Our own crew cleans gutters here, and we flush every downspout and flow-test it, haul the waste away, and send photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Dent homes book in spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the same houses year after year so the people on your ladder already know how you keep your gutters running.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our gutter cleaning services depends on stories, 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. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the stories and the roof shape matter more than the length of the run. This page prices residential properties, and commercial properties need a separate conversation before we quote them.
What moves a quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when the ladder goes up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk adds time and a lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Clearing a buildup at the elbow takes a few minutes, and clogged downspouts that need a second pass add time. Every rain gutter run is checked for water flow and drainage at the outlet, and structural damage, such as a run pulled off the fascia, gets photographed and reported rather than sold on the spot. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are already in the number, and anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job the cleaning went up a tier because the rear run carried a clog that had been building since the last visit and the downspout was sized too small to move the water away from the foundation. Our homeowners hear about changes like that on the phone before booking, and this customer agreed to the change first. Nobody on our crew is going to tell you a gutter is a problem it is not, and nobody is going to upsell a second visit to a slope problem. Clean gutters on a sound gutter system are the goal, and the quote reflects what it takes to get there.
| 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 book twice a year. Across Ohio, spring visits run late May to June, after the seeds and pollen have dropped. The fall visit comes in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. April, May and June are the wettest months here, so clean your gutters before that rain and again after the leaves drop. In May the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and in winter the first ice shows up at the eave, because freeze risk is real here and snow falls in December, January, February and March, about 16.0 inches a year. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs that sag by March under the weight of that ice.
Under heavy tree cover we see our customers every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits, and a run that looks clear from the ground can still hide a blockage. With few or no trees, regular gutter cleaning once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards change the schedule a little, since they keep the big leaves and limbs out, but the surface still needs clearing, and we still flush every downspout. Across Ohio, storm season brings severe thunderstorms and derechos, and heavy rainfall can overrun a gutter that was fine last week.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and the roofline. If rainwater is still spilling over the edge after a visit, we say so plainly rather than sell another visit. We will walk you through what the crew saw and set the next date while we are still on site.
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 Dent OH from our own crew, so booking Dent gutter cleaning is a short phone call to (866) 435-6328. Give us the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front by text if that is easy. We will give you an estimate on the spot and set a window. Most homes take two cleanings a year, and we can plan both at the first call. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so calling early keeps you from waiting. A homeowner who books early also gets a wider choice of days.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the photos of every run arrive on your phone before the truck leaves. If a leak shows up at a seam during the visit, it is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. Our crew also checks the surrounding areas around the foundation, and a twig in a downspout elbow is one of the first things cleared. Clear gutters are how you protect your home from water damage, and that is the whole job. If you want it on a set schedule, we can hold the same days for you every season so the next visit is already on the calendar, and we keep your gutters on the same list year after year. Our gutter services include the same flush and photos on every visit, and we clean gutters and downspouts together, not one before the other.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We quote residential and commercial jobs on different terms, so say which one you have when you call. Nothing gets added once the crew is on the ladder unless you agree to it first. Our cleaning services in Dent are quoted the same way for every homeowner.
Our customers usually book in late spring and again in late fall. Heavy rainfall in April through June tests a gutter system that has not been cleaned since the fall visit, and waiting past that visit is where we see sagging runs and ice at the eave by winter. Freeze risk is real here, so get your gutters on the schedule before the first frost.
Most slots come up within the week across Dent, and we confirm the exact date when you call (866) 435-6328. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that call, so ask about the first open window when you dial.
No. The visit covers cleaning and maintenance on the exterior only, and the crew does not come inside. Every ladder is set with stand-offs, which keep the weight away from your home and off the gutter lip. Photos of every run and downspout reach 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, and a clean outlet is what the flow test checks. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings, twig tips and grit sit on top and mat into a paste that blocks the water. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog, and wood rot behind the fascia gets reported rather than sold as a cleaning. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is without selling you a second cleaning.
Only if something we could not see from the ground changes the job, such as a steep pitch or a landscape bed that blocks the ladder, and in that case you hear it before work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice, and gutter maintenance visits are quoted the same way.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
