Our own crew will clean the whole gutter system on local homes, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves bagged and 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 Ohio, most of our calls come in the spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 for a firm date.
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 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 offer gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but a per-foot figure hides the stories and the tree cover that actually change how long it takes to clean the gutters.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means more time on the boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run much higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with compacted muck, and that takes longer to clean than a run cleaned every season. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and haul-away are included and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice. Homeowners with gutters that have gone years without attention usually see the biggest change in the quote.
Gutters clogged with leaves and debris are a common reason we are called out, and most of the time the first sign is water pouring over the edge in rain instead of out of the downspout. When a rain gutter starts to sag or sits low, the water has nowhere to go and it finds the fascia and the eave. A clog at one downspout is enough to make the water back up along the whole run. We flush every downspout, because a few clogged downspouts can leave the rest of the run looking clean while the water still backs up. Xenia homes we work on range from older houses with long runs to newer ones with short ones, and the buildup in each is different. We clean residential and commercial properties with the same logic: on a bigger building the gutter run is checked section by section. Where a buildup of drainage problems has already caused structural damage, we photograph it and report it, and we do not repair it. Routine gutter maintenance costs less than replacing a fascia board, and the point of regular cleaning is to keep water away from your home before it does any damage.
A house with three stories on the front and a steep back pitch is the kind of job where the quote runs higher than the front-yard look suggests, because the back run takes the most time. The customer hears that number on the phone, and the invoice matches it.
| 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.
Across Ohio, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Xenia gets about 43 inches of precipitation a year, and April through June are the wettest months. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds packed into the elbows and a pollen paste that holds rainwater. The fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves are down, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs along the roofline that have sagged by March under the weight of ice. The freeze risk is real here, so the fall cleaning is the one that keeps the eave clear before the cold sets in.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees directly over the house, regular gutter cleaning matters more than the calendar. Needles, twigs and grit pack the downspout between visits, and a single season is too long to wait. With few or no trees, and a landscape that drains away from the house, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Gutter guards mean less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean, because leaves sit on top of the guard. For residential properties near a busy road or a construction site, the grit alone is reason enough to come back more often, and that is part of what we check on the first visit at a Xenia oh address.
On a job like this, cleaning and maintenance go together: each visit is also a chance to see the gutter line and the hangers while the crew is on the ladder, which is part of how we catch a leak early. A run that is pulling loose or a blockage that keeps coming back is worth a photo, and we send one. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, how many cleanings a year it takes, and when to clean your gutters next, and the estimate for that visit comes from the first look. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutters to book a date.
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 provides cleaning services in town and works Xenia gutter cleaning jobs from one base, so the trip stays short on any address in town. Booking works the way we want it to: you call (866) 435-6328 or text with the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Tell us when you want to get your gutters done, and we give you the quote on the spot and a date when we can come. Lead times move with the season, and the busy windows are late spring and the weeks after the first leaves drop, when our calendar fills fastest.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. The crew stays outside, so you do not have to arrange your day around us to let anyone in. Our gutter service is booked on the same line as everything else we do, and our gutter services cover the whole run, starting at the front of the house and ending at the last downspout. Our process is the same on every job, so you know what you are getting. If you have a gutter that overflows in every heavy rainfall, tell us that first, because it changes which visit comes next. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage before the next storm, and we want the first visit to help you keep your gutters clean and working through the season. Surrounding areas are served from the same booking line, and the quote you get is the same wherever the crew is working that day.
A homeowner gets the number from the stories and the size of the house, by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because the same two-story house can take very different time depending on what is in the gutters.
Across Ohio, the spring visit falls in late May or June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late October or November. If you wait until after the first hard freeze, the fall clog is harder to clear and the eave may already have ice damage.
Across Xenia, most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We will tell you honestly what is open, rather than promise a time we cannot keep, because a clean first visit beats a rushed one.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, and the crew does not come inside. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves, so nothing is left for you to clean up. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and watched until it runs clear at the bottom, and debris removal is part of the price. We check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often, but the leaves on top of the guard still need clearing, and gutter maintenance does not stop when the guards go on. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on the guard and grit underneath, and when that mat gets wet the water runs over the edge. Skip the cleaning and the fascia is the first thing to rot.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem rather than a blockage problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
The price is the one we gave you, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice. Our jobs have shown that the stories and tree cover are what matter, so that is what we check on the phone first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
