Our own crew cleans gutters in McKinney, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to put you on the calendar.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For gutter cleaning services here, 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 quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning service providers price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per run, but a per-foot figure hides the things that actually drive the time on a ladder, so we quote the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the number. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with compacted material, and that takes longer than a light clean. A gutter system with guards we have to lift and reseat adds time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job once the crew is on site, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the work looks like on the homes we see around here. A row of older homes with a heavy canopy overhead usually means gutters full of seed casings and wet leaf mat, which is more leaf mat to bag and another run to clear by hand. A newer home with open sky and a single story tends to be the quick one. The crew checks each downspout for clogged downspouts and watches the water flow through, so we can tell you whether drainage is moving water away from your home or whether a buildup at a bend in the rain gutter needs another pass. A clog at the bottom of a run is the kind of thing that leads to a leak, wood rot and structural damage if it sits through a heavy rainfall. We would rather catch it on a clean visit than hear about it after the drywall is stained.
Commercial properties on our list are priced per building and scheduled around tenants, and residential properties are priced the same way, by stories and size. The same rules apply either way: the quote is the number, and the crew raises changes before the lift goes up. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate.
| 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 customers book twice a year: once in spring, after seed and pollen drop, and again in November to early December after the last leaves are down. That gap matches what we find. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste are packed into the elbows. In fall it is leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March. Where a rainwater path stalls, the runs fill and the water finds the fascia first.
How often depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, we see regular gutter cleaning every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits and the blockage builds faster than a seasonal clean can keep up with. A home with a simple landscape and few or no trees usually does fine with one of these cleanings a year, in late fall. Guard systems need less frequent cleaning and maintenance, but the surface still gets cleared, because leaves, twig pieces and grit sit on top of a guard and then wash into the gutter below.
Once we are on the ladder we can tell you which tier your roofline actually needs, and whether an estimate for a repeat visit is worth booking in advance. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule your spring or fall visit, and tell us if you want a plan to clean your gutters and keep your gutters clear between visits.
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 McKinney and the surrounding areas, and homeowners see us most often in the older neighborhoods with mature trees over the house, where gutters fill fast and the homeowner wants the job done without a fight. We clean residential and commercial properties, covering gutters and downspouts, and the crew comes out from the nearest base to the address you give us. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the day and window before the truck leaves.
Booking works like this for our cleaning services in McKinney, and it is the first step in our gutter cleaning process. You tell us your stories, your approximate size and whether trees hang over the house, and we give you a quote by phone or text. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our gutter services are booked the same way. Our schedule fills in the spring and late fall windows, so if you want to get your gutters done in a particular week, book early. Every visit is aimed at helping you protect your home from water damage. We call before we come, nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the photos arrive when the job is done.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Two houses that look alike can take very different time once the crew is on the ladder, so we give you a number after we hear about yours. Tell us the stories and the approximate square footage, and we will get back to you with the number.
Our customers here book in spring and fall. In spring we clear seed casings and pollen paste out of the runs, and in November to early December we clear the leaf load before the first freeze. Waiting past the leaf drop is poor gutter maintenance, and it is what leads to ice dams and runs that sag by March on houses that skipped the fall visit.
Lead time depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call, so you will know before we promise anything.
No, you do not need to be home. 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 and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, and the crew checks that water is leaving at the outlet. If a line runs underground and water is not coming out the far end, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. Gutter guards keep out the big stuff, but the surface still needs clearing. On our jobs we find seeds, needles and grit sitting on top of the guard and washing into the trough below once they are wet. We clean the surface, flush each downspout and reseat the guard.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem rather than a clog 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 the job changes, and then you hear it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, and anything we find that changes the scope gets raised with you first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
