Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Lexington-Fayette. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, haul the leaves off, and take photos of every run before we leave. Lexington-Fayette homeowners get a quote built from their stories, their home's size and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Lexington-Fayette customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The estimate depends on how many stories the house has, how big it is and what is sitting in the gutters. We give it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Once we see the run, we know whether it is a quick clean or a longer job. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is added up.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with compacted leaves and debris, and a heavy clog takes longer to clear than a light one. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are part of our gutter cleaning services and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
When we open a gutter that has been left, the first thing we see is a sag or a bad slope where the buildup has collected. Water flow stops at the low point, and the drainage backs up behind the gutter until it finds a seam or a leak. A clog like that is not a cleaning-only fix, and we say so. The gutter gets cleared, the downspout gets flushed, and the run is left clean. If it still does not drain, we photograph it and put it in the report. Our crew handles the leaves the same way on a Lexington-Fayette home as on any other, so the quote reflects what is really in the trough, not a guess from the curb.
Lexington-Fayette homes range from older brick to newer frame builds, and we price them the same way: stories, size and what we find. Commercial properties follow the same logic, priced per building and scheduled around the tenants, and residential and commercial jobs both start with a phone quote. For a rain gutter that has been overflowing, the clogged downspouts are usually the first thing to check, and on the houses we clean the fix is almost always a flush plus a clear run, not a new gutter system. Structural damage shows up when water has been running off the edge for a long time, and when we see rot on the fascia board we note it and leave the repair decision to you. A clean, flushed gutter that drains water away from your home is what you are paying for, and that is what we deliver.
| 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.
Most of our Lexington-Fayette customers 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. On our jobs, the spring visit finds seed casings, a twig or two and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. The fall visit usually lands in late October to November, and it finds the wet leaf mat that the rainy season would otherwise turn into a blockage, and it leaves a clean trough for the winter.
On the fall visit in houses that skipped it, we often find runs that have sagged under the first freeze and water sitting behind the gutter. Where ice forms in the cold months, a full trough becomes an ice dam at the eave by late winter. The wettest months here, May through July, bring heavy rainfall, and a run that is already blocked overflows first. A gutter that has been holding standing water all winter is the one that pulls loose by March, and that is the clear reason we push the fall visit. The rainwater that once drained away from the roofline has nowhere to go when the run is packed.
How often you need us depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, and anywhere the landscape around the house sheds seeds, needles and grit, the downspouts pack between visits, and houses in that position are usually on a three to four month schedule. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up dust and grit faster and is on the same shorter schedule. Few or no trees, and the twice-a-year rhythm covers most residential properties. Gutter guards cut the frequency down, but the surface still needs a clean, so a guarded roof does not drop off the schedule entirely.
Gutter cleaning in the spring is also the right time to check Lexington-Fayette KY gutters for blockage at the outlet, because it is the cheapest point to find a problem before the summer storms. Spring severe storms, hail and tornadoes are the risk across Kentucky, so it pays to check the outlets first. If you want to clean your gutters on a set calendar, ask about our regular gutter cleaning service, and debris removal happens on the same visit so nothing is left on the ground. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the schedule follows from what we find.
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 works across Lexington-Fayette and the surrounding areas, and our cleaning services in Lexington-Fayette reach the neighborhoods we have already cleaned on a regular basis. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, built from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof. If it is easy, send a photo of the front of the house, and we can often confirm the scope before we arrive. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our cleanings fill in the two busy windows of the year, the late spring and the late fall, so booking early in those months helps. Outside those windows, our slots open up more often. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Once the date is set, you hear from us the day before with an arrival window, and again when the truck is on the way. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar.
For Lexington-Fayette gutter cleaning, a homeowner who has seen water pour over the edge only needs one step: call us or text the photo, and we tell you what the run needs. Our gutter services focus on the clean run itself, and the report after each visit is how we keep you informed about anything else we see. Whether you are looking to protect your home from water damage or keep your gutters clear for the season, the booking process is the same, and the quote is the number you pay.
The number comes from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. Once we have those three things, the quote is the number we charge.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall. On houses that skip the fall visit, we find sagged runs and ice-damaged gutters by March, which is why that visit matters.
Same-day depends on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we have open.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean. They send 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. Our gutter cleaning process includes flushing every downspout and checking that the water is leaving at the outlet. If an underground line needs clearing, that is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep the leaves out but seeds, needles and grit still sit on top and in the trough. Guards change the gutter maintenance, but they do not remove the need for it. We clean off the surface and check the flow, and the schedule is usually a little longer than for an open gutter.
If a clean gutter still spills over in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a buildup 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.
The price should not change. Cleaning and maintenance visits are quoted from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters. If the crew finds something that alters the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, not on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
