Our own crew cleans gutters here, flushes every downspout, tests the flow, hauls everything away and takes photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage 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 local customers book in spring and fall, when seed and leaf drop has finished and water starts running where it should not.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For a homeowner in Vicksburg, the price depends on how many stories the house has, its size and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote our gutter cleaning services 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, and that comes out close per foot, but on a house the stories and the access usually decide more than the footage does.
On our jobs the quote moves for a few reasons. A third story, or a steep pitch we cannot walk, means more time on a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the height we have to work at. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a heavy buildup of grit and leaves, and clearing that takes longer than a gutter we clean every spring. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, water flow testing, debris removal and drainage checks are included and are never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
In our experience the houses that cost the most to clean are the ones that have gone the longest without a visit. A gutter that has built up for two seasons holds a lot more gunk than one we clear every spring, and the clog it causes slows drainage and tends to show up as a sag or a leak on the next rain. When we open a run like that we find the whole gutter packed, so the job takes longer and the number reflects it. Vicksburg homes that stay on a regular gutter cleaning schedule, and clean your gutters every spring and fall, usually sit at the low end of the range.
Whether you run residential and commercial properties or just one house, the same rule holds. Stories, size and what is in the gutters decide the number, and we tell you the number on the phone before we book the date. For a quote on your house, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house.
| 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 in Vicksburg MS book cleanings twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we open the gutters and downspouts and find seeds and pollen paste packed in tight. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag by the time the rain season arrives.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers are on every three to four months, because leaves pack the downspout between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to clean the runs. Lots in the surrounding areas near a busy road or a construction site fall into the shorter schedule too, because the grit builds up faster. A gutter guard does not end the need for cleaning; it reduces how often you need it, and the surface still has to be cleared.
Across Mississippi, spring visits land in mid to late April, and when we open a gutter then we often find the first clog at the first elbow, which is the first sign that the run is heading for a blockage. In late November we find leaves that have been wet for weeks, and the rainwater backs up behind them, right along the roofline. Either way, a rain gutter that is not cleared can start to leak at a seam or pull loose from the fascia before the next season, and left alone that can turn into structural damage. Keeping water away from the house is how you protect your home from water damage, and that is the reason to keep your gutters on a schedule rather than waiting for water to come over the edge.
Our gutter services are priced by tier, and after the first visit we give you an estimate and tell you which tier your lot actually needs. On every visit we flush every downspout, and the crew writes the tier on the photo report so you have it in writing for next time.
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 Vicksburg MS and the surrounding areas, and we clean homes and residential properties for any homeowner from our Mississippi base, so you do not need to be in a particular part of the city for a visit. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front. We will ask how many stories, roughly how big the house is, and whether trees hang over the gutters or you have gutter guards, then give you the quote on the spot. A photo makes the first call shorter. Our gutter cleaning process starts there, so the crew knows what it is walking up to before the truck leaves the yard.
Lead time depends on the week. Spring and fall are the two busy windows of the year, when the Vicksburg gutter cleaning calendar fills fastest and the lead time stretches. Booking early in those windows keeps your cleanings on the calendar, and gutter services in spring and fall book up first. We call before we come, keep the truck away from your home, and clean up after ourselves, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, so there is no need to take the day off for it.
Cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule is easier to plan than an emergency job, and gutter maintenance keeps the crew on a predictable cycle. To get your gutters on the calendar before the rush, call early. If you have a clog, a leak, or a twig jammed in a downspout you are worried about, especially after heavy rainfall, say so when you call and we will tell you what we can do and when. We would rather give you an honest window than a promise we cannot keep.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text, for commercial properties too. We do not quote a figure in writing before we know those two things. Once we have them, the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across Mississippi, spring visits land in mid to late April, after the spring seed and pollen drop, and fall visits come in late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Most of our customers book one of those two windows. If the fall visit is skipped, we often see runs that have sagged by the time the cold weather arrives.
Same-day depends on the calendar. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need a faster visit for cleaning services in Vicksburg, ask us on the phone and we will tell you what we have.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come into the house, and keeps the truck away from your home while they work. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the lifts are up. We set the lift feet clear of the landscape beds, and a clean gutter run helps protect your home from water damage.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it so we can see the water leave the bottom. Once the water runs clean at the bottom, the downspout is done. Clogged downspouts get cleared from the top when the flush does not clear them. Where a downspout runs into an underground line, we check the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves and debris out of the gutter system, but on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packing the runs underneath. The top of the guard still has to be clean, though the visits can come less often.
If a gutter is clean and still spills water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than leaves. Send us a photo or a short video of the rain gutter taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Water left spilling over the edge can rot the fascia behind it, and we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Our job is to get water away from the house.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and when that happens you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Homeowners across Vicksburg get the number they were quoted on the phone, and that is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
