Our own crew cleans gutters in Mesquite, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Texas, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, after the seed drop and again after the last leaves come down.
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, its 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. Our gutter cleaning services are built for residential properties, so every homeowner gets one clean number for the whole house. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you add it up, but we would rather hand you one number and stand behind it.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the biggest single change. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot can put the back run far higher than the front, and that takes longer on a lift. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted sludge and take more hours than a light clean. Guards are part of the gutter system, and any we have to lift and reseat add time as well. A seam that has started to leak adds time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
When we open a gutter here in a typical spring visit, the buildup is seeds and pollen paste, and a clog in one downspout elbow can push water over the edge in the next storm. We talk about the sag or drainage problem with you on the phone before we ever climb up, so you know what the job will involve. Before we clean your gutters, we want to hear about any water flow problem, so the first visit is a clean job. Mesquite homes are not all the same, and we would rather find how full they really are than guess from the curb. For residential and commercial jobs alike, 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 in Mesquite book twice a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed in the elbows. In fall it is leaves and debris from the trees, and if a house skipped the fall visit, we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the following March. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because seed casings, leaves and small twig bits pack the downspouts between visits. With a landscape that has few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be cleared.
Mesquite gets about 41.5 inches of rainwater a year, and April, May and October are the wettest months, so that is when heavy rainfall tests the runs hardest. Clean runs carry water away from the fascia and foundation, and a blockage anywhere in the run is what regular gutter cleaning is for. Our crew checks gutters and downspouts end to end on every visit, and the goal is simple: keep your gutters flowing so the water leaves at the downspout instead of over the edge. Regular visits protect your home from water damage. Between visits, a quick look and a hose-off covers most of the cleaning and maintenance a home needs, and it is the cheapest gutter maintenance you can do.
On a Mesquite job last spring, a house with no trees on its lot stayed on the twice-a-year schedule, and its gutters came out clean with only a light load. A neighboring lot under a thick canopy needed a visit every three months, and we flush every downspout on each visit so they stay clean between trips. Both are on our case list with the details. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing. To book, call (866) 435-6328 and we will pick a date with you.
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 has cleaned gutters across Mesquite, and the neighborhoods we work most often are listed on the case pages. Most Mesquite homeowners want three answers before they book: the price, the timing and whether they need to be home. If you are looking for gutter cleaning in Mesquite TX, booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps us see the roofline and the run lengths before we give a number. Our Mesquite gutter cleaning follows the same steps every time, and the gutter cleaning process is laid out in plain terms on the first call. Lead time depends on the season, and we tell you the next open date when you call. Before the ladder goes up, the crew plans a clean setup that keeps it away from your home's siding, and any gutter guards get lifted and reseated on the same visit. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the crew calls before they come. The crew also covers the surrounding areas, so ask if your street is outside town.
Our cleanings in Mesquite cover every run on the house, and our gutter services are booked into two busy windows each year, the weeks after the spring seed drop and the weeks after the fall leaves come down. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot you can plan around. If a clog has you worried, or water is coming over the edge now, tell us when you call so we can look at the schedule for the earliest opening. A clean run gets the same photo report as any other. Call (866) 435-6328 today and we will get your gutters on the calendar, or text a photo of the front of the house to book a date. Ask for a written estimate and we will send it the same day you ask.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Tell us the square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we will quote the whole job.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. Waiting past the leaf drop in fall is when we see the most damage on the runs.
Slots depend on the calendar, and most open up within the week. We confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and the same photo report goes out for commercial properties too. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water leaves at the outlet. Clogged downspouts are the first thing the crew checks, and clearing an underground drain line is a separate job that we quote before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep most leaves out, but seed casings, twigs and grit still build up on top and under the panels. We clear those, reseat the guards and leave the gutters clean.
A rain gutter that is clean and still spills in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem, and left alone that water can lead to wood rot at the fascia and structural damage. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Not without your agreement. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we call you before work starts and you approve it first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
