Our own crew cleans gutters in Lima OH and leaves them clean, with every downspout flushed until it runs clean, the leaves and muck hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your 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 the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, so calling early helps.
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 size and what is sitting in the gutters. We give the price over the phone or by text from those three things, and the price we give is the price we charge. Our cleaning services in Lima work the same way for every house. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house it comes out to the same job either way.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run far above grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold packed muck that takes more time to clear, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. A clog low in a downspout adds time to the job, and we tell you that before we start. Flushing runs until the water comes out clean at the bottom. Flow testing and haul-off cover the rest of the job on gutters and downspouts, and they are never billed as extras. A gutter that looks fine in dry weather often shows its problem in heavy rainfall, when water has nowhere to go, and a seam that has started to leak gets reported, not repaired on the spot. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the gutter cleaning process looks like for a homeowner. The people who call us usually tell us the same three things: how many stories, roughly how big, and whether the trees are close enough to drop leaves onto the roof. A photo of the front of the house by text helps us confirm the rest. Once we see the roofline, the number is set, and we stick to it. Every job starts with that quote. If you want to get your gutters cleaned on a schedule that fits your lot, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will come back with a quote.
| 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 homeowners across Lima book twice a year. Across Ohio, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late October to November, after the leaves are down. When we open a gutter in May we find a buildup of seeds and pollen paste in the downspout elbows. In November it is leaves and debris, packed wet against the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that sag under ice by March, which is where structural damage and rot start. A gutter that was clean in the fall is a different job by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the gutter system moving, because needles, twig and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. Clogged downspouts are the first thing we check on a return visit. When rainwater has nowhere to go, a rain gutter spills over the front edge and runs down the fascia. Lima gets 41.2 inches of rain a year, and May, June and July are the wettest months, so the gutter has to be clean before that stretch. Houses with few or no trees do well with one cleaning a year in late fall, and gutter maintenance on those lots is mostly a check of the seams. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit load is heavier, so those lots tend to need the shorter interval too.
Most of our jobs follow one of those three patterns. Regular gutter cleaning on the right interval keeps each visit quick, and the point of the schedule is to keep the water away from your home, not to chase the calendar. Most homeowners wait until the gutter overflows before they clean your gutters, and by then it is the bigger job. After the first visit, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and why, and the next visit starts from a clean slate. Repeat cleanings on the same house are quoted the same way.
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 Lima and the surrounding areas, and we cover all of it from our nearest base. Booking starts with an estimate from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lima homes get the same first step, a quote tied to the roofline and to what is in the gutters. We look over the landscape under the eaves before the ladders go up, so beds and shrubs are not stepped on. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home while the crew keeps the yard clean. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so calling early in those months gets you a better slot.
The lead time depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Residential properties and commercial properties across Lima OH both start with that same quote. Our gutter cleaning service is part of our wider gutter services, and every visit ends with a drainage check at each downspout outlet, so a blockage gets caught before it spills, and the water flow at each outlet is checked before we leave.
Ready to book? Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will book a date that works for your lot. Debris removal is part of the price, and the cleaning and maintenance check is on the same ticket. Between the two busy windows, calling early often gets you a sooner date.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without seeing those two things, and the number we give is the one on your invoice.
Our customers usually book in late spring and late fall. Waiting past the leaf drop or the spring seed season means more clog in the downspout elbows, and on freeze-prone houses it can mean ice damage by winter. Booking on time helps protect your home from water damage.
Same-day depends on the week, so we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy months.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The crew leaves the yard clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. If a drain line runs underground and rainwater is not clearing, we tell you. A clean outlet is what we are looking for, and clearing a buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and turn into a paste that stops water from getting in. We clear the surface, flush the downspouts and reseat the panels, so the guards and the run come back clean and you can keep your gutters working between visits.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a clog, and a run that sags between its hangers points the same way. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something like structural damage at the fascia, you hear about it and agree before work starts, never after the crew has finished.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
