Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess bagged and hauled off, 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work across Tennessee for years, and most customers here book in the spring and fall.
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. Call (866) 435-6328 for a phone quote built from those three things, since our gutter cleaning services are priced from them and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the full run is measured, but we would rather give you a clean, whole number up front.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run much higher than the front suggests. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with buildup, and clogged downspouts often sit behind it, which takes time to clean out by hand. A run that has started to sag takes longer too, because it has to be checked before it is cleaned. And guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. A clog low in one downspout can back the whole run up, so we check the bottom first. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are already part of the price, never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
We have worked on a range of Cleveland homes, from older houses near the older parts of town to newer builds with long runs. The same pattern shows up on the heavy-canopy lots: the clog builds from the bottom of the downspout up, and the water flow drops off well before the trough looks full. Drainage that looks fine from the ground often fails at the elbow. We treat that as the job, not an upsell, and we say so on the phone. Homeowners with more than one roofline usually need the crew to work each run separately, which is why we ask for a photo of the front of the house when you book. We price residential and commercial jobs by the same method. Residential properties are quoted per house, and commercial properties per building on a schedule. Ask us what it takes to clean your gutters before you commit, and we will tell you plainly whether a regular gutter cleaning schedule makes sense for your lot. Spring and fall are our busiest windows, so the earlier you call, the easier it is to hold a date.
| 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: once in spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in fall, late October to November, after the last leaves and debris come down. Across Tennessee, spring visits run mid to late May. In spring the gutter elbows hold seeds, casings and a pollen paste that packs in solid, and the gutters and downspouts need the most attention then. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the next winter, which is where structural damage starts.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is how you keep your gutters clean and the rainwater moving, because needles and grit pack the downspout outlets between visits and the roofline catches the blockage before it shows. Cleveland gets 57.9 inches of rain a year, and March, July and December are the wettest months, when heavy rainfall tests the gutters hardest. A small leak at a seam can show up first in those months. A roofline with few or no trees does well on one visit a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent work, but the surface still needs a clean and the seams still need a look. Near a busy road or active construction, we see more fine grit, and those lots go on the shorter schedule too.
We do not promise a fixed schedule from the first call. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we give you an estimate for the next visit so you can plan the year. Cleveland tn lots vary more than people expect, and the first look is the only honest way to set it. Keeping your gutters clean is how you protect your home from water damage at the eave, the fascia line and the foundation, and a visit on schedule keeps the gutter services working as designed.
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 Cleveland gutter cleaning crew works out of the nearest base and covers Cleveland and surrounding areas. Every homeowner starts with a quote by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328, give us your stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front if you can. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we will tell you the first open day when you call.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so if you want a slot in those months, book early. Outside those windows there is usually room. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home, since the work is done from outside the house. A twig wedged in a downspout is a cleaning problem and gets cleared on the spot. Anything else we see that is not a cleaning problem gets photographed and put in the report, not sold on the spot. If a gutter cleaning process question comes up before you book, call us and we will walk you through it. A clean gutter needs regular attention, and gutter maintenance on a set schedule is what keeps water away from your home. Cleanings are priced to fit that schedule, and cleaning and maintenance visits are booked around it, so we make it easy to get your gutters on it.
The number comes from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house on a sloped landscape with heavy tree cover can take much longer than one without. The quote you hear is the number you pay.
Most customers across Cleveland book in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall after the last leaves come down. If the fall visit gets skipped, we often find sagging runs or ice damage by the next winter. Waiting costs more than booking early, and a clean gutter going into winter is the goal.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in Cleveland fill most open slots within the week, and we will tell you exactly when we can come.
No. Our crew works from 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, and the gutters are clean before the truck pulls away.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it, and check the outlet to confirm water is leaving. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep the big leaves out, but seed casings, grit and fine debris still settle on top and underneath them, and a guard is still part of the gutter system that needs clearing. On our jobs we lift the panels, clear underneath, flush every downspout and reseat the guards, and the trough comes out clean.
A clean rain gutter that still spills in heavy rainfall has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem, and left alone it can lead to rot and structural damage. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we stop, tell you what we found and get your agreement before continuing. Once the work is done, the gutters are clean and the photos go to your phone, and 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.
