Our own crew comes out to clean gutters in League City TX, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave, so you can see a clean job. 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. Most League City homes book in spring and fall, the way the leaf and seed load builds up here.
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 give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Most homeowners compare gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured, but we would rather give you one figure you can check against the house.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from the ground, so the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with compacted leaves and debris, and that is slower to clear than a light load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on each run. Downspout flushing, water 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.
Here is what we see on our local jobs. Homes with a heavy leaf load on a steep roof usually have a clog at the elbow of the downspout, and the buildup there is what sends water over the edge in the first hard rain. The crew clears that from both ends, runs water through to check the drainage, and leaves the run clean. A sag in a rain gutter is often the first sign of the same problem, and a gutter system that stays full of water all season will pull loose from the fascia over time, and the wet board behind it can rot. Clogged downspouts that are left alone can cause structural damage to the wall below, which costs far more than the cleaning. We keep water away from your home by clearing the outlet, because the spill from a full gutter is what cuts the channel at the base.
Every quote is written for the house in front of us. Our League City gutter cleaning process starts with the crew looking at stories, roofline, access and what is in the trough, and then telling you the number before anyone climbs. That is the same whether it is one of the residential properties on a street or one of the commercial properties we clean on a set schedule, because we handle residential and commercial work the same way on price.
| 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 homes here book twice a year, in spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and again in fall from December to early January, once the last leaves are down. In spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the weather turns. Here we get about 58 inches of rain a year, and August through October are the wettest months, so rainwater has the most to carry right then. A run still holding water when freezing weather arrives can ice up, so a clean gutter going into winter matters.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the outlets between visits. Homes with few or no trees do well with one full clean a year in late fall. Gutter guards cut down on how often the gutters need work, but the top of the guard still has to be kept clean, because the leaf mess that sits on top turns to a mat that sheds water over the edge. Keeping up with regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps each gutter cleaning service a short visit, and the cleanings stay small instead of turning into a rescue job.
There are rare exceptions, like a house beside a busy road or a lot with active construction, where the grit builds up faster and the schedule tightens. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date on the calendar before we leave. Each spring and fall visit also covers the cleaning and maintenance side of the job, a chance to check the roofline for sagging runs and to flag any clog or blockage the crew finds in the downspout, so a partly blocked run does not overflow in the next heavy rainfall. That is gutter maintenance in plain terms, and it keeps the next season starting clean.
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.
The crew works across League City TX out of the nearest base, so a quote for your house does not depend on which side of town you are on. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text. We give you the price from stories, size and tree cover, and if it is easy for you, a photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the access before the day. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we will tell you the first open date when you call.
The two busy windows are spring and the stretch from December to early January, when a homeowner and a commercial site often book at the same time. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot you can plan around. We call before we come and nobody needs to be home for the visit, so the day fits around your schedule. For the surrounding areas we serve, the same quote process applies, and the crew arrives with the equipment to clean that house's gutters and downspouts.
If you are reading this because water is already coming over the edge, or a leak has started at a seam, text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see. The simplest way to protect your home from water damage is to keep your gutters clean and clear, and a regular visit schedule is what keeps the job small. Our gutter services are the same whether it is one house or a block of buildings.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, so call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the house size and we will give you the price that day.
Our customers here usually book in spring and again from December to early January. If the fall visit is skipped, the leaf load and the first cold snap can leave runs sagged or pulled loose by the time the weather turns. Waiting longer usually means more leaves packed into the gutter system, and heavy rainfall finds the blockage first.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need to get your gutters done sooner, ask us on the call and we will tell you what we have.
No. The 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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and move anything from the landscape beds under the runs.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not draining. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it separately before anyone starts.
Yes, you still need to clean your gutters when they have gutter guards, though less often. On our jobs we find surface litter sitting on top of the guard, along with needles and grit that get under it. The crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspout and reseats the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain usually has a slope or downspout size problem, not a clog problem. 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. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, and we keep it that way across all our cleaning services in League City.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
