Our own crew cleans gutters in Mayfair, Hobby and Melrose Park, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaf mat hauled away, and 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 sits over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers across Texas book in the spring and fall, and we can give you a firm date when you call.
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 it takes to clean the gutters, and that is how we quote gutter cleaning on any house we visit. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our cleaning services in Houston are priced house by house. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real house the stories and the roofline matter more than the length.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk changes the setup, and a walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has kept clean in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat and the odd twig, which takes longer to clear, and a blockage that has sat for a season adds time too. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing, a drainage check at the outlet and debris removal are included, and none of it is billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
A homeowner we visited recently had a two-story house with heavy tree cover, and what drove the quote was the leaf mat and the roofline access, not the square footage. Our crew left it clean in one visit, and we flushed every downspout until it ran clear. Most homeowners ask about square footage first, but for your house the quote comes from the same three things: stories, size and what we find in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that quote and ends with photos. Text a photo of the front of the house if that is easy, and we will firm up the number from there. If you want a written estimate before you book a date, ask for it when you call at (866) 435-6328.
| 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.
Across Texas, most of our customers book twice a year: spring, late March to April, after the seed and pollen drop, and fall, late November to December, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in April, the elbows of the downspout are coated with seeds and pollen paste. By late November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose. A run with a sag in it holds water, and that problem shows up hardest in June, August and September.
Under heavy tree cover, we come back sooner than twice a year, because needles and grit build up in the gutter system and the downspout between visits. Beds of mulch and landscape plantings near the foundation send extra grit toward the gutter. Heavy rainfall in June, August and September washes that grit into the trough, and clogged downspouts back the water up fast. A single clog can leave a run full long enough to cause structural damage, and water left standing in a full gutter can rot the fascia board behind it. Houses with few or no trees need a cleaning once a year in late fall. Near a busy road or a construction site, the load of leaves and debris is heavier, and we schedule those lots on the shorter cycle. Gutter guards still need checking; we clear the surface and confirm the water is getting in.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we book the next date before the truck leaves. Lots differ, so one clean first visit tells us more than any calendar does. Each of our gutter cleanings is booked against the schedule that first visit sets. Get your gutters on the schedule that fits your house: call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline and we will set it.
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 Houston and covers the city from the nearest base, serving Houston homes and the surrounding areas. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your house size and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Most of our work is on residential properties; for commercial properties, send a photo and we will tell you whether the building fits our crew. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, when our calendar fills, so booking early in those months gets you the date you want.
Lead time is listed on the booking page for your area. If you need a date soon, tell us when you call and we will check the open slots. Each gutter cleaning service visit covers the full gutter system, every downspout and the debris removal. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the clog from coming back between visits, and a clean trough is only half the job, because water flow still has to go somewhere. Keep your gutters on the schedule we set after the first visit, so the trough carries water away from your home instead of letting it spill over the edge. Call (866) 435-6328, text us a photo of the house, or book a date, and we will confirm the slot.
Our gutter cleaning services are quoted from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not give a range here because the same two-story house can come out very differently depending on what is in the gutters.
Most of our customers here book in spring, late March to April, and in fall, late November to December. Booking in those windows helps protect your home from water damage, because waiting past the fall leaf drop leaves the mat wet and matted, and it can start to pull runs loose before the wettest months, June, August and September, are over.
Most of our work is on houses, so send a photo of any building that is not a house and we will tell you whether it fits our crew. We confirm that before you book a date, and you can reach us at (866) 435-6328.
No. 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 check the drainage at the outlet, including whether an underground line is taking the water away. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but they do not stop needles, seed casings or grit, and those build up on top of the guard. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat everything. Guards lower the workload, but cleaning and maintenance still belong on the calendar, so keep up with gutter maintenance.
A clean gutter that still lets rainwater sheet over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Text us a short video of a leak or an overflow in the rain at (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what it actually is.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The number we quote is the number we charge, on every one of our gutter services.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
