Our own crew cleans gutters in Austin TX, and a clean gutter is what keeps water away from your home. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, the mess is hauled off, and you get photos of every run before we leave.
The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
Most of our homeowners book in the spring and fall, and we have been running those visits on the houses here for years.
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. We quote the job over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning process starts with the phone call, so nothing is a surprise at the end. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place, but our cleaning services in Austin are quoted for the whole house so you know the figure before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs the things that move the price are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with compacted leaf mat, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and every run is left clean before the crew moves on. The same rule applies to gutter maintenance jobs: if something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
When a house has gone years without a visit, the leaf mat packs tight at the elbows, and that kind of clean-out takes the crew longer than a standard visit. We price that kind of house up front, and the homeowner sees the photos of every run when we finish. Most homeowners who call us have a clear picture of what they need before the crew arrives, and we like to keep it that way. Keeping up with regular gutter cleaning and maintenance keeps the job quick, cleanings on a set schedule keep the price predictable, and a clean run holds up better through heavy rainfall. Austin averages 36.2 inches of rain a year, so if you want to get your gutters ready, book before the wettest months, May, June and October.
| 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 to keep the gutters clean. Across Texas the spring visit usually lands in late March to April, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit runs December to early January, after the last leaves and debris have come down across Austin. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit the runs can sag or pull loose by the next spring, which is where structural damage starts and the whole gutter system ends up holding water it was never built to carry.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles, twig and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and clogged downspouts are where the backup starts. Commercial properties near a busy road or a construction site take on the same grit, so the same interval applies. With few or no trees over the roof, one visit a year in December to early January is usually enough. Guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs to be clean on every pass, and a rain gutter under a guard still needs checking.
Before the first visit we ask about the trees and the road, and after it we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs. A clog at the elbow is the first thing we look for, because that is where water backs up and starts to rot the structure if it sits too long. Good drainage keeps the water away from the foundation and the landscape beds, and a run that overflows can cause a leak at the fascia before anyone sees a stain. A run that stays clean between visits holds up longer.
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 from the central neighborhoods to the newer subdivisions, and the work is the same whichever part of town the house is in. We offer gutter cleaning service for Austin homes, and the same crew handles residential properties and commercial sites alike. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, from your stories, the size of the house and your tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you the date when we confirm the price.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall visits, so if you want a date in those months it helps to call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. For residential and commercial jobs we book per building on a schedule that fits the property, and we check for buildup in the trough and the water flow at each downspout before the crew leaves.
We keep this simple: call or text, get a number, pick a date, and we show up. The cleaning, the flush and the photos are handled in one visit, and you do not have to clean up after anyone. If you want to clean your gutters before the wettest months, book early.
Our gutter cleaning services in Austin TX are priced from stories and size, and we give the estimate by phone or text at (866) 435-6328. The figure we give is the figure on the invoice, with downspout flushing and haul-off already included.
Across Texas the spring visit usually lands in late March to April, and the fall visit runs December to early January. To keep your gutters running through the wet months, book both, so the house starts the wet months with a clean system. If the fall visit gets skipped, we often find sagging runs and wet leaf mat by the next spring.
We confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week, and if you live in surrounding areas, ask when you call and we will tell you whether we reach your street.
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, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet, because a blockage below the outlet is what sends water back against the house. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we confirm the price before anyone starts.
Yes. On our jobs we find seed casings, pollen and grit sitting on top of the guards and packed underneath, so we clean the surface and check that water is actually getting into the gutters and downspouts.
If a clean gutter still spills rainwater over the edge, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Fixing it early is how you protect your home from water damage.
Only if something changes the job, and then you hear about it and agree before work starts. The price we give on the phone is the price we charge for every one of our gutter services.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
