Our own crew cleans gutters in Apple Valley, every run flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of each section before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Minnesota, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall have finished.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for cleaning services in Apple Valley, MN depends on how many stories the house has, its 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. Whether it is one visit or ongoing cleaning and maintenance, the quote starts from the same details. Apple Valley homeowners hear the same questions from us on every call, so the quote is simple to check. Other companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place per foot once the job is measured. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot changes the drainage path and raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup and the odd twig, and that takes more time to clear. A run that sags, or a joint that has started to leak, adds a step and is priced as gutter maintenance before the flush. Gutter guards add a step too, because the panels come off for the flush and go back on after. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, and a clean run is part of the price. Anything that changes the job gets raised first, and you agree to it before the crew climbs.
Every homeowner who calls asks us whether a cleaning will catch every clog. Our crew flushes each run from the top and watches the water at the bottom, so a blockage shows up while we are still on the property. Keeping the water away from your home is the whole point of the visit. Keep your gutters clean between cleanings, and the next gutter cleaning process goes faster. Our crew works from a clear photo record of what we found, so the next visit starts from the same baseline. Get your gutters on the schedule by calling us, and we will walk you through each line of the estimate.
| 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 Apple Valley customers book twice a year: across Minnesota the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands in October to early November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a rain gutter here in June we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and a clog there is the first thing the water hits. A clean gutter in June is rare under trees. In the fall we find leaves and debris packed in the trough, and before the first ice we find the runs that have started to sag. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs pulling loose by March, after the snow has settled on them.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see work, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and the water flow slows. A landscape bed right under the eave sheds mulch into the trough, and regular gutter cleaning keeps the clogged downspouts from backing up. With few or no trees, a once-a-year visit in late fall is usually enough to keep the system clean and moving. Guards run on a longer interval, but the surface still needs to be clean, since a wet mat on top of a guard is what sends the rainwater over the edge.
Across Minnesota, severe storms and straight-line winds add to the load, and June through August bring the most rain, so the gutter system takes a real load each year. Keep the visits on schedule so the rot and structural damage do not start at the fascia line where you cannot see them. Residential properties and commercial properties both take the same load, and a regular visit helps protect your home. After the first visit, with the runs clean, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and our crew stands behind that answer.
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 have worked Apple Valley homes and the surrounding areas, and we cover the whole city from the nearest base. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, from your stories, your home's size and whether trees hang over the roof. A clean photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the access before we arrive. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the next open window. The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular week. We offer gutter cleaning services across Apple Valley, and every gutter cleaning service visit starts with that quote.
We call before we come, and you can plan the visit around your day. The crew works on the outside of the house, not inside it. When we are on the ladder we keep the job tight and the yard clean, and the photos reach your phone before the truck leaves. For residential and commercial sites, we schedule by building and set the interval with the property manager in advance.
If your gutters are clogged now, text a photo of the roofline and tell us where the overflow shows up. That lets us tell you whether a gutter cleaning service is the right fix or whether the problem is somewhere else, and we will say so plainly. Whether you clean your gutters yourself first or book us, the photo is the place to start. If a cleaning is the fix, the debris removal is part of the same visit.
For a home in Apple Valley MN, the number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline and we will quote it from those three things before the crew is booked.
Across Minnesota the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs October to early November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the ice can already be pulling runs loose on the eave by March. Spring and fall are the two seasons that keep the gutters flowing here, and a clean run going into winter helps protect your home from water damage.
Most slots for our gutter services come up within the week. We confirm the date when you call, and if a same-day window opens on our route we will tell you then.
No. The crew works from the outside of the house, not inside it. Tell us about any gate or pet concern when you book, and the crew plans around it.
Yes. We flush every downspout from the top and watch the water at the outlet, because gutters and downspouts only work as a pair. A clean flow at the outlet means the line is open. If a line drains underground and the water is not coming out, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, though less often than an open gutter. Once the guards are on, the surface still gathers debris, so the regular gutter cleaning pass is quoted for the guards on your house.
If the gutter was clean at the visit and water still runs over the edge, the cause is usually the pitch of the run or the size of the downspout, and we look at that before selling anything.
No. The number you were quoted holds. If something on the house would change it, the crew tells you first and waits for your yes.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
