Our own crew cleans gutters in New London, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run on your phone before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, which is when the seed drop and the leaf fall fill the runs.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real house the height, the landscape around it and how much is packed in the trough matter more than the length of the run. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house from the street and we will give you a written estimate.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. A gutter system nobody has opened in years comes out with years of buildup packed in and takes more time to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew works on a lot of new london homes, and the ones with heavy leaves and debris are the ones where the gutter clog comes back fastest. In one case on a local property, the gutter had been full for two seasons and the drainage was backing water up under the shingles. We clean it out, flush the clogged downspouts, and photograph the sag at the low point so the owner could see what the run was doing. The price was set on the phone from the stories and the tree cover, and it did not change on the roof.
Gutter cleaning services in New London are only half the story, though. A rain gutter that is full stops carrying rainwater, and the water finds another way to go, usually behind the fascia or down the wall. That is how structural damage starts on a house that looked fine from the driveway. We clean the runs and flush every outlet so water flow stays steady and rain carries water away from your home the way it should, and we tell you about anything else we see on the roof without trying to sell you a fix for it.
Commercial properties follow the same logic with more buildings and more runs to count. We quote per building, so a multi-building site is one number, not a stack of separate jobs. Ask for the written estimate and we will list what is included.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $225 | from $295 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $260 | from $335 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $235 | from $305 | from $395 |
For context, nationally: Angi 2026, US average $168, most $119 to $234, $0.95 to $2.25 per linear foot.
Downspouts flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, photos of every run. The quote already has all of it in.
Our crew clears every gutter run by hand, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. Roof valleys and the area above the gutter line are blown clear first, so the next rain does not refill what was just emptied. Every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom; one that will not clear is worked from the top where it can be reached. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, the crew checks that water is leaving at the outlet and tells you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Debris goes into bags and leaves with the truck. It is not blown onto the lawn, the deck or next door. The ground is left as it was found.
Before the crew leaves you get photos of every run and every downspout, before and after, on your phone, whether or not you were home. Anything the crew sees that is not a cleaning problem, a hanger pulled loose, a seam dripping, a run sitting flat, is photographed and reported, not repaired and not sold on the spot.
What can change the number, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice: a third story or a roof too steep to walk; gutters that have not been touched in years; guards that have to come off and go back on.
Twice a year for most houses: once after the spring seed and pollen drop, once after the last leaves fall.
Most of our customers in New London CT book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring a blockage forms at the downspout elbows, packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Freezing weather brings ice dams along the roofline, and a full gutter is where a leak usually starts.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the house, customers often book cleanings every three to four months, because needles, a twig or two, and grit pack the downspout between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough on most lots. On residential and commercial lots near a busy road or a construction site the grit alone is reason to come back more often. Guarded gutters still collect surface litter, so they get cleaned less often, but the surface still gets cleared.
Gutter maintenance is simpler when the schedule is set before the first storm, and it is easier to clean your gutters on a plan than after the first big rain. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the runs from sagging, and cleaning and maintenance get booked together. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which tier your lot actually needs after the first visit. Ask us for a written estimate and we will put the recurring schedule in writing so the next visit is already on the calendar.
Water over the edge rots the board behind the gutter first. Everything after that is slow, and slow is what a policy excludes.
The three signs. Water pouring over the front edge in rain instead of out of the downspout. A run that sags, sits low or has pulled away from the fascia. Plants growing out of the trough. Any one of them means the gutter is full.
What happens next. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and spills behind it. The fascia board rots, then the soffit. Water backs up under the first course of shingles and shows up as a ceiling stain. Siding stains and swells. Below, the overflow cuts a channel at the foundation and finds the basement. The wet debris itself weighs enough to pull the gutter off the house. Standing water breeds mosquitoes; dry debris houses wasps. Where winters freeze, the trapped water becomes an ice dam at the eave and lifts the shingles from underneath.
Why your policy will not pay. Homeowners insurance generally does not cover water damage traced to clogged gutters. Carriers class gutter cleaning as routine maintenance, and damage from skipped maintenance as preventable neglect, which a standard policy excludes. A limb that tears a gutter off in a storm is sudden and accidental and is usually covered; a fascia board that rotted over two years is not. This is general information, not insurance advice; read your policy or ask your agent.
Guards stop leaves. They do not stop needles, seeds, grit or the paste they turn into. The job gets shorter, not gone.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and it is a different job: clearing what sits on top of the guard and checking that water is actually getting in, rather than scooping out the trough. Mesh and screen guards hold whole leaves off. Pine needles thread through, seed casings and pollen mat on top, roof grit settles underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge. The gutter is empty and the water never went in.
Guards earn their keep under big leafy trees and on roofs too high to want to climb. They do not end maintenance, whatever the installer said. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspouts and reseats the guards; tell us what is on the house when you get the quote and it is priced as a guarded system, which usually runs shorter than an open one.
Under an hour on most houses. Nobody has to be there, and the photos arrive either way.
The crew calls the day before with an arrival window and again when they are on the way. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical home; bigger houses, steep roofs and gutters left for years run longer. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. Before they arrive: side gate unlocked, cars off the driveway if runs face it, pets inside while ladders are up. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder off the gutter lip and the siding. After: photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, and an invoice that matches the quote.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. You hear what it is before anyone talks about money.
Still overflowing. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. If that happens after a cleaning, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it actually is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The number. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Your house. Stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and screens and downspout extensions go back where they were.
Payment. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone. Some dates take a small booking fee to hold the slot, and you hear about it before you book.
The whole city and the towns around it, booked by phone or text from the nearest crew.
Our crew serves homeowners across New London from the nearest base and works the whole city, booking the homeowner first and the lot second. New London gutter cleaning bookings start with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, so book early if you want to get your gutters done that particular week. Outside those windows slots open up more easily. Whatever the season, the gutter cleaning process stays the same, and we keep the calendar honest and do not promise a slot we cannot keep.
Our gutter services cover residential properties and commercial gutters and downspouts across the surrounding areas, and the crew applies the same method to each. The goal is to protect your home from water damage and keep your gutters clean and working through heavy rainfall. Every job is priced the same way: from what we find, and quoted before the ladder goes up.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range here, because the house tells us the price once we get on site. Call (866) 435-6328 and ask for a written estimate.
Across Connecticut, spring visits run late May to June, and the fall visit here falls from November to early December. Snow usually falls in January, February, March and December, so a fall visit done before that matters. If you wait past the first freeze, we usually find ice at the eave and runs pulling loose.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. We do not promise same-day service on every request, because the calendar fills in spring and fall.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clear at the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check that water is leaving and tell you if it is not, since water that stays put is how rot starts. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, on our jobs guarded gutters still collect surface litter, needles, seed casings and grit that turns to paste. The guard cuts the job down but does not end it. We lift the panels, clean what sits on top, flush the downspout and check that water is getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
