Our own crew cleans gutters across North St. Paul, every downspout 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 sits over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Minnesota, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, which is when we see the clogs build up.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For most North St. Paul homeowners, the price depends on 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 gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, and that takes longer to clean than a light fall. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on either end, and so does a gutter system that has never been opened up. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On North St. Paul homes we often find the same thing: a clog that started at the elbow of a downspout and spread back into the trough, leaving leaves and grit sitting where water flow should be carrying water away from the house. Once the trough backs up, the drainage at the outlet slows to a trickle. When we open a run like that, the sag is often already there, and the buildup goes deeper than the eye can see from the ground. Clogged downspouts that have been ignored for a season can also push water toward the foundation, which is where structural damage starts. Our crew handles all of that as part of one clean visit, so you are not paying for three separate calls.
Our crew works the same way on residential and commercial properties, though commercial jobs are scheduled per building and priced per building. The approach is the same: clear the gutter, flush the downspout, confirm that water is leaving the system and getting water away from your home. For a homeowner the point is simple. Ask us for a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, send one photo of the front of the house if it is easy, and we will tell you what it takes to get your gutters clean.
| 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.
On our North St. Paul MN jobs most customers book a spring visit and a fall visit, and that is the rhythm of gutter maintenance that keeps each rain gutter moving water off the roofline and out of the downspout. Across Minnesota the spring visits run mid to late June and the fall visits run October to November. When we open a gutter at the spring visit we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that holds rainwater in the trough until it finds a seam. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by the next spring, pulled loose under the weight of wet leaves and standing water. Most customers want to clean your gutters on that schedule without thinking about it, so we book the spring and fall visits early.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, the job comes back sooner, and each visit includes debris removal. Across Minnesota, severe storms and straight-line winds drop twig and leaf debris into the trough, and needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. A clog that starts small can back water up into the trough and find a leak at a seam within a few weeks of heavy rainfall. Our customers with that kind of cover are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule, set by what we find at each visit. With few or no trees, a single fall visit is usually enough. Houses next to a busy road, an active construction site or a mulched landscape also tend to need the shorter interval, because dust, mulch and grit settle into the gutter faster than leaves do.
Gutter guards change the job but do not end it. The surface still needs to be kept clean, and we still check that the water is getting in and running through to the downspout. After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, based on what we found in your gutters, not on a general rule. Keeping the schedule is how you protect your home from water damage, and we set the next visit before you leave so you can keep your gutters on track.
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 North St. Paul gutter cleaning service runs from the nearest base and covers North St. Paul and the surrounding areas. Our gutter services are built for residential properties, and the crew works the same way on each house. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline. We will ask how many stories the house has, roughly how big it is, and whether trees hang over it, then give you an estimate on the phone. A photo of the house front helps us see the layout, but it is not required. Typical lead time depends on the season and is shown when you call, so you know exactly when a slot will come up. The two busiest windows on our calendar are the spring and fall visits, when seeds and leaves are heaviest.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so keep the side gate unlocked and let us know about any pets. If you want cleanings on a regular schedule, tell us when you book and we will set the next date at the end of the job, so the gutters stay clean between visits. The gutter cleaning process is the same whether it is your first visit or your tenth: clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and get water away from the foundation.
We offer cleaning services in North St. Paul for houses of every size. The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text, and that number is what you pay. Downspout flushing and haul-off are included.
Most customers book a spring visit, mid to late June across Minnesota, and a fall visit, October to November. If you wait past that, we usually find a clog in the downspout and, on houses that went a season without a visit, runs that sagged under the weight of wet leaves, with fascia boards that have started to rot behind them.
We tell you the next open slot when you call, and we confirm the date on the phone.
No. The crew works outside and does not come inside. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see the clean result yourself.
Yes, we flush every downspout and confirm the drainage is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Under guards we still find seeds, grit and leaf mat sitting on top of the mesh, and water that never gets in. The guard reduces the work, but cleaning and maintenance still apply to the surface.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before the work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
