Our own crew cleans gutters for Newton homeowners, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave. Debris is hauled away, and you get photos of every run. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers in Newton KS book in spring and fall, and we have been running that schedule across Kansas long enough to know what each visit turns up.
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 Newton homes over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the stories and the load in the trough do most of the work. Commercial properties are quoted on a different sheet, and this page is about houses.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the roof. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk takes more time and more equipment across the whole gutter system. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris and compacted buildup, a clog that takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too, and so do clogged downspouts that run into a buried line. Downspout flushing, flow testing, debris removal and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs the quotes that move most are the ones on homes with heavy leaves and seed casings and the ones with a sag we have to work around. Our crew checks the gutter drainage on each run before it is called clean, and a clog that comes back in a week, or a leak at a seam, tells us something about the water flow, so we say so. Here is what we have seen drive a quote on a house here. One customer with a two-story home and a heavy leaf load saw the clogged downspout cleared and the run left clean, with the drainage checked and the structural damage photographed and reported rather than sold. The job was quoted by phone from stories, size and what the crew found in the gutter.
A rain gutter does its job only when it carries water away from the foundation and the runs are clear. That is the whole reason to clean them: to keep water away from your home, not to make the gutter look new.
| 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 customers here book spring and fall, two cleanings a year: once in late May to June after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late October to November after the last leaves come down.
When we open a gutter in Newton KS in May we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and pollen turned to paste in the bottom of the trough. Heavy rainfall here lands mostly in May, June and July, and rainwater that cannot leave a clogged trough is what sends the first storm over the edge. In the fall the job is a wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March under the weight of snow and ice. A roofline that holds water for months is where the blockage starts.
How often a house needs us depends on what is over it. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because twig litter, needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule catches clogged downspouts before they settle. Near a busy road or a construction site the schedule is the same, and every gutter cleaning service visit includes debris removal. For residential properties with few or no trees over the roof, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. The same tiers apply to residential and commercial roofs, and guards go on a slower schedule, but the surface still gets cleared, because leaves and seed sit on top of them.
On our jobs we have one customer with no trees on a once-a-year fall schedule, and another under heavy trees on the every three to four month schedule. Both are on our cases list with their link. Ask for an estimate on the first call and we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. After the first visit we clean only what that tier calls for.
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 cleaning services in Newton reach the whole town and the surrounding areas from our nearest base, and our crew knows the streets and the landscape the houses sit in. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: a call, a quote, the visit, and photos on your phone. Booking works the way it should: you call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give a quote from stories, size and tree cover. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Newton gutter cleaning books the same way: call, get the quote, and we schedule the visit. Lead time varies with the season. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so if you want a slot in those months, book early. If a homeowner is calling about a leak at a seam or water coming over the edge, tell us when you call and we will work the schedule around it. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar before the wet months, book now.
Gutters and downspouts that have been left alone are the ones that cost the most to fix later, so book the cleaning now and protect your home from water damage. Keep your gutters on that schedule and the problems stay small. We cover the homes we clean here and the rest of the region as a set, and our gutter services follow the schedule that fits your lot.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the number we will charge. Residential and commercial work is quoted on a different sheet, so this answer covers houses only.
Our customers here book in late May to June after the seed drop, and again in late October to November after the leaves are down. Plan to clean your gutters in both windows. If you wait past the fall visit, we find ice and sag on houses in the winter months, and a run that sits full all winter is how the rot starts.
Most slots come up within the week across Newton, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise, so tell us how urgent the overflow is and we will tell you what we can do.
No. 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 and check that it drains away from your home, and we flow-test the whole gutter system before we leave it clean. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep out the big leaves, but the seeds, needles and grit that sit on top still need clearing. Cleaning and maintenance get shorter with guards, not gone, and the surface still has to be kept clean on the schedule that fits your lot.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and in that case you hear it and agree to it before work starts. 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.
