Our own crew cleans gutters in Portales, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything 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 over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across New Mexico, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, once the seed drop and the leaf drop are done.
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, which is the first step of our gutter cleaning process, so a homeowner knows the number before the crew shows up, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A gutter cleaning service that prices by the linear foot lands in a similar place per foot, but on a house with a third story or a steep roof the length alone does not tell the story.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and more gear. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line. Gutters nobody has opened in years take the longest to clean, since the leaf mat comes out packed and compacted, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A run that has started to sag under the weight of that mat takes longer to clear and check. We flush every downspout, run the flow test and haul the debris away, all of it included and never billed as extras, and the flow test checks the drainage at each outlet. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a Portales job last season, the house sat under a heavy canopy on a corner lot with two stories and a run of gutter that had gone unopened for several years. The clog was in the downspout, not the troughs, and the water flow was blocked well above the elbows. We flushed every downspout, confirmed the water flow at each outlet and photographed each run before the truck left, and the run came out clean at the bottom. The quote was set from the stories, the tree cover and what we found, and it did not change once we were on the roof.
We see the same pattern across Portales homes: the buildup is worst where the leaves and debris have had the longest to settle, and one twig jammed in an elbow is enough to back the water up. Our crew works through the rain gutter from the low end up so nothing is left behind and the run is clean end to end. We clear the clogged downspouts all the way down and keep the water away from your home, because standing water in a packed run can lead to structural damage. Commercial properties follow the same logic, priced per building and set from the same three questions. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house, or book a date, and we will put the number in writing before the crew climbs a ladder.
| 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 customers in Portales NM book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall, once the leaves have finished falling. Both windows come before the rain that fills a neglected gutter. Across New Mexico the spring visit runs late May to June, and when we open a gutter then we find seeds packed into the elbows and a paste of pollen that holds water. The fall visit runs late October to November. In that window it is the wet leaf mat, and any house that skipped the visit tends to show runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time winter arrives.
Under heavy tree cover we see customers on a shorter schedule, because the needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. A rainwater clog that starts in the downspout is harder to see from the ground than one in the trough, and by the time it shows, the fascia may already be starting to rot. Few or no trees around the roofline usually means once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or construction the grit runs heavier, and we often move those lots to the shorter schedule. Residential properties and commercial buildings follow the same seasonal pattern, and residential and commercial lots both get regular gutter cleaning service on the cycle the trees dictate.
Guards cut the work down but they do not remove it. We still clean the surface and check the blockage underneath, so the schedule for a guarded house is set the same way, with the surface cleared at each visit. Gutter maintenance on a regular schedule, with debris removal at each visit, is the simplest way to keep the water moving, and it is what we would tell a neighbor to plan around. Across New Mexico, the monsoon puts most of the year's rain down in short, violent cells, so heavy rainfall is the real test of a clean gutter. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the estimate for the next visit in writing before we leave. Keep an eye on the first rain after the visit to see the water flow where it should.
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 covers Portales from the nearest base, and our cleaning services in Portales reach homes across the city, from the older blocks to the newer subdivisions. We clean the whole gutter system and leave the landscape as we found it. Booking is simple: you give us the stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front by text if that is easy. We quote from those and give you a date window. Lead time varies with the season, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months if you want a specific date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. To keep your gutters clean between cleanings, cleaning and maintenance means our crew clears the gutters and downspouts, runs a flush through every downspout, and checks that the water leaves at the outlet, which keeps the foundation dry. A clogged run is how a leak starts, so ask us how often you should clean your gutters for your roofline and tree cover; a regular visit is how you protect your home from water damage.
We work across Portales and the surrounding areas, and we handle gutter services for Portales homeowners and businesses alike, and the gutter cleaning service on a commercial lot is quoted the same way as a house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo, and we will get your gutters on the schedule that fits your lot. Portales gutter cleaning books fastest in the two busy windows, so ask for the first open slot.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. I will not guess it here; ask and we will tell you the same figure we charge.
Across New Mexico the spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit runs late October to November, and those are the windows when we see the least trouble here in Portales. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice at the eave and runs that have started to sag.
Most slots come up within the week. Our cleaning services in Portales run on a booking calendar, so we confirm the exact date when you call, and we will tell you if something sooner opens.
No. Our gutter cleaning process is exterior only: the 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, move any landscape furniture away from the walls, and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout in the gutter system and watch the water at the outlet until it runs clear. If a line runs underground we check that water is leaving the outlet and tell you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards cut the work down, but cleaning and maintenance still means lifting the panels, because on our jobs we find leaves, seed casings and grit on top of the guard and the mat underneath. That still has to be cleared for the water to get in, and the trough has to be clean before the guard goes back on. Full gutter maintenance is not finished until the water runs through, so if you ever clean your gutters yourself under guards, check the outlet the same way.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If something turns up that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will give you a written estimate you can hold us to.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
