Our own crew will clean every gutter run on your house, flush and flow-test every downspout, haul the leaves away, and send 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. Across Texas most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 give is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but on our jobs the house itself tells us more than the footage does.
What moves the price is what the crew finds when it gets up there. A third story or a steep roof that is not safe to walk changes how we work the job. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run is further up than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down with a buildup of leaves and debris that takes longer to clear than a yearly clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. A twig or a wad of wet leaves at a bend gets pulled out by hand, clogged downspouts get flushed, the drainage gets checked at the outlet, and the leaves go in the truck. All of it is included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs the estimates that move most are the ones where the gutter has been left alone for a long stretch. We cleaned one house in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover where the buildup at the corners had packed the downspout, and the clog was the reason the rain gutter had started to sag, which is the first place we check on those houses. That is why we flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet, not only the trough. Once a run is packed solid, the water has nowhere to go but over the edge, and that is how rot and structural damage start behind the fascia. Keeping the gutter clean is cheaper than the repair, but it is not what sets the price for a given house.
Fredericksburg homes are mostly one or two stories, and the price for those is usually the simplest to give. The gutter cleaning services we offer on these houses are the same ones we run on commercial properties across the rest of the state, and the crew is the same too. Every homeowner gets the same three questions on the phone, so the estimate holds when we arrive.
| 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 Fredericksburg TX customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Twice a year is the simplest schedule for gutter maintenance. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds packed to the elbow of the downspout, and in November we find a wet leaf mat that has started to clog the run.
In spring the problem is the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste that ride the first rains into the gutter and set. In fall it is the leaf load, and on houses that skip the fall visit we see the runs sag or pull loose by March. Our fall visit runs November to early December. Freeze risk is real here, so we ask about the first ice before we book the fall visit, because an ice dam at the eave can lift shingles from underneath.
Here is how the tiers break down on our jobs. Two cleanings a year cover most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, we clean every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout faster than a twice-a-year visit can keep up with. A house with few or no trees is fine once a year in late fall, and you should clean your gutters then even if nothing looks wrong. Gutter guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, and we do that on every guarded house we see. Debris removal happens on every visit, so the run is empty when we leave. These tiers apply to residential properties as well as commercial ones.
The rainwater that gets into a clogged run has to go somewhere, and on a sloped lot or a landscape that pitches toward the house, it runs toward the foundation instead of away from your home. Here the rain comes to 30.8 inches a year, and the wettest months are May, September and October, so heavy rainfall in those months is when a blocked run overflows first. That is the reason the blockage matters more than the mess. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date in writing so cleaning and maintenance stays on a calendar you can see.
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 Fredericksburg gutter cleaning crew works out of the nearest base and covers the surrounding areas along with the in-town streets, not only the ones near the highway. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, based on the stories, the size and the tree cover over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house is helpful if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and when you call we tell you the first date we can actually keep.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop both arrive, so book early if you can. Keep your gutters on a fixed schedule and the busy windows stop being a scramble. We call before we come, nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the crew works on the gutter and downspout runs from outside. Most homeowners who book with us keep the same date for the next visit, which keeps the schedule simple, and a homeowner who needs a different day can call. A clean run helps protect your home from water damage, and that is the reason we ask about the roofline on every call.
We also clean commercial properties in the area, and the same crew handles the scheduling for both. Residential properties and commercial properties run on one calendar, so a call for one can be fit around the other. Regular cleaning is the most reliable of our gutter services for keeping the water away from your home, and it is the reason we keep these visits on a fixed schedule rather than waiting for a problem.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. Our cleaning services in Fredericksburg are priced that way on every house. We do not quote a figure without those three things. Once we have them, the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, after the seed drop, and in late fall, after the leaves come down. Waiting past the fall visit means runs that have already started to sag, so a visit in November to early December catches them before winter. Those two windows fill first.
Lead time depends on how many slots are open that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need a faster slot, tell us when you call and we will check what we have.
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, we flush every downspout. Part of our gutter cleaning process is checking the outlet: if a downspout drains into an underground line, 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, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. On our jobs we find leaves, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and underneath it, so the surface of the gutter system still has to be cleared and the water still has to get in.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. A leak at a joint is a different job, and we will say so. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, not after. The number you get when you call to get your gutters cleaned is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
