Gutter Cleaning

Every visit starts with a walk-around and roof-line inspection. From the roof or ladder, we hand-remove all leaves, seed pods, shingle grit, animal nests and debris and bag it on site so nothing is dumped in your landscaping. We then flush the entire system with water to confirm downspouts run freely, anything blocked at the elbow gets cleared with pressure or hand tools until the flow is unrestricted.

During the flush we inspect for the common Southern Indiana failure points: separated seams, loose spikes, sagging sections, missing end caps and rust perforation. We photograph anything we find and share it with the homeowner. Minor repairs (re-securing a loose hanger, re-sealing a seam) are handled in the same visit; larger repairs get a written quote you can decide on later.

Before we leave, we clean up under every downspout, wipe smudges off gutter exteriors, and walk you through what we found.

Most homes in Floyds Knobs, New Albany and the surrounding area need gutters cleared twice a year: once in late spring after seed drop, blossom drop and helicopter seeds from maples, and once in late fall after leaf-off. Homes surrounded by mature oaks, sycamores or evergreens frequently need a third cleaning mid-summer.

If you have gutter guards, they still need periodic cleaning, small debris and shingle grit accumulate on top of the guards and eventually restrict flow underneath. We remove the guards, clean the gutters, then reinstall the guards as part of the same visit.

Runoff from clogged gutters is the fastest way to re-dirty siding and glass, which is why gutter cleaning pairs naturally with house washing and window cleaning, starting with clean gutters means the washing results last much longer. Adding pressure washing for driveways and walkways on the same visit turns a single appointment into a full property reset.

We run gutter cleaning routes through every town in the 20-mile radius around Floyds Knobs. Book gutter cleaning in New Albany for older tree-lined streets around Mansion Row, gutter cleaning in Jeffersonville for riverfront homes near the Big Four Bridge, or gutter cleaning in Clarksville for homes and storefronts along Veterans Parkway. Northern Clark County customers can request gutter cleaning in Sellersburg, and Floyd County customers can book gutter cleaning in Georgetown, gutter cleaning in Greenville for the wooded hillside neighborhoods, or gutter cleaning in Charlestown for riverside and historic homes.

Clogs almost never form in the gutter itself, they form at the elbow where the downspout turns 90 degrees at the top and again at the bottom. Every visit includes flushing every downspout with water and clearing any elbow clog by hand or with pressure, so the entire system runs freely by the time we leave. If a downspout is unrecoverable (crushed, disconnected underground, rotted through), we call it out and quote replacement separately.

During the flush we look for the four failure points that cause 90 percent of gutter problems here: loose spikes and hangers, separated seams, sagging sections and rust perforation. Minor repairs (re-securing a hanger, re-sealing a seam) are handled on the spot at no extra charge. If you have gutter guards, we remove them, clean the gutters underneath and the tops of the guards, then reinstall, this is included, not an add-on.

A single inch of rain on a 2,000-square-foot roof drops about 1,250 gallons of water. When gutters overflow, that water lands in a narrow strip along the foundation instead of being carried 6-plus feet away by the downspout extensions. Over a season, that concentrated water saturates the soil, freezes, expands, cracks foundation walls and pushes moisture into basements and crawl spaces.

Fascia rot follows the same pattern, backed-up water sits against the wood behind the gutter and rots it from the inside out until entire sections need replacement. A $200-range annual cleaning prevents both problems. Waiting until you see stains, leaks or overflow is waiting too long.

Twice a year is the right cadence for most homes in Floyds Knobs, New Albany and the surrounding area, once in late spring after seed drop, once in late fall after leaf-off. Homes with mature oaks, sycamores or evergreens close to the house frequently need a third cleaning in mid-summer.

Pricing is by linear footage of gutter and story count. Single-story ranches fall in the lowest band; two-story colonials with steep-pitch roofs are higher. Same-week scheduling is typical outside peak fall rush. Call (812) 370-5072 or request a free quote to lock in your visit.