Our own crew cleans gutters in Columbus, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled off, 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 customers book in spring and fall.
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. Columbus homes are quoted for a clean over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Nothing is quoted from a sketch, and we do not hold a number back for the crew to change once they are on the house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once they are on site. 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 farther off the ground than the front. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with buildup, which means more hours on the same run. A run that has started to sag takes more care to clean out, and the extra time is quoted up front. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too, and that is quoted before work starts.
We flush every downspout, check the water flow and include debris removal in the price, so none of it is billed as an extra. Every visit is aimed at helping you keep your gutters clear between cleanings. Every clean ends with the water running clear at the outlet. If the crew finds something that changes the clean, you hear it before work begins, never on the invoice. A gutter that clogs with leaves and debris at one end can have a drainage problem or a leak at the other, and we tell you which it is.
On the jobs we have cleaned, the houses with heavier tree cover took longer because the rain gutter filled faster between visits and the clogged downspouts needed a second flush. The houses with a walk-out basement took longer on the clean because the back run sat too high for a single ladder setup. Neither case is priced higher than the quote we gave on the phone. Where the work is clear before we come, we say so, and where it is not, we call you back before we start. Heavy rainfall in the surrounding areas shows up as a faster fill, and that is the first thing we look at on a regular gutter maintenance visit.
Commercial properties are quoted per building, and residential and commercial jobs follow the same steps: clearing the eaves, cleaning each run, flushing every downspout and hauling it off. Commercial jobs also tend to carry more structural damage that a clogged downspout can hide, such as a sagging run, water running behind the fascia or rot in the board under it, and we photograph that for the report rather than repairing it. Water away from the foundation matters more on a larger building, so no clean skips the flush.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $185 | from $240 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $165 | from $215 | from $280 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $190 | from $250 | from $325 |
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 book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall after the last leaves. Across Mississippi, spring visits land in mid to late April, when the seeds and pollen have packed the downspout elbows into a paste. When we clean a gutter in November, it is the wet leaf mat that has to come out first. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by February, one of the wettest months here.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps the water moving, because needles, a stray twig and grit pack the downspout outlets between visits and the rainwater backs up over the edge. A house with few or no trees is usually fine with one of our cleanings a year in late fall. Houses near a busy road or a construction site fall in between, because the grit blows in. Guards need cleaning less often, but the surface still has to be cleared.
The first visit tells us which tier your lot actually needs, and we put that in writing so you can plan the calendar around it. A roofline with a long run of gutter and a single downspout is a different job from a roofline with four short runs, and the estimate reflects that. Residential properties with a full gutter system follow the same schedule, and each gutter cleaning service covers the whole system. Our crew checks for blockage at each downspout outlet, so a clog that is already forming gets flagged before it turns into an overflow. Once we know the schedule, regular gutter cleaning is simple to keep, and it is easier to clean your gutters on a set date than to wait for the first overflow.
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 Columbus MS from the nearest base, and we book Columbus gutter cleaning by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Homeowners can send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy, and tell us the number of stories and roughly how much tree cover is over the roof. From those, we give you a quote and a date. Most slots come up within the week, and the calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when every homeowner on the block is thinking about their gutters at once.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home while we clean. If the house has a locked side gate, let us know and we will plan the access around it. We keep the schedule tight so the crew arrives when we said, and we send photos of every run before the truck leaves. That gives you a record of the state of the gutters on the day we were there, whether or not you were home.
To get your gutters on a steady schedule, the first step is one clean and a written note of what we found. From there the schedule follows the house, not a calendar. If the house is near a major road or a construction site, we will say so on the quote, because the grit changes how often the outlets clog. Our gutter services cover the gutters and downspouts, from the eaves to the outlet, along with the cleaning and maintenance the house needs. Our goal is simple: protect your home from water damage by keeping the water moving away from your home.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus what is in the gutters. Our cleaning services in Columbus are priced that way, and we give the number by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Nothing is added later for flushing or haul-off.
Our customers here book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall, after the last leaves. If the fall visit is skipped, we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by February. Houses under heavy tree cover are on a three to four month schedule instead.
Most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and we do not promise a same-day visit unless the calendar has room 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.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed and watched until the water runs clear at the bottom, and we check where the water lands on the landscape at the outlet. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. Gutter guards hold the leaves off, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and mat when they get wet. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the outlets and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video 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 they start, never after. The quote you get on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
