Homeowners here get a clean gutter run from our own crew. Gutters and downspouts get the same work: we flush every downspout, flow-test it, haul the leaves and sticks away, and photograph every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Louisiana most of our customers book in spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf fall have finished filling the troughs. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a cleaning.
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. A gutter service that prices by the linear foot lands in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the height and the roof pitch matter more than the length of the run. The same three questions set the quote for residential and commercial jobs, so a phone call is the fastest way to a number.
Here is what moves the quote when our crew is on the ladder. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline at the back. A rain gutter that has not been opened in years comes down heavy with packed sludge and takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, because that is part of the gutter cleaning process on every job, and a clean run is the goal. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs the quotes that surprise people are the ones where the gutter is clogged with leaves and debris for a season or two past its time. The buildup packs the elbows, clogged downspouts back the water up behind the clog, and the water flow stops. A clog at the elbow is usually the first thing we find, and slow drainage follows right behind it. We also see the sag and the rot where water has been sitting. Getting that clean again is a bigger job than a routine visit, and we say so on the phone. Bayou Cane homes with big trees overhead tend to need more work per visit, and that shows in the number before we ever come out. If you are comparing gutter cleaning services, ask each company what is included in the price and what happens when they find structural damage. Ours is simple: we photograph it and tell you what it is, and we do not sell a repair from the ladder. Keep your gutters clean and keep the water away from your home, and the price stays predictable from one visit to the next. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a number from it.
| 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 two cleanings a year, once in spring and once in fall. In spring we find the seeds, the seed casings and the pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and if the fall visit gets skipped, the rainwater backs up and the roofline starts to rot behind the gutter, and a leak follows. A visit at the right time is the cheapest estimate of how much work the gutter will need before the next rainy season. A clean start to spring keeps that visit short.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. Rain here totals 65.4 inches a year, and the wettest months are June, July and August, so heavy rainfall in those months packs the troughs fastest. Near a busy road, a construction site or a freshly mulched landscape, the same. Few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards take the leaves but not the grit, so guarded gutters get cleared less often, but the surface still gets a clean check each time.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and that starts your cleaning and maintenance plan. A gutter service that looks at the lot once tells you more than a calendar does. Bayou Cane la rain and leaves are seasonal, so the calendar follows the weather, and we schedule the visit where it fits. Ask when to clean your gutters on the first call and we will tie it to the season. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the blockage small and the cost of each visit low, because the crew is not digging out a season of packed leaves. Every visit includes debris removal.
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 out of the nearest base and clears gutters across Bayou Cane and the surrounding areas. Bayou Cane gutter cleaning is booked by phone or text. We ask about stories, the rough size of the house, the gutter system you have and whether trees hang over the roof, and if it is easy, a photo of the front of the house helps us quote without a visit. Most of our calls are for residential properties, so if you have a commercial property, say so when you call and we will tell you straight whether we take on commercial properties. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, so if you want a slot in those months, book early.
Our gutter services run on the same calendar, and it moves with the season, so we confirm a date when you call. A twig jammed in an elbow is part of the visit, not an extra. A homeowner who books once and gets on a schedule finds the visits easier to keep than the ones they try to remember each time. Get your gutters on the calendar by calling (866) 435-6328, and protect your home from water damage by keeping the troughs clean before the rain, not after.
The number comes from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters. Our cleaning services in Bayou Cane are quoted by phone or text, and that quote is the number on the invoice. Flushing and debris haul-off are included.
Most of our customers here book in spring after the seed drop and in fall after the leaves come down. If the fall visit waits too long, we find packed runs by the time heavy rainfall sets in. Across Louisiana the spring visit usually lands in mid to late April and the fall visit in November to December.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar fills in the busy windows.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and ladder stand-offs keep the ladder away from your home.
Yes, every outlet is flushed until it runs clean, and we check that the water leaves at the bottom. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before we touch it. We do not bill flushing as an add-on.
Yes. Gutter guards keep the leaves out, but on our jobs the grit, seeds and pollen still build up on top, and the water stops getting in. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them, and the visit is usually shorter than an open gutter.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or drainage problem, not a cleaning 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.
Only if the job changes, and you hear about it before work starts. The number we quote 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.
