Our own crew gets gutters clean in Kennett MO, flushing every line, testing the flow, and hauling the leaves away. You get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Kennett homeowners book in spring and fall, and we have been clearing gutters on that schedule for a long time.
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 by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other cleaning services price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once the house is measured.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape puts the back run higher than it looks from the driveway. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris that has to be dug out by hand. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat take extra time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
On our Kennett jobs, the quotes that moved most were the ones with heavy leaf load, clogged downspouts, and a clog at the elbow, where the water flow was blocked and the run had started to sag. Once the gutter was clean and the line flushed, the drainage came back. Most Kennett homes carry the same buildup, and most of our customers ask how often to clean your gutters once they see it. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the sag and the buildup from forming over the seasons. Residential and commercial properties both get the same flush and check of the gutter system.
If you are not sure what your house needs, text us a photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328. We will tell you the stories and size we see and give you a number from there. The quote is by phone or text, nobody has to be home, and nothing gets added once we are on the ladder.
| 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 Kennett customers book two cleanings a year. Across Missouri, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in November to early December, after the last leaves are down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and the odd twig packed into the elbows, and a paste of pollen that blocks the outlets. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that a rain gutter holds, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag and leak by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, or in a wooded landscape near a busy road or construction, the rainwater carries more grit and the mix packs faster, so those homes come back every three to four months. Homes with few or no trees only need a visit once a year in late fall, and a quick look at the roofline tells us whether the mix has built up. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean, and the gutter line still gets checked.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on how fast a clog comes back in the gutters and at the outlets. The schedule should follow the blockage you see, not a calendar guess. Keep your gutters clean on a regular cycle and you protect the fascia and the foundation, and it helps protect your home from water damage for less than repair costs later. Our crew sets up the next visit before we leave.
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 Kennett from the nearest base, going street by street through the neighborhoods where people tend to have heavy tree cover and the most leaf load. We also take jobs in the surrounding areas. Booking is simple: you give us the stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the eaves, or you text a photo of the house front if that is easier, or you can call (866) 435-6328. We send the quote by phone or text, and then we set a date.
Our Kennett calendar fills in the busy windows, which are late spring and the weeks after the leaves drop in fall, so the sooner you call, the sooner you can get your gutters done. We call before we come, and nobody has to be home for the visit. If you want to see how the gutter cleaning process works step by step, we are glad to walk you through it on the phone.
Once your slot is set, the crew comes out, clears the runs, leaves each gutter clean, and will flush every downspout before sending you the photos. You do not have to organize anything beyond the first call. Keep your gutters working through heavy rainfall and steer the water away from your home, so gutter maintenance is one call, and cleaning and maintenance stay simple from there.
Your estimate comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Two stories with a normal roof is quoted from those two things, and the number is the number you pay. Nothing gets added after the crew is on the ladder.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in November. Waiting past the spring seed drop means packed elbows, and waiting past the fall leaves means a wet mat that freezes before winter ends. The water it holds is where rot and structural damage start. Late spring and late fall are the windows we see the most.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in Kennett run on a tight calendar in the busy windows, so calling (866) 435-6328 early helps. We will tell you the earliest date we have on the phone.
No. As the homeowner you do not have to be there. The 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 inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every line is flushed and flow-tested so we can see the water leaving at the bottom. If a line drains underground, we check that the water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job under our gutter services, and it gets quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, on our jobs a guarded gutter system still collects leaves on top of the guard, and seed casings and grit mat up underneath. The job is shorter than an open gutter, but it still needs the surface cleared and the water checked. We clean under the guards and reseat them when we are done.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, it has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts. The number on the invoice matches the number we gave you on the phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
