Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and twigs hauled away, 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 your invoice. Most of our homeowners book in spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the same houses year after year so the work stays consistent.
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 price Burnsville homes, residential properties and commercial properties on those same three things, and we quote it over the phone or by text. The number we quote is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but stories and roof pitch drive most of the difference, so we start there.
Here is what moves the quote on a whole gutter system, not just one run. 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, and a landscape with a steep grade behind the house does the same. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with leaves and debris, and that takes more time than a normal clean. Expect extra time on clogged downspouts too, and a clog at the bottom elbow stops drainage at the outlet, the one place a homeowner can check from the ground. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras, and we check that every line carries water away from the foundation. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, one house on a sloped lot in the Lakeville Road corridor had a clog at the first elbow of a downspout and a sag in the rear run that had been pulling away from the fascia. What we found drove the quote because the crew had to clear the buildup from the bottom up and re-secure the section, and the water flow test confirmed the rear rain gutter had been holding standing water. The same house also had a small leak at a joint that we photographed and reported without quoting a repair. Wet leaves and grit had been sitting in the trough long enough to cause structural damage to the rear soffit. We cleared the blockage and left the trough clean, and on every job we flush every downspout before the truck leaves and send the photos to the homeowner. If you want us to look at your house, text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we expect to find.
| 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.
The timing below holds for residential and commercial buildings alike. Regular gutter cleaning is what most of our customers book, usually twice a year: once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. In Burnsville MN, with a freeze-belt climate, the fall clean is the one that prevents ice dams at the eave, because trapped rainwater that freezes lifts the shingles from underneath. A single twig wedged in an elbow is enough to start a clog. Heavy rainfall in June, July and August is the real test for every run, so the spring visit is booked to clear the seed drop first.
Under heavy tree cover, or where the landscape drains toward the house, we see houses that need a clean every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. Regular gutter cleaning on a lot with few or no trees usually means once a year in late fall. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs to be cleared. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and that sets your gutter maintenance schedule. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule, book the spring and fall visits.
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 works across Burnsville and clears gutters and downspouts for homeowners who want to protect your home from water damage this season. Our gutter cleaning service covers the core residential streets and the surrounding areas from our nearest base, and we keep the schedule tight so each visit gets the same attention. Burnsville gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when most homeowners want the gutters done.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you are looking to keep your gutters in shape between cleanings, our gutter services include the flushing and flow checks that catch small problems before they become bigger ones, and we lift and reseat gutter guards when they are in the way so the gutters stay clean underneath. To book, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or pick a date that works for you.
For cleaning services in Burnsville, the number comes from stories and size, and you get an estimate by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will quote your house directly. We do not give a range in advance because two houses of the same size can need very different work depending on what is in the gutters.
Across Minnesota, spring visits usually land in mid to late June, after the seed drop. Our customers book the fall visit for late October to November, after the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find runs that have sagged under ice by late winter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar depends on the route.
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 lifts are up.
Yes, we flush and flow-test every downspout as part of our gutter cleaning process. Where a line drains underground, we check that water is leaving at the outlet, away from your home, and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep out leaves but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the front edge. A guard changes the cleaning and maintenance schedule, not whether there is any, so we clean the surface and check that water is getting in.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Left alone, that water can rot the fascia board. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the job changes, and you hear it before work starts. The quote from the phone is the number on the invoice. To get your gutters quoted, give us the stories, size and tree cover.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
