Our own crew handles gutter cleaning in Universal City TX, and we clear the runs and the outlets in a single visit. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. A clean gutter is the goal, and most of our Universal City customers book in the spring and fall, with the rest of the year handled on request. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
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. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the stories and the clog load matter more than the run length. A rain gutter on a one-story ranch costs less than a two-story wrap with clogged downspouts, even at the same footage.
What moves the quote on our jobs: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline, gutters that nobody has opened in years and are packed with compacted leaves and debris, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat. Debris removal is included and never billed as an extra, and we flush every run before we leave. Clean runs and packed runs cost differently, and we say which one you have before work starts. Every homeowner hears about the condition of the gutter system before the crew climbs, and anything that changes the job is raised first, never on the invoice.
On our Universal City jobs, the houses that cost more were the ones where the gutter had been sitting full through a rainy season. One of those had a sag where the water flow and the drainage had been stopped for months, and the buildup had sent water spilling onto the siding instead of running the water away from your home. We cleared it, flushed every run, and noted the structural damage in the photo report so the owner could decide what to do next. The price was set by the stories and the packed clog, not by the square footage.
Universal City homes get a clear number before the crew climbs a ladder. The crew checks the gutters and downspouts, so the packed material and the clog are known before we start. A clean run with nothing packed in it takes less time, and the number reflects that. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate by text and we will tell you the number up front.
| 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 twice a year, and across Texas the spring visit lands in late March to April, after the seed and pollen drop, while the fall visit falls in late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Because the seeds and pollen paste packs into the elbows, a clean gutter in March can be full again by May. In late fall it is the leaves, the needles and the wet mat that holds the rainwater in the trough, so a clean run in November is the first defense against a winter overflow.
On a house that skipped the fall visit, we see the runs sagging by March, and sometimes the fascia board behind them starting to rot. Freeze risk is part of how we plan the fall visit here, because ice at the eave can pull a gutter off the roofline and open a leak at the seam. In the wettest months in our data, May, September and October, heavy rainfall fills the trough fast, and a blockage at the downspout means a gutter that was clean in spring can overflow by summer. A homeowner who keeps up the gutter maintenance between visits usually sees fewer surprises.
Under heavy tree cover, we see the outlets packed with needles, twig and grit between visits, and most of those lots are on cleanings every three to four months. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road, a construction site or a landscape bed that gets dug up, the grit builds up faster, so those lots get the shorter interval too. Gutter guards, if you have them, mean fewer cleanings, but we still clear the surface of the gutter system.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and how often to clean your gutters from there. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will book the next spring and fall slot for you.
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 across Universal City and the surrounding areas from our nearest base, and the crew knows the streets where the leaves and debris and the gutter clogs come up most. Booking is simple: a quote by phone or text from your stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. The lead time depends on the calendar at the time you call, and we will tell you the first open date. If you want to get your gutters on the books before the rains, a text with the house front is enough to start.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows across Texas: late March to April and late November to December. Cleaning services in Universal City TX book up first in those windows, so if you want a spring or fall slot, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our Universal City gutter cleaning covers residential properties, and we also take work on commercial properties on a per-building schedule, so the residential and commercial work gets the same flush and photo report. Whether you need a single visit or regular gutter cleaning services on a set interval, we will tell you what the lot needs after the first look. Regular visits help protect your home from water damage at the fascia and the foundation, not just when the leaves come down. We want you to keep your gutters clean all year.
Once the crew is done, the photos come to your phone, so every homeowner can see each gutter and downspout we left clean. Our full gutter services end with that photo report, and any leak we spot is in the photos too. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, and we will confirm the date in writing.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We will not guess it from the street.
Across Texas, most of our visits land in late March to April and in late November to December. If you wait, the clog from the seeds and the leaves builds up, and by March the runs can sag on a house that skipped the fall visit.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We will tell you the first open day on the phone.
The gutter cleaning process is simple: the crew arrives in the window we gave you, clears each run, and sends photos to your phone before the truck leaves. No, you do not need to be home. The crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it as part of the visit. Clearing a buried drainage line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep out the leaves, but the needles, seed casings and grit still build up on top and under the guard, so we lift the panels and clean out what is underneath. Guards are part of your gutter maintenance, not a replacement for it.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning. A homeowner gets the straight answer first.
The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. A clean gutter with no surprises is billed at the number we quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
