Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Andover, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Homeowners here get the price from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to book. Most of our customers pick a late spring or fall slot, and we have been doing it that way across Kansas for years.
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 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 gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more to do safely. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Clogged downspouts add time too, because each one has to be flushed until the water runs clean at the bottom. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on a typical visit. A two-story house with a clog at the downspout elbow that was never flushed, a sag where the hanger pulled loose, a twig jammed in the outlet, and a buildup of leaves and debris along the back run. Poor drainage like that is how a small leak turns into rot at the fascia. Once the run was clear, water flow picked up and moved the water away from the foundation, and the flow test confirmed it. Every homeowner with a lot like this gets the same test, whatever the landscape around the house looks like. Heavy canopy and open-yard houses carry the same kind of load in different places, and we price each one on what we find.
Commercial properties and residential properties get the same plain method: we walk every rain gutter run, measure what is there, and tell you what it takes to get rainwater moving. Once a downspout is clear, it carries water away from your home, and the structural damage we would otherwise see stays off the ledger.
| 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 Andover customers book twice a year, in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and in late October or November after the last leaves. The wettest months here are May, June and July, so heavy rainfall in that stretch is when a blocked run overflows and rainwater spills over the edge. In spring we find the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed in the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and here we also watch for the first ice and the ice dams that form at the eave. Houses that skipped the fall visit show runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. A clog that starts small in a shaded run becomes a blockage by the next season, and a clogged downspout is the usual first sign. Regular gutter cleaning on that rhythm keeps the runs moving. A rain gutter on a lot with few or no trees needs one visit a year in late fall, and that is enough for most lots. Guards change how often you need a gutter cleaning service, but the surface still needs clearing.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Ask for an estimate by phone or text, and we set a spring and fall schedule from what we find on the roofline. Gutter maintenance on a set calendar is simpler than a fascia repair, so get your gutters on the books early. Clean your gutters before the rainy stretch, and we will be back when the seasons turn.
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 gutters across Andover, and the crew covers the whole town from the nearest base without needing to name it. Andover gutter cleaning is booked by phone: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we quote from stories, size and tree cover. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call. Every homeowner gets the same photo set back after each of our cleanings.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so book early if you want a particular week. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If your house has gutter guards, we lift them, clear underneath, and reseat them on the same visit. Ask about any question on the job and we answer it on the phone before the ladder goes up.
A clean gutter system can protect your home from water damage, keeps the foundation dry, and keeps the fascia and roofline from rotting out. We handle the surrounding areas the same way: clear the run, flush every downspout, and photograph the result so you can see it yourself. Keep your gutters working and you will avoid the bigger bills later. Our crew is here for gutter services that stay on the calendar.
For a home like this, the number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because the same two-story house can run very differently depending on what is in the gutters.
Our Andover KS customers book in late May or June after the spring seed drop, and again in late October or November after the leaves. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July fills the runs fast, so the late-May visit matters. Freezing weather is on the calendar here, so waiting past late fall means ice can sit in the runs and cause sag by March.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Our cleaning services in Andover run on that same calendar.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. That is the standard step in our gutter cleaning process. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush each outlet and watch the water for flow. If a run drains into an underground line, we check that water is leaving and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them and turn into a paste that stops water getting in. We lift the panels, clear underneath, and reseat them, which is part of the cleaning and maintenance a guarded system still needs.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we 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 work starts, so you can get your gutters cleaned without surprises. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
