Our own crew cleans gutters in Farmington, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Farmington customers book in 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 how many stories the house has, its square footage 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. Most Farmington homeowners ask about price first, so the quote comes before anyone climbs a ladder. Gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place once the length is worked out, though we quote by the house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets up there. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more care. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above grade, so the ladder work is higher. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, and that takes more time than a yearly clean. Getting a packed gutter clean by hand takes longer than a light run, and the crew does not rush it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add minutes to every run. A gutter system with a long run to a single downspout takes more care than one with short runs. A blockage at an elbow, a twig wedged in a downspout or a leak at a seam is the kind of thing the crew finds once it is up there. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on Farmington jobs. One house had a clog in the back run that had built up over several seasons, and the crew cleared the buildup, flushed the line and confirmed water flow before leaving, which is why the back fascia is still dry after the next storm. Another had a sag at the front that we photographed and reported rather than fixing, because repairing it is not something we do. What drives the quote is the same from house to house: stories, size and what is in the gutter. The crew leaves a clean job every time, or it tells you why it could not.
Gutters on Farmington homes collect a clog faster than most people expect, and the drainage problems that follow are costly to chase. We do regular gutter cleaning on residential properties and residential and commercial sites alike, and the first visit is when we establish a baseline so you can clean your gutters on a schedule that fits the house. Commercial properties with long roof runs get the same photos before and after. A clean gutter is the only result we invoice for. If you want an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline 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 of our Farmington NM customers book twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop and in the fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is leaves and debris in a wet mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit, we have seen runs sag under the weight of ice by the time winter is over. A run that has sagged is often the first sign of structural damage at the fascia, so we photograph it and report it. Water that sits behind a sagged run can make the fascia rot before anyone sees a stain. Standing water that runs off onto the landscape by the foundation is the first thing to fix. Where freezing is a real risk, that ice forms dams at the eave and pushes water back under the shingles.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, the gutters get a clog every few weeks in the worst months, so those customers are on a three to four month schedule. Needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings and the rainwater stops moving freely. A rain gutter is only as good as its first downspout, and one twig or blockage at the elbow stops the whole run. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to protect your home from water damage, and the point is keeping rainwater moving away from your home. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, so the schedule for guarded gutters is set by the tree load, not by the guard. Gutter maintenance under heavy tree cover is a seasonal job, and a gutter kept clean through the tree season gives the first hard freeze nothing to hold.
Gutter services are priced by what the lot needs, not by a calendar we apply to every house. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and what we found in the gutters and downspouts on the way. A first visit that leaves the gutters clean tells us what the lot does to them in a season. Keeping a clean run from spring through fall is the cheapest protection a gutter gets. The goal is simple: keep your gutters moving for the whole season, not just on the day we are 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 crew works across Farmington from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters on homes across the city. We also serve surrounding areas, so if you are just outside the city limits, call and ask. Farmington gutter cleaning is booked house by house. Booking starts with a quote by phone or by text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. If your house already has gutter guards, tell us on the call, and the crew clears the surface and checks the flow underneath before the price is set. Seasonal cleanings are booked on the tree load, so the next visit is set on your first call. Call (866) 435-6328 to start one. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our cleaning and maintenance visits follow the same photo and invoice rule, and each visit ends with a clean run and dry, flowing downspouts, so there is nothing left to chase. The two busy windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, when the seeds and leaves are heaviest, so if you want to get your gutters done before the rush, book early in those months.
Our crew clears the gutter, then we flush every downspout and check the flow before we leave, so the job is done in one visit rather than two. Across New Mexico the monsoon brings heavy rainfall in short, violent cells, and that is when drainage problems show up fast, which is why we keep time open for storm follow-ups. A homeowner who sees water pouring over the edge after a storm can text us a photo and we will tell them what the crew would find. Keeping the gutter clear is how you keep water away from the roofline and the foundation. Ask for the gutter cleaning process on your first call and we will walk you through each step, from the quote to the photos.
The first thing to know is that we work across Farmington, and every gutter system we clean is priced the same way. The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before we arrive. Every clean run gets photos before we leave.
Most Farmington customers book in late spring or late fall. On our jobs, a clean gutter in the fall means the first ice finds nothing to hold, and a spring visit clears the seeds before they pack the downspouts, so the water runs off into the landscape instead of pooling at the foundation. Our cleaning services in Farmington run on the schedule above. Same-day service depends on the slot, so call early if you want to get your gutters done before the rush, and we confirm a date on that call.
Yes. We flush every downspout and check where it drains, including underground lines, and we tell you what we find. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause of an overflow, so they are checked first. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Guarded gutters still need cleaning. On our jobs, guards keep the leaves and debris out but let needles, a twig or seed casing and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. We clear the surface and check that water is getting in.
If a rain gutter still overflows after we leave, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. That is usually a slope or downspout size problem rather than debris, and left alone it can turn into structural damage at the fascia, so we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning. A leak at a joint or a blockage at an elbow shows up the same way.
The price you hear on the phone is the price on the invoice, and that invoice follows a clean, photographed job. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before any work starts. To keep your gutters working through the season, we set a schedule for your lot on the first call, and that keeps water away from the roofline and the foundation until the next storm.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
