Our own crew cleans your gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess 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 hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Tennessee, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar every year. Call (866) 435-6328 for a clean, flushed system before the next rain.
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. A homeowner gets the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote for a clean job is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but our number is a single figure for the whole job. That is how we price a visit in Atoka TN, from the first call to the final invoice.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted muck, and a clog that old takes longer to clean than a routine visit. A seam that has started to leak is noted in the photo report, not fixed on the spot. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in every visit and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has worked on homes where the gutters were packed with twig and rot and where the cleaning took longer than planned. Those are the jobs where the quote changed on the phone before we came out, so the number you hear is the number you pay. Before we give a quote, call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house by text if it is easy to take, and tell us how many stories and whether trees overhang the house. Homeowners who do that usually get a firm number on the first call. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the quote small, because a clean system takes less time than one nobody has opened in years. A clean gutter system helps protect your home from water damage, and the gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: quote, visit, flush, photos, and a clean invoice you can check.
| 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 two cleanings a year. Across Tennessee the spring visit falls in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit usually lands in November to early December, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in May, a clean run is the exception, and we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. A single clog at the elbow holds back a whole run. In fall it is leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by the next spring.
On our jobs, freezing weather is part of the picture, so a clogged rain gutter in late fall can mean ice forming at the eave and water backing up along the roofline under the shingles. Atoka gets about 56.6 inches of rain a year, and the wettest months here are April, May and December, so heavy rainfall lands on a full gutter and rainwater spills over the edge just when it can do the most harm. Left alone, a small clog can turn into structural damage at the eave. That is why the fall visit matters more than it looks. So get your gutters clean before the first freeze, and the system stays clear of ice when the leaves are gone before the first hard cold.
Under heavy tree cover, or on a lot with a landscape full of mulch beds, we see customers on a three to four month schedule, because needles and grit end up in the clogged downspouts between visits. Commercial properties near a busy road or a construction site see the same buildup. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep your gutters clear and water away from your home. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs a clean. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 cleans gutters and downspouts across Atoka TN and the surrounding areas, working out of the nearest base. Our gutter cleaning services for Atoka homes start with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, with a photo of the front of the house if you can send one. Once you have a date, we call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Residential properties get the same crew and the same photo report, and the gutters, every downspout, the drainage and the water flow stay in view the whole time. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the date.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, when most of our customers book. Booking early in those months gives you a better chance at the date you want and a clean slot on the calendar. We keep the gutters, every downspout and the drainage in view at every visit, and debris removal is part of the job, not an add-on. Our gutter services cover every run on the house, and regular cleaning and maintenance visits keep the schedule steady. Residential and commercial gutters share the same failure points, so the same check applies on every visit. If you want regular gutter cleaning for a house with a steady leaf or needle load, we can set up a schedule once the first visit tells us what the lot needs.
Our cleaning services in Atoka TN are quoted from stories and size, and we give you a firm estimate by phone or text before we come out. Tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees overhang the house, and you get the number on the call.
Across Tennessee most customers book the spring visit for mid to late May, and the fall visit usually lands in November to early December. If you wait past early December, the first hard cold can freeze whatever is still in the gutters into ice at the eave. Before the first freeze is the right time to clean your gutters.
Same-day depends on the day and the crew schedule. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when we will be there.
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, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and 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, usually less often, but on our jobs we still find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard and grit underneath. We clear the surface, flush every downspout, and check that water is getting in, so the run is clean before we leave.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, not after. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
