Our own crew cleans gutters for Grandview homeowners, and every job covers gutters and downspouts from end to end: each downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run on your phone before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Missouri, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that pattern holds for our Grandview work too.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Grandview homes are priced the same way as any other house: the price depends on stories, 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 for our gutter cleaning services. Companies that price by the linear foot tend to land in a similar place once the run is measured, but a clean per-foot number hides the things that actually drive the time on a ladder.
On our jobs, the quote moves for a few reasons. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift on site. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years arrive packed with compacted buildup, and the crew needs longer to get it out of the trough and off the top of the house. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and we call that out before we start. A seam that has started to leak or a run that has begun to sag gets noted on the spot, and the crew checks the drainage path before any work on it. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Tree cover and a clog at a second-floor run can set the quote, and the crew flushes every downspout and photographs each section before leaving. The clog is the real cost driver, not the square footage, and that is why we ask about trees and the gutter system on the phone.
Every homeowner gets a clean, straight answer, whether the lot is under heavy tree canopy or open to the sky. We do not price by fear. We price by what we see on the top of the house and what the gutters have been holding. For residential and commercial customers alike, the first step is the same: a phone or text quote, then a date on the calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you 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 customers in Grandview MO book twice a year, in spring and fall: late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. When we open one in November we find a wet mass of leaves and debris that has been sitting since the last big rain. Clean your gutters at both visits and most seasonal problems never get started.
Freezing weather changes what we find in the fall. On houses that skipped the autumn visit, a blockage at the eave lets the first ice form ice dams, and by March the runs that have sagged or pulled loose tell the story. A rain gutter packed with wet leaves gets heavy enough to pull away, and a clog at the outlet holds the water in the whole run. Water that soaks the fascia along the roofline for a few winters causes rot, and the rot becomes structural damage. That is the main reason the fall visit matters here: the gutters have to be clean before the ground freezes, or the water has nowhere to go.
How often depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles, twigs and grit pack every downspout between visits and the rainwater backs up faster than two cleanings a year can handle. Whatever the lot, regular gutter cleaning means you get a crew that will flush every downspout until it runs clean at the bottom. Near a busy road or construction, the same tighter schedule usually applies. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most homes. Gutter guards still need checking, at a lower frequency, and the surface still needs clearing, because a mat on top of a guard stops water from getting in.
After the first visit we tell you which tier will keep your gutters clear, based on what they held and where the water went.
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 crews work on residential properties and clean gutters for homeowners across town, and the crew covers the surrounding areas. Booking is simple. You tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the front of the house helps, though it is not required. Lead time for our gutter services depends on the calendar, and we confirm the date when you call.
Across Missouri, spring visits land in late May to June, and our calendar also fills from late October through November. If you want a specific date, book early in those months and get your gutters on the schedule before the windows fill. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Cleaning and maintenance on a schedule that matches your lot is the simplest way to protect your home from water damage and avoid a surprise at the next heavy rainfall, and it is the core of gutter maintenance for any house.
The gutter cleaning process runs the same from house to house: the gutter lip is cleared, every run is cleaned by hand, each downspout is flushed and checked, and photos go to your phone before the truck leaves. Every Grandview gutter cleaning visit follows that order, and the ground is left clean. If you have a question about the process, call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through it.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure in writing until we know the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof. Once we have those, the quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and in late fall across Grandview. If you wait past the fall visit on a house here, the first ice can form ice dams at the eave, and we see sagging runs by March. Those are the two visits that do the most good in this city.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm the date when you call. Our cleaning services in Grandview fill fastest in the busy windows.
No. Our crew works outside on residential or commercial properties, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The yard is left clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and checked for flow, and clogged downspouts get worked from the top until they run clean. We also check where the water exits and make sure it carries water away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it. Flushing and the flow check are included in the price.
Yes. On our jobs under guards we find a mat of seeds, needles and grit sitting on top, and once it is wet rain runs over the guard and off the front edge. Trees and the landscape next to the house are usually the source. The surface still needs clearing even when the guards are doing their job.
Send us a photo or a short video of the overflow in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. We tell you what it is and do not sell a second cleaning for it.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number 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.
