Over the last few months I have been seeing deals for gutter cleaning ranging from as low as $37 to as high as $69. Either way, these prices are ridiculously low compared to a regular gutter cleaning price from a professional, insured gutter cleaning company. These prices seem great, right...or, is it too good to be true. Here's what we found out.

The first situation is that some companies are using this cheap gutter cleaning price as a loss leader. Roofing companies have been doing this for years when they hit the slow seasons for them. Basically, they lure you in with a cheap price on gutter cleaning knowing that they cannot make a profit at that price. Once they get out there to clean the gutters, they "magically" find something seriously wrong with your roof. Now, I'd really like to believe that everyone is honest and not making up or causing some damage to your house...but if they cannot make a profit from the gutter cleaning I have a feeling that this type of business model can cause some people to become less than honest. It's a bad situation to find yourself in, both as the company providing the cheap service, or as the homeowner/customer wondering if they are doing what they are supposed to be doing considering the price is so cheap.

Secondly, if someone is charging $69 to clean your gutters, when a normal price is around $160, how good of a job do you think they are going to do. Most people cannot get on the roof to check all the gutters...that's why you hired a gutter cleaning company in the first place, right? It's too dangerous to get up there, or too steep, etc. It's essential to hire a company with a great reputation, that has been around for many years, and will be around for many more to come. We guarantee our gutter cleaning service and are available by phone or Internet if you have a problem after we're gone.

Everyone is looking to save money these days, including me. I understand why a $69 gutter cleaning service can be tempting, but I can tell you from 20 years experience of running the largest gutter cleaning company in Atlanta that a company cannot turn a profit charging $69 for a gutter cleaning service. Do you really want people on your home cleaning the gutters who are not making money doing so? Think about it, they are going to find a way make a living off of you or they wouldn't be there in the first place.