Our own crew cleans gutters in Arlington, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills up.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math on a typical lot. Our gutter cleaning services run across Arlington, and Arlington homes get the same quote on the phone and on the invoice.
On our jobs the things that move a 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 puts the back run far above grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out heavy, with buildup packed into the trough, and that clog takes time to clean out by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. We flush every downspout as part of the job, and downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice. Skipping the visit costs more later, since a clog left alone can lead to structural damage.
Here is what we have seen on local jobs. One lot in the heaviest tree cover we cleaned had a sag in the back run and a clog that had been building for years, and the gutter needed more time than the front of the house. Another job had gutters that were clean at the front and packed at the back where the roofline dips. In both cases we told the homeowner what we found before we started and photographed the run afterward. The leaves and debris were the bulk of the work, and the clogged downspouts were where water was getting stuck and backing up. Residential and commercial jobs get the same care on our calendar, though commercial properties are scheduled differently. Once the gutter is clear, water flow to the downspout is restored and drainage works the way it should. Rainwater runs down the rain gutter to the downspout and carries water away from the foundation, which is the whole point of the visit, and that is how you protect your home from water damage.
| 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.
On our jobs most customers book twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop and in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Tennessee, spring visits land in mid to late May, and when we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds packed in the elbows and pollen paste building up along the roofline. Fall visits in Arlington TN run November to early December, and a clean gutter going into the freeze matters, because freezing weather can build ice in the trough and pull runs loose. If the house skipped its fall visit we often see a run that has sagged by the time winter ends. Under heavy tree cover and landscape debris, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps water moving, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Few or no trees, a yearly cleaning in late fall is usually enough.
Here is the tier we see most often. Two cleanings a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction zone, debris builds up quickly and causes blockage, so those roofs go on a shorter schedule. Local rainfall averages about 55 inches a year, and March, April and May are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall is when a trough fills fastest. A run that backs up for weeks can leak at the seams. Guards cut down on the work, though the surface still needs clearing. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the trough and at the outlet.
Regular gutter maintenance keeps small problems from becoming repairs, and our gutter cleaning service is built around the two windows. Each visit checks the whole gutter system, from the first run to the last downspout. Set a reminder for both so the gutter stays clean, and book early, since the calendar fills before the season peaks. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
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 Arlington gutter cleaning crew works the surrounding areas too, and the job starts with a quote over the phone or by text. Tell us your stories, roughly how big the house is and whether trees hang over the roof, and tell us if you have gutter guards, since they change the job. Twig litter and seed heads are the usual clogs we clear from a downspout. A photo of the front of the house helps us size the lift, and it takes a minute to send. Booking is quick, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar is busiest in spring and again in fall, the two windows when gutters need attention most. Book early in those months and you will get a slot sooner. We cover the surrounding areas from the closest base, so distance is rarely a problem for a standard visit. We clean residential properties and provide gutter services for the whole house, not only the front run. Whether it is your first clean or you have had a company clean your gutters before, we keep the gutter cleaning process the same and we check every run.
Once the crew is done, you get photos of every run on the gutters and downspouts, sent to your phone. That is how you can see the work for yourself. Keep your gutters clean and water will drain away from your home instead of pooling by the foundation. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
The number comes from your stories and the size of the house. For cleaning services in Arlington, we give it to you over the phone or by text before any work is scheduled, and you can ask for it in writing before you book.
Most customers book in spring and again in fall, and the timing follows the weather. In spring we are clearing seeds and pollen. In fall the leaf load and the first freeze are the concern, and freezing weather can build ice in the trough and pull runs loose, so the fall visit matters. Treat both visits as regular gutter maintenance.
No, you do not need to be home. The gutter cleaning process runs outside only: our crew 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 with water and watch it run clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Guards still need some attention. They stop leaves, but needles, seed casings and landscape debris sit on top of the guard and turn to a mat that keeps water from getting in. We clean the surface, lift the panels and check that the gutter system is draining through the guard. Left alone, water that sits in a full trough can rot the fascia board behind it.
If the gutter still overflows after we leave, send us a photo or a short video in the rain. A clean gutter that still spills over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
The price you get on the phone is the price on the invoice, covering cleaning and maintenance of the whole gutter system. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
