Our own crew cleans gutters in Hannibal, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, each twig and bit of grit hauled away, every trough left clean, 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 sits 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 late spring and again in late fall, and we do the same work on every visit to keep drainage moving.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services in Hannibal are quoted from stories, square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give the estimate over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per run, but the total on a house still comes down to stories and size.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually easy to see from the ground. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run much higher than it looks from the street. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted leaves and debris that has to be cut and lifted out by hand, a run that has started to sag holds even more of it, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time on the roof. A homeowner with a clog in the downspout near the foundation should expect the crew to check where the water goes, because a blocked run that slows the water flow and pushes it toward the house can cause structural damage and rot over time. Every rain gutter on the house gets a clean trough, and the gutters and downspouts are checked as one system, not just the run you can see from the driveway. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Clogged downspouts are flushed until water runs out at the bottom, because good drainage is the whole point: move water away from your home. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a two-story house with a season of packed leaves, the crew usually has to flush each downspout more than once before water runs clear, and that changes the time on the roof. That is the kind of detail that changes the number, and we tell you about it on the phone so the price does not surprise you on the day. Homes with steep pitches and gutters on a tree-lined street often find the same thing: the trough comes out clean quickly, but access and buildup decide the time. Hannibal homes get a quote after we look at the roofline and the gutter condition, and we confirm it in writing. Residential and commercial properties follow the same logic, priced per building with access considered, and the crew photographs anything structural they see and reports it without selling a fix. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will give you a written number before you book a date.
| 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 Hannibal MO book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. The spring and fall visits do most of the work, because regular gutter cleaning catches what builds up between seasons. Booking a gutter cleaning service visit in late spring gets the pollen out before it turns to paste, and a clean trough holds up better through the wet months. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, with pollen paste on top of the leaf guard, and a clog that started there is usually the first sign of trouble. We leave the trough clean and flush the outlets. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by the next spring.
Where freezing weather arrives, the fall cleaning matters more, because trapped water in a clogged gutter can turn into an ice dam at the eave and lift shingles from underneath. Water that backs up behind a clog finds the first seam and starts a leak, and the fascia behind it starts to rot. Rainwater that loses its drainage sits in the trough and spills over the front edge. Heavy tree cover changes the schedule. Under big trees, needles, twig and grit pack the drains between visits, and those customers are on every three to four months. Residential properties with few or no trees do fine once a year in late fall. A landscape bed next to the gutters adds mulch and grit to the trough, and yards near a busy road or active construction tend to need more frequent visits, because the grit settles into the gutter system faster than leaves do, so a clean trough does not last as long there.
We do not promise one schedule for every lot. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we note what we found so the next visit starts from the same point. Our gutter cleaning process ends at the trough: we clean it, flush each outlet and photograph the results, which gives you a record to compare against on the next visit. Heavy rainfall in April, May and June tests the gutters hardest, and gutter guards do not change that, so keep the spring visit on the calendar. Debris removal is part of every visit, and any blockage that is not a cleaning problem goes in the report with photos, so you know what to ask about before the next storm season. Good gutter maintenance is a schedule, not a single visit.
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 Hannibal and the surrounding areas, and we schedule by neighborhood so the route stays tight and the crew arrives when we said. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, and we give you the arrival window on the phone. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Hannibal gutter cleaning slots fill fastest in the two busiest windows of the year, late spring and late fall, when most homeowners book at the same time, so book early if you want a specific day. Our gutter services run on a route, and every visit covers the gutters and every run end to end, and leaves the gutters clean with the photos on your phone.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the trough is clean before they pack up. For homeowners who want to keep your gutters clear over time, a standing schedule keeps the calendar predictable and lets us flush every downspout on the same visit, which helps protect your home from water damage between cleanings. Our cleaning and maintenance plan works the same for residential properties and commercial sites, and both book through the same line. We keep a clean history of every visit, so the next one picks up where the last ended. Get your gutters on the schedule before the rush by calling or booking a date online.
A two-story house is quoted from its stories and size, and we give you that figure by phone or text before we book. The quote is the amount on the invoice, and any change gets agreed to first.
Most of our customers book late spring and late fall, and the fall visit matters most in a year with freezing weather. Wait past it and the water in a clogged run can turn to ice at the eave.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in Hannibal run on a route, so if the calendar is full we say so. Scheduling starts with one call, and we keep it clean and simple.
No. Our gutter cleaning process is all outside work. We call before we come and send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed until the water runs clean, and we check that water leaves at the outlet and moves away from your home. If a line runs underground and needs clearing, that is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. A guard keeps the leaves out of the gutter system, but drainage slows when seeds, needles and grit mat on top. On our jobs we find that buildup, so we lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them, and the trough comes out clean.
Send us a photo or a short video taken during heavy rainfall. A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, or a run that has begun to sag, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it before work starts and agree to it first. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, text a photo of the roofline for a written estimate, or book a date for your next visit.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
