Our own crew cleans gutters in Canyon Lake, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled off the property, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Texas, most of the homes we clean book in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills.
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 it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, though the total is what you actually pay.
On our jobs, what moves the quote is what the crew finds when they get up there. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with leaves, debris and buildup, and that takes more time than a normal clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add minutes on every run. We flush every downspout, check the water flow, and clear any clog you can see from the ground, and haul-off is included and never billed as an extra. Water has to leave by the downspout, so drainage is what the flow test checks on every run. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before the crew starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here, one recent clean showed how this works. A house with heavy tree cover and a gutter run that had sat clogged through a season of heavy rainfall needed a full debris removal and a flush of every downspout before water could move freely again, and the quote reflected that from the start. The homeowner had the number before the crew arrived, and it did not change. For canyon lake homes, putting off a clean costs more than the clean itself, because a clog becomes a sag, and a sag can lead to structural damage. Our residential and commercial clients both see this pattern, most often in spring and fall. Residential properties and commercial properties alike get the same flush and the same photos, and a regular gutter cleaning schedule is what keeps the bill predictable. Before you decide when to clean your gutters, ask us for the number, and we will tell you exactly what we see from the photo you send.
| 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 Canyon Lake customers book twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop and again in the fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds packed into the elbows and a paste of pollen sitting on the screens. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat and the blockage it builds, and any gutter that skipped the fall visit can show a rainwater overflow line that has started to pull away from the roofline.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see work, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspouts between visits, and a clog can start in weeks. Each visit, we flush every downspout, so a clog never gets the chance to sit. With few or no trees on the landscape around the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep water moving. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared on the same schedule the trees dictate. Canyon Lake averages 37.4 inches of rain a year, and May, September and October are the wettest months, so that is when a full gutter is most likely to back up. After heavy rainfall, look at the rain gutter and the gutters and downspouts even when the calendar says it is not time. Keep your gutters clear, and you protect your home from water damage. Regular gutter services keep water away from your home and the surrounding areas.
Before you book one of our gutter services, let us put eyes on the gutters at your Canyon Lake TX home so we can give you a firm estimate and tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will give you a clear recommendation based on what we see at the house.
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 Canyon Lake TX and the surrounding areas from one nearby base, so you are not waiting on a long drive to get a slot. Homeowners here book by phone or text, and the gutter cleaning process starts with a quote built from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. If you already have gutter guards, tell us when you book so the crew brings the right tools. We check for any leak at a seam while we are up there, and debris is bagged and hauled away from your home. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home while we clean.
The calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so it helps to book early if you want a particular week. Canyon Lake gutter cleaning dates are held in the order we get the call. Lead time depends on how many slots are open, and we confirm the date when you call so there is no guessing. If heavy rainfall has already backed water over your gutters, tell us on the call so the crew can check it on the first visit. Our cleaning services here include a gutter maintenance check on the same visit, so one booking covers the cleaning and maintenance. Whether you need one house done or a schedule of cleanings through the year, the price is quoted first. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you a date.
Our cleaning services in Canyon Lake are priced from stories and size, and we give the number by phone or text before we come out. There is no guessing on the invoice; the quote is the charge.
Most of our customers here book in spring after the seed and pollen drop and again in fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall drop, leaves and debris turn into a wet mat that can start to sag the runs and rot the fascia behind them before the first hard freeze.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need something faster, tell us when you call and we will see what is open.
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 clogged downspout is flushed and flow-tested so water runs clear at the outlet. Where a line drains underground, we check that water is leaving and tell you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. A gutter system with guards still needs work, because guards keep out leaves but not needles, seeds or grit blowing in off the landscape, and that mat can still back water over the edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath and check that water away from the house is leaving at every downspout.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not the buildup. Send us a photo or a short video of the rain gutter running over in the rain, and we will tell you what it actually is. A leak at a seam or a run that sags can turn into structural damage if it sits, so send those photos too. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and in that case you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The quote given on the phone is the price on the invoice. The same rule holds for commercial properties.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
