Midvale gutter cleaning comes from our own crew. We clean every run by hand, flush each drain outlet and flow-test it, haul the leaves off, and send photos of every run before we leave. This gutter cleaning service prices from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Homeowners here book us in spring and fall, and the same crew serves homes across Midvale UT and the rest of Utah.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how big it is and what is sitting in the gutter. We price it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Most gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot and land in a similar range per foot, but on a real house the total moves with height and access, which is why we price the whole job. Midvale homes differ in pitch and height, so every estimate asks about both.
On our jobs the things that move a price are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means a boom or scissor lift and a slower visit. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes out packed with leaves and debris, compacted into a clog that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the price and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here the same pattern shows up in the older homes near the mountain side: a heavy leaf load mixed with grit that leaves clogged downspouts, a buildup where the drainage stops and the water flow backs up, and the runs begin to sag. A sagging run that stays wet can lead to structural damage, so we clear it, flush each drain outlet and send photos before we leave. A clean run carries the water away from your home, and that is what the price pays for. Commercial properties in the area get the same treatment, priced per building. A quick photo of the front of the house by text is usually enough to start the number.
| 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.
Midvale sees 23.7 inches of rain a year and 55.8 inches of snow, so the gutters go through a wet spring and a hard freeze. The wettest months, March through May, come before the spring visit, so the gutters are already loaded when we arrive. Across Utah, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands in late October to November, once the last leaves are down. Most customers book spring and fall, and the schedule works the same way for residential and commercial buildings. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule our crew sees work, because a twig, a few needles and some grit pack the drains between visits and the rainwater stops draining. A blockage near the roofline turns into a clog within weeks. With few or no trees, residential properties usually need one visit a year in late fall, and that is enough for most houses. Gutter guards mean fewer visits, but the surface still needs clearing. Across Utah, a monsoon storm can put down its rain in an hour on a gutter that has sat dry for weeks, and heavy rainfall on a full gutter spills over the edge instead of down the outlet, so clean your gutters before monsoon season. This is why regular gutter cleaning is part of gutter maintenance, not a one-time job, and debris removal is included. After the first visit we give you an estimate for the schedule your lot needs.
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 Midvale UT and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, so you are not waiting on a long drive. Booking is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us, give us the stories, the size and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We will quote the job from that. Lead times vary with the season, and in the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, the calendar fills first, so it helps to call early. Our gutter services cover the full job, gutters and downspouts included, from the first look to the photos at the end.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside. Every visit, we flush every downspout, and the photos follow. As a homeowner, you can leave the side gate unlocked and let the crew work. Waiting for a leak to show up in the ceiling is the expensive way to find out a gutter is full, so if you want the gutters cleaned before the next storm, book early and we will put you at the top of the list to protect your home from water damage. To keep your gutters working through the season, our cleanings follow the schedule above, and every visit ends with photos.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how much buildup is in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text, and that quote is the price you pay. Our cleaning services in Midvale include flushing and haul-off, and nothing is added at the end.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, and the fall visit lands in late October to November. If you wait past it, the first hard freeze can sag or pull a run loose before March. Cleaning and maintenance on that schedule keeps the freeze from finding a clog, and we confirm the right month when you call.
Same-day slots depend on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Water has to move away from your home, and on a sloped landscape it matters even more, so we flush the outlet of every run and check that water is leaving at the bottom. Clearing a buried underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, but less often. Under guards the gutter system still collects needles, seed casings and grit on top of the mesh, which blocks the water. We clean the surface, flush the drains and reseat the guards, and water held on top of the mesh can rot the fascia if it is left alone.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not buildup. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job, and if we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. Text a photo of the roofline before you get your gutters cleaned, and we will tell you what to expect.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
