Frequently Asked Questions
Ken's Gutters
Twice a year, but not on the spring-and-fall schedule most people are used to. Central Florida runs on a different calendar. Live oaks and laurel oaks here are semi-evergreen and shed in late winter through the end of March, so there is no autumn leaf drop to plan around the way there is up north. Then Orlando gets roughly 30 of its 51 inches of annual rain between June and September.
That points to two natural windows. Clean in April or May, after the oaks finish dropping and before the summer storms start, then again in October or November once hurricane season winds down. Properties under heavy pine, which sheds needles year round, or under dense canopy in Winter Park, Windermere and Longwood usually need a third visit in midsummer.
In Orlando the problem is less about volume than speed. A summer afternoon storm can drop an inch of rain in under an hour, and a run packed with oak leaves, pine needles and Spanish moss cannot move that water anywhere. It goes over the front edge instead, down the fascia and into the ground against the slab, where sandy Central Florida soil washes out fast.
The secondary problems follow from there. Debris holds water for days between storms, which is how a clogged gutter turns into a mosquito source ten feet from the patio. Constant moisture along the roofline rots soffit and fascia in this humidity, and the added weight of wet debris pulls hangers away from the board.
Pricing varies, depending mostly on the total linear footage of gutter to be cleaned. We won’t charge for peak periods or against whether-related events that might have increased the debris in your gutters. Height and ease of access are factored in where relevant, but we’re used to all heights and roof types. We can almost guarantee that we will provide you the best possible price available anywhere, industry-wide.
We’re typically complete on most properties within a day, however the size of your MFH [multi-family housing] and the number of separate buildings are factors that could understandably extend that time. We aim to service MFHs at the most convenient time for residents and with as little interruption to your on-site team as feasible. Because we’re fully equipped and fully licensed and insured, we’re able to operate within our own oversight systems.
Aside from granting property access, a member of your team (or family) will not have to be on-site. Instead, we will photograph and upload for your immediate and real-time viewing, photos of your gutters Before-and-After we clean them, and on each separate building we service.
Our Orlando Google profile has 68 reviews at a 4.9 average, and you can read every one of them on Google. Company wide, Ken’s Gutters has over 1,200 reviews across 13 years in Florida. The Orlando reviews come from homeowners and property managers in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties, so you can see what the work looks like in your own area.
Yes, and October into November is the best window for it. Hurricane season runs through November 30, and a summer of storms leaves gutters packed with whatever came off the roof and the trees. Clearing it before the dry months means the debris is not sitting in standing water all winter, rotting against the fascia. It is also the easiest time to schedule, since demand drops once the storms stop.
They do, and it is the best time to do it. Orlando gets under two inches of rain in November, so nothing is overflowing and there is no urgency. That is exactly why it works. The debris from storm season is still in there, and live oaks start dropping in late winter. Clearing it now means the gutters are empty and ready when the rain returns in June.
