Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Palestine TX, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been on those roofs enough times to know what the season leaves behind.
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 whole gutter system. We quote gutter cleaning services in Palestine TX by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted.
On our jobs, a few things push the quote up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above the ground, so the crew works from a higher reach. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed solid, and that takes longer than a light clean. A clean trough means less time on the ladder, so the price follows the work. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent Palestine job, the gutters had been left for a long stretch and the leaf load had settled into the elbows. The crew flushed each downspout and watched the water run clean at the bottom before moving on. Gutters clogged like that can sag and pull loose if they are left, which is why the first visit tells us what the lot needs. We clear the trough, check the water flow at every outlet, and photograph each run so you can see the condition yourself. Our crew knows what a clog looks like at the top and what it looks like at the bottom, and we work both ends of the system. Where the buildup is heavy, the water away from the house is slow, and that is the first sign the blockage is deeper than the surface.
We see the same pattern at commercial properties and at palestine homes alike: the gutter that looks fine from the ground is often packed behind the lip. A heavy rainfall shows the problem fast, because the water pours over the front edge instead of out the downspout. A clog in the downspout causes more trouble than most people expect, because the water has nowhere to go and it finds the path of least resistance, usually along the fascia and down the wall. Left alone, that is how structural damage starts. A few hours of work now costs far less than the rot that follows.
| 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 Palestine customers book twice a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, the spring visit clears the seed casings and the pollen paste that bind into a rain gutter, and the fall visit clears the leaf load before it can hold water through the winter. Keeping to that schedule is the simplest form of gutter maintenance, and cleaning and maintenance in spring and fall keeps the buildup from settling. A gutter cleaning service on that rhythm keeps the trough from filling between visits.
When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and the odd twig packed into the elbows and a grey paste along the bottom of the trough. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the autumn visit we have seen runs sag by the next season. A roofline that holds standing water is the first place a blockage shows up, and poor drainage usually shows up at the seam where two sections meet. A clean trough sheds water, and a full one does not.
Tree cover changes the schedule. Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and slow the rainwater. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. With gutter guards, cleanings are less frequent, but the surface still has to be cleared, because the debris settles on top of the guard and the water never gets in.
Residential and commercial buildings follow the same logic on our schedule, though the commercial visits are set per building and per roof. For a home, the rhythm is simple: clean your gutters on the schedule that matches your lot, and keep a regular gutter cleaning date on the calendar so the buildup never gets the chance to settle. Haul-off is part of every visit, so nothing is left in the trough or on the roof. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for the next visit is set from what we found.
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 Palestine from the nearest base, and we keep a regular route through the city so the calendar fills in a predictable pattern. Palestine homeowners who need cleaning services in Palestine get the same photos on every visit. The quote comes by phone or by text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the estimate before the crew arrives. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will get your gutters booked. Lead time varies with the season, so we confirm a date when you call.
The two busiest windows are the spring and fall visits, when most homeowners want the gutters clean before the heavy rainfall starts or the first hard freeze. Book early in those windows if you can, because a leak from a clogged run gets worse with every storm. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If the house has a gate, leave it unlocked and we will handle the rest.
We cover residential gutter services for homeowners across the city and the surrounding areas, and we handle both residential properties and commercial work on the same route. Every homeowner we visit gets photos of each run, clean and checked, before we leave. Whatever the lot looks like, the goal is to protect your home from water damage before it starts by keeping water moving away from your home. Keep your gutters and downspouts clean, flush every downspout, and the house stays dry through the next storm. That is the whole job, and we do it the same way on every visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote it by phone or text. There is no fixed figure we can give without seeing the house, but the quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Our crew cleans most gutters in Palestine in late spring and late fall, after seed and pollen drop in the spring and after the leaves come down in the fall. If you wait longer than that, the buildup has had time to compact and getting the gutters clean takes longer. Every Palestine gutter cleaning job follows the same gutter cleaning process: clear the trough, flush the downspouts, check the flow, and photograph the result.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout, and once it runs clean at the bottom the crew moves on. We also check the water flow at the outlet and tell you if the drainage is not working the way it should, including where an underground line is involved. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Guards still need cleaning, because leaves and debris settle on top of the guard and the water never gets in. In a busy landscape the load comes faster. The crew keeps the surface clean and checks the flow underneath on every visit.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No, the price 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.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
