Our own crew handles the gutter services in St. Louis Park, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate built from your stories, your footprint and how much tree cover sits over the house. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Minnesota, most of our customers book for spring and fall, once the seed drop and the last leaves are down.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how big the roof is 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 by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is multiplied out, but the stories and the access are what we actually weigh on the ground.
Every homeowner asks about the price first. On our jobs the things that move the price are a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above grade, gutters that nobody has opened in years and are packed with compacted leaves, and gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat before the gutter underneath can be reached. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts, not on the invoice. If the crew spots a leak at a seam or joint, it is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot.
Our St. Louis Park jobs run the same way. One case we cleaned here had a two-story house with a medium-sized footprint and heavy tree cover over the back run. The crew found the leaf mat two inches deep and the elbows packed to the point of backing up, which is what pushed the job from a basic clean to the fuller one. The price we gave on the phone was the number that went on the invoice. Under heavy tree cover, the cleaning services in St. Louis Park most often run on a shorter schedule, and that choice is what keeps the gutter maintenance on a house like this from turning into a repair call. Most homeowners here will not need more than the basic clean on a flat lot, but the price moves quickly once the trees are in the picture.
The heavy rainfall we get in late spring and early summer is when our crew sees the gutters at their worst, so the timing of the visit shapes the job. A gutter cleaned right before a storm front lets its downspout carry the rainwater away from your home, while a gutter left until after the rain has to deal with the sludge the water has already carried into the outlets. A clog found after a storm costs more to clear than a clean run ever does. The gutter cleaning process is the same either way, but the cleaning and maintenance you need changes with the season. Get your gutters on the schedule before the wet months, keep your gutters on a steady plan after that, and ask for the quote in writing so the number is on paper before anyone climbs.
| 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 St. Louis Park homeowners book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves are down and before the first hard freeze. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and it leaves buildup in the trough that holds water until spring. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag or pull loose by March, after the ice has sat on them all winter. That sag is how structural damage starts, and the wet wood under it is where rot follows.
The freeze risk here is the reason the fall cleaning gets sold the way it does. Water left standing in a gutter through the cold months freezes at the eave and builds an ice dam that lifts the shingles from underneath. A clean rain gutter in November does not stop the ice, but it does help protect your home from water damage by giving the meltwater a clear path to move water away from the eave. On every fall visit we also check the roofline at the eave, since that is where an ice dam shows first. A whole gutter system that drains is the real defense.
How often a given house needs the crew depends on what is over it. Most houses with few or no trees do fine with one visit in late fall. Under heavy tree cover, near a busy road or construction, or with landscape beds against the foundation, we put the house on a schedule of cleanings every three to four months, because the needles, twig pieces and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. Once a gutter is covered with gutter guards, the cleaning is less often, but the surface still needs clearing, since the leaves and debris that settle on top of a guard can still block the water from getting in.
One customer with no trees over the house is on a once-a-year schedule in late fall, and the gutters come down clean every time. Another, with a large tree over the back of the house, is on every three to four months, and the downspout run is the part we flush hardest. Keep your gutter cleaning services on a schedule that matches the trees, and 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 crew works across St. Louis Park, and covers the city as a whole from the nearest base. You get an estimate by phone or text from your stories, your footprint and how much tree cover is over the house, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall stretches when most homeowners think about the gutters at the same time. If you want a slot in one of those windows, call early, and we will tell you what the next opening looks like when you do. Lead time is set by the crew schedule that week, not by a promise we cannot keep. Both St. Louis Park homes and homes in surrounding areas run on the same logic, with tree cover and drainage setting the schedule.
Whether you are in a single-family house or a multi-unit building, the booking is the same: call (866) 435-6328, send the photo, get the quote in writing, and we set the date. We do the regular gutter cleaning service for residential and commercial properties. Residential properties and buildings that need a steady schedule book the same way, and the crew handles the debris removal in the same visit.
The number comes from the stories, the footprint of the house and what is in the gutters, and we price it over the phone or by text from those three things. The quote is the price we charge on any St. Louis Park MN house, so you know the figure before the crew is on the ladder.
Across Minnesota, our spring visits land in mid to late June, after the seed drop. In St. Louis Park the fall visit runs October to early November, before the first hard freeze, and if you skip it we commonly find runs that sagged under ice by March. Clean your gutters in that window, before the wet months and the freeze, so the rainwater has a clear path off the roof.
Same-day is not something we promise. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call, so you know exactly when the crew will be out.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the yard as clean as it found it, 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.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and watch the water flow until it runs clear at the bottom. The gutters and downspouts get checked together on every visit. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and the job is clearing what sits on top of the guard and checking that water is getting in. On our jobs we regularly find needles and grit packed under the guard, so we lift the panels, clear any clog we find underneath, and reseat them when the job is done.
When a freshly cleaned gutter still spills in a downpour, the trouble is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after, so the number on the invoice matches the price you were given.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
