Our own crew cleans gutters in Minot, every run flushed and flow-tested until it runs clean, the mess hauled off, and photos of each 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 North Dakota, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on every visit.
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, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, and we are happy to walk through either way.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes how we set the boom or scissor lift and how long the run takes. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted muck, and that buildup takes longer to get clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job, like a leak at a seam or a sag in a run, is raised before work starts, never on the invoice, and that is part of our gutter cleaning process.
Most of our Minot jobs start with a homeowner who wants one clear answer before a crew shows up. Our crew has seen a range of roofs in the city, and what drives the number is the same kind of thing each time: the height, how much is packed in, and how many runs there are. We still give that answer by phone, and we give it before anyone is on a ladder. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what the job looks like. That is the simplest way to get a clean number you can plan around.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $185 | from $240 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $165 | from $215 | from $280 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $190 | from $250 | from $325 |
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 here book gutter maintenance twice a year, in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in the fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a rain gutter in late spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and in the fall it is leaves and debris, wet and matted into a clog, that holds water against the fascia. Across North Dakota the first hard freeze comes early enough that a house which skipped its fall visit can show sagging runs, ice pulling at the eave and structural damage by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the usual rhythm on our jobs, because needles and grit end up in the clogged downspouts between visits, and May through July brings the heavy rainfall that fills them fastest. With few or no trees in the landscape around the house, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots, and regular gutter cleaning is what keeps that visit short. Gutter guards change the job too: they cut down the leaf load, but the surface still needs clearing and the gutters and downspouts still need flushing so they stay clean between visits. A guarded gutter system stays on the cleaning and maintenance schedule and runs less often rather than being skipped, and the drainage still gets checked at every visit.
Here is how we work it out. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date on the calendar so the house does not drift into a bad fall. The whole point is to keep water away from your home, and clean gutters are how you protect your home from water damage, so keep your gutters on the schedule the first visit sets. If the gutters are already wet and sagging when we arrive, we say so plainly and photograph it for you.
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 cover Minot homes across the whole city and dispatch from our nearest base, so our crew can reach most of the city the same day the quote is accepted. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front. Minot homeowners usually give us three answers: the number of stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and that is enough to give a quote on the spot. Customers in the surrounding areas can ask for a quote by phone or text, and we confirm whether the crew can reach them that day.
Our calendar fills in the busy windows of the year, which are spring and fall, so it is worth calling early in those months, and you can clean your gutters before the season turns if you book ahead. Lead time across Minot varies with the season and the weather, and we confirm the date when you call rather than guessing at it. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
If you need cleaning services in Minot for a commercial building as well as a house, our gutter cleaning services cover both, and we schedule each building on its own. If you want gutter services beyond the cleaning, ask and we will price each one separately before anyone starts. Residential properties and commercial properties are quoted the same way. Ask for a written estimate and we will send it to you before any date is booked.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Tell us the square footage and whether there are trees over the roof, and we will quote the job before any crew is booked.
On our jobs in Minot, most customers book two cleanings a year, in late spring and in the fall. If the fall visit is skipped, the wet leaf mat and first ice can leave runs sagging by March, and we tell you what we find on every visit.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day work depends on the calendar that week, so we would rather tell you the true date than promise one we cannot keep.
No. 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, we flush every downspout and flow-test it at the outlet. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, on our jobs guarded gutters still collect needles, seed casings and grit on top of the guard. The surface needs clearing and the runs need flushing, though it is usually less often than an open gutter.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a blockage or a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of the rainwater coming over the edge, and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, and the number on the invoice matches the number you were quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
