
Hand-Clearing
Every run cleared by hand — leaves, seed pods, and sediment bagged and hauled off, never blown onto your roof.
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Most Ankeny homes need gutter cleaning twice a year — late spring after seed-pod drop and late fall after the leaves come down. JBL Exterior Pros hand-clears every run, flushes every downspout, and photo-documents the work before leaving. From Prairie Trail, Heritage, Saylor Park to the rest of Ankeny, JBL covers every ZIP in the city — 50021, 50023, Polk County.

Ankeny is the newest housing stock in our service area. Prairie Trail is a planned new-urbanist development with a mix of traditional and craftsman elevations on tight lots, all built 2005–present. Heritage and Otter Creek run more conventional suburban — 1990s–2010s production homes with vinyl siding, composite trim, and standard asphalt shingles.
The east-side new construction is still ongoing as Ankeny pushes toward I-35 / NE 38th Street. Older Saylor Park stock is the closest thing Ankeny has to a historic neighborhood — mostly 1950s–70s ranch homes.


Most of Ankeny is new enough that lots are still lightly treed, so younger Prairie Trail, Heritage, and Otter Creek homes carry a moderate gutter load — but it still arrives twice a year. Spring drops maple seed helicopters that mat into the troughs, and fall brings oak and maple leaf debris, both of which clog downspouts and back water up against fascia and soffit.
On Prairie Trail's tight new-urbanist lots, gutters are sometimes routed in unusual ways for the architecture, which means longer downspout flush time. The exception is Saylor Park, where mature 1950s–70s canopy demands more frequent clearing. Left packed, that debris invites ice dams over Iowa winters. We recommend cleaning twice a year, more often under heavy tree cover.

Every run cleared by hand — leaves, seed pods, and sediment bagged and hauled off, never blown onto your roof.
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Each downspout flushed and confirmed for flow — the hidden clog you can’t see from the ground until the next big rain.
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Even the best guards collect fine debris on top and let some through. We clean over and under them where they’re installed.
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While we’re on the ladder we check for fascia rot, loose hangers, and pitch problems — all documented in your photo report.
Get a fast quoteAdd soft washing, pressure washing, or gutter cleaning to your gutter cleaning package and get your whole Ankeny home done in one visit — at one discounted price.

Skip the runaround. Tell us about your home — height, run length, and whether you have guards — and get clear, honest pricing, fast.
We come at a time that works for you, show up when we say we will, and hand-clear every run instead of blowing debris onto your roof.
You don’t lift a finger. We flush every downspout, confirm the flow, bag the debris, and send you photos of the cleared runs.
Real reviews from the families and properties we’ve cared for across central Iowa.
“Super thorough, prompt, professional — and fantastic work. Our house sparkled when they were finished. I've hired window washers before and was always bummed by streaks the next day. Not so with JBL — everything looked perfect, even after it rained.”
“Very dependable folks who do great work — I've got their number filed. Window cleaning, power-spray decks, sidewalks, driveways. These kids do it all at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend.”
“We used JBL Exterior Pros for a complete exterior soft washing of our home and are extremely happy with the results. The work was completed exactly as promised and on schedule. A team of four arrived promptly, were professional and courteous, and did an exceptional job with minimal disruption.”
“Tatum was great to work with, and gave our windows a much needed cleaning after winter.”
“JBL Exterior Pros were awesome to work with. Very professional. On time and did a great job. Highly recommend them.”
“JBL did a fantastic job soft washing our house and deck for a very reasonable price. The dirt had piled up on our siding over the years and I'd tried to clean it myself to no avail. They were upfront, easy to work with — we're having them back for the windows and screens.”
Locally owned and on the road across the metro — from downtown Des Moines out to Ames, Adel, and Indianola. If you’re near one of these, we’ve got you covered.
The things Ankeny homeowners ask us most, before the first visit. Don’t see yours? Just ask.
Yes — JBL Exterior Pros covers every Ankeny neighborhood and ZIP code (50021, 50023, Polk County), from Prairie Trail, Heritage, Saylor Park to Otter Creek. We're on Ankeny streets regularly — only 11 miles from downtown Des Moines.
Twice a year for most central Iowa homes — late spring (after seed-pods) and late fall (after leaf drop). Heavily-treed properties may need a third in mid-summer.
We document and report — loose hangers, sagging runs, fascia rot. Minor fixes we can usually handle on the spot; bigger repairs we'll recommend a specialist and won't add filler work.
No. Even the best guards collect fine debris on top and let some material through. Most homes with guards still need annual cleaning — just lighter and faster.
Gutter cleaning in Ankeny is priced by the size of your home and the scope of the job — every Ankeny property is a little different. Every quote is free and walked in person within one business day, so the price reflects the actual home, not a flat rate.
Ice dams form when clogged gutters back water up under shingles, where it freezes and expands. The best prevention is fall cleaning before first freeze (typically late October–early November in central Iowa). We don't service active ice dams in winter — that's a specialized job.
Yes. While we're on the ladder cleaning gutters, we look for fascia rot, soffit damage, loose hangers, and pitch problems. We document anything we find in the photos and report it to you on the walk-through.
Honest answer: gutter cleaning is one of the more dangerous home tasks (ladder falls are the leading cause of home injury). It's also one of the easiest to do incompletely — missing a downspout clog doesn't show until the next big rain, when water spills over the gutter and damages the fascia. We do it safely and confirm the work — that's the value.
Yes, smaller commercial properties (storefronts, small offices, apartment buildings under three stories). For larger commercial gutter contracts we partner with crews equipped for that scale — we'll refer you if your property is beyond what we handle.
A JBL rep walks your Ankeny property in person within one business day — honest pricing, real recommendations, no obligation.