Artesia gutter cleaning from our own crew means every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit bagged and hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. Each run comes out with a clean trough and open downspouts. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Artesia customers book in the spring and fall, and we are glad to fit you in on the same schedule.
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. Our gutter cleaning service is quoted from those three things over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot figure hides the things that actually drive the job. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a number before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs in Artesia, the same handful of things moves the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the work. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed solid, and getting a run that clean takes longer than a light cleaning. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the price and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
We see the same kinds of problems across Artesia homes: a run that has started to sag under wet buildup, clogged downspouts that are making water flow back over the edge, and leaves and grit that have held rainwater against the house long enough to cause structural damage and wood rot at the fascia board. Restoring drainage and getting the water away from the foundation is most of what we do here, and that is what our crew is equipped to handle without any detours into other work. When we open a gutter that has been neglected, we photograph it, show you the photos, and tell you exactly what we found.
Our customers include Artesia homeowners, residential properties, and a growing number of commercial properties, and the approach is the same for all of them: clean every run, flush every downspout, and check that the water is leaving the house. For a homeowner, that means a clear rain gutter and no overflow at the eaves. For a commercial building, it means a schedule that keeps the gutters clear through the rainy season so the building is not dealing with a rain event it could have been ready for.
| 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 Artesia customers book twice a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall the leaf load is the main problem, and on our jobs the first ice shows up in the gutters before the first hard freeze, forming ice dams at the eave. Houses that skipped the fall visit often show runs that have sagged or pulled loose by midwinter.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the blockage builds faster than a twice-yearly visit can keep up with. A lot with few or no trees is usually fine with one visit a year that leaves the troughs clean. Homes near a busy road or active construction also tend to need more frequent visits, since the grit that settles in the gutters and drifts off the landscape adds up quickly. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because pollen and needles sit on top of the guard and wet grit can still run over the front edge.
Our crew uses the same approach at every visit: leave the trough clean, blow the eaves off, flush each downspout, and confirm the water is leaving the house at the outlet. A rain gutter that holds water after heavy rainfall is a clog waiting to happen, and an estimate for the next visit starts with what we find in the current one. Regular gutter cleaning and maintenance keeps debris removal to a few minutes per run instead of a full day of scooping out compacted leaves.
Residential and commercial properties follow the same logic, though commercial gutter maintenance is usually set by the building and the lease. After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we adjust from there based on what we see on the ladder.
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 Artesia NM from our own crew, and the nearest base covers the whole city. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote the job from stories, size and tree cover. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The calendar fills in the spring and again in the fall, so the sooner you call, the easier it is to get your gutters on the date you want.
Gutters and downspouts take the most wear in the wet months, and regular cleanings are the simplest way to catch a leak early and protect your home from water damage. A clear gutter system moves water away from your home, so it pays to clean your gutters early, and a single twig or small clog caught in spring costs far less than an overflow. Every visit includes a flush of every downspout, so you can watch the water run clean at the outlet before we pack up the truck.
Our cleaning services in Artesia cover the city and the surrounding areas, and we are happy to talk through your gutter cleaning services in more detail when you call. Ask for a written estimate and we will send it to you in writing so you have the numbers before you commit. Our crew would rather give you the facts up front than surprise you on the roof.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote it by phone or by text. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you a figure before we schedule anything.
Across New Mexico, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. If you wait past the fall visit, the first ice can form in the gutters and cause sagging by midwinter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what is available.
No. The gutter cleaning process is exterior only: our crew works outside, 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. Every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clean at the bottom. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs we find pollen and needles on top of the guard and wet grit underneath, so the surface still needs to be kept clean and the outlets still need flushing so they do not dump water onto the landscape.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
