Our own crew gives gutters in University City a clean, thorough job, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away from your home, and photos of every run before we leave. Our gutter cleaning service prices from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover it sits under, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have been booked here for years, and most of our University City homeowners come back each spring and fall.
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. The number we quote is the number we charge, on a clean job or a clogged one. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured, but on our jobs the stories and the clog matter more than the footage alone. A gutter system that cannot carry water away from the eaves gets priced as a heavier job, not a routine visit, because restoring the drainage takes more time.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk changes the setup, so the crew brings a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, and the clog is slower to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flow testing, debris removal and the cleaning of gutters and downspouts are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned University City homes, from ranch houses to two-story homes with a full run of gutter on the back. On one job, the house had heavy tree cover and the gutters had gone a long stretch without attention, which meant the crew had to pull out a twig and clear the clogged downspouts before the water flow was back to normal. The price moved because of the buildup, not because of anything unusual about the house, and a clean run on that house would have been quoted lower. Tell us what you see when you call, and send a photo of the front of the house by text if it's easy.
We handle residential and commercial jobs alike. We also clean gutters on commercial properties, and the same logic applies there. A building with several downspout runs and a flat section of roof takes longer than a single-run house, and that shows up in the quote. Whether you are a homeowner with a clogged rain gutter or a property manager with several buildings, the number we give you is the one you pay.
| 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 University City MO customers book regular gutter cleaning twice a year. Across Missouri, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in University City lands in November to early December, after the last leaves come down. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and a clean elbow is what the crew is there to leave behind. In fall it is leaves matting into a wet mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that sag under the weight by the time the winter is over.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a shorter cycle, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. A house with few or no trees can usually go once a year in late fall, if the runs stay clean between visits. Homes near a busy road, active construction or a thick landscape tend toward the shorter cycle, since grit gets into the gutters faster.
A gutter that is clean and still lets rainwater spill over the edge during heavy rainfall after we leave has a slope or capacity problem rather than a blockage. Before the first visit we look at the roofline and the runs to see whether the clog is the whole story. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and give you an estimate for the next visit, and you can schedule it from there.
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 University City gutter cleaning crew works out of our nearest base, and we serve homes across University City from there. We can usually give you a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house helps if you can send one. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. We call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the crew leaves the runs clean.
Demand for cleaning services in University City peaks in the two busiest windows of the year, late spring and late fall, when most homeowners want their gutters cleared. If you call during those months, expect to be on a list rather than booked for next week. Book early in those windows if you want a particular date, and we will confirm the slot when you call. Between cleanings, a twig or a loose guard can start a blockage, so tell us what you see and we will sort out whether it can wait.
If you clean your gutters through the seasons, you protect your home from water damage and structural damage at the eaves and the foundation. Our gutter services cover residential properties across the surrounding areas, and the same crew handles gutter guards and the commercial accounts, so the standard, including a clean finish, stays the same from one visit to the next. Keep your gutters clear between visits and the water stays where it belongs.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the state of the gutters, so we quote it by phone or text rather than from a fixed figure. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to get your gutters quoted, and we will give you the number we will charge.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall as part of their gutter maintenance. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the wet leaf mat is packed and the runs are harder to clear without a lift. Homes under heavy tree cover or next to a thick landscape usually need a visit every three to four months.
Same-day depends on the calendar during the busy windows, so most slots come up within the week. We confirm the date when you call and tell you the lead time honestly.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs entirely outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go 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 as part of the job, and the runs are left clean. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the wet mat that forms there sends water over the edge. Guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, and a gutter system with guards is only as good as the flow through its downspouts, so we clear the surface, flush every downspout, reseat the guards and leave the gutters clean.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still spills has a slope or capacity problem, and a seam that drips is a leak we point out too. A fascia board showing rot gets flagged in the photos as well. We tell you that plainly rather than selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, and the number on the invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
