Our own crew cleans gutters in Creve Coeur, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves 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 hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we work to across Missouri.
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. A Creve Coeur homeowner gets that number first, and our cleaning services in Creve Coeur are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge, and the gutter cleaning process starts right there. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you run the numbers, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what our crew actually finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more care on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have gone years between cleanings come down heavy with a packed leaf mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Gutter runs get flushed and flow-tested, debris removal is included, and none of it is billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Creve Coeur jobs, tree cover is what most often pushes a quote up, because the leaf and seed load is heavier and the outlets pack faster. Once a house is on a regular gutter maintenance schedule, the next visit is usually quicker, since the crew already knows the runs and the elbows. Creve Coeur gets about 42 inches of rainwater a year, and heavy rainfall in spring makes any leftover buildup show itself quickly, so a clean run in April keeps the water moving through the wet months. A leak at a seam is a separate job, and you hear the price before anyone touches it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to get your gutters priced, and we will give you a number from what we see.
| 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 lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves. In May we open downspout elbows packed with seeds and pollen paste that clog the flow. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by January. Missouri freezes hard enough that ice dams are the thing to prevent.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what keeps the gutter system moving, because needles and grit clog the outlets between visits, and clogged downspouts slow the water flow until it spills back over the gutter. A landscape with few or no trees needs one visit a year, in late fall. Guards cut the frequency, but a rain gutter under one still needs cleaning and maintenance to keep the surface clean. After the first visit we tell you which of those your lot actually needs.
Commercial properties with flat roofs, and a home beside a busy road, fall into the more frequent tier for the same reason. Our crew sees the leaves and debris build up early, and keeping the system clean means nothing sits long enough to cause rot or structural damage. Good drainage is the point of the calendar: a maintained system helps protect your home from water damage, and the visit count is just the means. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutters and we will set the next date.
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 in Creve Coeur homes and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we book every gutter cleaning service the same way: a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Most calendars fill in the busy windows of spring and fall, so calling early in those months gets you a slot you want.
Lead time varies with the season, and we confirm the date when you call rather than promise one we cannot keep. If you are on a schedule for regular gutter cleaning services, we will set the next visit before the crew leaves so the calendar does not slip. Clean your gutters on a set rhythm and the leaves never get the chance to pile up into a blockage.
We do residential and commercial properties on the same crew schedule, and the booking steps are the same whichever you are. Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us which of our gutter services your property needs.
The number comes from stories and size, and Creve Coeur homeowners get it by phone or text. We do not quote a range here because the house decides it. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you an estimate, which is the figure we will charge.
Across Missouri, most visits land in late May or June and again in late October or November. If you wait past the fall leaves, we find the wet mat packed in the runs, and the ice that follows can pull a gutter loose by January.
Most slots come up within the week in Creve Coeur MO, and we confirm a date when you call. We will tell you honestly what the calendar looks like rather than promise a day we cannot keep.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and drain to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up. Our job is to keep your gutters clean, and the photos prove it.
Yes, we flush every outlet and flow-test it, and we check that water leaves at the end of the pipe. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, gutter guards stop leaves but not the seed casings, a stray twig and the grit that settle on top of them, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. We clear the surface under and over the guard and leave the gutter clean on every visit.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
