Our own crew cleans gutters in Alexandria, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit 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 is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers across Kentucky book with us in spring and fall, and we are glad to quote yours before the next storm.
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. Our gutter cleaning services for Alexandria homeowners are priced from those same three inputs. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured, but the total is what matters on your statement.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards that we have to lift and reseat. A rain gutter with a heavy buildup of compacted leaves takes longer than one with a light seed load, and a clog that has been sitting through two seasons is a different job from one that got a clean last fall. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, you hear about it before any work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Alexandria homes, the ones with the most leaves and debris are usually the ones with the most mature trees on the lot, and that is where a clog or a small leak tends to become a real problem. The landscape around the house sets how much leaf load a run takes in. Standing water sits in the trough, runs down behind the fascia and works into the sheathing before anyone sees a stain, and poor water flow at the bottom of the run makes it worse. We clean the trough, flush every downspout, check that the water is leaving the bottom, and photograph what we find so you can see the condition of your gutters for yourself. When a run has a sag or a blockage that needs more than a clean, we say so in the report and leave the decision to you. Clogged downspouts that sit for a season are where we most often see structural damage start, and a short gutter clean catches it before it gets expensive.
We clean the gutter system on residential properties across the city and on commercial properties, and every estimate is built the same way for residential and commercial buildings, from the building and what is in the gutters. Ask for a written estimate and we will put it in writing before the crew is scheduled. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we expect to see.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $185 | from $240 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $165 | from $215 | from $280 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $190 | from $250 | from $325 |
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.
Across Kentucky, our customers usually book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Our gutter cleaning service in Alexandria KY keeps that two-visit rhythm for most houses. April, May and June are the wettest months here, with about 45.5 inches of rain a year, so heavy rainfall is the main load on the gutters in spring. On our jobs in May we find the downspout elbows packed with seeds and pollen paste. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and where a house skipped the fall visit we often see runs that have sagged under ice by March. Freezing winters are the reason the fall cleaning matters most here, and the gutter system that is full going into winter is the one that forms the ice dam at the eave. Plan to clean your gutters in late spring and again in late fall.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months keeps the rainwater moving, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and a single blockage can back water up the length of the run. Few or no trees and a yard with open sky usually needs only one visit a year, in late fall. Gutter guards mean fewer cleanings, but we still clean the surface and check the flow underneath, since a guard that holds back leaves can still hold back a wet mat of leaf litter.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. That is a better answer than any general schedule, because two houses on the same street can carry very different loads. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the spring or fall date, and we will confirm the window when we call before we come.
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 crew has cleaned gutters across Alexandria, and we cover the surrounding areas from the same route, so Alexandria homeowners get the same crew whether the house sits on a main road or a quieter lot. Booking is simple. Tell us the number of stories, roughly how big the house is and whether trees hang over the roof or drop twig litter into the gutters, and we give you the quote on the phone or by text. A photo of the front of the house helps us plan the ladder work, but it is not required. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so the earlier you ask, the more slots you have to choose from.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works outside, keeps the yard clean, and does not come inside the house. Our Alexandria gutter cleaning jobs usually run on a schedule set a few days out, and we confirm the date and window when we call. If you are unsure whether your gutters need a clean now or can wait for the fall visit, ask us and we will tell you what we would see on the roof today, and we can help you get your gutters on the calendar either way.
Gutters and downspouts clogged with leaves and debris are the most common reason we get a call from a homeowner in the spring. A few hours of work now keeps the water away from your home, out of the fascia, the soffit and the foundation, and it helps protect your home from water damage through the rainy season. We keep your gutters running so the storm water goes where it is supposed to, and we flush every downspout so the water leaves the house instead of pooling at the base of the wall. Call (866) 435-6328 to book our gutter services, and we will tell you the next open window for your street.
The number depends on the house and what is in the gutters, so we give it to you on the phone or by text after we ask about stories and size. Our cleaning services in Alexandria are quoted that way every time, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice, with downspout flushing and debris removal included.
Most of our customers book in late spring and in late fall. If you wait past the fall visit on a freezing winter house, the wet leaf mat and first ice can damage the gutter and start fascia rot before spring.
Slots come up within the week for most houses, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need a faster window, tell us and we will check what is open.
No. Our gutter cleaning process does not need you there, because our crew works outside and does not come into the house. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and we will send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout, check that the water leaves at the bottom, and clean out the outlet, so the whole gutter system drains as it should. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards still need gutter maintenance, and the visit covers the surface and the flow underneath. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packed underneath, and once that mat is wet, the water runs over the front edge. We clean the surface, flush the downspouts and check the flow, which is the cleaning and maintenance a guarded system needs.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over in the rain has a slope or downspout size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts, and the invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
