Our crew cleans gutters in Paris, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and 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 is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Texas, most of our spring and fall visits are booked for the weeks after seed drop and after the last leaves come down. Ask us to clean your gutters before April, May and October, the wettest months of the year, and we check the gutter system for a leak or a clog before the first heavy rainfall. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a slot.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. The homeowner gets the same figure on the phone that shows on the invoice, and our cleaning services in Paris are priced that way every time. Most companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured, but we would rather you know the whole figure up front. Cleaning and maintenance are quoted together, so there is no second number later. Every one of our cleanings is quoted the same way.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a sloped lot that raises the back run, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted debris, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the cleaning can start. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a look at the run before anyone climbs. With 48.9 inches of rain a year here, the heavy rainfall is why the downspout gets checked on the same visit. Get your gutters quoted with the stories and tree cover in hand, and the crew bags the debris and hauls it away from your home before it leaves. Gutter maintenance on a sloped lot follows the same rule.
When we open a gutter, the homeowner usually finds the same problem first: a run full of seeds or leaves that looks clear from the ground but holds water behind the front lip. A gutter that looks clean from the ground can still hold water. A leak at the joint often shows up first as a wet stain under the run. Water that clears at the bottom of each downspout means the drainage is working, and the landscape around the foundation shows where the overflow went when it did not. Under heavy tree cover, a back run can be packed to the elbow with a twig, seeds and a wet mat, and the quote is built from what the crew finds on that ladder. A job like that is a few hours of work, and it is priced on what is actually found. We are not selling a second visit for a slope problem; if a clean gutter still overflows, we say so in the report.
| 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 book our gutter cleaning services twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. Customers across Paris see the same two windows. Across Texas, spring visits run late March to April, and the fall visit runs late November to December. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have pulled loose by late winter. Leaves and debris from the fall drop sit in a rain gutter all winter, and clogged downspouts are the first thing we find by March. Freeze risk is real here, so water trapped in a run before the cold can freeze and crack the seams. Left alone, that is rot in the fascia and structural damage to the trough. A clean run in late fall is the goal.
Under heavy tree cover we see customers on a three to four month schedule, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards change the work, since the surface still needs clearing, but they lengthen the interval. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the trough open and moves water away from the landscape, and each visit ends with a flush of the gutter system.
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.
The crew covers Paris TX and books slots by phone or text. To start, send a photo of the front of the house if it is easy, and tell us the stories and the tree cover; that gets you a quote the same day it is asked for. Call (866) 435-6328 to book. The calendar fills in the busy windows of the year, which is why a spring and fall booking made early is worth it. Our gutter cleaning service covers the surrounding areas on the same route, so one slot fits both. Paris homes get the same quote whether they are a bungalow or a two-story. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Debris removal is the last step, and every visit ends with the ground clean and the bags off the lot.
We do residential and commercial work across Texas, so the scheduling is the same whether the work is for residential properties or commercial properties. Gulf hurricanes and tropical storms bring heavy rainfall across Texas, and a run already full of debris is what fails first. On each visit we look for a sag in the run, buildup at the elbow and any clog at the outlet, and we report the drainage and water flow we see. Regular cleaning keeps those from turning into damage. Ask us for the lead time on the day you call, since it changes with the season.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details. Every estimate for a house in Paris TX is built on the stories, the size and the tree cover. The figure you hear is the one on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in spring and late fall. If you wait past the leaf drop, the wet mat and the first freeze are harder to clear and can leave runs sagging by March. Rainwater that sits in a clog through a freeze can split the joints, so clearing the run before the cold is how you protect your home from water damage.
Same-day depends on our calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our gutter services are booked by phone, and the calendar fills fast in spring and fall.
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 check the gutters and downspouts together at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we find needles, seed casings and grit that sit on top of the mesh, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. We clear the surface and check the flow. Guards cut the work, but they do not stop the need to keep your gutters flowing. Once the run is clean, the guards go back on.
Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. A clean gutter that still overflows usually has a slope or capacity problem, and we will say so rather than sell a second cleaning. We check the roofline and any blockage at the outlet first.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. A clean invoice that matches the quote is what you should expect.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
