Our own crew cleans your gutters, flushes every run and tests the flow, hauls every twig and leaf away, and sends photos of the work 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. Across Texas most of our customers book in late March to April and again in late November to December, and we keep those windows open for the houses that come back to us.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from stories, square footage and what is 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but a flat rate built from stories and size is easier to check before the crew arrives.
A few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the working height at the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves, and that takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the quote and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homes with heavy tree cover tend to have leaves and debris packed into the rain gutter and clogged downspouts, and those are the ones where the crew spends the most time flushing the drainage path and checking the water flow. A leaf mat that sits in a run can start to sag, and once the buildup pools in the sag, water finds its way out at the seams. Rot and structural damage are what we are trying to prevent, and a drip at a seam is often the first sign of a leak, so it is cheaper to catch the clog early than to repair the damage that reaches the foundation later. Keep water away from your home by clearing the run before the next rain. Mission homes with a clean gutter system on a landscape with open drainage are the easiest jobs we do.
| 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 Mission homeowners book twice a year. Across Texas the spring window runs late March to April, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall window runs late November to December, after the last leaves come down. When we open and clean a gutter in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In late fall it is the leaf load, and a clog that sits through heavy rainfall in June, September and October turns into a blockage that backs water up at the roofline.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, most of our customers book cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the runs between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Homes with gutter guards need less gutter maintenance, but the surface still has to be cleared, and the guard only changes what collects on top.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A rainwater estimate from the footprint of the house is a reasonable start, but the real answer comes from what we find in the gutter. Our crew can tell you what the rain gutter is doing with the leaves and twigs that came off the trees, and the clean your gutters schedule follows from that. Most jobs land on spring and fall, and for residential and commercial properties alike, regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to keep debris removal ahead of the next storm. Residential properties with overhanging trees usually need the most attention.
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 Mission TX and cleans the homes and yards we are called to. Booking runs on a quote by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if it is easy. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutters and we come back with a date and a price. Across Texas the busy windows are late March to April and late November to December, and they fill first.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our crew works from the outside and does not come inside, so the schedule works around your day. For the Mission gutter cleaning jobs we take on, we keep the calendar as clear as we can so the work gets done before the rains come. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: the gutters and drainage paths are cleared, every run is flushed, and photos go to your phone so you can see the work that is done to protect your home. Keep your gutters running clean and water stays off the foundation, which protects the home from water damage. We cover the surrounding areas the same way, and our gutter cleaning service is built around one call and one crew. For a homeowner who wants the rest of the house handled, we also offer gutter services that pair with the cleaning, and we are glad to talk through what fits.
Cleaning services in Mission are quoted from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. I will not give a figure here because it changes with what is in the gutters and whether trees hang over the house. Once we have those three things, the quote is the number we charge.
Across Texas most customers book in late March to April after the seed drop, and again in late November to December after the leaves come down. If you wait past those windows, heavy rainfall in June, September and October can pack a clog that is harder to clear and sometimes turns into a blockage at the eave. The first visit tells you which schedule fits your lot.
We confirm a date when you call. Same-day work is not something we promise, because the crew needs to see the house and check the gutter first. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, and we will tell you the earliest date we have.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and that is the whole list.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet. Where a run feeds an underground drain line, we tell you if it is not draining, and clearing a buried line is a separate job quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, but less often. The guard stops leaves but lets needles, seed casings and grit through, and that mat sits on top and turns to paste when it gets wet. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded system means we lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or outlet-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 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 about it and agree to it before they start, never after. The number we quote on the 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.
