Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. A clean trough is how we protect your home from water damage. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest, so it helps to call early.
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, how large it is and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote the homes we visit over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length of your gutter run is counted, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits higher than it looks from the yard. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years needs a full clean, because the leaves and debris have pressed into a mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. We flush every downspout, check the water flow and drainage at the outlet and haul the waste away, and none of it is billed as an extra. If anything we find changes the work, you hear about it before the crew starts, not on the invoice.
Here is how the gutter cleaning process looks in practice. A customer with a two-story home and a heavy leaf load in the back run called us in the fall. Our crew found the clogged downspouts packed solid at the elbows and the leaf buildup packed into the trough, and the quote reflected the extra time to clear it. A trough that holds water and starts to sag is how a leak starts at the fascia, and structural damage follows, so the clean came first. Nothing about the blockage was a surprise once the crew was up the ladder, because we had already asked about the trees on the phone. That is the point of the phone quote: you know the number before we arrive.
| 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 customers book two cleanings a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in November to early December after the last leaves come down. Across Tennessee, spring work tends to land in mid to late May, and here the wettest months are April, May and July, so heavy rainfall finds any clog fast. The right time to clean your gutters is before heavy rainfall arrives, because rainwater that cannot get past a packed elbow spills over the front edge. In May the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and the clog is usually the first thing we see. In November it is the wet leaf mat along the roofline and, on houses that skipped the fall visit, the first ice. Freeze risk is real here, and we have found runs that sagged under ice and pulled loose from the fascia through the January and February cold on houses that missed their fall clean.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers every three to four months, because needles, twig and grit pack the elbows between visits and the blockage builds faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Regular gutter cleaning is the answer, and it is also what carries water away from your home. Houses with few or no trees overhead usually need only one clean a year, in late fall. Guards reduce how often the gutter fills, but they do not remove the need to keep your gutters clear of what settles on top of them, so the schedule still applies with guards in place. Cleaning and maintenance follow the same calendar either way, and gutter maintenance is logged on each visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and put it in writing.
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 covers Mount Juliet TN and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we keep a regular route across Mount Juliet, mostly residential streets. Booking for Mount Juliet gutter cleaning starts with an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. Lead time depends on the week, and we give you the first open slot when you call. The two busiest windows for our gutter services are the spring and fall visits, and the calendar fills fastest then, which is when a homeowner is most likely to call.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Each gutter cleaning service visit ends with photos on your phone, and debris removal is included in the quote. Residential properties are the work this page covers. For commercial properties or a residential and commercial mix, call (866) 435-6328 and tell us what the building is. If you have a gate or a side yard we need to reach, let us know when you book so the crew can get in and out without a fuss. We want every gutter run clean and every downspout flushed the first time, and a clear booking is the first step toward that, which is how we protect your home from water damage.
The number comes from how many stories the house has, how large it is and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will give you a figure before we book. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and again in November, after the leaves are down. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice damage at the eave. Text a photo of the gutters and we will tell you when to get your gutters on the calendar.
Same-day slots for our cleaning services in Mount Juliet depend on the week, so we confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy seasons, and we will tell you the earliest opening we have.
No, you do not need to be home. 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 checked for flow at the outlet, because our crew checks gutters and downspouts together on every visit. If a line runs underground and water is not leaving at the far end, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them, and a wet mat can still run over the edge of the gutter system. Left alone, that water can lead to rot at the fascia. Our crew lifts the panels, clears what is underneath and reseats them, so the trough gets a clean pass too.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or short video of the spill in the rain and we will tell you what it is and where the water is going, so you know it is moving away from your home. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The quote you get on the phone is the price you pay.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
