Our own crew cleans gutters in Annandale, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the trough left clean, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Annandale customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been on those roofs for years.
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, size and what is in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge, and the invoice matches the job once the gutters run clean. Gutter cleaning services that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the stories and the roofline decide more than the footage does.
What moves it: a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up, gutters nobody has opened in years with compacted debris packed into the trough, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Annandale homes, clogged downspouts usually hold the clog at the elbow where the downspout turns, where the buildup packs hardest, and a gutter system with a sag will hold water and overflow even after it is clear, because the water flow stalls at the low point. The leaves and debris come out of the trough, the rain gutter is checked for drainage along its full length, and we flush every downspout until the water comes out clean at the bottom, which is how we know it carries water away from your home. That is the job the number covers, so there is no second line for it.
The homes we clean for commercial properties and residential customers are priced the same way, from what we see at the start, and a building that has been neglected carries structural damage risk that we report to you in writing. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see.
| 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.
Across Virginia, spring visits run mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and our Annandale VA customers usually book that window and again in late October to November, after the last leaves. Even a gutter that looked clean from the driveway in May has seeds, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and a gutter that skipped the fall visit can hold a clog that sags under heavy rainfall and ice before March.
Under heavy tree cover, cleanings run every three to four months, because the needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Across a landscape with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be kept clean and the rainwater still has to get in. Ask for a visit by phone or text, and we will give you a written estimate for the tier your roofline needs.
Residential properties and commercial buildings follow the same logic, with commercial buildings usually on a set schedule. Clean gutters on that schedule keep a blockage from becoming structural damage, and debris removal happens on the same visit. Scheduled regular gutter cleaning is the core of gutter maintenance for both. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you book the schedule that matches the house and not a guess.
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 works across Annandale from the nearest base and covers the surrounding areas on the same schedule. Booking a gutter cleaning service with us is simple: give us stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We quote by phone or text and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills, so ask for a date early if you want a particular week. We will tell you the lead time when you call, and we confirm the date before the truck leaves the yard. Annandale homeowners who book in the off months often get an earlier slot, and a homeowner with a confirmed date knows the crew is coming before the ladders go up.
We keep your gutters and downspouts draining so a leak never gets started, and that is how we protect your home from water damage. Our gutter services leave the trough clean and are built around what the house needs, not a package, and the annandale gutter cleaning work is done by the same crew each time. The photo report shows the trough clean before we leave.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range on the page because the house decides it.
Across Virginia, spring visits run mid to late May. Our Annandale customers usually add a visit in late October to November, and when a gutter waits past the fall visit we find sagged runs by March.
Most of our cleaning services in Annandale come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs without you: leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and we leave the yard clean.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before anyone touches it.
No. Under gutter guards on our jobs we find the surface grit and the seed mat sitting on top, and even a clean gutter needs the water to get in.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or downspout problem, not a debris problem, and water left running over the edge is how rot gets into the fascia. Send us a photo in the rain and we tell you what it is.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear it before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
