Our crew cleans your gutters, every run flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Minnesota, most of our customers book a visit in spring and another in fall, and we are on the ladder for both.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for cleaning services in Minneapolis depends on stories, square footage and what is in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house the stories and the roofline usually decide it.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down heavy with packed leaves and seed, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A run can look clean from the ladder and still have a blockage at the elbow, so the crew checks each elbow. A leak at a seam is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. Flushing, flow testing and the haul-off of everything we pull out are included and are never billed as extras. Water has to be carried away from your home, and the crew confirms it leaves at the outlet. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a job last fall, the house had two stories, a heavy tree canopy over the north run and a gutter that had not been opened in three years. The quote moved because of the packed north run and the time to flush it, and we told the homeowner before the crew climbed. That is the usual pattern: the homeowner hears what changed and agrees before work starts. The fastest way for homeowners to get your gutters priced is a call or a text with a photo of the front of the house. A clean gutter with an open outlet is the easy case, and we will tell you which one you have. Gutter cleaning process questions get answered on that same call, and cleaning and maintenance questions, including gutter maintenance, are answered in writing if you ask.
| 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 book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in late fall after the last leaves and debris come down. Our gutter cleaning services follow that calendar. Even a clean gutter in June has seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In late October and November we find the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sagging under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, even a clean gutter fills again sooner than the calendar suggests, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts and buildup in the elbows between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared. Across Minneapolis the freeze and snow months shape the fall visit more than anything, and the storm season across Minnesota is why the gutter system needs a look after severe storms and straight-line winds. A rain gutter that is clean in late fall is the one that gets through the winter. Anything growing over the landscape near the house ends up in the gutter first, from seed pods to the odd twig, and a flush in late fall clears most of it. A spell of heavy rainfall is the other time to look, because a full gutter cannot move water away, and that is when its sag shows and any rot or structural damage it has caused comes to light.
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 gutter cleaning service covers the area from the nearest base, and we work the Minneapolis homes and neighborhoods where we have cleaned before. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. Lead times depend on the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call. The busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, when most homeowners ask for a visit at the same time. We also serve the surrounding areas, and we confirm the address on the call. Residential and commercial properties are quoted from the same details, and we say on the call whether a commercial job is in scope. Residential properties get the same photo record as any other job.
Call (866) 435-6328, text us a photo of the house front, or book a date on the same call.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. We will not call a run clean until the water flow through it says so. Bagged debris removal is part of the job, and the bags leave with the truck. If you want regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule, we will set the dates with you and help you keep your gutters clear between visits. Keeping to a set schedule is the easiest way to clean your gutters on time, and the spring and fall visits stay short.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give an estimate without those details, because the same two-story house can take very different time depending on what is in the gutters.
Across Minnesota the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June. The fall visit usually lands in late October to November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice at the eave and runs that have started to sag. Clearing it on time is how you protect your home from water damage.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. Same-day availability is not something we can promise on every call.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout and check the drainage at the outlet. A clog that will not clear is worked from the top, and clearing a buried underground line is a separate job that we quote before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and wet leaves can run over the front edge. We clear the surface, flush the drains and reseat the guards, and the run is clean again before we leave.
A clean gutter that still overflows in rain usually has a slope, capacity or drain-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video taken while the rainwater runs over the edge, and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. Other gutter services beyond cleaning are quoted on their own, and anything the crew sees is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
