Our own crew cleans gutters in Hornsby Bend, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover it has, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. On our jobs across Texas, most customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we see the most clogged gutters.
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 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. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot and land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the rain gutter usually decide the job.
What moves the price on our jobs: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped landscape that raises the effective height of the roofline, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has seen how one clog can back water up into a soffit, which is why the blockage gets cleared first. Hornsby Bend gets 35.6 inches of rain a year, and May, June and October are the wettest months, which is when gutters are most likely to show structural damage, a sag or a run pulled loose from the fascia. A clogged downspout that sits full through a storm is the usual cause, and water that gets behind the gutter can rot the fascia and show up later as a leak inside. We check the drainage at the outlet on every visit, and where a buildup of leaves, grit or a twig stops the water flow, we clean it out so the water runs away from your home. Hornsby Bend homes with mature trees need the most attention, and we treat commercial properties on the same schedule when they share a roof line with a home. Call (866) 435-6328 for a price built from those three details, or text a photo of the roofline and we will get back to you.
| 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 Hornsby Bend TX customers book twice a year, in spring and again in fall. Across Texas, the spring visit runs late March to April, after the seed and pollen drop. Our fall visit here runs late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Open a gutter in spring and you will find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat that causes the clog. Waiting too long lets the rainwater find a way over the edge, so clean your gutters before the wet months rather than after.
Under heavy tree cover, most of our customers need cleanings every three to four months, because leaves and grit pack the downspout between visits. Few or no trees and once a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or construction, we see the same fast buildup, so those lots go on the shorter schedule. The roofline and the gutter itself tell us which schedule you need, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Our gutter cleaning service gives you a written estimate for that tier, and we can book the next date for you. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to keep a clog from turning into a repair, and it is the same schedule we keep for residential properties and commercial ones.
Think of the gutter system as one job, not a set of gutters: the trough, the downspout and the landscape the water lands on. Cleaning and maintenance on that schedule catches the small problems, a loose hanger or a run that has started to sag, before a storm turns them into a leak. When the crew is already up there, they clean the trough and check the hangers on the same visit.
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 Hornsby Bend gutter cleaning reaches across Hornsby Bend and the surrounding areas, and the neighborhoods where trees and rainfall make the most difference get the most attention. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We need the number of stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book, since the crew lifts them to clear underneath, and that changes the price. From those three things we give you a phone quote that holds, and our gutter services for Hornsby Bend homeowners start there. Lead times vary with the season, and we confirm the date when we call, so you know when we arrive. If you want to get your gutters done before the wet months, book early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. Our busiest windows are the spring visit and the late-fall visit, and cleanings in those weeks fill first, so booking early keeps your slot. Every crew carries the same checklist, and the rule is to flush every downspout, so the gutters and downspouts get cleaned the same way on every house. You get photos of every run once the clean is done. We want to keep your gutters working and help protect your home from water damage through the wet months, and the next visit is booked on the same schedule.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we clean anything. We do not give a range without those details, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and again in the fall. When customers wait past the fall, we find ice and sagging runs by March on houses that skipped the visit, so the fall cleaning matters.
Most slots for cleaning services in Hornsby Bend come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need something sooner, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar.
No. Every homeowner gets the same gutter cleaning process: 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 and flow-test it, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. A guard stops the big leaves, but a wet mat of grit and small litter still builds on top and never reaches the trough, so the surface still needs clearing and the downspout still needs flushing. Our crew will clean the guard, the trough and the downspout on the same visit, which keeps your gutter maintenance to one trip.
If the gutter is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or 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 the work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
