Our own crew cleans gutters here for homeowners and leaves every run clean, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos sent before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your house size and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to protect your home from water damage before the next storm. Most of our work here is booked for spring and fall.
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 number we quote is the number we charge. That is how our cleaning services in Hollins are priced, whether the house is old or new. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the work, and so does a walk-out basement or a sloped lot that puts the back run much higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down with leaves, twigs and grit packed into each elbow, and that kind of buildup takes longer to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Gutters that have to carry heavy rainfall off a big roof get a longer flow test. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Once a run is clean, the flow test itself takes minutes. If a leak shows up at a seam while we are up there, it goes in the photo report and gets quoted separately. If anything else we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
For a homeowner here, the first call is usually the easiest part. The simplest way to get your gutters quoted is a text: send a photo of the front of the house, tell us the number of stories, and say whether trees hang over the house. Most of our customers have had their runs checked this way, and most of the quotes stay where we first gave them. If the gutters have been left a long time, we will say so and explain what the extra time is for, so you know what you are paying for.
Our crew works the same way in every house. We clean the run by hand, flush each downspout until it runs clear at the bottom, and check that the outlet sends the water away from your home. Checking drainage at the outlet is part of the price, not an add-on. That is our gutter cleaning process on every quote, and it is the reason the number holds. We price cleaning and maintenance visits this way, a gutter maintenance check gets the same flat number, and repeat cleanings are quoted the same way, so the next number holds too. A written estimate is yours before you book if you want one, so ask and we will send 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 customers here book twice a year. Across Virginia the spring visit usually lands in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and in Hollins the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in late spring, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, even on a run that was clean the year before. In the fall it is the leaves and debris from the trees, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see the runs sag or pull loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see holding up, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. Few or no trees overhead means once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guarded systems need a clean less often, but the surface still needs clearing, since leaves and grit sit on top of the guard and water can run over it. Commercial properties follow that same schedule. Gutter cleaning services here run on this same rhythm across Hollins, and the gutter system on each house tells us which tier it needs.
After the first visit we tell you which of those your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs rather than on a rule of thumb. Plan for regular gutter cleaning in spring and fall, and ask for a check in between when the seasons turn, because a rain gutter that sits full can start to rot the fascia and cause structural damage before anyone sees it. A quick flush of each downspout between visits shows whether the water still moves, and a clean downspout is the easiest one to check. May, June and July are the wettest months, and across Virginia, hurricanes and tropical remnants bring heavy rainfall, so a clog that is ignored in spring can cost more by fall. Some of the houses we work on have a wet leaf mat before the rainy season, and that changes the timing. Check that the landscape around the foundation slopes to carry water away from the house, and keep your gutters on the calendar so the visit happens before the problem does.
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 have cleaned gutters on many of the older and newer streets we service, and our crew covers Hollins, VA and the surrounding areas from the nearest base without needing a long drive. Most Hollins homes take the same booking route: call or text us at (866) 435-6328 with the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and we give you a quote on the spot. A photo of the house front helps us see the run, and it is quick to send.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall, so the earlier you call the easier it is to get the slot you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Our crew works from the outside of the house and does not come inside, so you can go about your day while the work is done. Every visit includes a gutter cleaning service that covers debris removal from the run to the truck, plus a gutter maintenance check of the hangers and seams, a look for any clog at the elbows, a check for any run that sags, and a drainage check of the water flow at the outlet. Any buildup we find gets cleared before we leave.
Our crew handles residential and commercial work, and we keep both calendars separate so each job gets full attention. Commercial properties are quoted by story count and roof access, and residential properties get the same flush-and-photo check. If you want to clean your gutters on a different schedule, or want regular gutter cleaning, ask when you call, and we will tell you what the next open window looks like.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house with heavy leaf load is a different job from one with clean runs. Once we have the details, the quote is the number we charge.
Most of our customers here book a spring visit and a fall visit, and the fall visit falls in late October to November. If you wait past it, the leaf mat and the first freeze can cause sagging and ice dams by winter. Snow lands here mostly from December through March, about 11.4 inches a year, so a clog still sitting in the run when it arrives is where the ice dam starts. Plan the fall visit before the cold, and keep your gutters on that schedule to protect your home from water damage.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that week across the surrounding areas, so ask when you book and we will tell you what is open.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The crew leaves the ground as clean as they found it. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the gutters and downspouts for flow, and we tell you where the water goes at the outlet. If a buried drain line needs clearing, that is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded systems still need the surface kept clean, because leaves and grit sit on top of the guard. Under guards on our jobs we find needles and seed casings packed underneath, which causes a blockage that holds back the water even when the run looks empty.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge at the roofline in rain, the problem is usually the slope or the downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of the rainwater running off while it rains, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Even if you clean your gutters yourself first, the same check applies.
It should not. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, for every one of our gutter services. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
