Our own crew cleans gutters in Kirkwood, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall have done the most damage.
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 sitting in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. Homeowners get the same number whether they call or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once you do the math on a typical lot. Every homeowner can ask for the price in writing before work starts, and our cleaning services in Kirkwood are priced the same way on every house.
On our jobs, five things move the number. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk. A walk-out basement that puts the back run far above the ground. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with compacted muck that takes time to lift out. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the gutter underneath is clean. A downspout clog at the elbow, often a twig jammed in the bend, adds time, because the crew has to work it loose from the top and from below. Gutters and downspouts get flushed and flow tested, and debris removal is included and never billed as an extra. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the workload light, because a clean trough is quicker to finish. The point of all of it is to keep the water away from your home, especially when heavy rainfall is on the way. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what our gutter cleaning process looked like on a recent job. A two-story house with heavy tree cover, the gutters packed with seed casings and a wet leaf mat that was starting to sag at the joints. The quote covered two stories and the full tree-cover adjustment, and the invoice matched it. Under trees, the cleanings come more often and the price follows the workload, which is why we ask about the trees on the phone before we quote. Cleaning and maintenance visits also show whether the trough is clean and the hangers are tight, and you hear about it either way. Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us your stories and square footage so we can get your gutters priced, or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will work from that.
| 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.
On our Kirkwood MO jobs most customers 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. When we open a gutter here in May, the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste that the water cannot push through. Once the trough is clean, the real test is the first heavy rainfall of the season. In the fall it is the leaves and debris, and if the first freeze has come early, the ice that forms at the eave. Across Missouri, the gutter system tends to fail the same way: clogged downspouts back the water up, it runs behind the fascia, and the rot starts where you cannot see it, which is how structural damage begins.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, we suggest a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutter clear, and a clog at the bottom of the run is the first sign it is not. Gutter guards change the job too: they cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing and the seams still need checking, so the visit does not go away. Trees and beds along the landscape drop their own mess into the trough, so a clean run with clear drainage at the outlet is the goal every time, and a leak at a seam gets written down on the spot.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what came out of the rain gutter, not on a chart. Our gutter cleaning services follow that tier from then on, and every visit ends with a clean set of photos for your records.
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.
From the nearest base, the crew reaches every street, and our gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial properties alike. Booking is simple: give us your stories, your square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote on the phone or by text. Kirkwood homes come in every size, so the number follows the stories and the square footage, and a photo of the house front helps us see the layout, though it is never required. Calls from the surrounding areas get the same estimate process. Lead time changes with the season, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, when most customers want a clean gutter before the next storm.
We call before we come, so the visit stays clean and simple, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If you want a regular gutter cleaning schedule, we set the dates on the first visit so the calendar holds them for you. Between visits, a sag, a buildup of grit or a slow water flow is the first sign of trouble, and each visit ends with a clean run and a check for all three. Other gutter services are priced on their own, and nothing gets added to the cleaning invoice without a conversation first. Book the next date now, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the open slots with you on the phone.
The number comes from stories and square footage, and we quote it by phone or text for homes like yours. The price you pay is the number we give you, with flushing and haul-off included.
Our customers usually book late spring and late fall. Both windows matter, because a clean run goes into storm season with no blockage in it, so clean your gutters in both and keep your gutters clear all year, so you protect your home from water damage. If the fall visit is skipped, the runs that froze and sagged by the next March are the ones we see most often on our jobs, and rainwater that sits in a sagging run has nowhere to go.
We confirm a date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. Same-day depends on the calendar, so ask us when you book.
No. Our crew works outside, 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 flow test it, and we check that the outlet is clean where it drains. If a line runs underground, checking the outlet is included, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the guards catch the leaves but let the needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the front edge. We clear the surface, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain has a slope or downspout problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
No, unless something changes the job, and then you hear it and agree to it before the crew starts. Text a photo of the roofline and ask for a written estimate, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
