Our own crew cleans gutters in Inver Grove Heights, with every run flushed and flow-tested, everything pulled out hauled away, and photos of each 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 the invoice. Across Minnesota, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, once the seed drop and the last leaves are down.
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 price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Inver Grove Heights, MN homeowners get that number before the crew is on the ladder. Companies that price cleanings by the linear foot land in a similar place, though we go by the house. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off of everything the crew pulls out are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
What moves the price on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a heavy buildup of compacted grit and a clog at every elbow, and that takes longer than a quick clean. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and so does a twig wedged at an elbow. Tell us about these when you call and the estimate will reflect them.
Across Minnesota we see the same pattern: the houses that cost more are the ones that have gone the longest without a visit. Get your gutters on a regular schedule, because regular gutter cleaning keeps the job predictable. Good gutter maintenance keeps the visits short, and a short visit is a cheaper visit for you. Heavy rainfall shows up fast in a neglected system, so the sooner we are on the ladder, the less material we haul and the less rainwater finds its way behind the fascia line. Clear runs keep the water flow moving and send it away from your home. Gutters that are cleared early stay easy to work on, and a clean run with working drainage is the quickest job we do. The gutter cleaning process is the same whatever the size of the house; the time it takes is what changes.
Our crew does not quote gutter services from a price list, and we will not give you a range in writing before we have looked at the house. Ask for the estimate by text with a photo of the front of the house and we will come back with a number you can check against the invoice. If you want cleaning services in Inver Grove Heights with the cleaning and maintenance handled without a surprise at the end, that is what the phone quote is for.
| 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 Inver Grove Heights book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves and debris are down. When we open a gutter for the spring visit, usually mid to late June across Minnesota, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and sometimes a blockage that started there. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and where freeze risk is part of the picture, the first ice and the ice dams forming at the eave. Houses that skipped the fall visit often show runs that sag or have pulled loose by March, and clogged downspouts are often part of the story. Where the water sits, rot gets into the fascia first. Twice a year covers most houses across Minnesota, and the gutter system on most lots stays clear that way, with a flush at each visit.
Under heavy tree cover, on a sloped landscape, or near a busy road or a construction site, we see customers every three to four months, because needles, a twig or two and grit pack the elbows between visits, and a single blocked elbow can start structural damage at the fascia. A sagging run is often where a leak begins, and the buildup inside it is usually the reason. Few or no trees around the house, once a year in late fall is enough to keep your gutters working. Guards cut the frequency, but they do not remove the need to clear the surface, so guarded systems still get a visit. A clean gutter with an open outlet is the goal between visits.
Whatever tier you start on, the first visit tells us how the gutter system is handling drainage and what the lot is dropping into it. After that we can say which schedule your home actually needs, and the leaves and needles on a flat roof or a tree-lined lot will always set the pace. Do not wait until water is coming over the edge in a storm; the rain gutter that looks fine in midsummer can be full of grit by late fall. Keep the outlets clear, and rainwater carries water away from the foundation instead of down the wall, which helps protect your home from water damage.
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 serves Inver Grove Heights homes from the nearest base, which keeps the calendar tight. Gutter cleaning services start with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, built from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the week, and we tell you the first open date when you call. Two windows fill fastest: the spring visit and the late fall visit, so book early if you want a particular week. We also price homes in surrounding areas the same way, by phone or text.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew stays on the ground, not inside. Before the crew packs up, each run is left clean, the water flow is checked at the outlet, and the photos go to your phone when the job is done. Residential properties under trees or near a busy road go on the tighter cycle, and we tell you when the next visit is due. Residential and commercial jobs book through the same line, and each commercial job is scheduled on its own calendar. A homeowner who is unsure which cycle fits gets that answered on the first call.
If you manage commercial properties or have a building you want on a regular schedule, ask for a per-building estimate and we will set the visits in advance. Most homeowners prefer a standing date. Clean your gutters on a schedule, not after the first overflow, and the debris removal stays light. Our gutter cleaning service runs the same way whether it is your first visit or your fortieth, and every run is left clean.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a figure in writing before we have looked at the house, so ask for the estimate with a photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328. What we tell you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If the gutters wait into winter, the leaf mat and the ice are what we find on the next visit, and on freeze-prone lots that is when the ice dams start. A clog that has frozen in place is a different job from a clean-out in the fall. Book before the first hard freeze and the cleaning stays simple.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise, so ask for the first open date rather than assuming one.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, leaves the yard clean, 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 the water run out the bottom. Where a line runs underground from the outlet, we check that the water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutters and downspouts with guards still need a visit, because the guards keep leaves out while needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and the water stops getting in. The job is shorter, not gone, and the surface still gets cleared, so the runs stay clean.
If the gutters still spill over after we have left them clean, the problem is usually slope or outlet size, not what is sitting in the trough. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. A second cleaning will not fix a slope problem, so we will not sell one.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
