Our own crew cleans your gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested until it runs clean, everything it held hauled away, and photos of every run on your phone 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. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate on your gutters. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs for those visits long enough to know what the gutters hold by then.
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 in the gutters. We give the estimate 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 foot of run, though the total reads differently on a long single-story roof than on a tall two-story one, and San Antonio homes come in both shapes.
On our jobs, these are what move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline at the back of the house. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down with heavy buildup, which takes more time per run. Guards we have to lift, clean under and reseat add a step to every section. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see on our San Antonio jobs. Clogs usually start at the elbows, where seeds, pollen paste and grit collect, and the first symptom is often a sag in the run or water spilling over the front edge. A twig that wedges in a clogged downspout can hold a whole run in place, and a small leak at a seam often shows up before the blockage does. When we flush every downspout and watch the water flow, we know whether the drainage is carrying water away from the foundation or only moving it from one place to another. Residential and commercial properties follow the same logic, but the scale and access differ, and each gets its own quote.
Most of our customers here ask for regular gutter cleaning and want to know what the number covers. The gutter cleaning services we provide include the full run of each gutter, each downspout, and the debris removal that comes with it. If you are comparing bids for residential properties in town, ask each company whether the flush and the haul-off are inside the price, and ask whether they will clean your gutters from a ladder or a lift, because that is where the surprises tend to appear.
| 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 San Antonio TX book twice a year, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Texas, spring visits run late March to April, and our fall visits land in late November to December. A gutter can look clean from the driveway, but when we open it here in late spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaves and debris coming off the trees, and on the houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by the time the cold months arrive.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, the gutters clog faster. Needles and grit pack the gutters and downspouts between visits, and on those lots we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, which means three or four cleanings a year. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutter clean and clog-free and the rainwater moving. Gutter guards need less frequent work, but the surface still needs clearing, because what sits on top of the guard is what eventually blocks the flow.
San Antonio gets about 34 inches of rain a year, and May, September and October are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall tests the gutters hardest then. The roofline is where we see the first warning signs. A sag in the run, water running behind the fascia, or a smell of wet rot near the eave all point to a blockage that has been building for a while. Because the rain gutter is the first line that catches the rainwater, a clean system helps protect your home from water damage around the foundation and in the surrounding areas. If you keep your gutters clear between visits, you see a problem before it gets costly, and our crew still looks at the full gutter system each time.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we write it down on the report so the next visit is scheduled to match and the gutters stay clean in between.
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 covers San Antonio from the nearest base and works across San Antonio on a regular rotation. Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, built from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar at the time you call, and we give you the next open window when we talk. The two busiest stretches of the year are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop arrive, so those windows fill first.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. For the San Antonio homeowner who wants the job done with no effort on their part, the gutter cleaning process is short: a phone call, a date, a crew on the ladder, and photos on your phone when it is done. The same approach works for a San Antonio gutter cleaning or for a larger property that needs cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule, and gutter maintenance on that schedule keeps water moving away from your home. If the gutter is still clogged after a visit, call us and we will look at it again until it runs clean, and if you want to get your gutters done before the next storm, book the first open slot.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Our cleaning services in San Antonio cover houses and commercial properties, and no figure appears here because the same two-story house can land in a different place depending on the tree cover and the state of the gutters.
The right time to clean your gutters here is late spring or late fall, which is when our customers book. If you wait past the fall visit, the leaves have time to pack the elbows and the first freeze can leave runs sagging by March, and a sagging run that holds water can cause structural damage to the fascia.
Same-day gutter services depend on the calendar that week. We work across San Antonio, and most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
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, including the clogged downspouts that hold back a whole run, and watch the water until it runs clean at the outlet, so it carries water away from the house. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the guard keeps the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and turn to paste under rain. We clean the surface, lift the panels and check that water is getting in.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, not after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
