Our own crew does gutter cleaning in Murphy TX. Every gutter run and downspout gets flushed, flow-tested and left clean, the leaves are hauled off, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Murphy homeowners often book in spring and fall, when leaves pile up and rainwater starts to back up at the eaves. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 how much gutter is sitting full. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the state of the gutter decide the final figure. A gutter that is already clean takes less time on the ladder, and the quote reflects that.
What moves a quote on our crews is usually what we find once we are on the ladder. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back gutter run far from the ground. A gutter nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted leaves, and guards we have to lift and reseat take extra care. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: the crew clears the runs by hand, flushes each downspout and bags what comes out. Once the runs come out clean, a flow test is the last check. Downspout flushing and haul-off are in the number and are never billed as extras.
On our Murphy homes the quotes that run higher are usually places with heavy tree cover, where the gutter holds a steady buildup of leaves and debris for months. Clogged downspouts often trace back to that buildup. One clog at the elbow is enough to stop the water flow, and a rain gutter that holds water long enough starts to sag. A gutter sagging like that can lead to structural damage. Clear drainage starts with a clean trough, and the job of a gutter system is to carry water away from the house before it can rot the fascia. Commercial properties see the same pattern because a longer roofline gives water more places to back up. Ask us for a quote and we will tell you which of these applies to your house before we give you a number.
| 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.
Murphy TX gets about 42.2 inches of rain a year, and the wettest months are May, June and October. A clean gutter is the first defense in those months, because that is when rainwater runs hardest and a clog at a downspout elbow shows up first. Across Texas, the spring visit window runs late March to April, and in Murphy the fall window is late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Gulf hurricanes and tropical storms across Texas make a pre-season check worth the time, since a gutter full of wind-blown debris is the first thing to fail.
How often you need a clean depends on the trees over the roofline. Under heavy tree cover, a gutter can build up enough blockage to need regular gutter cleaning between visits, because seeds, needles and grit pack the elbows, and the debris removal goes on the same trip. With few or no trees over the gutter, a single visit timed to the fall window is usually enough. Spring and fall windows fill first, and we will give you an estimate for the tier your lot needs when you call.
Residential properties follow the same logic, and so do commercial buildings, but the roof area decides how fast the gutter fills. A gutter checked before the wet months beats one cleaned after it overflows. Freezing is a real factor in Murphy: a clog that holds water through a cold snap can freeze at the eave and lift shingles, so clean your gutters before the first hard freeze. A homeowner who books a gutter cleaning service before the window opens keeps the preferred slot. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which window fits your house.
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.
We clean each gutter across Murphy from our nearest base, and we book the same way every time. Tell us the stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. We give you a number from that and call before we come. Murphy gutter cleaning is priced the same way for residential and commercial customers, so the number we quote is the number we charge.
A homeowner does not need to be home for exterior work, so you can be at work while the crew does the job. A clean gutter is how we protect your home from water damage, and that starts with clearing the gutter from end to end and flushing the runs. The crew works the gutters and downspouts from the same setup, and our crew also covers the surrounding areas below each run, so the leaves and seed casings do not end up on the lawn and the landscape stays clean. Before we leave you get photos of every run, along with a note on any gutter services the house needs, such as a leak at a seam or a loose hanger.
Gutter guards still need attention, the same as an open gutter. The crew lifts the guards, clears the twig and leaf debris that rides on top, checks the seams for a leak and leaves the run clean before reseating them. We flush every downspout on every visit, so you know whether the water runs away from your home or stalls at the elbow. Booking early is the easiest way to keep your gutters clear all year.
Recurring cleanings fit around the spring and fall windows, and every visit ends with a clean gutter trough and a photo. The two busy stretches on our calendar are spring and fall, so a slot that is open today may not be next month.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with a look at each run, then the crew clears the leaves by hand, flushes each downspout and checks that water flows away from the house. The bags leave with the truck, and the clean runs are photographed before anyone packs up.
No. A homeowner does not need to be home for exterior work, since the crew only needs the side gate open and the photos go to your phone.
Yes. Regular gutter maintenance keeps water from sitting in the trough long enough to rot the fascia. When a gutter overflows after heavy rainfall, the landscape below takes the spill, and the fascia and soffit are the first parts to soften.
Yes. Our cleaning services in Murphy cover a gutter system with or without guards, and a guarded system still needs a check for the debris that settles on top.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will give you a quote and a date. Get your gutters on the schedule before the spring and fall windows fill up, so the runs get done clean and on time.
Cleaning and maintenance between visits is mostly a check that the gutter and downspouts still run clear, and a quick flush of each downspout after a hard storm shows whether a clog is forming.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
