Our own crew cleans gutters for homeowners here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Kentucky, most customers book for spring and fall, once the seeds and the leaves have come down. Every run is left clean before the truck pulls out. Use the estimator above or call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how much area it covers 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. Gutter cleaning services that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the buildup usually decide the total on a house like this. Commercial properties get the same three-part quote.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, and that changes the time on the job. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down with a clog that has packed hard, and a clog like that takes longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, every homeowner hears about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has worked on the heavy tree canopy streets of Shelbyville homes and the older houses on the east side, where the rain gutter runs are long and the leaves and debris pile up quickly. On one of those jobs the gutters were full of wet leaves packed to the bottom, the clogged downspouts were packed at the elbows, and the water had been running over the front edge for months instead of getting water away from the foundation. Our rule is to flush every downspout until the water runs clean at the outlet, and the crew did exactly that. The quote went up only because the buildup was deeper than the drive-by suggested, and we said so before we started. Structural damage is what happens when that kind of blockage goes untouched, and that is why we look at the bottom of every downspout, not just the trough.
| 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 here book twice a year. Across Kentucky the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and in Shelbyville KY the fall visit runs October to early November, once the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seeds, seed casings and a pollen paste packed into the elbow of each downspout. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and where the fall visit was skipped we have seen runs sag, pull loose, or the fascia begin to rot by March. Freeze risk is real here every winter, so the fall visit is also when we check for the first ice and the ice dams building at the eave.
Heavy tree cover changes the schedule. Under big trees, needles, twig fragments and grit pack the downspout between visits, and our customers in those yards book cleanings every three to four months. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps that from building up. A house with few or no trees usually does fine with a single cleaning in late fall, but spring and fall visits keep the gutter system clear through the wettest months. Guards cut down on how often you need the crew, but they do not remove the need to clear what sits on top of them.
On a gutter that has been left a long time, the clog is usually sitting at the bottom of a downspout, not in the trough, and that is where rainwater stops moving. A slow overflow in a heavy rain is the first sign that the water flow has been cut back, and the drainage is the first thing to check. Keeping on a schedule means the blockage never gets the chance to build. Keeping the trough clean between visits is most of the job, and if you are not sure when to clean your gutters, call (866) 435-6328 and we will look at the roofline and the tree cover with you before you book. After the first visit, every homeowner gets a plain gutter maintenance schedule in writing, with the next date and the tier your lot actually needs.
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 Shelbyville from the nearest base and covers the city as a whole. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text for Shelbyville gutter cleaning on residential properties, built from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over it. A photo of the front of the house is helpful if it is easy to send, but not required. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the job. Debris removal is part of every visit, so it is never a separate line. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, so ask us for the first open date when you call.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, late spring and early fall, which are the same windows when most homeowners around here start thinking about their gutters. Booking ahead of those windows keeps your slot and gives the crew time to plan around the tree cover and the stories on your lot. If your gutters are overflowing now, tell us that when you call, because a slow leak at the fascia line is worth catching before the next rain. A crew with time to spare can clean the trough properly instead of rushing it.
We offer gutter services for residential and commercial properties across the surrounding areas, and the crew keeps the same standard on every job: the gutters and downspouts cleared, every downspout flushed, and the water running away from your home when we leave. Our goal is to keep your gutters in working order from one visit to the next, and regular cleanings help protect your home from water damage between visits. For us, cleaning and maintenance are one job, so there is nothing to think about between visits, and every gutter is left clean.
Homeowners here get the number from the stories, the size of the house and how much debris is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you the price on the spot. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down. If you wait longer than that, we usually find a packed clog at the downspout elbows and water running over the edge in heavy rainfall. Freeze season here is when the ice dams start, so the fall visit matters most.
Our cleaning services in Shelbyville run on the calendar that week, so we confirm the first open date when you call. We will tell you the earliest slot we have, and the service starts once you confirm it.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs entirely outside, so the homeowner does not need to be there while the crew works. The crew does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, 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, every downspout is flushed and we check that the drainage leaves at the outlet, and we leave the landscape as we found it. If a line runs underground and water is not coming out, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is a separate job quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out the leaves but not the needles, seeds or grit, and that mat sits on top of the guard and turns to paste once it is wet. We lift the guards, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat them.
If the gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something we find changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are already in the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
