Our own crew cleans gutters in Bellaire, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled off, 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 is overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed and leaf drop has finished and the gutters are ready to be cleared for the next season.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for Bellaire homes depends on stories, square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we give is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, and we are happy to walk through either way on the call.
What moves the price on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk changes how the gutter is reached. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down full of compacted leaves and seed mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat take extra time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Bellaire jobs the clog or blockage that drives the most work is a run packed with seed and leaf mat, where the water flow stops and it starts to spill over the front. We see the same drainage problem on houses where a drain has backed up and the water sits against the wall. When the crew opens a run like that, the first clean pass is slow, and we say so on the quote. A seam that has started to leak is a repair we flag on the spot, not a line that shows up on the invoice. A gutter that was cleared and still sheets water over the edge in the rain has a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you that plainly instead of selling a second cleaning. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the buildup from getting that far, and it is cheaper to clean your gutters on a set schedule than to wait for a backup.
Residential properties get the same price as any other house, and residential and commercial properties are flushed and photographed the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we book a date on the same call.
| 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 in Bellaire TX most customers book twice a year, once in the late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Texas that pattern holds for most houses, and it is the easiest way to protect your home from water damage without thinking about it again until the next visit.
In spring, the gutters fill with seeds and pollen paste that turns to a mat once it gets wet. A twig caught at a downspout elbow can stop the whole run. In fall it is the leaf load, which settles in the trough and holds water against the fascia for the whole rainy season. Across Texas, the spring visit lands in late March to April, when we open a gutter and find seeds packed to the elbow. The fall visit in late November to December finds a mat of leaves and needles that is wet through. A run that is not cleared in fall becomes a clog by the next season, and that is the run that starts to sag.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the roofline, most of our 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 overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep your gutters clear and the rainwater moving. Near a busy road or active construction, the interval shortens for the same reason, since the grit settles faster. Gutter guards mean less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be clean, because a guard keeps out leaves and does not stop the pollen and seed casings from sitting on top of it.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and at the outlets, not on a general rule. That is the whole point of the first visit: we check the gutters and the surrounding areas, then we set a clean schedule for your home. Those gutter services and cleanings stay on the same schedule from year to year unless what we find changes.
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 Bellaire gutter cleaning crew works across Bellaire and covers it from the nearest base, so most homeowners here get a visit inside the same week. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text, using the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees overhang the house. A photo of the front of the house sent by text helps us see the layout before the crew arrives, and it lets us spot anything that changes the time on the ladder.
Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when most homes want a visit. We call before we come, and the homeowner does not need to be home for the visit, since the crew works outside and does not come inside. If you book during a busy window, we confirm a date when you call and tell you how far out it is. A gutter cleaning process that starts with a clear quote and a call before arrival keeps the day predictable.
Cleaning and maintenance are easier to plan when the schedule is set, so we ask every customer to pick a window for gutter maintenance at the first visit. Heavy rainfall in the summer is a reason to book before the rains start, because a full gutter cannot move the water away from your home when the storms arrive. Once the schedule is set, we keep the next visit on the calendar and remind you before it is due, so you can get your gutters done without another call.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we quote it by phone or text. We do not give a price in this answer because the same two-story house can land in a different place depending on what is in the gutters and how the house is laid out. Once we have those three things, you have the number before the crew comes out, and it is a clean quote with no surprises.
Most of our customers here book in the late spring and again in the late fall. The spring visit clears the seed and pollen, and the fall visit gives the gutters a clean run before the rainy season. If you wait past those windows, the buildup packs down and the runs take longer to clear.
Our cleaning services in Bellaire confirm the date when you call, so the booking stays clean. Same-day depends on the calendar, so we do not promise one in advance. Most slots come up within the week, and we tell you exactly how far out it is when you book.
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. The same visit works on commercial properties, and the process does not change. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every drain and flow-test it, and we check where it empties at the outlet. Clogged downspouts are the usual reason water pools against the wall, so each one gets checked. If a line runs underground and water is not leaving at the outlet, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often, because a guard changes the gutter system without removing the need to clear it. A guard keeps out the leaves and debris, but needles, seed casings and fine grit work through it and settle on top and underneath. Once that mat is wet, the water runs over the front edge, so the surface still has to be cleared and we check that water is getting in.
A rain gutter that is clean and still overflows in the rain has a slope or capacity problem rather than a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we tell you what it actually is. Water that keeps washing out a landscape bed under the eave can rot the fascia and turn into structural damage over time. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after. The number we quote 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.
