) 435-6328 for your quote. If your gutter system is overflowing, tell us, and we will say whether a clean is the fix.
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 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. Our gutter cleaning services are priced this way for every homeowner who calls. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the state of the gutter matter more than the length on most houses. Commercial properties are quoted the same way, from the stories, the square footage and the condition of the drainage.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets up the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more gear. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, and that takes more time than a gutter cleaned last season. Guards we have to lift and reseat add minutes to a clean on every run. A leak at a seam in a rain gutter can run down the siding for a long time before anyone sees the structural damage behind it. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the Waverly homes we have cleaned, the quote moved most when a gutter had gone a long time without a clean and the clog had set into the downspout. In one case the gutter was packed to the elbow and the clogged downspouts had stalled the drainage, so the crew flushed each downspout twice before the water ran clear, and the quote reflected that the day we walked the house. That is the kind of job where the sag and the water flow are the first things we check, and whether the gutter is moving water away from your home. Waverly homeowners who are not sure what their gutters are carrying can text us a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what we see and what the number is.
| 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 Waverly customers book twice a year, once after the spring seed and pollen drop, and once after the last leaves are down in the fall. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and a paste of pollen packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the leaf load, the mix of leaves and debris that sits in the trough, and on houses that skip the fall visit we see the runs sag by March. Freezing winters here mean the fall clean-out matters more, because a blockage that stands through the cold can push rainwater under the shingles at the eave.
Under heavy tree cover, our crew keeps a three-to-four-month schedule, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. Near a busy road or a construction site the same schedule applies for the same reason. On lots with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most gutters, and that is the time to clean your gutters before the freeze. Gutter guards cut how often you need a visit, but we still clear what sits on top of the guard. Cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule keeps gutter maintenance from turning into a repair job.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A quick check of the clog, the downspout and the roofline shows whether the gutter is holding water or letting it run behind the fascia. Ask for an estimate on a regular gutter cleaning service by phone or text, and we will set the first date for the spring or fall window that fits your lot.
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 clean residential and commercial buildings across Waverly from our nearest base, and we cover the whole city, so there is no area we turn away. Waverly gutter cleaning runs the same way on every street. Booking a visit works the way it sounds. You call (866) 435-6328 or text with the number of stories, the rough square footage and whether the house has tree cover over the eaves, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Downspout flushing and debris removal are part of every visit. We give you the quote then, and we book the visit once you agree to the number.
Lead time depends on the season. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaves arrive, and the calendar fills faster in those weeks. Booking early in those windows keeps the slot, and if you want to get your gutters done before the rush, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
If you have a gutter that is overflowing and you are not sure whether it needs a clean, call or text us and we will look at what you have sent. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage before the next storm, and to keep your gutters and downspouts working through the heavy rainfall of the season. Gutter services for residential properties and commercial jobs run on the same booking, so the crew can take a second building in surrounding areas too.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Our cleaning services in Waverly are quoted by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing and haul-away are in that number.
Across Iowa, the spring window runs late May to June, after the seed drop. Our fall window runs October to early November, after the leaves are down. If you wait past that fall window on a freezing winter, the ice can set into the gutter and sag the run by March, and the trapped water can rot the fascia.
Most slots come up within the week across Waverly, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless we have an open slot that day.
No, you do not need to be home. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, and the crew does not come inside. Photos of every run and downspout go 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 and check that the water is leaving at the outlet. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the outlet in the landscape, and if the line is not draining we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. On our jobs we find seed casings, fluff, twigs and needles sitting on top of the guard, and grit underneath, so the crew clears the surface and checks that water is getting in.
If your gutter system is clean and still overflows in the rain, it usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a clog. 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 should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
