Our own crew cleans gutters in Texas, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Michigan, most of our customers book spring and fall, and that is when we see the most gutter clog build up.
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. We quote our gutter cleaning services over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, based on those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but we quote the whole house so you can see the total before anyone climbs up to clean.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or a sloped landscape that raises the effective height of the roofline, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves and silt that is slow to clean, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Texas homes vary more than people expect, and every gutter system we run across Texas reflects that. A run that sags at the midpoint holds standing water, which adds time to clear and flush the drainage path, and we quote that time before we start. We note it on the photo report so you can see it. A clog in one downspout that does not flow is a different problem from a leak at a joint, and we tell you which one you have.
Residential and commercial work is priced differently, and our residential properties are quoted per house, while commercial properties are quoted separately. For a standard job, our gutter cleaning services mean we clean your gutters from the ladder, haul off what comes out, and confirm water flow at every outlet. Regular gutter cleaning in spring and fall keeps the buildup and any blockage small enough that it does not turn into a bigger job later, and that is the cheapest route over a few years even though it is not the smallest bill today.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
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 two cleanings a year. Across Michigan the spring visit lands late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands late October to November, once the last leaves have come down. When we open a gutter in May we have to clean out seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and in the fall the leaves and debris turn into a wet mat that becomes a blockage at the outlets. Missing the fall visit is where we see the most structural damage, because the rainwater that cannot drain sits in the trough and finds the roofline. Texas MI averages 33.2 inches of precipitation a year, and its wettest months are May, August and October, so heavy rainfall in those months is when a clogged run overflows.
Under heavy tree cover our customers are on every three to four months, because the needles, twig fragments and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the same schedule applies, since the dust settles into the gutters faster. Few or no trees and we are on once a year in late fall. Gutters under guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean so the guard does not hold a mat over the trough. Every visit is a chance to check the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and confirm the water is carried away from your home.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Your estimate names the tier, and a house that is used to a clog in the same spot each season usually does not need the full schedule, while a lot with heavy canopy almost always does. That is the simplest way to keep your gutters clean without paying for visits you do not need, and it helps protect your home from water damage and keeps water away from the foundation and the surrounding areas.
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 Texas MI, and we clean the homes and buildings across the city as a whole. Booking starts with the quote by phone or text. We ask for stories, rough size and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home, though the side gate should be unlocked. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book, because the panels have to come off and go back on.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call the better your choice of day. Lead time is quoted when you call and depends on where we are in the schedule, and we do not promise a date we cannot hold. Once a slot is set, we confirm it by text, send a reminder the day before, and book the cleaning and maintenance visit as one job. For a homeowner with a clog that keeps coming back, the visit is short, the photos show exactly where the water stopped and whether the run is clean again, and that is what makes the next visit easier to plan.
If you want a Texas gutter cleaning process that is quick and clear, ask for the written estimate and we will walk you through it. The crew is on the ladder, and the photos show each run before and after it is clean, so you know what was done. Get your gutters on a schedule that works for the house, and we will handle the gutter maintenance and any other gutter services you book with us. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will book a date.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before the crew shows up.
Late spring and late fall. Across Michigan the spring visit lands late May to June, and the fall visit lands late October to November, before the leaves turn into a wet mat in the trough.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed, clogged downspouts are worked from the top, and we confirm the water is leaving at the outlet, carrying water away from the foundation. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes. Under guards we find leaf bits, seed fluff and pollen threaded through, with grit settled underneath, so we lift the panels, clear beneath and reseat them.
A rain gutter that is clean and still spilling water in the rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog, and water left standing that long can rot the fascia board behind it and cause structural damage. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we will not sell a second cleaning for it.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, so the number on the invoice matches what you were quoted. Gutter cleaning stays a flat job, and we confirm the water flow and a clean outlet before we leave.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
