Our own crew cleans gutters in Hopkins, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover sits over the house, 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 the seed and leaf load is at its heaviest.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services in Hopkins are priced from three things: 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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of gutter; we find the whole-house number is easier to check before anyone climbs. Gutter maintenance on a house with a rain gutter system is priced the same way.
On our cleanings, a few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story or a roofline too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed with buildup that takes time to clear and flush, and a clean run after that takes longer than a quick sweep. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and hauling away what comes out are included, never billed as extras, and if anything changes the job we raise it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Hopkins homeowners often ask what a clog really looks like before they book. Most of the time it is a downspout that has been running slow for a season, a leaf mat two inches deep in the trough, a joint that has started to leak, and water spilling over the front edge in the next heavy rainfall. When we open the gutters and downspouts on a run like that, we flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clean at the bottom, so you know the gutter cleaning process actually moved the water away from your home. Ask us for a quote and we will tell you which of those signs we expect before we come out.
If you want the simplest way to get your gutters priced, text a clean, well-lit photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories. Cleaning and maintenance on a house like this is a straightforward number, and the crew will confirm it on the phone before we set a date. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the photo 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 across Hopkins 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 runs October to early November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in June we find seed casings, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we have seen runs that sagged or pulled loose by March under the weight of ice, and the wood under a run like that starts to rot. A sag in a run is usually the first sign that leaves and debris have sat there too long.
On Hopkins homes under heavy tree cover, we see that gutter system fill far faster, and those customers come back every three to four months, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. With few or no trees, a single visit in October or early November is enough for most houses. If you ask how often to clean your gutters, the answer is set by the trees over the roof. Regular gutter cleaning services keep that rhythm steady. Guarded gutters need less frequent work, but the surface still needs to be clean before the next rain, since the mat that forms on top of a guard blocks water just as effectively as a full trough.
We also check the landscape around the foundation at each visit, because rainwater that leaves a rain gutter with nowhere to go tends to pool near the house. Water that sits against the foundation over time is how structural damage starts in a basement, so drainage is part of the visit. On a few of our jobs the flush of a downspout turned up a crushed underground line, which we report with photos rather than fix on the spot. Cleaning the gutter and flushing it through is how we tell whether it is pushing water away from the house or letting it sit against it, and that is what decides how often a lot needs the crew. A clean run that still spills water points to drainage, not a full trough.
After the first visit, when the gutters are clean, 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 Hopkins MN and surrounding areas from the nearest base, and runs a regular route across Hopkins homes, so you do not have to live in a particular neighborhood to book. To get a quote, call or text us the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. Every gutter cleaning service visit includes debris removal and starts with a clean look at the eave line, so the number we give on the same call holds when the crew arrives. The crew checks drainage at every stop and confirms water flow at the outlet before it leaves. We will set a date that works for you.
The calendar fills in two busy windows: the spring visit, which falls in mid to late June across Minnesota, when seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit, October to early November, when the leaves come down. Most homeowners book spring and fall, and anyone who wants a set date should book early in those windows. Outside them, slots open more easily. Any run that sags or shows a clog gets flagged in the photos, and buildup in the trough gets cleared on the same visit. We call before we come and nobody needs to be home, so the visit fits around your day, whether you are a homeowner with one house or a small property owner with several homes in the area.
Residential properties and commercial properties both book through the same calendar, so residential and commercial jobs share one schedule. If you manage more than one property, we can line up the visits so the crew runs them on the same route. Ask when you call and we will tell you what the next open slots look like. If you want us to clean your gutters on a set schedule, say so on the call.
The estimate comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters and downspouts, and we give it to you by phone or text before we set a date. The crew quotes it on that same call, so the number you hear is the one you pay.
Across Minnesota the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs October to early November. Most of our Hopkins customers book both, and when the fall visit gets skipped, we often find runs that have sagged under ice by the next March.
The crew works from one shared calendar, so we confirm the exact date when you call and tell you the next open day on that same call.
No. The 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 watch where the water goes until it runs clean. If we find a clog in an underground line, a blockage or a break, we photograph it and report it; clearing or repairing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards help, but they keep out the leaves, not the needles, seed casings and grit, which build up on top of the guard and stop water from getting in. To keep your gutters working, we lift the guards, clear beneath them, flush the downspouts and reseat them, so the run is clean all the way through.
A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken during the rain and we will tell you what it is, and getting the slope right is how you protect your home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something we find changes the job, and in that case we call you and agree to the change before the crew continues. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. Book a date now for gutter services in Hopkins MN and surrounding areas: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will confirm the number.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
