
Our own crew cleans gutters in San Elizario, TX, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run, hauls the debris away, and sends 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 overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Texas, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and the last leaves have finished.
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 estimate we give is the number we charge. Other cleaning services in San Elizario often price by the linear foot, though that method does not account for what is packed in the trough.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the biggest change. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the crew needs more equipment to reach the back run. Gutters that have gone years without a clean come down compacted with a heavy buildup of grit, and that takes longer than a normal run. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Gutters and downspouts are quoted together, and downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included in the quote and never billed as extras. Gutter maintenance on a sloped lot is quoted from the same inputs. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
For San Elizario homeowners, the quotes that moved most came from houses where the gutters had gone a long time without a clean and a clog sat in the downspout elbows. Each one was priced from the same three inputs we use everywhere, and the crew found the cause of the overflow on the first visit. Ask us for a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what we see before we start. A homeowner who wants us to clean first and check drainage later can schedule it that way. A cleaning and maintenance visit keeps rainwater away from your home and helps protect your home from water damage, which matters more than the number on any single job. Before you book, ask for the gutter cleaning process in writing, and get your gutters on the schedule before the heavy rainfall season begins.
| 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 Elizario TX book two cleanings a year, one in spring and one in late November to December after the last leaves have come down. Across Texas, spring visits fall in late March to April, after the seed and pollen drop. When we clean a rain gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaves and debris in the wet mat that hold water in the trough, and clogged downspouts are where the crew starts every visit.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough on the houses we clean. Gutter guards still need the top kept clean, just less often. A sag in any run is where water pools and the trough overflows. Keep the landscape beside each downspout clear so water away from the house has room to run. A gutter system that is never flushed can leak at the joints and rot out its own hangers over a few seasons, and that rot leads to structural damage, the expensive outcome we work to prevent.
After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and a regular schedule is how you keep your gutters working through the season.
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 gutters across San Elizario homes and the surrounding areas in TX from our own crew, working out of the nearest base and covering the city as a whole. Booking for our gutter services starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. Our gutter cleaning service confirms a date when you call, and lead time depends on the calendar. Our schedule fills during spring and fall, so calling early gets you a slot sooner. Spring visits run late March through April across Texas, and fall visits run late November through December. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front to book a date, and we will tell you when the crew can come.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Residential and commercial jobs are both on our schedule, and we keep residential properties and commercial properties on separate calendars so each visit gets the time it needs. Whether you need a single cleaning or regular gutter cleaning services, we will tell you how often to clean your gutters for the house. Each visit, the crew will flush every downspout, check the water flow and look for any blockage before they leave. Our crew also handles debris removal from the ground below the gutters, and clears any clog it finds before it goes, so the lawn and the walkway are left clean.
The number comes from the number of stories and the square footage, and we give it to you by phone or text before we schedule anything. Once you agree to it, that is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late November to December, and across Texas the spring visit falls in late March to April. If the gutters wait past the fall visit, we usually find the wet leaf mat has been sitting in the trough all winter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a 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, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested as part of the visit. If a line drains underground and needs clearing beyond the outlet, we will quote that separately before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard and roof grit underneath. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing and each downspout still needs flushing.
If the gutters are clean and still spill water over the edge in a rain, that is usually a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a clog. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, and the quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, text a photo of the roofline for a quote, or ask for a written estimate today. Our crew covers San Elizario and surrounding areas and can keep your gutters clear for the season. We flush every downspout, check the water flow, and protect your home from water damage before the next storm.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.