Our own crew cleans gutters across Natchitoches, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and debris hauled off, and photos of 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 the spring and fall, and the schedule below shows how to keep the gutters clear between visits.
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, and we quote it over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things. 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 stories and the load in the gutters matter more than the run length alone.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down with a buildup of compacted leaf mat, so the leaves and debris come out by hand. A clog, or a twig jammed at a downspout elbow, adds time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Natchitoches jobs, a two-story home near the river with heavy tree cover came in above the starting number because the rain gutter run on the back side was full of wet leaves and the clogged downspouts ran all the way to the grade. The crew flushed each one, flow-tested the outlet, and left the run clean; the quote stayed the same once we were on the ladder. The point is that Natchitoches homes come in with different loads, and the phone quote accounts for the tree cover you tell us about. We do not fix the price on the ladder. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we can tell you more before you book.
| 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 Natchitoches customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, pollen paste and landscape debris packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag by the time winter rain comes through. Across Louisiana the spring visit tends to fall in mid to late April, and in Natchitoches the fall visit usually lands in December to early January.
Under heavy tree cover, we see gutters fill faster, and our customers under those trees book regular gutter cleaning every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows and cause a blockage between visits. A lot with few or no trees often stays clean after a single visit in late fall. Gutter guards mean fewer cleanings, but the surface still has to be cleared, and a guard does not replace gutter maintenance.
Across Louisiana the rainy season, with heavy rainfall and rainwater running off every roof, is the reason the spring and fall visits matter. The wettest months are March, April and December, so a gutter with a clog going into those months is the one that overflows first. Ask us for an estimate by phone or text and we will tell you which schedule your lot needs after the first visit. Clean your gutters on a schedule that fits the trees over your house, and that schedule is what keeps the water away from your home and off the foundation.
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 covers Natchitoches LA from the nearest base, offers gutter cleaning services across the city, and keeps the calendar open enough to clean gutters without a long wait. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. If the job is on residential properties, on commercial properties, or a mixed residential and commercial building, ask us first, because the roof and access set the quote. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Your gutter services are scheduled around the two busy windows of the year, the spring after pollen and the fall after leaves, when our calendar fills.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside. Every Natchitoches homeowner who books with us gets a clear date and time, and the work on the roof, gutters and downspouts is done before the truck leaves. Keep your gutters clear before the heavy rain, and a small leak at the fascia gets caught early, so you protect your home from water damage around the foundation. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date online, and the crew leaves the gutters clean.
Our service reaches into the surrounding areas as well, so if you are on the edge of the city, ask us. We will tell you what we can do and when.
The number comes from stories and size, and you can get it by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting us a photo. We do not give a figure in writing without seeing the house, because the tree cover and the load of leaves change the job. Once we quote, that is the number we charge.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we see sagging runs by the time the winter rain comes, so the late fall visit matters most. Under heavy tree cover we suggest every three to four months.
Natchitoches slots usually come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need a faster slot, ask us and we will tell you what the calendar looks like.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and 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 flow-test it, and we check the drainage at the outlet, including where a downspout feeds an underground line. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out the big leaves, but needles, seed balls and nut husks still pack on top of the guard, and grit settles under it. We clear the surface until the guard is clean and check that water is getting in, so the whole gutter system keeps doing its job. Guards reduce the cleaning and maintenance, but they do not end it.
If a gutter is clean and still overflows in the rain, it is usually a slope or downspout size problem, not a backup of leaves. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem, because a slope problem left alone can cause structural damage to the fascia.
It should not. The quote comes from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts and agreed to by you. Nothing gets added to the invoice that was not discussed first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
