Our own crew cleans gutters in Roanoke VA, every drain pipe flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave, so you can see each one clean. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners here book the spring and fall visits, and we have been cleaning gutters across Virginia that way for years.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our cleanings depends on how many stories the house has, its 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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of gutter, but the stories and the roofline decide most of it. For a homeowner comparing cleaning services in Roanoke, ask every company for the number in writing and check what it covers, because a clean quote lists everything.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep pitch you cannot walk takes longer and more ladder work, and a walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, and the drainage there gets checked first. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted sludge that takes time to clear, and a packed run adds time to the whole job. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Drain pipe flushing, flow testing and hauling everything away from your home are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice. A small leak at a joint is a repair, not part of the cleaning, so we say so on the phone and keep the gutter maintenance number where we quoted it. The whole gutter system gets a look on every visit, the flow test tells us when a run is clean all the way to the outlet, and the gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: flush, flow test, bag what comes out, photograph.
Homes with heavy canopy and older gutters are where the extra time shows up most. A twig jammed in a downspout elbow is quick to clear, but a run left to fill through a season can sag, and that is where the extra time goes. Heavy rainfall finds a full trough fast, so get your gutters looked at before the wet months rather than after the first overflow. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, tell us the number of stories and how much canopy is overhead, and we will give you a number while you are still on the line. Cleaning and maintenance quotes come in writing too, if you ask.
| 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 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 November to early December, after the last leaves come down. In May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the rain gutter itself, even on a house that was clean the fall before. In November it is leaves and debris, wet and matted, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sagging by March where ice got into them. Roanoke gets about 42.8 inches of precipitation a year, and the heavy rainfall comes May through July, when the gutters take the most water. Snow averages 14.8 inches a year here, mostly in December through March, and with real freeze risk, water trapped in a sagging run turns to ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the whole gutter system running clear, because needles and grit settle in the runs and leave clogged downspouts between visits. A clog between visits is easiest to clear while it is still small. Starting from a clean gutter makes each visit quicker, and a flush at each one shows whether the run is still moving. On a landscape with few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guarded gutters need less frequent work, but the surface still has to be cleared. Clear runs keep water away from the foundation, and water that backs up at the eave can cause structural damage and fascia rot. Our gutter cleaning services follow these same windows across Roanoke, and the same windows work for commercial properties. After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, and that is the schedule we set up.
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 cleans gutters across Roanoke VA and the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base to the city. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your square footage and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front if you can send one. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, or text a photo to start the quote. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The calendar fills in the busy windows of spring and fall, so if you want a slot in those months, it is worth calling early. Lead times depend on the week, and we tell you the date when you call rather than promising a slot we cannot hold.
Residential and commercial work both run on the same booking process, so the quote and the date come from the same call. Residential properties and commercial properties both get the same photos, and our gutter services are quoted from the same questions. Ask us how often you should clean your gutters, and we will answer for your lot, not a generic chart. Plenty of customers ask about regular gutter cleaning after the first visit, and we work out the schedule with you on the phone. Our cleaning and maintenance visits are priced the same way, by stories, square footage and what is in the gutters. Debris removal is part of every visit: everything is bagged on the ground and carried away from your home before the truck leaves. Roanoke homes with older gutters get the same process, and a gutter cleaning service is only as good as the photos that show the run clear. If a run has a sag in it, or buildup at the outlet is slowing the water flow, mention it when you call and we check drainage at that spot before the crew starts. Every visit ends with a clean run on the photos we send you. If you have a question about a specific street or a part of the house, mention it when you call and we will check it against what we have cleaned nearby before we give you a date. If you already know there is a clog at the outlet, say so when you call.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure from the street or from the surrounding areas, because two two-story houses on the same block can need different amounts of work. Tell us the size and the tree cover and you will have an estimate before you hang up.
Across Virginia, the spring visit falls in mid to late May, and the fall visit runs November to early December. If you skip the fall visit, a sag in the run and ice damage often show up by the following March, and trapped rainwater is what turns to ice. Under heavy trees, every three to four months is how you keep your gutters clean.
Same-day depends on the week, so we confirm a date when you call rather than promising one. Most slots come up within the week during the slower months, and the busy spring and fall windows fill faster.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run of gutters and downspouts to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We check the gutters and downspouts first, and we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clean at the bottom. Where a drain pipe feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. If there is a clog below ground, that is quoted separately, and clearing a buried line is a separate job that is quoted before anyone starts it. Those checks are part of every one of our gutter services.
Yes, though less often. Under guards we find needles threaded through, seed casings and grit sitting on top, and once that gets wet, water runs off the front edge. Guards on a steep roofline still collect grit, so the top gets cleared. We lift the panels, clean out underneath, flush the drain pipes and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or drainage problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Fixing the slope is what will protect your home from water damage, and we will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The number we gave you 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.
