Our own crew cleans gutters in White House, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been booking White House homeowners for spring and fall cleanings for years, and the crew knows what a house on this street needs before the ladder goes 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 stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services for White House homes are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge, whether the gutters are clean or packed. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of gutter, but the stories and the roof pitch are what change the job on the ground.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof the crew cannot walk raises the work and the time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot means the back run sits higher than the front, and that changes how the crew sets up. A gutter that has gone years without a clean is packed with buildup, and the mix of leaves and debris takes longer to clear out of the trough before the downspouts run. Clogged downspouts take the most time, because the crew has to work the blockage loose from both ends. Guards that we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included in the quote and never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, like a run that has pulled loose from the fascia or a spot of structural damage, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the experience looks like on a typical White House visit. We pull the leaves and seeds out of every run and leave the trough clean, then flush each downspout until the water flow runs clear at the bottom, and check that drainage is working where it should. Where the rain gutter has begun to sag, we photograph it and tell you. Where a clog has been sitting long enough to rot the board behind the trough, we report it. We do not sell repairs from the ladder, and we do not hand you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
A homeowner in White House often asks how the price compares with a commercial job, and the honest answer is that the work is different. Commercial properties with flat tops and internal drains, or long runs on big footprints, are priced per building on a schedule. Both residential and commercial jobs get a written number before the crew starts, but for a residential house the number moves with the three things above, and the crew can tell you the figure for your house in the first five minutes of the phone call.
Once the clog is cleared, moving water away from the foundation is the point. Standing water near the foundation is what turns a clogged gutter into a leak in the basement wall. Rainwater that pools beside the house soaks into the landscape and the soil next to the foundation, so the crew checks that every downspout is discharging away from the house, not pooling beside it.
| 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.
Across Tennessee the spring visit lands in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop. In White House, the fall visit runs late October to November, once the last leaves are down, and the freeze risk here makes that second visit worth booking. Booking a White House gutter cleaning visit in both windows is the simplest way to clean your gutters before the weather turns. When we open a gutter in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, we see the gutter clog faster, so those customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits. With few or no trees near the roofline, once a year in late fall is enough for most homes. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing, because pollen and grit sit on top of the guard and rot the wood underneath over time. A clean gutter in spring is no promise for November under that canopy. Spring is the wettest stretch here, March through May, and that is when a blockage shows up as heavy rainfall overflow.
Here is how we decide the schedule. We look at the trees, the roof, and what comes out of the gutter at the first visit, and that gives us an estimate for the rest of the year. A gutter that comes out clean in May but is full of wet leaves in November tells us a different story than one that stays light all year. Our regular gutter cleaning service starts with that first visit, and debris removal is included each time. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can book the next date right then.
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 across White House TN and the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base to the job. We take residential and commercial calls, and most of the work is on residential properties. We also offer gutter services for homes that need the work done once or on a schedule. Booking runs 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 house front if that is easy. That is enough to give you a quote on the spot, and then we get your gutters on the calendar.
Lead time changes with the season. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop fill the calendar fast, so book early if you want a particular week. Outside those windows the calendar is usually looser. The gutter cleaning process is the same each time: we call before we come, nobody needs to be home for the visit, and our crew works outside and does not come inside. You get a clean system and photos of every run.
Many of the homes we clean here are looking to protect your home from water damage, and a clean gutter system is the cheapest way to start, measured by what it saves you later. If you keep your gutters clear, you keep water away from your home, which is the whole point of cleaning and maintenance. If you have questions about the gutters and downspouts you have, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutter line and we will tell you what we see.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Our cleaning services in White House are priced that way, so text us a photo of the front or call (866) 435-6328, and we give you the number on the spot.
Late spring and late fall are when most of our customers here book, and those are the right windows to clean your gutters. In May we find seeds and pollen. In November we find the wet leaf mat, and waiting past the first hard freeze makes the ice dams harder to clear.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that day.
No. The 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. Your yard stays as clean as it was when the crew arrived.
Yes, we flush every downspout and the crew checks that water is leaving the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep out most of the leaves, but on our jobs we find seed pods, needles and grit sitting on top of the guard, and a twig that gets past it can wedge in the elbow. The surface still needs clearing even when the guard is doing its job.
A gutter that is clean and still spills in the rain has a slope or capacity problem, which falls outside routine gutter maintenance. Send us a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If something we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, and you agree to it then.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
