Our own crew cleans the gutters on your house, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and debris hauled away, 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 your invoice. Festus homeowners tend to book in spring and fall, and the crew works across Festus as well as the rest of Missouri and leaves the yard clean.
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 in the gutters. We quote it over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter cleaning services that quote by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, and on commercial properties the same per-foot math applies. The difference is mostly in what each one counts as included.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds once it is on the ladder. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the work is slower and more of it is done from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, which changes how the back run is reached. Gutters that have not been opened in years carry packed grit and take longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included in the quote, and a clean run is never billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
On our Festus work, the gutters that cost the most time are the ones packed with grit and leaf mat where the water flow has been blocked for a season. Clogged downspouts are usually the cause, and a clog that has sat long enough can sag a run or pull a hanger. That is where we see structural damage start, and a rain gutter that sags is rarely fixed by one more clean. A gutter system with one blocked run usually overflows at its lowest seam, so we would rather catch it on the first visit than find it after the next heavy rainfall. Our crew flushes every downspout and reports what it sees, so you know which runs carry water away from your home and which ones have drainage problems. Every homeowner gets photos of each run, whether the house is one of the Festus homes on a quiet street or a larger place near the road. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easier, and we will tell you what we expect before anyone climbs. The buildup of grit is usually the first thing we clear, and a clean downspout is the sign that the job is done.
| 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, most of our customers book twice a year, in late May or June after seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November after the last leaves. Even a clean gutter in May picks up seeds, pollen paste and the odd twig in the elbows. In Festus MO the November visit matters most, because that is the wet leaf mat, and with freeze risk here a trapped load can sag a run under ice by March. The spring and fall visits are the two windows we plan around.
Under heavy tree cover, the tier changes. Needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, so those customers are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule of every three to four months. Near a busy road or active construction the dust does the same thing. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Gutter guards still need the top kept clean, but less often than an open gutter. The same tiers apply to residential and commercial buildings under the same tree cover, and to residential properties in Festus.
After the first visit we give you an estimate for the tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutter, not on a general rule. A blockage that goes unchecked lets rainwater spill at the roofline and turns into a leak. Cleaning and maintenance on one schedule keeps the rainwater moving, and it is cheaper than the rot that follows a blockage. Two cleanings a year is the baseline for most homes, and our service runs on this calendar. Gutter maintenance is how you protect your home from water damage, so ask us how to keep your gutters clear between visits, and ask before you try to clean your gutters yourself, because the ladder is the riskier part.
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 Festus gutter cleaning crew works across Festus and the surrounding areas from the nearest crew base, and if you need cleaning services in Festus, the quote comes from the three things that set the price: stories, size and tree cover. A photo of the house front helps us plan the access and keep your gutters on the right schedule. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill fastest. Call early in those months to get your gutters on the calendar for a specific day.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our gutter cleaning process runs the same way on every house: the crew checks the ground first, works the ladder, clears the gutters and downspouts, and hauls the debris away. Our gutter services stay on the outside of the house, and the crew keeps the work tidy so the lawn, the deck and the walkway are left as they were, with a clean-up before the truck leaves. If you want a gutter and window cleaning on the same visit, we handle the exterior glass once the gutters are finished, so the glass stays clean. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will give you a quote for the job.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus how much tree cover is over the roof. We give it to you by phone or text, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here book in late May or June after seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November after the leaves fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we see sagging runs by March on houses where ice got into the gutter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the busy months fill quickly.
No. A homeowner does not need to be there. Our crew works outside around the landscape, 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, we flush every downspout and check that the water leaves the outlet, which is the drainage check for the whole gutter system. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it. The flush and the debris removal are part of the job.
Yes, on our jobs guarded gutters still collect needles, seed casings and grit on top of the guard. Guarded gutters need fewer cleanings. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them, and the job usually runs shorter than an open gutter.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
