Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts, flushes and flow-tests each run, hauls it all away, and takes 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 your invoice. Across Louisiana, most of our customers book a cleaning in spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar for the homes we already know.
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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math, but a per-foot figure hides the stories and the access that actually drive the job.
On our Lake Charles homes, the quote moves for a few reasons we see every week. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes how the crew works the run. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes out packed with leaves and debris, and that takes longer than a light leaf load; a sag in the run left that way risks structural damage to the fascia. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and so do clogged downspouts and a packed elbow. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, and we check drainage and water flow at the outlet on every house. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the work looks like on a house we have cleaned. One customer in the gutter cleaning services area had a two-story home with heavy leaf buildup and a drain pipe clogged at the elbow; the crew flushed it, confirmed the water flow, and photographed each run before the truck left, leaving the trough clean. The size of the job came from what was in the gutters, and that is what we priced it on. Our work covers residential and commercial properties, and both come down to the same questions: how many stories, what is in the trough, and how well the house moves water away from the walls, so we sort the quote the same way every time.
| 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 customers book twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows where the pipe turns down the wall. In fall it is the leaf load, which turns into a wet mat that holds water against the roofline if nobody clears it out. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles, twig pieces and grit pack the drains between visits. Few or no trees and one visit in December to early January is usually enough.
Here is what we find when we open a gutter in spring. The spring cleaning is mostly seed and pollen, and a clog that starts at the elbow of a drain pipe is easy to miss from the ground. A trough that looks clean from the driveway can still be holding rainwater at the bottom. In the fall it is the leaf mat, and by the time the rainy weather arrives, water backs up behind the gutter and spills over the front edge, and the wood behind it starts to rot. On houses that skipped the fall visit, the runs that sag or pull loose tend to show up later in the winter, often as a leak at a seam. A regular gutter cleaning schedule catches the blockage before the water finds the wall.
When customers ask about an estimate for the season, the honest answer is that it depends on your lot. A house with a few trees on a flat lot, or a landscape that drops leaves on the roof, is a different job than a house with a big canopy over the roof. The yearly rain total is 65.1 inches, and June, July and August are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall tests every run at the peak. A rain gutter that is clean on top can still hold clogged downspouts, and then the water runs down the siding anyway. It is easier to clean your gutters before the rain sets in than to chase water stains after it. Our Lake Charles la customers who keep to a schedule see fewer surprises, and the gutter cleaning service stays predictable from one visit to the next. Repeat cleanings are quoted from the same details, and after the first visit we tell you which 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.
We clean gutters across Lake Charles and the surrounding areas. Every homeowner gets the same first step: a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to start, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the visit. The two busy windows of the year fill the calendar fastest, so if you want a particular week, it helps to ask early.
Once you book, the crew arrives in the window we confirm, and the work gets done the same way on every house. Lake Charles gutter cleaning customers get the same steps every time, and we keep the gutter cleaning process simple so you know what to expect. Debris removal is part of every visit, and the crew bags it and takes it with the truck. The point is to check every run, flush every downspout, and send the photos to your phone, so you can see the result without climbing a ladder yourself.
Our gutter services cover residential properties and the occasional commercial building, and the booking process is the same for both. If you have seen water pour over the edge or simply want a regular schedule, tell us what you are seeing and we will fit the visit to your home. Whatever the reason you call, the aim is to keep your gutters working, protect your home from water damage, and send water away from your home before it turns into a repair. Call (866) 435-6328 and get your gutters on the calendar.
Our cleaning services in Lake Charles price from stories and size, and we give the number to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story home with a packed trough is a different job from one that was cleaned last spring. The number we quote is the number on your invoice.
Most of our customers book gutter maintenance in late spring and in fall, after the seed drop and again after the last leaves come down. If you wait longer, the blockage packs into the drains and the water finds the wall. Freeze risk applies here, so a clog can also turn to ice at the eave, and the timing is about clearing the trough before that happens.
Most slots come up within the week. Call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm a date while you are on the line. We do not promise same-day service unless the calendar has an opening that day.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, 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.
Yes, every drain run is flushed and the flow is checked at the outlet. If water is not leaving through an underground drain line, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards stop leaves, but a guarded gutter system still collects needles, seed casings and grit on top of the guard, and water cannot get in once that mat is wet. We clear the surface, flush the drains and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or drain-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Cleaning and maintenance visits are quoted the same way. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after. The price we give you is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
