Our crew cleans Ferguson gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave the place clean. 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 Ferguson homeowners book in spring and fall, and that is when we see the most clogged runs come 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, its square footage 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, and we will walk you through that math if you want it. Our gutter cleaning services for residential properties are quoted from those three things. If you need commercial properties done, say so on the phone and we confirm whether the job is in scope before anything is priced. Nothing in the quote is a guess.
What moves the number on our jobs is consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment, and a run that has started to sag needs a closer look before anyone climbs. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape puts the back run much higher off the ground than the front. A rain gutter that nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted leaf mat and buildup, and that takes time to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a few minutes per section, and the crew leaves the gutter clean once they are back on. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job once we are on site, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On older Ferguson homes near the creek bottoms, the heavy tree canopy is where the clogged downspouts show up first, because leaves and debris wash down in heavy rainfall and make a clog in the elbows. A house with a standard lot and few overhanging limbs usually comes out simpler. Either way, the crew flushes every downspout, confirms the water flow is carrying water away from your home, checks that drainage at the outlet is clear, and leaves the ground clean before we pack up. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and ask for a written estimate.
| 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 Ferguson customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Whether you clean your gutters in spring or fall, the schedule follows what the trees drop. When we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough and holds water against the fascia. Across Missouri we see the same pattern, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have pulled loose by winter.
Under heavy tree cover, the roofline sheds debris fast, and the gutter clog comes back quickly, so regular gutter cleaning on a schedule is what keeps it open. Needles, twig pieces, grit and seed husks pack the downspout between visits, so those homes go on a schedule of every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees overhead do well with one visit a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent work, but the surface still gets cleared, because the mat that sits on top of a guard turns into a barrier that stops the water from getting in. A blockage at one elbow can back water up the run, so every trough gets left clean. The rainwater that never enters the trough runs over the edge and back down the wall.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutter, not on a generic rule. Gutter maintenance follows the same three steps every visit: check, flush, photograph. Call the estimate line at (866) 435-6328 to set up your ferguson mo gutter cleaning service 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 has cleaned gutters across Ferguson, and we cover the city as a whole from the nearest base. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text. Send us the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees overhang the house, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to take. Tell us whether the job is residential and commercial when you call, because the quote depends on which. Lead times vary with the season, and our calendar fills up in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
If you are a homeowner who has seen water pour over the edge in a storm, or spotted a leak at a seam, our gutter services are built for that. Our ferguson gutter cleaning covers cleaning and maintenance, and the crew checks the gutters and downspouts together, will flush every downspout, and confirms the gutter system works as designed, so you can keep your gutters draining right. Gutter guards get the same treatment: lifted, cleared underneath and reseated. Protect your home from water damage by booking now to get your gutters checked and clean before the heavy weather shows up. We also work with the surrounding areas where the crew is already on the road, so ask when you call.
The number comes from how many stories the house has and how big it is, and our cleaning services in Ferguson give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details. Once we have them the price is fixed, and it is the price you pay.
Across Missouri, spring visits run late May to June, after the seed drop. In Ferguson, the fall visit falls November to early December, once the leaves are down. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice that has already pulled runs loose. A clean trough also shows us faster whether a run has a slope problem.
Same-day depends on the day, so we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy seasons. If you need something sooner, tell us when you call and we will check the schedule.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up, and we send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves, with the ground left clean.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water is leaving the outlet. If a run drains into an underground line, we confirm the water is moving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes, usually less often, but the surface still needs clearing. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat gets wet the rain runs off the front edge instead of into the trough, and the fascia board behind it can rot.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. If the slope is causing structural damage, we say so before anything else. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
Not without your agreement. If we find something that changes the job, we stop, show you the photo and quote the change before work continues. The number we gave you on the phone is the number you pay unless you approve a change first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
