Our own crew cleans gutters for homeowners across St. Joseph MO, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to quote your house from a few questions and a photo of the front.
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 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. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the story count and the state of the gutter matter more than the length of the run. The same three things set the gutter cleaning service price on commercial properties and residential properties alike.
What moves the quote is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises how high the gutter sits off the ground. A rain gutter that has not been opened in years comes down packed with compacted leaves and debris, and a buildup that deep is more work than a surface clean. Clogged downspouts are the usual reason the time runs long, and a run that has started to sag can point to structural damage, which we say before we quote. Guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean underneath add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Water flow and drainage at the outlet are checked on every run, and a clean run is the only thing that carries water away from the foundation. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our St. Joseph homes show the pattern. On one house in a mature neighborhood with heavy tree cover, the gutters held leaves two inches deep and a clog at the bottom elbow of the rear downspout, and that is what set the time on the job. We flush every downspout until the water runs clear at the outlet, and the photos show each run before and after. On houses with few trees and a simple two-story house, the number is usually the lowest we quote. Either way, a homeowner gets the figure before we climb.
| 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.
Across Missouri, the spring visit usually falls in late May or June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late October or November, after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, a gutter opened in May is full of seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and houses that skipped the fall visit show runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March under the weight of ice, which is where a leak starts.
Winters here are cold enough that the fall cleaning does real work. Snow falls from November through March on our jobs, and water left in a clogged gutter has nowhere to go once it freezes at the roofline. That is why the November visit matters more to us than the spring one, and why we tell customers to book it before the first hard freeze. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July also tests a gutter that is only half clear, and rainwater backs up fast behind a clog or blockage, so a spring cleaning clears the path before the wettest months.
How often we see you depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, plan a regular gutter cleaning several times a year, because leaves and grit pack every downspout between visits and debris removal takes most of the time. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guarded gutters go less often, but the surface still needs clearing. If you are not sure, ask for an estimate, clean your gutters at both visits, see what the first season leaves behind, and 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 provides cleaning services in St. Joseph and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters in several of the city's neighborhoods, from older blocks with mature trees to newer subdivisions with simple layouts. St. Joseph gutter cleaning is booked the same way everywhere: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we quote from the stories, the size, whether trees hang over the house and whether there are gutter guards to lift. Lead times depend on the season, and the busiest windows of the year are the two visits in late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, checks gutters and downspouts on every run, and sends photos to your phone. Water from the flushing stays away from your home and runs out through the outlet. If you have a calendar conflict, tell us when you book our gutter services and we will find the slot that fits. A seasonal plan gives you cleanings on a set schedule. It is the simplest gutter maintenance we offer and the way to keep your gutters clean without thinking about the calendar. If you want to get your gutters done before a storm, book early.
If you live in a home from water damage risk areas, or your property faces heavy rainfall, call us to protect your home before the next storm. We clean residential and commercial gutters for homeowners across the city, because a clear run stops a leak before it starts, and you can book a single visit or a seasonal plan. The same crew handles cleaning and maintenance either way, and a twig stuck in a downspout gets pulled out on the same visit.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted by phone or text, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included.
Most of our customers here book late May or June, and again in late October or November. Book the fall visit before the first hard freeze, because a wet leaf mat left until March can already have sagged runs and rot at the fascia. Under heavy tree cover we see the same house every three to four months.
Same-day depends on the calendar, so call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the first open slot when you book. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The gutter cleaning process is the same whether you are home or not. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the ladder feet stay clear of your landscape beds.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and check it at the outlet, so the water runs away from your home. If a line runs underground and water is not leaving, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs cleaning, less often. On our jobs we find seed casings sitting on top of the guard and fine grit underneath, so we lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video from the next heavy rainfall and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The price is set from stories, size and tree cover before we climb, and that is how we quote all of our gutter maintenance. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. To get your gutters done, call or book online.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
