Our crew cleans gutters here, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the run, hauls the mess away and sends you 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 hangs over the house, 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 last leaves have finished coming down. Use the estimator above to get a starting number, then call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front.
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 much square footage it covers and what is sitting in the gutter system. We quote residential properties and commercial properties the same way, from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services are priced for the whole house, and whether the house is clean and simple or buried in leaves, it is quoted the same way. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we would rather you have one number for the whole house before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, the quote moves when the crew finds a third story or a roof too steep to walk, when a walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the driveway, when the gutters have not been opened in years and the buildup is packed hard, or when guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Gutters and every downspout are checked as part of the number, and downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are already in it. If something changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned houses across the lake-side neighborhoods where the lots run close and the lake jackson homes sit under mature trees. On one of those jobs the leaves and grit had sealed the downspout elbows, so the crew had to clear the clogged downspouts from the top before the water could run. The gutter was sagging where the weight of the wet mat had pulled the hanger, and the crew photographed it and put it in the report instead of selling a repair. A clog that is left alone can turn into a leak, then fascia rot and structural damage, so the photos go to the owner before the truck leaves. Clearing the run and getting the water away from your home is the whole point of the visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front to get your number. [See this job.](#case-lake-jackson-tree-canopy)
| 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.
On our Lake Jackson TX jobs, most homeowners book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. In the spring we open the gutter and find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see runs that have started to pull loose by the time the rainy season arrives. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps a clog from forming, because the needles and grit pack the downspout elbows faster than a twice-a-year visit can clear them. Houses with few or no trees and a simple roofline do well on one visit a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning and maintenance, but the surface still needs clearing.
Here is how the schedule shakes out in practice. A house with no trees overhead is on once a year, and a rain gutter under heavy canopy is on every three to four months. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps a clog from forming, and a homeowner who keeps to it rarely finds a sagging run. Heavy rainfall sends rainwater over the edge of a clogged run, and any blockage at the elbow stops the water going down the downspout instead. Lake Jackson averages about 51.5 inches of rain a year, with June, August and September the wettest months. Between visits, a look at the gutters after a storm for a twig or a fallen limb is the simplest gutter maintenance there is. A clean gutter gives the next storm a clear path. After the first visit we tell you which of those your lot actually needs, based on what the crew found in the gutter, not on a general rule.
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 the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and cleans in the neighborhoods where we have worked before. Booking gutter services starts with a quote by phone or text, and Lake Jackson gutter cleaning is quoted from the house itself, not from a flat rate. Give us the stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the house, and we will send back an estimate, with a photo of the house front if it is easy to take. Lead time changes with the season, and our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, so it helps to call before the rain season starts. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Whether it is your first visit or the third of the cleanings you book this year, our crew will tell you what they found and what the next visit should look like. Good water flow away from the house is how you protect your home from water damage, and the photos of every run are how you check it yourself. Our goal is to keep your gutters carrying water clear of the house, and a clean run at every visit is how that gets done. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front to get your gutters on the calendar.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutter system, and we give it to you by phone or text for residential and commercial buildings alike. We do not quote a range on the page because the house decides the price. The number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here usually book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall, after the last leaves. If the fall visit is skipped, we see runs that sag under the wet debris by the next rainy season. Under heavy tree cover we keep the schedule closer to every three to four months, which keeps the gutters clean between storms.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service.
No. The gutter cleaning process is outside work only: the crew does not come inside, the landscape is left as it was found, and it 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 the water is leaving at the outlet. If a line drains underground, we tell you what we see at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and turn into a wet mat that stops the water from getting in. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling over the edge in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The quote you get by phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
