Our own crew cleans gutters in Old Jamestown, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls the clutter away, and sends photos of every run 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Missouri, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaves have done their work.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for an Old Jamestown homeowner depends on how many stories the house has, how large it is 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. Other companies price gutter maintenance by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the footage is added up, but the number you hear from us is the one you pay.
What moves the quote on our jobs: a third story or a pitch too steep to walk safely, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted muck, a twig jam or a leak at a seam, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the gutter can be reached. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the cleaning and maintenance price and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
A two-story house with no trees over it is the simplest quote we give, and a larger house under heavy trees is the most involved. On a simple house the crew can clean out the gutters and flow-test every run in one pass, and the photos go to your phone before the truck leaves. When you call, we ask about the stories, the size and the trees, and we can text us a photo of the front of the house if that is easier. That is enough for us to give you a firm estimate you can count on.
| 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 across Missouri book two cleanings a year, in the spring and again in the fall. Across Missouri, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop has finished. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows, with pollen turned to paste where the water has been sitting. A gutter that looks clean from the driveway can still hold a packed elbow, which is why we open every run. The wettest months here are May, July and August, so heavy rainfall tests a rain gutter hardest right when our spring gutter cleaning services are due. On Old Jamestown homes, the fall visit falls in November to early December, once the leaves are down. In those fall gutters we find the wet leaf mat that holds water against the fascia, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under ice, which is where structural damage and rot start.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps up with the leaves and debris, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. A gutter system under a full canopy fills faster than one in the open, so keep your gutters on that clock until the trees thin out. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and we do that on a schedule that fits the tree cover. Regular gutter cleaning is how you protect your home from water damage: it keeps drainage moving so the system carries rainwater away from your home instead of backing it up against the foundation.
Across Old Jamestown, your schedule comes down to two tiers, and the landscape around the house decides which one you need. A lot with no trees over the house can usually go once a year in late fall and keep a clean run from gutter end to downspout all year. A lot under the canopy books every three to four months, because clogged downspouts and a blockage at the elbow build up faster than a twice-a-year visit can handle. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 Old Jamestown MO and the surrounding areas, reaching the neighborhoods from the nearest base. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, plus a photo of the front if that helps. We confirm a date when you call, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the yard is left clean when the crew pulls out. If you need cleaning services in Old Jamestown, call (866) 435-6328 and we will work out the date.
The calendar fills in two busy windows: late May through June, and November through early December. If you want a slot in those stretches, call early. Outside them, a date usually opens up sooner. Lead time on a given week is something we confirm when you book, so you know exactly when we will be there. Every visit includes a water flow check, so you know the system drains, not just that the trough is empty.
Calls about residential and commercial properties go to the same line, and we tell you on the phone whether a job fits our schedule. Commercial properties are quoted after a call because the scope depends on the building, and residential properties follow the same three-part quote as a house. Each booking is one visit on one quote, and the same goes for our other gutter services. Whether you want to clean your gutters once a year or every few months, the quote tells you the number up front.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a firm estimate over the phone that matches the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late May or June and again in November or early December. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find runs that have sagged under ice by March. Under heavy trees, every three to four months keeps a clog from forming in the downspout.
Same-day slots depend on the week, and the fastest way to get your gutters done is a call early in the day. We confirm the earliest date when you call, and we tell you plainly if it is later than you hoped.
No. Our crew works outside at the roofline, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep a clean path to the back, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check where the water goes at the outlet. If a line runs underground and needs work beyond the flush, we tell you and quote it separately.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them and turn to paste once they are wet. We lift the panels, clean out underneath and reseat them.
If a clean gutter still sends rainwater over the edge in a downpour, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a blockage or buildup in the trough. Text us a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if they find something that changes the job, and then you hear about it and agree before they start. The quote you get on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
