Our own crew cleans gutters in Ennis, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage 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 doing this work across Texas for years, and most of our customers book in the spring and fall.
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. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per foot, but it does not account for a third story or a steep pitch you cannot walk. Our crew quotes Ennis homes and residential and commercial properties the same way, so when you ask us to clean your gutters, you already know the number.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run twenty-four feet up, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guard panels we have to lift and reseat. Sticking to regular gutter cleaning keeps each visit shorter than catching up on years of buildup, and a clean trough is easier to inspect for sag. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a two-story house with heavy leaf load on the back run, the surprise is usually the buildup in the elbow of each downspout, which is where the clog starts and where a quick rinse does not reach. We clear the gutter, flush every downspout until the water runs clear at the bottom, and check the water flow and drainage at the outlet. If a sag shows up after years of compacted leaf mat, we photograph it and tell you what we see. Across most residential properties, a load like that usually needs a full clean out before the flush, and it is the spring and fall visits that catch it early. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote from your stories and size, or text a photo of the front of the house.
| 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 two cleanings a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the downspout elbows, so a spring visit is where a clog usually gets caught early. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and the fall visit usually lands in late November to December. On houses that skipped it we find the rainwater backing up behind the roofline and runs that have started to sag. Freezing weather is possible here, so when we open a gutter in the late season we check for the first signs of blockage before the cold sets in, while a clean trough is still simple to check.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because the needles, grit and the odd twig pack the gutters and downspouts between visits. April, May and October are the wettest months here, so that schedule matters most going into those windows. If you keep your gutters on that schedule, the wet months bring a clean run, and we flush every downspout on each visit, which is how you protect your home from water damage. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Homes near a busy road or active construction, here and in the surrounding areas, also tend to need more frequent visits, since dust settles into the gutter line faster than leaves do.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing so you can book the next date from the photos. The interval should match what is in your gutters, not a calendar, and a gutter that stays clean between visits is the one we see less of on the next call. Every one of our gutter services visits in Ennis TX ends with photos on file. Call (866) 435-6328 to book your next date, or ask for a written estimate for the full year.
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 works across Ennis and the surrounding areas, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we do not come inside. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your square footage and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. A homeowner who books Ennis gutter cleaning in the spring or fall usually also asks what the cleaning and maintenance schedule looks like, and that gutter maintenance question gets answered on the same call. We confirm a date when you call, and cleanings fill fastest during the two busy windows of the year, the spring and the fall, so it is worth asking early for a clean spot on the calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, or text a photo of the house front and we will send back a date.
When the gutter is clear, we send photos of every run and every downspout to your phone, whether or not you were home. If something else turns up on the roofline, like a hanger pulled loose or a seam that is starting a leak, it goes in the photos and the report, and it is not sold to you on the spot. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job, and that consistency is what homeowners tell us they came back for. A clean gutter is what holds up in heavy rainfall, so the leaves and grit get bagged and hauled away from your home before the crew leaves. You can get your gutters on the schedule that suits the house, and we keep the photos on file so the next visit starts where the last one ended, which is the simplest form of gutter maintenance we know.
The number comes from stories and size. Ask about our cleaning services in Ennis by phone or text, and we give you the number before any ladder goes up. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the leaves and debris come down. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see sagging runs and water backing up behind the roofline by the next spring.
We book across the area and confirm a date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. We do not promise same-day service, but we will tell you the first open date when you ask.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and that holds at commercial properties too. Photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and checked at the outlet, because the goal is to get water away from the house. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, but less often. Gutter guards keep the big leaves out, but needles, grit and seed casings sit on top of the guard, and the landscape under a tree-covered roof keeps feeding the gutter system. Clogged downspouts still happen when that grit works its way through, so the surface still gets cleared and every downspout still gets flushed.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, that is a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog, and left alone it can lead to rot and structural damage. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. The quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job, including a rain gutter that needs more than a flush, is raised and agreed before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
