Our own crew cleans gutters in Westchester FL, flushing every downspout, testing the flow, hauling the debris away, and photographing every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most Westchester homeowners book for spring and fall, and we clean on the schedule the house needs.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our gutter cleaning services depends on how many stories the house has, its 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 the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of gutter, though the quote from our crew is always a single figure for the whole job, and a homeowner sees that figure before anything is booked.
On our Westchester jobs, what moves the quote 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 or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks. A gutter system that has not been opened in years comes out with compacted debris packed into the trough, and that takes more time to clean out. Debris that has sat for years can hide a leak or rot in the fascia, and we report that before any repair is quoted. A single twig jammed in a downspout elbow clears in minutes, but a full trough does not. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own minutes to the visit.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, and they are never billed as extras. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a clog that needs more than a flush or a sag that affects drainage and water flow, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts, never on the invoice. We clean residential properties and commercial properties alike, and the Westchester homes we clean are where most of our experience sits. A house that has had regular gutter cleaning every spring and fall rarely needs anything more than a quick pass. A house that has gone two or three years without it can have a buildup that changes the whole estimate, which is why the first call matters. If you want to know when to clean your gutters, the next section covers the calendar. We write the quote from what you tell us and a photo of the front of the house, and we confirm it before we book the date.
| 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 here book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop has finished, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Florida, the spring visit lands in mid to late April and the fall visit in November to December. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and when we open one in fall we find a wet leaf mat that holds rainwater against the fascia until the next rain. Those two visits keep most gutters and downspouts clear of a clog from one season to the next, and they help protect your home from water damage.
Under heavy tree cover, or in surrounding areas near a busy road or a construction site, we see gutters every three to four months, because twigs and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and clogged downspouts back water up the gutter faster than a semi-annual schedule can keep up with. A single blockage at a downspout elbow can back water up the whole run within one storm. A house with few or no trees overhead usually needs only one clean a year, in fall, unless a storm during hurricane season across Florida drops leaves and debris in between. Where a downspout empties onto the landscape, we check that the ground carries the water away from the foundation. Gutter guards change the picture but not the need for gutter maintenance: they keep leaves out, and we still clean off the surface and check the water flow underneath, usually on a slightly longer interval.
Westchester gets about 67.4 inches of rain a year, and heavy rainfall in the summer months is what finds a neglected gutter first. On a visit that is a few months after the last one, the work is quick, and on one that has been left for a year, it takes longer. After the first visit we tell you which Westchester gutter cleaning schedule your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters rather than a general rule. You can keep your gutters working through the rainy months by booking the visits in advance and letting us know if anything has changed on the property, such as a tree that was trimmed or a new build nearby.
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 gutter services reach the neighborhoods across Westchester, including the ones closest to the commercial corridors and the streets with the heaviest tree canopy, and the crew gives every street the same clean. Booking is simple. Call or text us with the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees overhang the roof, and if you can send a photo of the house front, that helps us give you a firm number. Slots fill up in the two busy windows of the year, so Westchester homeowners should book early for spring and fall.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The gutter cleaning process starts with that call. If the side gate is unlocked and any pets are kept inside while the ladders are up, the crew can finish the whole clean from outside, with ladders set away from your home. For a standard residential house the lead time depends on the calendar at the time you call, and we will tell you the first open date when we confirm your quote.
When you are ready to book, get your gutters on the schedule by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting us with your address and the details above. Keeping up cleaning and maintenance on the same visit means one booking and one quote. We will confirm the date, the window and the price in the same conversation.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range here because the figure depends on what a clean job needs in your gutters.
Most of our Westchester customers book in spring and fall, and across Florida the spring visit falls in mid to late April while the fall visit falls in November to December. Waiting past the fall visit on a house with heavy tree cover can leave a clog that pours water over the edge in the first heavy rain, and a slow leak can follow it. A clog left that long can cause structural damage.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every clean run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the flow at the outlet, including any clogged downspouts we find. Downspouts that discharge too close to the foundation can send water back toward the house, so we make sure each one carries water away. Where the outlet empties onto the landscape, we check that the landscape carries the water away from the foundation. If a line runs underground and the water is not leaving, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone starts.
Yes. On our jobs we find twigs and seed casings sitting on top of the guards and roof grit underneath, so we clean the surface and check the water flow every time, even when the guards keep out most leaves and debris.
If a rain gutter is clean and still spills water in the rain, the problem is usually the slope or the downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
The quote is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will give you a written estimate for your Westchester house.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
