Our own crew cleans gutters, flushes the run from end to end, checks that the water flows through, hauls the debris away, and leaves the trough clean before sending photos of every run. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf fall are at their worst, and we keep those slots filling fast. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will tell you what your lot needs.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how big the roof is, and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text from those three things, and a run that is already clean takes less time, so the number we give is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the footage is counted. What changes the price on our jobs is a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years with packed muck in the trough, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the run underneath. Flushing the outlets, testing the flow, and hauling away leaves and debris are part of the job, and debris removal is never billed as an extra. Our gutter cleaning process raises anything that would change the price before work starts, not on the invoice.
On DeSoto homes, a clog that has been building for a season or two is the usual reason an estimate climbs: the water sits in the trough, the buildup hardens, and a joint that was fine last year starts to leak, so the crew spends longer getting it out. A run that has started to sag tells us the hangers have been pulling under that weight for a while. Where water flow is slow at the outlet, a twig jammed in the elbow is often the cause, so we flush from the top and check the drainage at the bottom before we call the run clean. Homes with a lot of tree cover need the same care, since the runs fill faster, the landscape below takes the overflow, and the blockage is harder to get clean in one pass. Left alone, a clog like this can turn into structural damage at the fascia and the eave.
Our regular gutter cleaning work covers the residential and commercial jobs we schedule across the area, and most residential properties we see here follow the same pattern of one or two visits a year. Our gutter cleaning services are built for homeowners with busy yards, and for commercial properties where the gutter system has to keep water off the walls. The homeowner who wants to clean your gutters themselves will find the same buildup we do, but a ladder in the rain is where most of the injuries happen, so we handle the climb. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house for an estimate.
| 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 book twice a year, in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows where the pipe bends, and that is the clog that backs rainwater up behind the fascia. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on the houses that skipped that visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by the time winter ends. Houses here can see a hard freeze, so the ice dam problem other cities deal with is a real risk here too, but a heavy rainfall overflow in May or October is what drives our schedule.
To keep your gutters clean under heavy tree cover, plan a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the runs faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Houses near a busy road or an active construction site are on the same faster tier, since the dust and debris settle into the runs. A lot with few or no trees is usually fine with one visit a year in late fall. Every visit covers the rain gutter along with the gutters and downspouts, since the gutter system only works when every part is clear. Gutter guards reduce how often the trough fills, but they do not stop the grit on top of them, so we still clear the surface and check the runs at the regular interval.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and how fast it filled. Whether you are on a twice-a-year or a faster schedule, we flush every downspout each time so nothing is left hiding in the elbow, which keeps the water away from your home instead of pooling at the foundation. Keeping the runs clean on schedule is how you protect your home from water damage.
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 the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Our cleaning services in DeSoto run on one shared schedule, so a slot in your neighborhood depends mostly on the week and the season rather than on how far we have to drive. Booking starts with a phone call or text: tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether there are trees over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. Lead time changes with the season, and when you call we will tell you the first date we have open. Two windows fill up faster than the rest of the year, the late spring seed drop and the late fall leaf fall, so if you want a date in either one it helps to call early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. For a homeowner who has been putting off a gutter cleaning, booking through the same phone number that gives the price keeps the process simple. Our gutter services cover routine cleaning and gutter maintenance, and the DeSoto gutter cleaning schedule gets set after the first visit, not before. Once the date is set, the crew arrives in the window we gave you, and you get the photos after the work. Anything that needs attention along the roofline beyond a clean run gets photographed and reported so you can decide what to do about it.
If you want to get your gutters on the schedule for this season, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will reply with a quote and the next open date.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not name a range without those details because the same two-story house can land in very different places depending on how packed the runs are. The number we quote is the one we charge.
Most of our DeSoto customers book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall, after the leaves come down. If you wait past those windows, the clog has more time to harden in the elbows and the runs take longer to clear. A clean run takes less time to finish, so an earlier visit is quicker for everyone. We can tell you on the phone which of those windows fits your lot.
Same-day slots depend on the week and how the calendar is filling up. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call, so you know before the crew is on the way.
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.
Yes, every outlet is flushed and checked for flow at the bottom, so the run leaves clean. If a run drains into an underground line, we confirm that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out the leaves but not the twigs, seed casings or grit, which sit on top and mat down until water runs over the edge. We clear the surface, lift the panels, flush the outlets and reseat the guards, which usually makes the job shorter than an open gutter.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or sizing problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It only changes if the crew finds something that alters the job, such as a clog that is far worse than described or a guard that has to come off. You hear about it and agree to it before the work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
