Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled off, 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 of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar before the busy weeks fill.
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. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, for Madisonville homes and for commercial properties alike, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we quote the whole house so nothing is left to surprise you on the invoice.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more care on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher above grade than the front, so the lift has to reach further. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with buildup, leaves and debris that has to be dug out by hand. A sag that has gone unchecked for years can hide structural damage behind the fascia, and we point it out rather than guess. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends of the visit. Downspout flushing, flow testing and hauling away are included and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our experience here is what the crew sees on real houses. On one recent job in a neighborhood with moderate tree cover, a clog sat at the elbows and the clogged downspouts were carrying leaves and grit down to the drain, so the crew flushed every downspout, left each run clean and photographed it before leaving. That job is one of several you can read on our site. The houses that take the longest are usually the ones with the heaviest buildup, and the crew would rather tell you that on the phone than find it on the roof.
Whatever the house, we keep the scope the same: clean the rain gutter, flush every downspout, confirm the water flow reaches the drainage and carries water away from the foundation, and send you the photos. Anything we see that is not a cleaning problem is photographed and reported, not repaired or sold on the spot. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the gutters and we will book a date.
| 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 customers book twice a year, in spring and in fall, for both residential and commercial sites, which is the regular gutter cleaning schedule for most homes in Madisonville KY. The spring visit comes after seed and pollen drop, when we open a gutter here in May and find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows. The fall visit comes after the last leaves, before the cold sets in. Kentucky winters bring snow and ice in the coldest months, and the runs that skipped the fall visit are the ones we find sagging by late winter. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs.
On our jobs the schedule follows the trees and the landscape around the house. Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack each downspout between visits, and those houses are on a cleaning every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees can usually stay clean with one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards change the job rather than ending it: they keep the bulk of the leaves out, but the surface still needs clearing and the downspout still needs checking, so guarded houses are cleaned less often, not never. Residential properties with big trees over the roof need the most debris removal, so ask us when to clean your gutters next and we check the trees before we say.
Each visit tells us something about the rainwater and the roofline. A run that drains clean one season and backs up the next usually means a blockage forming lower in the downspout, and we flush it out before it becomes a clog at the bottom. Heavy rainfall in March, April and May is when that shows up first, so the spring visit matters for keeping water away from your home. Good gutter maintenance is mostly catching that blockage early. That is why the crew checks each downspout at the outlet and not only the top of the run.
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 cleaning service covers Madisonville and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and works the neighborhoods where we have already cleaned gutters on homes like yours. To book, you call or text us, and we give an estimate from stories, size and tree cover, with a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. Most homes on our calendar get two cleanings a year, in spring and fall. Lead times depend on the season, and we tell you the first open date when you call. The busiest stretches of the year are the spring window and the fall window, when most customers want the same slot, so booking early keeps your date. When we leave, the gutters are clean and every downspout runs clear, and a homeowner gets the gutter services they paid for with a photo record.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. You do not have to be there to get the photos of every run and downspout afterward. If you want to protect your home from water damage before the heavy rain season, a visit on the calendar is the simplest way to keep your gutters working. Madisonville gutter cleaning covers the gutters and downspouts on the house, and a twig jam, a leak at a seam or a run that sags gets flagged in the photos so you can decide what to fix. Gutter guards change what the crew clears, but they do not take the cleaning off the list. To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328.
Homeowners ask this first. The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things. Across Madisonville, our services are priced that way, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall, which covers the heavy rainfall in March, April and May and the leaves that fall after. If you wait past the fall visit, the leaves and the first freeze can leave runs sagging by winter. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will get you on the calendar.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with the call, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm the exact date when you call. We do not promise same-day service.
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 water is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line that is not moving water, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out whole leaves, but a guarded gutter system still collects needles, seeds and grit that mat on top, and once that mat is wet, water runs off the front edge instead of into the gutter. On a lot with a heavy landscape of trees, that mat builds fastest. We clean the surface and check the downspout on guarded houses.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. When the water runs away from your home, the fascia stays dry; when it spills over the edge, the wood below can rot. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Our cleaning services in Madisonville are quoted once, and the number we quote on the phone is the number we charge, cleaning and maintenance included.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
