Our own crew cleans gutters in Glen Allen, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, trash hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Glen Allen customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been working those visits across Virginia long enough to know where the water goes when a gutter sits full.
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, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our cleaning services in Glen Allen are quoted from those three things, and every homeowner gets the same straight estimate on the call. The number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the stories are counted. What moves it on our jobs is simple to see once we are up the ladder: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far above the grade, a loose run along the roofline, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaf mat and twig, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before anything can be cleared underneath.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of everything cleared are included and are never billed as extras. Cleaning and maintenance visits are quoted the same way, from the stories, the size and the trees. Cleanings on their own are priced off the same three things. A full trough is also how a leak starts at a joint, which is why gutter maintenance between visits matters. If something we find changes the job, such as a blockage at a downspout elbow, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts, not on the invoice afterward. A rain gutter that is still heavy with grit gets cleared to the bottom of the elbow, not just the top layer, so the water moves away from your home. A clean trough is only half the job, so the downspout has to run clear too. The crew does not leave until the trough is clean, and we flush every downspout before the truck goes.
Our gutter cleaning process starts on the phone. Callers in glen allen va tell us their stories, the rough size, whether the big trees are over the roof, and they send a photo of the front of the house by text if it is easy. That is usually enough for us to give a straight number. On a home where the back run is high and the trees are heavy, we have to walk the lot before the number is firm, and we say so on the call.
Once the quote is agreed, the crew confirms the date and the arrival window the day before. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the photos arrive before the truck leaves whether you are there or not. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar before the spring rains, call us and we will give you a number. Keep the side gate open and the cars off the drive if the runs face it.
| 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 Glen Allen customers book twice a year, in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Virginia, spring visits run mid to late May, and when we open a gutter in Glen Allen at that point we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. A gutter can look clean from the ground and still be full of seed mat. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under the weight of ice. Every yard is different, and the landscape around the house sets the pace.
On our jobs the tiers look like this. Twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because leaves and debris pack the downspout elbows between visits. Clogged downspouts back the gutter system up well before the next scheduled clean. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut the frequency further, but the surface still has to be cleared, and that is part of the same visit rather than a separate charge.
When we clear a run that has been left through a full season, the water flow is usually the first sign. A clog at the elbow, with grit buildup packed behind it, sends rainwater back up the downspout, and the back-up shows at the bottom where it can start to sit against the wall. Poor drainage like that is the first warning. A clog caught in May is a quick clear, and the same clog left until March is a repair. Glen Allen gets about 47.1 inches of precipitation a year, and heavy rainfall in June, August and September makes it worse, because the trough fills faster than the downspout can move the water away from the wall. Clearing a run on schedule is how you protect your home from water damage. Left another season, the rot starts in the trim, and that is the kind of structural damage that costs far more than a cleaning. A regular gutter cleaning service is cheaper than the water that gets behind a neglected run. Keeping a run clean between visits is easier than digging it out after a full season.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we saw in the trough and the downspouts, not on a rule of thumb. A run that is clean at the start of the season stays easier to manage all year.
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 Glen Allen and set our calendar from the crew's route, so a slot in the busy weeks depends on where your house sits and how many visits are already booked nearby. Glen Allen VA homeowners can start with a call to (866) 435-6328, or text a photo of the front of the house with your stories and the size. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call the better your chance at the date you want.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. If your date is booked out, we will tell you the next open window rather than quoting a date we cannot keep. Glen Allen homes that already have a regular gutter cleaning schedule with us are the easiest to fit in, because the route is already set. The easiest way to keep your gutters working is to clean your gutters on the same route every spring and fall. Debris removal is part of every visit, and the crew clears the surrounding areas under each downspout so the beds stay clean before the truck leaves.
Our gutter cleaning services cover residential properties and commercial properties. The crew schedule is the same for both residential and commercial work, but the two are booked separately, so tell us which one you need when you call. Ask about our other gutter services while you are on the phone, and the crew can tell you what the gutters and the downspout lines need before the visit.
For a two-story house in Glen Allen VA, the number comes from the stories and the square footage, and we give an estimate by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house and tell us about the trees, and we can usually give you a firm figure on the call.
Across Virginia, spring visits run mid to late May, and our Glen Allen customers book again in late October or November. If you wait past the fall visit, a clog in the downspout elbow can hold rainwater against the fascia, and by spring we find sagging runs and pulled-loose hangers that need more work than a regular clean.
Our gutter services are scheduled around the route, so most slots come up within the week. We confirm the date when you call, and we do not promise a same-day visit we cannot keep.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. We work to protect your home from scuffs and ladder marks, and the crew leaves the yard clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and watch it until the water runs clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. Guards on gutters and downspouts hold back the leaves, but needles, seed casings and roof grit get through and mat on top, so the surface still needs clearing and each downspout still needs flushing.
Send us a photo or a short video of the overflow in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still spilling over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem, and we will tell you what it is. Fixing it early is what protects the home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, such as a blockage or a loose run along the roofline, and in that case you hear about it and agree to the change before the crew starts work. The estimate we gave on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
