Our own crew cleans gutters in Jeffersontown, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leftover material hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The yard is left clean. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Kentucky, most of our customers book in spring and fall, once the seeds and leaves have come down.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our cleaning services in Jeffersontown depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote the gutters over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but a house with a steep roof and two stories does not clean the same as a ranch with open access, so we would rather quote the whole house.
On most houses, four things move the quote most. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline on the back run. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with buildup, and that takes time. A clog at a downspout elbow or a run with poor drainage adds to it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. The material goes into bags and leaves with the truck, away from your home, and the ground is left clean. A seam that has started to leak is photographed and reported, not sold as a repair on the spot. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what a typical call looks like. A homeowner texts us a photo of the front of the house, tells us the stories and whether the trees hang heavy over the house, and we give a number while you are still on the line. The homeowner on the other side of town with the same house but no trees hanging over it will hear a lower number, and the difference is almost always the amount of material that has to come out. Jeffersontown, KY gets about 52.5 inches of rain a year, and April, May and June are the wettest months. We have seen the heavy rainfall months push a job from a quick visit into a longer one, because the gutters are full of wet leaves that weigh more than dry ones, and the rainwater has nowhere to go until they are cleared.
Most of our customers ask the same question before they book: how long before the work is done, and what do I need to do. Our crew handles the whole gutter cleaning process from the ladder, and the cleaning and maintenance happens in one visit, leaving the trough clean. You do not need to be home for it. If you want us to get your gutters done quickly, book the first open date and send the photo, and we will confirm the number before anyone climbs. Gutter maintenance between visits is simple: keep the roofline clear of branches that drop a twig or two into the trough, and call us if you see water running off the edge.
| 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, most of our customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. The fall visit lands in November to early December. When we open a gutter during the spring visit we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbow of the downspout. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by the next winter, because the ice got into a trough that was already full of leaves and debris. A trough kept clean between visits is less likely to sag, and a sagging rain gutter is the first sign it has filled.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months. Needles, grit and small twigs pack every downspout between visits, and a gutter system that looks fine from the ground can be running half full at the elbow, where a clog forms first. Houses with few or no trees need a cleaning once a year in fall, and that is usually enough. Homes near a busy road, active construction or a landscape with loose mulch sit on the shorter schedule too, because the grit does the same thing the needles do. Gutter guards change the work: they keep out the leaves, but the surface still needs clearing, so you clean your gutters less often, but not never.
Here is a pair from our calendar. One customer with no trees over the house is on the once-a-year fall schedule, and the gutters were clean at every visit. Another customer with heavy tree cover is on the every three to four month schedule, and the clogged downspouts were packed each time. Both of those are supplied here as examples of how the schedule follows the lot, not as promises about your house.
Our gutter cleaning services follow the lot. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the reason in the photo report so you can check it yourself. Regular gutter cleaning on that tier is how you keep your gutters clear, because a trough that stays clean sends water away from your home instead of over the edge. A run that sags, sits low or starts to leak may be a structural damage problem, or wood that has begun to rot, and that is not a cleaning problem; we photograph it and report it rather than sell you a cleaning for it. Ask us to walk through the calendar the first time we come out.
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.
The crew covers Jeffersontown, KY from the nearest base, and we book across Jeffersontown on one calendar. Each gutter cleaning service is quoted for the whole house, so the first thing we need is the address. To get a quote, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front if that is easy, and tell us the stories and whether heavy trees sit over the house. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, so if you want the earlier open date, book as soon as you can in those windows.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Our crew works from the outside, keeps the yard clean, and does not come inside. Residential properties are quoted from the same three facts, stories, size and what is in the gutters, and our gutter services are booked on the same calendar. Homes in surrounding areas get the same quote process, and we confirm on the call that the address is on our route before you book. Jeffersontown homes with heavy tree cover tend to need more time on the ladder, so the lead time can run longer. If we find a blockage at a downspout elbow, we clear it from the ladder or from the top, where it can be reached. If you have commercial properties as well as a house, ask about them on the call: we will say whether we take residential and commercial work, and how we price commercial properties, before you book. If you are in the middle of a busy season, ask us what the lead time is on that day and we will give you the real answer rather than a promise we cannot keep.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a figure here because the same two-story house can come in lower or higher depending on what is in the gutters. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Across Kentucky, most of our customers book in late spring, after the seed drop, and again in fall after the leaves are down. The fall visit lands in November to early December, and if you wait past the last leaves, we find the wet leaf mat and any ice that formed in the trough. The first hard freeze is the point where a fall visit is worth it, not after. Keep your gutters clear between visits and you protect your home from water damage.
Same-day depends on our calendar that week for any job in jeffersontown ky, and we also serve surrounding areas. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the first open date.
No, you do not need to be home. 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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout until the water runs clean at the bottom, and every one is flow-tested as part of the job. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. If a blockage sits in that buried line, clearing it is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it. Our crew also checks the gutters and downspouts for a clog at the elbow before we leave.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared. Guards keep out the leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and mat once they are wet. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the gutters and drains, and reseat the guards so the trough is clean again. The same gutter services apply to guarded and open systems alike.
A gutter that is clean and still sends rainwater over the edge usually has a slope, capacity or downspout size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a short video of the roofline in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem, and a trough that keeps overflowing for long can cause structural damage.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we call you, explain it and agree to the change before the crew 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.
