Our own crew leaves gutters clean in Melissa TX, with each run flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos sent before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Texas, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that routine is what keeps the gutters working through the wet months.
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, whether that is leaves and debris or a run that has started to sag. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot instead, which lands in a similar place per foot once the house is measured. A clean estimate starts with those three facts.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat and the odd twig, and that is slower work than one of the regular cleanings. Guards we have to lift, clean and reseat add time as well. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. A clog at an elbow is often the reason a run overflows, and we clear it, along with any clogged downspouts, before the water flow test. If something we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Melissa homes we work on tend to be older, with heavy tree cover, where seeds and leaf mat build up faster than the gutters can handle. On one recent job in a neighborhood with big trees over the house, the crew found the rain gutter full to the brim with compacted leaves and the outlets clogged at the elbows. Clearing the blockage and flushing each run took most of the visit, and the flow test showed clean water running away from the foundation on every run. The quote was set by the stories, the size and the tree cover, as it always is. A blocked run is the first thing that causes structural damage, so we check the drains on every visit. Clean gutters carry water away from your home, and rainwater that drains properly also stays off the landscape.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate before anyone books a date.
| 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 a visit twice a year, in spring and fall. On our Melissa jobs that means a visit in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and another in late fall, after the last leaves and debris come down. Booking regular gutter cleaning in both seasons leaves the rain gutter open, and the right time to clean your gutters is after the seed drop and again once the leaves fall. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, 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 sag or pull loose by winter. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and backs up toward the roofline, which is how a small clog becomes a leak. A spell of heavy rainfall in May, October or December is when that first overflow shows up.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps the runs clean, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the rain gutter between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Between visits, gutter maintenance is the difference between a clean run and an overflow, and any gutter cleaning service worth the call will tell you the same. Guards slow the buildup, but they do not remove the need for a visit, so we still keep the surface clean and check the drainage. 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.
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 cleans gutters and downspouts across Melissa and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the first step is a quote by phone or text. Melissa gutter cleaning starts with that call, and the gutter cleaning process is the same for every house we visit. We ask about stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the house, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months if you want to get your gutters clean on a date you can count on.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Homeowners who plan ahead find it easiest to keep your gutters clean by booking the next visit while the crew is still on site, so the calendar stays steady. The routine is built for residential properties, and it works the same way for commercial properties. Crews treat residential and commercial work with the same photos and the same checks. The goal is to protect your home from water damage before the rain arrives, not after. Every homeowner gets photos sent to the phone, so you can see the state of the gutters for yourself. Our gutter services are built around that routine, and we are happy to explain the schedule for your particular house.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Our cleaning services in Melissa are quoted from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we quote is the number on your invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we raise it before we start.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall. Waiting past the seed drop or past the last leaves means more packed debris, a longer visit, and wood that can start to rot. A visit timed to those two windows keeps the gutter system clear through the rainy months.
Most open slots come up within the week, and we confirm a specific date when you call. The calendar fills fastest in the busy seasons, so if you need a date quickly, call early in the week.
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 watch it until the water runs clear at the bottom. Where a run feeds an underground line, 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. Gutter guards keep leaves out, but seed casings, grit and dust settle on top and turn into a wet mat that sends water over the edge. Cleaning and maintenance on guarded gutters means we lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the runs and reseat the guards, so the system runs clean.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or drain-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken 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. The quote is set from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the eaves and we will confirm the number in writing.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
