Our own crew cleans gutters in Shoreview, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the clippings and grit 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Shoreview work comes in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf fall are finished. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline for an 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 give the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and that number is the number we charge. Shoreview homes get the same price from start to finish, and our gutter cleaning services are priced the same way. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the total is what matters to you. Ask for a written quote before we schedule if you want a clean figure in writing.
On our jobs, a few things move the price more than anything else. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment on site. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, and the buildup takes longer than a light clean. A rain gutter that already runs clean and drains at the outlet goes faster, which is why we check drainage before we quote the rest. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run, and a trough that has started to sag costs more to bring back to slope. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included in the price for the whole gutter system and are never billed as extras, including a clogged downspout that needs a second pass. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Shoreview crews see the same pattern across the heavy tree canopy blocks, where seeds and needles pack the elbows of the downspouts and the water flow drops off well before the trough looks full. A clog in the lower elbow can back water up behind the fascia for seasons, which is the kind of structural damage that shows up later as stained trim. Our crews work the same way on every house, whatever the neighborhood, and the same steps apply to commercial properties. A clean run to the ground keeps water away from the foundation. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you a number from those three things before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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 in Shoreview MN book twice a year: once in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and a clog at the elbow is often why water spills over the front. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag and pull loose by the end of the snow season under the weight of the ice, and the fascia behind them starts to rot. Freezing winters make the fall visit the one that matters most, because any blockage left in late fall lets the water that does not drain freeze into an ice dam at the eave. A clean gutter before the first snow gives that water somewhere to go.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspout outlets between visits, so those lots go on a three to four month schedule, and rainwater that cannot get out backs up behind the trough. Houses with few or no trees and a simple landscape do well with one cleaning a year in late fall. Gutters with guards still need the surface kept clean, though less often. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the schedule follows from what we found rather than a general rule. Across Shoreview we run the same tiers for residential and commercial buildings, with debris removal priced the same way. Our crew covers the surrounding areas on a standing route. Schedule a regular gutter cleaning service or call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate and a date, and we will tell you when to clean your gutters again.
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 crews clean gutters across the whole city and work out of the nearest base, so the calendar fills by route rather than by block. Shoreview homeowners book by phone or text, and Shoreview gutter cleaning runs the same way on every street. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We will ask for the number of stories, the rough square footage, whether big trees drop twigs and needles on the roof and whether you have gutter guards, and we price the job from those answers. Our cleanings and gutter services are booked by route. The lead time for a visit is listed on our booking page, and it moves with the season, so check it before you call if you need a particular week.
The busy window is the fall, from late October to November, when the spring and fall schedules overlap. Book early in that window if you want a set day, and call to get your gutters on the calendar before the leaves arrive. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work to happen. We flush every downspout and clean the trough before we leave. A homeowner with a clean roofline and clear outlets is far less likely to see a leak or a stain, so keeping gutters and downspouts on the schedule helps you protect your home from water damage. Residential properties are booked the same way, and the water runs away from your home as it should. We are glad to keep your gutters on a standing date each year once we know the lot.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Our cleaning services in Shoreview are priced from those answers, so tell us about the lot and we will quote the job.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. Heavy rainfall in June, July and August tests whatever was left in the trough. If you wait past the fall visit on a freezing lot, the ice that forms at the eave is the sign that the water had nowhere to go.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day depends on the route that day.
No. Our crew works outside, 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. The crew leaves the yard as clean as it found it.
Yes, every downspout in the gutter system gets flushed and flow-tested, and we check the outlet to see the water is leaving clean. A clogged downspout gets a second pass before the crew leaves. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it, and the whole gutter cleaning process is built to move water away from your home.
Yes, less often. On our jobs under guards we find needles and seed casings on top of the mesh and grit settled underneath, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. It is still gutter maintenance, just on a longer interval.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog, or a landscape that drains back toward the house, and water left sitting there can rot the fascia. 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.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The quote from the phone call is the number on the invoice, whether the visit is a one-time cleaning and maintenance job or a standing route.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
