Our own crew leaves your gutters clean, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, and everything we pull out hauled away, with photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Nevada, most of our customers book a visit in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with three things that set the price: stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote the price over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other cleaning services in Sparks price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the stories and the access are what actually drive the time on a job.
Here is what moves a quote on our jobs. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold packed grit and a clog that takes longer to clear by hand. A twig jammed at a downspout elbow can stop a run as fast as a full trough. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the gutter can be reached add another step. Gutter flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, the runs are left clean, and none of it is billed as an extra. After heavy rainfall, the drainage path from the roof is the first thing we check. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Most homeowners who call us have a picture of the front of the house, and a photo of that front sent by text lets us ask the right questions before we give a number. The three things we need are the stories, the rough size, and whether trees hang over the house. We look at what is in the gutters once we are on the ladder, and the crew tells you what they see before they touch anything else. Clogged runs and a homeowner who simply wants water away from your home are the usual reasons people book. Some want to get your gutters done before the rains start, and others want regular gutter maintenance, which is the cleaning and maintenance we do every visit. Repeat cleanings are priced from the same three things, so a second visit is no surprise. The quote covers the whole visit, and your gutters are clean when we leave.
| 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 customers book two visits a year. Across Nevada, the spring visit lands in mid to late July, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in October to early November, after the last leaves come down. We keep that same calendar for every house we visit in Sparks.
By July we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the runs, which is how clogged downspouts start. In fall it is leaves and debris, and the wet mat that forms before the rainy months. Where freezing is a real concern, the fall visit matters for a different reason: if the runs are full when the first cold hits, ice can form at the eave and push the gutter out of line, which is how structural damage starts. Clean runs before that first cold are the simplest protection. On houses that skip the fall visit, a full run can sag by spring.
How often comes down to what is above the house and the roof. Under heavy tree cover, the runs need a visit more often, because needles and grit pack in between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the same schedule applies. Around a bare landscape with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. A rain gutter with guards needs less frequent visits, but the guard still needs a clean on top, because grit and needles sit there even when they cannot get inside.
After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your gutter system actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters rather than a schedule we set in advance. Every visit ends with each run clean, flushed and checked, and our gutter cleaning services for commercial properties follow the same rule. The goal is always the same: get water away from the fascia before it can start to rot, and away from the foundation too.
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 Sparks NV, so the trip is short for most lots. Sparks homes get the same gutter cleaning service as anywhere else in town, whether it is one house or a whole street. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm a date when you call rather than promising a slot we cannot keep.
The calendar fills in two busy windows: the weeks after the seed drop in July and the weeks after the last leaves in fall. If you want a date in one of those windows, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work, since the crew stays outside and sends a clean set of photos of every run before the truck leaves. A buildup in the trough can turn into a clog, and once it does, the water flow stops at the low spot and the run will sag.
We run residential and commercial jobs, and residential properties in the surrounding areas get the same visit. If you need a single visit or want regular gutter cleaning, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will book a date. We offer the full range of gutter services for both kinds of property. Either way, we will tell you how often you need to clean your gutters, and the debris removal is included in the quote.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things. Once we have them, the estimate we give is the number you pay for our gutter services.
Most of our customers book in mid to late July and again in October to early November. In July we clear seeds and pollen, and in October we leave the runs clean before the cold sets in. If you skip the fall visit, a run can sag by the next spring. Booking both visits is the simplest way to keep your gutters clear.
Same-day depends on our calendar that week, so we confirm a date when you call. We cover Sparks NV and the surrounding areas, and the sooner you call, the more options you have.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run 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, flow-test it, and check that the water leaves at the outlet, because gutters and downspouts only work as a pair. If a drain line runs underground, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving, but clearing a buried line is a separate job that is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard, and roof grit underneath, so the gutters and downspouts still need clearing and flushing, even when the trough looks clean.
A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater over the edge in heavy rainfall usually has a slope problem at the roofline or a drainage capacity problem, not a blockage. A leak at a seam can show up at the same time, and we photograph and report it. Send us a photo or a short video taken during the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. Clearing the gutters is how you protect your home from water damage, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
