Our own crew cleans gutters in Sikeston. The trough comes out clean, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, everything leaves with the truck, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Homeowners here usually book in the spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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 size, 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 gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is measured, but we find the stories and the condition of the trough tell us more. A gutter's job is to carry water away from the house, so that is the first thing we check.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the biggest change to a quote. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot can raise the effective height of the eave, and gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaf mat that takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat also add time. Flushing each downspout, flow testing it and hauling away what comes out are included and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most of the Sikeston homes we see are older houses where the usual cause is clogged downspouts, with a blockage at the elbow where leaves and debris have packed in with grit. When the run is blocked, water flow stops, drainage backs up, water runs behind the fascia and can start to sag the trough, and left alone that is how structural damage begins. Those are the jobs where the first visit takes the longest, and they are the ones where we tell you what we found before we go. A clean trough at the first visit makes the next one faster.
On a house with heavy tree cover, the trough can be packed with seed casings, and a clog of grit can form at the elbow of a downspout. A rain gutter with a buildup like that will hold water until it finds a way over the edge. We clear it, flush every downspout, and leave the trough clean before we take photos of each run. The same three things set the number on commercial properties: the stories, the size and the condition of the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of your 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 homeowners book two visits a year, in spring and fall, because a gutter cleaning service is most useful after the two big drops. Across Missouri, the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and in Sikeston MO the fall visit falls in November to early December, after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf load, and houses that skipped the fall visit have had runs sag or pull loose by the next season.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees overhead, a downspout packs with needles and grit between visits, so those customers are on a visit every three to four months. Heavy rainfall in March, April and May fills the trough at the wettest time of year, so a clean gutter in March can be full again by May. A lot with few or no trees usually needs one visit a year, in November or early December. If the house has gutter guards, the gutters still need a visit a little less often, with the surface cleared each time. A clog or blockage that goes unchecked means rainwater has nowhere to go and can back up under the shingles, and a leak at a seam can soak the roofline behind it. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule, ask for regular gutter cleaning when you book.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we find in the trough and the downspout. The same reasoning holds for residential properties and for residential and commercial buildings, because the lot and the tree cover set the tier, not the building type. Part of every visit is debris removal. For most lots, regular cleaning in spring and fall is enough. If you want a date on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 and we will schedule the next 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.
We clean gutters across the surrounding areas, and the crew covers them from the nearest base without needing a special trip. Sikeston gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Our process goes from there: once we have the details, we give you a lead time and confirm a date. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, so if you want a particular week, call early and get your gutters on the schedule.
Before we come out, we call. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and a homeowner who is not home still gets the photos on the phone before the truck leaves. If you want to keep your gutters clear between visits, a regular schedule is the easiest way to protect your home from water damage, and it keeps water away from your home. Each of these cleanings covers gutters and downspouts on the whole house, and a twig or seed casing caught in an elbow gets cleared with the rest. Cleaning and maintenance are priced together so the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. The gutter services we set up on a schedule include a flush of every downspout. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo to book a date.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details. Once we have them, the number we quote is the number we charge, so compare it with other cleaning services in Sikeston on what is included, not just the figure.
Across Missouri, the spring visit lands in late May to June, and here the fall visit falls in November to early December. Our customers here book in spring and fall. If you wait past the fall leaves, the wet mat hides blockages, and by the time we get there rot can already be working into the fascia. A clean trough in spring catches the seed and pollen buildup before it settles.
Most slots come up within the week across Sikeston, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service unless the calendar has an opening that day.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside only: our crew 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 check that water is leaving at the outlet, so water runs away from your home and across the landscape instead of pooling at the foundation. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before we touch it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but on a gutter system with guards we still find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top, and water can run over it and off the front edge. We clear what sits on the guard, check that water is getting in, and count it as gutter maintenance, not a one-time fix.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall, that is usually a slope or downspout size problem, not a clogged run. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
