Our own crew cleans gutters for Chanhassen homeowners, with each run flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Minnesota, most of our customers book in spring and fall, once the seed drop or the leaves are finished.
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 cleaning services in Chanhassen over the phone or by text from those three things, and the estimate we give is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning service is priced that way on purpose. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the length alone does not tell you what the crew will find up top.
On our jobs, a third story or a pitch too steep to walk changes the time on the ladder and the lift we need. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold packed-in grit that takes longer to clear, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A run that is already clean at the elbow takes far less time on the ladder than one packed solid. Our gutter maintenance price covers gutters and downspouts, a clog check, and a drainage check at the outlet. We flush every downspout on the way out. The cleaning and maintenance visit also includes a water flow test on each run, and haul-off of every bag is included and never billed as an extra. A seam that shows a leak gets photographed and reported, not folded into the price of the cleaning. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what a typical call looks like in our gutter cleaning process. A homeowner texts us a photo of the front of the house, we ask about stories and roughly how much tree cover hangs over the house, and we give the number right then. If you want to get your gutters done before the leaves pile up, tell us when you call. If the gutters have been left for a long stretch, we tell you that before you book so the quote has no surprises. The number is set by the job, not by a rate card, and a homeowner who wants a firm figure should ask for it in writing before the crew arrives. Our gutter cleaning services work the same way in every neighborhood.
| 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.
Across Minnesota, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop. Most of our customers across Chanhassen book twice a year, once in spring and once in October to early November after the last leaves are down. When we open a rain gutter here in June we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows at the bottom of the pipe, and a pollen buildup over the leaf guards. A trough that is clean in June stays clear of pollen paste longer into the summer. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that began to sag under ice by March.
Winters here bring about 55 inches of snow a year, usually from November through April, and ice forms at the eave well before the snow piles up. That is why the fall visit is the one we push hardest. Clear the gutter system before the first freeze so it can carry water away from the house instead of backing up under the shingles. A clean run with no packed grit gives the melt somewhere to go. Water that sits in a full gutter can feed wood rot in the fascia, and trapped water that freezes can pull the fascia loose and cause structural damage. Chanhassen gets its heaviest rain in May, June and August, so a heavy rainfall in those months is the first real test of a gutter that is clear. A gutter that is clean at the start of winter keeps the roofline dry where the ice would otherwise form.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a three to four month schedule, because needles and seeds from the trees overhead pack into the clogged downspouts between visits. A single twig or clog at a downspout elbow backs water over the lip in the first heavy rain. Few or no trees on the lot means regular gutter cleaning once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or active construction, leaves and debris from the street settle into the trough, and we bag the haul and carry it away from your home. Those houses go on a shorter schedule too. Landscape beds under the downspouts wash mulch back into the trough after a storm, and that mulch can form a blockage at the outlet. Guards need less frequent visits, but a guard kept clean on top still sheds water into the trough. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 Chanhassen from the nearest base and works the whole city and the surrounding areas, including the residential and commercial properties we work on regular routes. Chanhassen homes get the same gutter services and the same photos. Our crew leaves each gutter clean and sends the photos to show it. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front. We will ask about stories, roughly how much tree cover is over the house, and whether the gutters have been cleaned in the last year, then give you a quote on the spot.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, June and October through early November, so the earlier you call, the better your odds of getting the slot you want. Debris removal is part of every visit, and the bags leave with the truck, so the ground is clean when we pull away. To keep your gutters running all year, book a standing spring and fall schedule. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Tell us when you book and we will set both dates on the same account, so you never have to wonder when to clean your gutters.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
