Our crew cleans gutters in Blaine, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run and hauls the debris away, with photos of every section before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roofline size and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our booked visits here fall in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, the square footage and what is packed into the gutters, and we give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price per linear foot, which lands in a similar place for a standard house, but the stories and the roof pitch matter more than the footage, so we quote the whole job. Our gutter cleaning services in Blaine MN are priced from the whole gutter system, not just the length of the trough.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually one of a few things. A third story or a steep roof the crew cannot walk. A walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the back run well above the ground. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with twig and compacted grit that takes longer to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the run can be checked. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are part of the job and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the scope gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice. A blockage at a downspout elbow or a leak at a seam adds time and gets written into the quote, and a stalled downspout sends water back along the wall instead of away from your home. The gutter cleaning process starts with a walk around the house before any ladder goes up. Once the trough is clean, the crew checks the drainage at the outlet, and the cleaning and maintenance are priced as one job, not a string of add-ons.
We see a lot of Blaine homeowners who only notice a gutter problem after the first heavy rainfall, when the water is already over the edge. That is when the crew does the most work per house, because the buildup has had a full season to settle. When rainwater cannot get past a full trough, it spills over the front edge. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the job small, and a packed trough left through a wet spring can lead to structural damage in the fascia and soffit. Cleanings are quoted up front, and a homeowner who books the cleaning before the leaves stack up usually spends less time and less money on the job. The right time to get your gutters cleaned is before the first storm, and we would rather see a clean trough before the rain than a packed one after it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you an estimate before we schedule anything.
| 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 Blaine customers book twice a year: once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Minnesota, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and across Blaine the fall visit usually lands in October to early November. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. Seed and pollen that land on the landscape beds below the eave wash straight back into the trough. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and in our experience the runs that sag or pull loose by March are usually on houses that skipped the fall visit, because the first ice froze the trapped water in place. The clogged downspouts we find are usually the result of leaves and debris that sit through a wet spell, and a rain gutter packed with seed casings holds water in place when the first storm hits. Starting spring with a clean gutter system is the easiest way to keep the seed out.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps up with needles and grit packing the downspouts between visits. Needles can clog a downspout quickly, and a packed trough left through a freeze can lead to rot and structural damage. Few or no trees around the roof means once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and water never reaches the trough. A clean guard surface is what lets water reach the trough and carry water away from the house. A leak at a seam under a packed trough shows up as a stain on the fascia. Our crew will flush every downspout on the lot at each visit.
After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, based on what we found in your gutters rather than a general rule. Once we have seen the trees and the roofline, we will tell you how often to clean your gutters, and the easiest way to keep your gutters from sagging is to stick to that schedule. Our gutter cleaning services across Blaine work the same way for every lot. Our crew can also keep a record of each visit for commercial properties and homes alike, so the next booking is easier to plan.
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 Blaine MN and the surrounding areas from a nearby base, and we book the visit by phone or text once we have your stories, your approximate square footage and whether there are trees over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps us quote faster, but it is not required. Blaine homes get the same booking process as everywhere else we work across Blaine. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. Lead time depends on how many visits are already on the calendar that week, so call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the next open window. Our crew will clean every run the same way on each visit, and debris removal is included. On every visit the crew checks water flow at each outlet, flags any run that has started to sag, and clears any buildup it finds, and the drainage at each downspout gets the same check. Cleaning and maintenance are one job, not two, so the crew can check the seams while they are up there. Most clog problems we see are seed and grit in the trough, and that is the first thing cleared on every gutter cleaning service.
The two busy windows, spring and fall, are when most homes need the same service at the same time, and late spring and late fall are the busiest. Booking early in those months keeps the calendar clean, and it gets you a slot that suits your schedule. We provide gutter services to residential properties and commercial properties across Blaine. Clients with residential and commercial buildings, or with more than one building, tell us when you call so we can clean them on one route. Regular gutter cleaning is easier to plan than a rushed fall visit. Every gutter cleaning service we book here follows the same steps from the first call.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the roofline and what is in the gutters. Our gutter services in Blaine MN are quoted from those three things, and we give you the estimate by phone or text before we schedule anything.
On our jobs, most homeowners here book in late spring and late fall, and the fall visit usually lands in October to early November. Keep your gutters clear through both seasons and you help protect your home from water damage. In November we see the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit, the runs that sag by March.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week; most open slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Homes in the surrounding areas get the same booking rules.
No. Our crew works outside, 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 as part of the cleaning. We check gutters and downspouts as one job, and any blockage that stays is reported to you before we leave. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often, but the surface still has to be cleared. Under guards on our jobs we usually find seed casings and grit sitting on top, and the water never reaches the trough. Guards still need gutter maintenance, and the top of the guard needs a clean sweep whenever the crew is up there.
If a clean gutter still spills in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Rainwater that spills over a trough that is already clear points to flow, not a blockage, so a second cleaning will not fix it.
It should not. Anything that changes the scope is raised with you before work starts, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. The downspouts that carry water away from your home are part of the base job, and any structural damage we spot is noted before work starts. Either way, you get the trough back clean.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
