Our own crew cleans gutters in Prior Lake, 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 is 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 spring and fall, and we use the fields below to get you a fast estimate.
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 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. Gutter cleaning services in Prior Lake are priced this way for residential and commercial jobs alike, so you get one figure for the whole house. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but we would rather give you one number.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and gear. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with matted leaves and take longer, and a clog that has sat for a season can leave the drainage slow even after the trough looks empty. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A clean, open gutter line on a residential property is the simplest version of this job, and regular gutter cleaning on a schedule keeps each visit short. Ask us to clean your gutters on the schedule that fits the lot, most often in spring and fall, and the quote tells you what each visit costs. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Here is what we found at one of the Prior Lake homes on our route. The gutter was full of compacted leaves, and a clog had formed at the downspout elbow, so water was backing up behind the fascia and starting to rot the board on one run. The crew cleared the buildup, then ran water through to flush the line, and once the water flow came back normal the sag on that section was the only thing left to report. A run that comes out clean like that is the goal, and it is why we look before we price. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will give you a written estimate from there.
| 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 Prior Lake homeowners book twice a year, in spring after seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves come down. Spring usually means seeds packed in the downspout elbows and pollen paste in the trough. Fall brings the wet leaf mat, leaves and debris piling into the valleys, and in a freeze climate the first ice and the ice dams at the eave. A clog or a twig wedged in an elbow can stop a run dead the first time heavy rainfall hits. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. A gutter that is not clean at the start of the season will not handle the first big storm, so the timing matters.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers every three to four months, since needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. That is regular gutter cleaning on a schedule, and our gutter services follow that calendar so the roofline never holds a full season of junk. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough, so the gutters start winter clean. Guarded gutters still need the surface kept clean, just less often. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the rainwater keeps moving away from your home so the blockage never builds up. Each visit ends with an estimate for the next one, and we flush every downspout while the gutters and downspouts are open. Plan to keep your gutters clear, which helps protect your home from water damage, keeps water away from the foundation, and keeps the whole gutter system working across the surrounding areas we serve around Prior Lake MN.
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.
The crew covers Prior Lake from the nearest base, and we work the whole city the same way. Prior Lake gutter cleaning is booked one way: call or text us, tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the house front if it is easy. We confirm a date once we have the details, and we call before we come. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule. Once the gutters are clean, the next booking is easier to plan. Nobody needs to be home for an exterior job. Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call, the better your odds of a slot.
Every visit starts with the same gutter cleaning process: the valleys get blown clear, the runs are cleared by hand, and the photos go to your phone with the yard left clean. We flush every downspout on every visit, so gutters and downspouts are done as one job. If you have a homeowner question about a leak or a clog between cleanings, call us and we will look at it. Between visits, gutter maintenance is a quick look from the ground, and it stays simple. A twig or a loose hanger can cause the same overflow as a full trough, and we report what we find. If your home has gutter guards, we lift them, clean underneath, and reseat them. Heavy rainfall is the real test of cleaning and maintenance, so ask us about the schedule and we will help you get your gutters on the right cycle for your home. Check that the mulch and landscape beds under the downspouts are not washing out, since the water coming off the eaves should run away from your home.
The number comes from stories and size, and our cleaning services in Prior Lake are quoted by phone or text before anyone climbs a ladder.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, and the schedule across prior lake follows those two windows. If you wait past the first hard freeze in a Minnesota winter, the runs are much more likely to be damaged by ice, and water that sat all winter can start rot in the fascia board.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the ground clean, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving the outlet. Clogged downspouts get flushed and retested before we leave. Where the water lands matters too, since mulch and landscape beds under an outlet can wash out, so make sure the outlet sends water away from the foundation. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Under gutter guards we still find seeds, grit, and the leaves and debris that settle on top, so we clean the surface and reseat the guard. Guards do not stop a twig from getting into the gutter system, so the whole system still gets a look.
A rain gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. If the fascia has started to rot, or there is structural damage behind the trough, we will say so. Send us a photo in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
Only if something we find changes the job, and you hear about it before any work starts. Commercial properties are quoted the same way, from stories, size and what is in the gutters. A gutter that turns out clean needs no extra work, so the price you were given stands.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
