Our own crew cleans gutters here, flushing each outlet and checking that it runs clear, then hauling the leaves away and sending you 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. We have been doing this work across Tennessee through the spring and fall visits that most of our customers book, so you can get a firm date before the next storm season arrives.
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, whether leaves, twig or grit. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and every homeowner gets the number before a crew is scheduled. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place on most houses; what matters to you is the total you pay at the end of the day.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep pitch you cannot safely walk takes more time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted debris, and that takes longer to clean out. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Everything pulled out is hauled away from your home in the same trip, and flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the cleaning and maintenance price, never billed as extras. Smyrna TN averages about 55 inches of rain a year, and its wettest months are March, May and December, so a packed run is most likely to overflow after heavy rainfall. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homeowners here usually reach us by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house if it is easy, and tell us how many stories and roughly how big the footprint is. Most customers here have heavy leaves on one side of the house and a clean run on the other, and that difference shows up in the number. Gutter maintenance on a house like that is priced on both sides, and the cleanings on the heavy side are the bigger line item. Our gutter cleaning process starts with the photo, so the quote matches what we find when we get on the ladder.
| 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 here book our gutter cleaning services as a spring and fall pair, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Tennessee, spring visits run mid to late May, and fall visits land in late October to November. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows at the bottom of the run, which is how clogged downspouts start, and one clog at the elbow can back the whole run up. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March. A run that sags is where structural damage starts, and the wet fascia behind it starts to rot. Across Tennessee the pattern is much the same, though the timing shifts a little with the weather each year.
On a landscape under heavy tree cover, we see customers every three to four months, because needles and grit buildup in the drains between visits. A rain gutter on a lot with few or no trees does fine with one visit a year in late fall, since it collects little. Guards reduce how often a gutter system needs a full clean, but the surface still has to be cleared, so regular gutter cleaning stays on the schedule too, just less often, and it keeps rainwater moving and water away from the foundation. Commercial properties under the same tree cover follow the same schedule.
After the first visit, we tell you how often to clean your gutters and which tier your lot actually needs. Our goal is to keep your gutters clean and clear between visits.
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 gutter cleaning service serves Smyrna TN, Smyrna homes, residential and commercial properties, and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, so getting a slot does not depend on which side of town you are on. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text. Tell us the stories, the rough size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and whether the gutters look clean from the ground or are already full. Send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Every visit ends with clean outlets, good water flow and a set of photos for your records.
Lead time changes with the season. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fast and the first visit slots go out first. The fastest way to get your gutters on the calendar is to book ahead of those windows, so you get a date that suits you. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the next open date and the number together.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you that estimate by phone or text. Our gutter services for residential properties here are priced the same way, so tell us the footprint and whether the gutters have been opened recently. The quote we give you is the number we charge.
Across Tennessee, spring visits run mid to late May, and fall visits land in late October to November. Our Smyrna TN customers usually book one of those two windows, and regular gutter cleaning in both keeps water from pooling along the roofline. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need something sooner, tell us what is happening on the roof and we will tell you what our cleaning services in Smyrna can do.
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, we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clear at the bottom. Where one feeds an underground drainage 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 gets quoted before we touch it. Our gutters and downspouts are checked the same way on every visit, and the goal is a clean outlet every time.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention, so keep your gutters on a schedule. On our jobs we find needles threaded through the guard, seed casings sitting on top, and grit underneath, and that can make a clog under the guard even when the gutter looks clear. Once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge instead of carrying water away from the house. We lift the panels, clean underneath, and reseat them, which is part of our gutter maintenance.
If a gutter is clean and still spills water over the edge in a rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or outlet size rather than a blockage. A leak at a seam can look the same from the ground. A photo or short video taken during the rain is enough for us to see which it is, and that is how we protect your home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The quote you get is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it first. Nothing gets added after the fact.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
