Our own crew cleans gutters in Crestwood, flushing and flow-testing every downspout, hauling the debris away, and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Crestwood customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing that work on local houses for years.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on the number of stories, the size of the house 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 job is measured. Our cleaning services in Crestwood are priced the same way on every house, so the number holds across all of our cleanings.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift on site. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises how far the crew has to reach at the eave. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, and a clog at a downspout elbow takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and a leak at a seam gets written up for you before anything is touched. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. We flush every downspout on the way down, and that is part of the number, so the run is clean at the bottom when we leave. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it looks when we open a gutter that has gone a long time without a visit. The leaf mat is often two inches deep, and the downspout elbows are packed solid. Clearing that takes more time than a gutter cleaned twice a year. Skipping gutter maintenance for years is what turns a quick clean into a long one. A homeowner who asks for a quote gets the same answer whether we are on the ladder or on the phone: the crew has to see the house, or at least a photo of the front, before the number is firm. Text us a photo of the house front and we can tell you quickly what the job involves.
Regular gutter cleaning keeps the job small. The more often the gutters are cleaned, the less they hold, and the less the crew has to haul. We would rather see a gutter every six months than once in five years, because a clean gutter is cheaper to keep clean. Our crew spends a few minutes on each house at the start to read the gutter system and the eave line, then quotes the job the same way every time. Every visit follows the same gutter cleaning process, from the read at the start to the photos at the end. Cleaning and maintenance on a schedule is the cheapest part of keeping the house dry. To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328.
| 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.
Across Missouri the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit comes in November, after the leaves are down and before the first hard freeze. On our Crestwood jobs most customers book both, though the timing shifts a little with the weather. Our gutter cleaning services run on these two visits for most homes.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the gutter and the downspout elbows. Crestwood gets about 43.7 inches of rain a year, and the heavy rainfall lands mostly in April, May and June, when rainwater has the most to move. A rain gutter full of seed paste in May cannot take the first storm. In fall it is leaves and debris, and because freezes come to Crestwood, the first ice and the ice dams at the eave are the thing we watch for. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we have seen runs that sag or pull loose from the fascia by March, with rot starting behind them, and a sagging run is how structural damage starts. A clean gutter in November is what keeps water away from your home through the winter.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A clog of needles and twigs in one downspout is enough to back the whole run up. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. The landscape around the house matters too, since mulch beds and bare ground send more grit to the gutter. If the lot sits near a busy road or construction, the grit load is heavier and a shorter interval makes sense. Clogged downspouts get checked on every visit, so the run stays clean between cycles.
Gutter guards change the schedule, though they do not end it. Under guards you still need to clean your gutters, though less often. We still clear the surface, lift the panels when we need to, and check that water is getting into the gutter rather than running over the front. It is less often than an open gutter, but it is not zero.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and how to keep your gutters clean between visits. We do not guess at it from the street.
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 Crestwood MO from the nearest base, and we book Crestwood homeowners on our calendar the same way we book any other city. Our gutter services start with a quote by phone or by text, using your stories, your home size and whether trees cover the roof. A photo of the house front helps us if you can send one easily. We also check drainage and the roofline on the way in, along with water flow at each downspout, so a run that sags or a downspout that dumps onto the walk gets noted before the quote is final.
The two busiest windows on our calendar are the spring and fall visits, so if you want a particular week in late May or November, call (866) 435-6328 early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work to happen. Debris removal is included in the visit, so the haul-off is never a separate line. The lead time we can give you depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Homes in surrounding areas get the same quote process, and the crew leaves each job clean.
We clean residential properties and commercial properties on the same route, so the same crew handles a single family house and a small commercial building. For homes, the gutter cleaning service covers gutters and downspouts; for commercial buildings, we schedule by building and confirm the access on the call. If you want to talk through the job before you book, ask for a written estimate and we will send one.
The number comes from your stories and your roof size. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front, and we give you the number on the phone that goes on the invoice.
Across Missouri the spring visit falls in late May to June, and our Crestwood customers mostly book again in November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the leaf mat and the ice get heavier, and the crew spends more time clearing before the flush can start. Booking before then helps protect your home from water damage.
Most slots come up within the week for Crestwood and surrounding areas, and we confirm the date when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, and the gutters are clean by then. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and check where the rainwater drains, including the underground lines we can reach. Clearing a buried line that is blocked is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, they still need cleaning, but less often. Under guards we clear the surface debris, lift the panels when needed, and check that water is getting into the gutter, which is how you keep your gutters working.
If the gutter is clean and still overflows in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or the downspout size, not a blockage. Send us a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The price you hear on the phone is the price on the invoice, for every one of our gutter cleaning services. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before the work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
