Our own crew cleans your gutters, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. A clean gutter is only half the job, so the crew checks the flow before they climb down. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work across Delaware long enough to know the spring and fall runs by heart.
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 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. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we work from the whole house so you can see one figure before anyone climbs.
What moves a quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far higher than the front. A gutter system nobody has opened in years holds a packed leaf mat that the crew has to clean out by hand, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing every run, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Commercial properties get a call first so we can say whether the crew takes the job. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs the clog we see most is packed leaves in the rain gutter and clogged downspouts at the elbows, where a blockage forms, drainage slows and the buildup starts. One house we cleaned had a sag in the back run where the gutter had been holding wet material for a long time, and the crew cleared it and flushed the run until the flow carried water away from your home. That is the kind of visit that keeps structural damage from starting. Homeowners here usually text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and the tree cover, and that gets us most of the way to a number on the phone. Bear homes with heavy canopy and the leaves that come with it take more time than a house with a clean roofline, and we say so in the quote.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
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 book two cleanings a year. Across Delaware the spring visit lands in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in November to early December, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and in winter the freeze can turn trapped water into ice dams at the eave. Once the gutter is clean, rainwater runs out to the ground instead of sitting in the trough. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we have found runs that sag, a fascia board starting to rot, or a seam that began to leak.
Under heavy tree cover, regular cleanings every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the elbows between visits and a clog builds quietly. Houses with few or no trees, or a landscape with no overhanging branches, do well if you clean your gutters once a year, in November to early December. Guards cut down how often the trough fills, but they do not remove the need to clear what sits on top of them, so guarded gutters still get a visit on the same rhythm. For residential and commercial buildings, the first call sets the rhythm, and residential properties follow the schedule above.
After the first visit, call (866) 435-6328 and we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 cleans gutters across Bear and the surrounding areas, working out of the nearest base, so nobody has to plan around a distant schedule. For Bear gutter cleaning, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We ask for the stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the house, and that is enough to give you a firm quote on the phone.
Two stretches of the year fill our calendar fast: across Delaware the spring window runs mid to late May, and the fall visit runs November to early December. Book early for those and the slot is easier to hold. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Bear homeowners booking a first visit, or resetting a schedule they let slip, get one plan for their gutter services, with photos of every run so you can see the work on your gutters and downspouts for yourself. We flush every downspout and keep your gutters clean on the same plan, which helps protect your home from water damage.
Our cleaning services in Bear are priced from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, so we give the number by phone or text. Tell us the stories and whether trees hang over the roof, and we will give you one figure before anyone climbs.
Across Delaware, spring visits land in mid to late May, and most of our customers book the fall visit for November to early December. If you wait past the fall leaf drop, we usually find the mat packed and, in a cold winter, ice forming at the eave. Those two visits are the gutter maintenance schedule we plan around.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar before the next storm, call and we will check the open dates. We do not promise a same-day visit unless a crew is already on the street.
No. As a homeowner you do not have to be there. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, and it sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed and we watch the water run out the bottom. If a line drains underground, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them and turn into a wet mat that sends water over the edge. Guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, just less often. We lift the panels, clear underneath, and reseat them.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall has a slope or drain-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
