Our own crew cleans gutters in Cody, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, 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 local customers book for spring and fall, and the schedule is easy to set once you have a quote.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter cleaning services that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the roofline itself drives the work more than the footage does.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds when it gets up there. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked changes the setup. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, and a gutter full of that takes longer to clear than one with fresh leaves. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing, and leaves and debris removal are all included, and haul-away is never billed as an extra. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the houses we see most, the first thing we look for is clogged downspouts, usually a twig or a clog at the elbow where the downspout meets the run, because that is where a gutter that looks clear from the ground is actually backing up. Where the water flow stops at the outlet, we flush it and leave the downspout clean at the bottom before we move on. Leaves and grit that sat through a wet spring tend to be the heaviest cleanings of the year, and that is the job most likely to be priced higher than a light fall pass.
Our crews have cleaned gutters on cody homes where a sag had already formed from years of buildup, and the clean-out is what let the drainage work again. A rain gutter that is full and sagging can pull at its hangers, and that is how a small clog turns into rot and structural damage at the fascia. We would rather catch it on the first visit than find it in March. In the commercial properties we service, the same pattern shows up on flat-topped buildings, where water away from the structure depends on a single drain.
Quoting from the phone is the fastest route. Tell us the stories, the rough size of the house, whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front if it is easy to take. That is enough for us to give you a number, and the cleaning starts from that number.
| 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.
Cleaning in Cody WY follows two windows, and the calendar is the same for residential and commercial buildings. Most homeowners here book twice a year. Across Wyoming, the spring visit lands in late June to July, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the last leaves. On our jobs, when we open a gutter in July we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall we find the leaf load, and in cold years the first ice and the ice dams at the eave.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the gutter maintenance schedule that works, because needles and grit pack the downspout outlets between visits and a single clog can back water onto the wall. With few or no trees, regular gutter cleaning once a year in late fall is usually enough, and a house with gutter guards needs the surface cleared less often than an open one, though the surface still needs clearing.
The point of a visit is to catch a blockage before rainwater finds another way out. Gutters and downspouts that are blocked can sag through a freeze and pull the hangers loose, and by the time the sag shows, it has usually been building for a season. On a house that skipped the fall visit, we see runs sagging by March that were fine in November. Keeping the gutter clean between visits matters most, and our cleaning and maintenance visits are scheduled to that rhythm.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will set the first date and say what we expect to find.
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 work across Cody and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the same crew does every visit on a given street so the work stays consistent. We clean residential properties and commercial buildings through the same booking process. Booking starts with a gutter cleaning service estimate by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front when that is easy. We call before we come, and you can be at work while we do it. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you a date when you call rather than a promise we cannot keep.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop both fill the schedule at once. Booking early in those months gets you the slot you want. Outside them the calendar opens up faster.
A homeowner who calls early in the year is usually on the schedule before the busy window starts, which keeps the first visit from landing in the middle of the seed drop. A leak at a seam is easy to miss from the ground, which is why a commercial account gets its dates set for the whole year at once, before the first clog forms. Either way, the goal is the same: clean your gutters before the seed drop and the storms, keep your gutters carrying water away from your home, and protect your home from water damage before it reaches the fascia or the foundation. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front, or book a date, and we will get your gutters on the schedule before the busy window.
We are the same crew that does the cleaning, so the person who quotes your job is the person who knows what is on the roof. That is the point of gutter services done this way.
Cody gutter cleaning is quoted from stories and size, and we give you the number by phone or text. There is no figure I will read off a sheet here, because the house decides it. Once we have the stories and the footage, the quote is the price we charge.
Most homeowners here book twice a year, in spring and in fall. Our cleaning and maintenance visits follow those two windows. On our jobs, a July visit finds the seeds and pollen, and a November visit finds the wet leaf mat. Waiting past the first hard freeze is when we see sagging runs and ice at the eave.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Our cleaning services in Cody run on a booking calendar, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when the crew arrives.
No. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside, and the crew stays out of the house. You get photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves. If the yard is fenced, leave a gate open for us and keep the dog inside while we work. Nothing gets dragged across the landscape.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water run clear at the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs under guards we find needles, fluff and seed casings sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet, water runs over the front edge. We clear the surface, flush every downspout and reseat the guards.
A clean gutter system that still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Take a photo or a short video during the next storm and send it to us, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Not without you hearing about it first. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree before work starts. The invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
