Our own crew cleans gutters in Hays KS, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners clean their gutters twice a year, and our customers book in spring and fall, which is the schedule we have run on local houses 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 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 per linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but our gutter cleaning services are quoted for the whole house so you know the total before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are the same ones the crew sees first. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more care. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, and a bed of landscape stone along the foundation can hold water against the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold packed leaf mat and the odd twig that has to be worked out by hand, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Hays homes the clogged downspouts we see most are packed with leaves and grit at the back run, and the homes we clean there often have a tree or two close enough to drop seed into the trough. When we open a run that has not been cleared in a while, the buildup is usually the first thing we deal with. We flush every downspout to confirm the water flow is leaving the house, and if water is pooling at the foot of the wall or running back toward the foundation, we photograph it and tell you what we found. That check is part of the visit, and it is how we tell whether a gutter is only full or the drainage is actually failing to move water away from the house.
Commercial properties follow the same logic here: the parapets and internal drains on a flat roof need the same flow check, and we price each building on its own. For residential properties the answer is the same. The quote covers the whole system, the crew stays until the water runs clear and the gutters are clean, and every homeowner gets photos before we leave.
| 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 Hays homeowners book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in fall after the last leaves come down. That is the basic gutter maintenance schedule, and it keeps a clean run from turning into a full one. Across Kansas the same pattern holds for most houses, and on our jobs the spring visit is usually the one that surprises people, because the seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows before anyone notices water is backing up.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows and the back run. In fall it is the leaf load, and the wet mat that sits on top of the gutter until the first freeze. On houses that skip the fall visit, a clog left to freeze can end in an ice dam at the eave and a leak through the ceiling, and runs that sag or pull loose by March can mean structural damage at the fascia, and wood that stays wet can rot before the next visit. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, the clog comes back faster, so we move those customers to regular gutter cleaning every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the rain gutter and the downspout between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards slow the buildup, but the surface still needs clearing, so we check it on the same schedule to keep your gutters clean and flowing.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your gutter system actually needs. Rainwater here comes to about 24.8 inches a year on average, and heavy rainfall lands hardest in May and the summer months, so a gutter that is clean in late May can be full by the time the summer storms arrive. Estimate the schedule from the first visit rather than from the calendar alone.
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 gutter services reach across Hays from the nearest base, including the older neighborhoods where big trees keep the gutters busy and the surrounding areas. Booking with us starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, though we ask that the side gate be unlocked.
Lead time depends on the calendar. The two busy windows are late May through June and late October through November, when our slots fill fastest, so the earlier you call the better your choice of day. We will tell you the next open date when you call. To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328, text us a photo of the house, or book a date. Once booked, we confirm the day and the arrival window the day before, and the crew arrives ready to clean.
The crew treats each of our cleanings as a full visit: a clean run for every one of your gutters and downspouts, every drain flushed, and water checked at the outlet so you know the system is moving it away from your home. That is the whole gutter cleaning process, and checking the outflow is how we help protect your home from water damage. We also do residential properties and commercial work, and a cleaning on one house does not depend on the other.
The number comes from stories and size, and every homeowner gets it by phone or text before we book. Nothing is added after the crew is on the roof, and the quote covers flushing and haul-off.
Most customers book in late spring and again in late fall, which keeps a clean gutter ready for the freeze. Waiting past the fall visit on a house here can mean an ice dam at the eave by the time the freeze arrives, so the fall visit matters.
Same-day slots depend on our calendar that week, and most open dates come up within the week. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we confirm the exact day with you.
No. The crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed, and we watch the outlet to confirm the gutter system is moving water away. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. Guards still need cleaning and maintenance, though less often. Under guards we still find seeds and grit on the surface, and in some cases pollen mats the guard and holds water. We clean what sits on top and check that water is getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still overflowing usually has a slope or capacity problem, not a blockage. Send us a photo or short video in the rain, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
No. Our gutter cleaning service runs from the quote, and if something changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it first. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
