Our own crew handles every gutter cleaning service in Martinsville VA. We flush every downspout and flow-test it until the water runs clean at the bottom, then haul the leaves away. The price comes from stories, house size and how much tree cover hangs over the eaves, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to book. We have been booked on this schedule across Virginia for years, most of it in the 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 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. Other companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place, but the stories and the pitch matter more than the footage on most homes. Our cleanings in Martinsville are priced this way on purpose, so nobody is surprised when the crew pulls up.
On our jobs in town, a third story or a steep pitch you cannot walk safely is the first thing that changes the quote. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot can make the back run much higher than it looks from the driveway. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, and a clog at the elbow can hide more of it, which takes longer to get clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras, and a leak at a joint is written down and shown to you before we charge anything. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
One of the homes we cleaned in town had a tall two-story front and tree cover on the back side, and the gutters on that side were full of wet leaf mat that had sat through heavy rainfall. The crew cleared it run by run and flushed every downspout until the water ran clean at the bottom. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: photos first, then the clear-out, then a final flow check. You can read about that job here. Most of our homeowner calls follow the same pattern: text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us about the trees, and you get a firm number before we book the crew.
| 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 in Martinsville book twice a year. Across Virginia, the spring visit falls in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the leaves and debris come down. Our gutter cleaning services follow those same two windows for every home here. In May the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and it takes a full flush to get them clean. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. A gutter system that stays full through a wet season is the usual cause, and left alone, the wood starts to rot and the structural damage follows.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits, so those homes are on every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees need one visit a year in late fall. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean. On our jobs a customer with no trees near the house is on a yearly schedule, while a customer under trees is on the shorter cycle, and each job is photographed run by run so you can see what was found. Every visit also checks the drainage at each outlet and that the rain gutter still carries water away from the foundation and out past the landscape beds. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually 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 has cleaned gutters for homeowners in several neighborhoods across Martinsville, and we work from the nearest base. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busiest windows are spring and fall, when most people want their gutters done. A first visit usually clears any buildup from end to end, so every run is clean. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or send a text. We call before we come, and you can stay away from your home for the visit if you prefer.
If you want to keep your gutters on a schedule, ask for regular gutter cleaning and gutter maintenance rather than waiting until water is coming over the edge in heavy rainfall. Residential properties and commercial properties both book through the same calendar, and we can talk through which visit fits your property and whether you need a single cleaning or a recurring plan. Most homeowners find it easier to clean your gutters on a set schedule than to wait for an overflow, and a yearly visit keeps a clog from forming in the first place. Our gutter services for either kind of property come down to cleaning and maintenance, and we tell you which one a visit calls for.
For a home in Martinsville VA, the number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give the estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a figure from the page. Once we have those details, the price we quote is the price on the invoice.
Spring visits run mid to late May across Virginia, and fall visits run late October to November. Most customers here book one of those two windows so the gutters are clean before the weather turns. If you wait past the leaf drop, the wet mat can sag runs before the first freeze, and Martinsville does get freezing weather.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Ask us what is open when you reach out, and whether your address in Martinsville or the surrounding areas is on this week's route.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see they are clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush and flow-test the gutters and downspouts at the outlet so rainwater leaves the house and the outlet stays clean. If an underground drainage line needs clearing, we tell you and quote that separately before anyone works on it.
Yes. Guards keep the large leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top of the guard and work under its edge. On our jobs we clear the surface and check that water is getting in, so the gutter system still drains and the guard edge stays clean.
If a run is clean and still overflows in the rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a cleaning problem. A blockage deeper in the downspout, or a roofline that sends more water than one run can carry, gives the same overflow. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage, so we will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and in that case you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
