Our own crew cleans gutters in Monticello, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the trash 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. Most of our Monticello customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs long enough to know why. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front for an estimate.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Monticello homeowners get the price from three things: stories, square footage and what is in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Each gutter cleaning service visit for Monticello MN homes is quoted that way, and the time it takes to clean the trough is part of the quote. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but a homeowner gets one number for the whole house from us.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means the work is slower and more careful. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. A rain gutter that nobody has opened in years holds packed buildup and sometimes a clog at the elbow, and that takes longer to clean out. A sag holds water in one section and cuts drainage to the downspout, so that section gets cleared in pieces. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run, and so does a gutter system that has been patched more than once. Downspout flushing, flow testing and hauling the trash away are included and never billed as extras, and if something changes the job we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the Monticello homes we serve, the houses that take longest are the ones with the most overhanging trees, where a single season leaves a full load of leaves and a fine layer of grit in the troughs. The leaves and debris come out first, then we flush every downspout to check the water flow through it. Where a run has a bend that causes a blockage, the crew works it from both ends until the flow runs clean. Commercial properties show the same problem on a larger scale, and the structural damage we see from backed-up water on flat roofs is the reason we check every run. Clogged downspouts are the main cause of water pooling against the foundation and along the landscape, and getting the water away from your home is the point of the whole visit.
| 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, most customers book twice a year: once in mid to late June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and again in October or early November after the last leaves are down. Here in Monticello MN, when we open a gutter in June we usually find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows, sometimes enough to make a clog, and pollen paste sitting in the troughs. In the fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that builds up before the rainy season. Where the first hard freeze arrives, on houses that skipped the fall visit, we have seen runs that sag, pull loose or start to rot by March, because water had nowhere to go and froze in place.
Under heavy tree cover, meaning the big trees over the roof, our customers come back more often, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspouts between visits and a single season can plug a run. With few or no trees, the cleanings can be spaced out to a single late-fall visit for most lots. Gutter guards still need the surface cleared, and that visit can be spaced out to suit. A clean run going into fall means less to haul out in October.
After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, and why. Monticello gets its heaviest rainfall in June through August, and the city averages about 31.7 inches of precipitation a year, so a gutter that is clean before the summer rainwater arrives is one less thing to worry about. It is a good time to clean your gutters before heavy rainfall arrives. Getting the timing right is how you keep your gutters out of the repair shop, and a regular gutter cleaning schedule is the simplest gutter maintenance a house gets. Each visit ends with photos of every run so you can see the condition of the roofline yourself.
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 services reach Monticello and the surrounding areas, and the crew works across monticello from spring through fall, so you do not need to be in a particular neighborhood for us to come out. Monticello gutter cleaning is booked by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will give you a quote from the stories, the size and how much tree cover is over the roof. The quickest way to get your gutters on the calendar is to call early, since lead times depend on the season and the calendar fills first in the busy spring and fall windows. Your first clean is quoted from the same three things as every repeat visit, and the gutter cleaning process stays the same from one visit to the next.
We call before we come and nobody needs to be home for the visit. We do not promise same-day service, we confirm a date when you call. Residential properties that want the house done before a storm season can book early, and we handle residential and commercial work on the same calendar, so commercial properties with a regular schedule get a repeating booking too. Our gutter services cover the gutters and downspouts as one system, so a cleaning and maintenance visit is one crew and one process for both. Clean gutters help protect your home from water damage, and a text photo of the roofline when you notice a leak or water going over the edge is the fastest way for us to tell what is happening.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We quote the house, not a chart.
Across Minnesota, most customers book in June and again in October or early November. If you wait until after the first hard freeze, the ice can get into the runs and the damage shows up by spring.
We do not promise same-day visits. We confirm a date when you call, and cleaning services in monticello book up first in the busy spring and fall windows.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The photos show every run after it is clean, so you can check the work yourself. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it so we can see the water leaving, and a clean outlet is what we are looking for. If a downspout feeds a buried drain line, we check that water is coming out at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we start.
Yes. Guards keep the big leaves out, but needles, seeds and grit get through and build up on top of the guard. On our jobs the surface still needs clearing, and the downspouts still need to be flushed, usually on a slightly longer schedule. A clean surface on top of the guard makes the next visit quicker, and guards do not end gutter maintenance, so plan on the cleaning and maintenance visit even with guards in place.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling rainwater over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote is the number we charge, because the gutter cleaning process is built that way, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work begins.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
