Century Farm's bigger custom builds run 6-inch K-style gutter instead of the usual 5-inch — more capacity, but a longer run to clear. The neighborhood's still young, so it's construction grit and shingle debris filling those runs right now, not leaf litter off mature trees.
Century Farm is a young build-out, and most landscaping trees on these lots are still saplings staked to two-by-fours, so mature canopy leaf-drop isn't clogging gutters here the way it does in older Meridian neighborhoods. What's filling gutters instead is shingle grit washing off newer roofs in their first couple rain cycles, plus fine graded-lot silt carried on the wind from any open phase still being scraped nearby. That grit is heavier than leaves and packs into the trough and downspout elbow instead of floating on top, so it doesn't flush through on its own the way a leaf pile sometimes will in a hard storm. If your gutters overflow at one corner during a downpour, that's usually a packed elbow, not a clogged run end to end.
A number of Century Farm's larger custom homes run 6-inch K-style aluminum gutter instead of the 5-inch standard you'll see on the tract-built sections closer to Amity. The 6-inch carries more water off a bigger roof plane, but it's also a longer, heavier run per side, and on a two-story great-room elevation that run sits two stories up with no easy roof access point. Clearing it by hand from a ladder takes more time and more caution than the 5-inch runs on the smaller plans, and the downspouts run longer too, so they clog partway down more often than they clog at the outlet. We price by the actual gutter footage and downspout count on your house, since a big custom build genuinely takes longer than a tract plan next door.
Century Farm's lots are tight enough that rear downspouts on two-story homes often land within a few feet of a sprinkler head, an AC condenser, or a fence line — not much room to set a ladder without working around something. Overspray from the neighborhood's pressurized irrigation, running along the back lot lines, also means the ground at the base of those downspouts can stay wet and slick most of the growing season, which matters when you're footing a ladder there. We check that the downspout actually empties, not just that the trough up top looks clear, since an elbow packed with shingle grit will back the whole run up even after the visible part is clean.
If your street is more than about a quarter mile from any open dirt phase and your landscaping trees are still small, you may genuinely be fine skipping a cleaning this cycle. The two things that fill gutters fastest out here — construction silt and fresh shingle grit — both taper off as your immediate block finishes grading and the roof sheds its initial grit over the first year or two. A quick way to check yourself: after a hard rain, look at what's coming out of the downspout outlet. Running clear and fast means the run is clear. A trickle or nothing at all is the sign to call. We'd rather tell you to wait a season than clean a gutter that didn't need it.
Gutter cleaning in Century Farm starts at $199 for 1- and 2-story homes, priced by linear footage and downspout count rather than a flat rate — the 6-inch runs on the bigger custom builds cost more than the 5-inch runs on a smaller plan next door. We clear debris out by hand rather than blowing it onto your landscaping, then flush every downspout with water to confirm it drains before we call the job done. Pairing a gutter clean with a window visit saves you a second trip and a second ladder setup on the same house. No contract, and if you're already on a Monthly or Quarterly membership for windows, we can rotate gutters into that same visit. Call (208) 453-6760 or book online for a same-day or next-day slot.
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Possibly not, if you're away from an active construction phase and your landscaping is still young. New roofs shed some shingle grit in their first year or two, and gutters near an open dirt phase catch graded-lot silt on the wind, so those are the ones that fill fastest even without mature trees dropping leaves. Check the downspout outlet after a hard rain — if it's running clear and fast, you're fine for now.
Yes. A number of Century Farm's larger builds run 6-inch K-style gutter instead of the 5-inch standard, with longer, heavier runs and taller two-story downspouts. We price by actual linear footage and downspout count, so a bigger custom home costs more than a smaller tract plan — not a flat per-house number. We clear the trough by hand and flush every downspout to confirm it drains.
Most Century Farm lots are tight enough that rear downspouts sit close to a sprinkler head, AC unit, or fence line, so we're used to working in that space. We check the ground for sprinkler overspray before footing a ladder, since the base can be slick most of the season. If a spot genuinely can't be reached safely from the ground, we'll tell you before we start rather than force it.
If you're within about half a mile of an open dirt phase, check them twice a year — the grit off graded lots is fine and packs into downspout elbows faster than leaves would. Once the ground around your block is built out and landscaped, you can usually step down to once a year. We can put you on a schedule and adjust it as your immediate area finishes.
No. We pull debris out by hand and bag it rather than blowing it off the roof onto beds or sod, which matters more on a newly landscaped lot than an established one. We also flush each downspout afterward so you can see it draining before we leave.
Yes, and it's worth bundling — both jobs need a ladder on the same elevations, so doing them together saves you a second trip charge. Gutter cleaning starts at $199, windows start at $199 separately, and if you're on a Monthly or Quarterly membership we can rotate gutter cleaning into your regular window visit instead of scheduling it apart. Call (208) 453-6760 to set it up.
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