
Our own crew will clean gutters for New Castle homeowners, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave. Debris is hauled off the property, the ground is left clean, and you get photos of every run. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Indiana, most customers book the spring and fall visits, and we keep it that way by doing the work ourselves.
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 gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar range per foot, but on our jobs the roofline and the amount of buildup matter more than length.
What moves the quote on our crews: a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up, gutters nobody has opened in years with compacted debris in the trough, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Every run leaves clean, and the crew checks the flow before it packs up. If anything changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Every gutter clog we clear is a little different, and the crew sees the same thing on most New Castle homes: a sag where a run has held water, or a blockage at the elbow of a downspout that has been building up since the last visit, sometimes with a twig jammed in the bend. Our crew does not sell repairs on the ladder, even when a clean run still sags. If a run in the gutter system is sagging, we photograph it and report it, and the number on the phone still covers only the cleaning.
When a clog has been left a season, the water flow out of the downspout drops and the gutter starts to overflow at the low point, and a leak often shows up at the seam below it. Our crew will flush every downspout and watch the water run clear at the bottom. That is part of how we clean your gutters, not an upsell, and it is why regular gutter cleaning costs less than the cleanup after a season of standing water.
Our crew works on residential and commercial properties alike, and most of the residential properties we clean in New Castle are one or two stories. Commercial work is quoted per building. Either way, you hear the number before anyone climbs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will give you a written estimate for your gutters and downspouts.
| 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 customers book gutter cleaning in New Castle in two windows a year, and that schedule is set by what we open up, not by a rule. Across Indiana, the spring visit falls late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. In New Castle, the fall visit lands late October to November, after the last leaves.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed in the elbows, and rainwater backing up at the low points. New Castle averages 44.3 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and July are the wettest months, so a clog in spring fills fast. In fall it is leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs by March that have sagged under snow and ice. New Castle gets about 24.8 inches of snow a year, mostly January through March and in December. A clog left through a freeze turns into a blockage that is harder to clear the next year, and soaked fascia can rot before anyone sees it.
Under heavy tree cover, the tighter schedule is the right one, because needles, the odd twig and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Near landscape beds, a busy road, or construction, the same tighter schedule applies. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut the work down, but we still clean the surface and check the drainage.
After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs, with one goal in mind: protecting your home from water damage. A rain gutter that stays clean keeps water away from your home, and that is the whole point of the calendar. Keep your gutters clean between visits, and the rest takes care of itself. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, and we will hold a slot for the visit you choose.
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 cleaning process starts with a call, and New Castle homeowners get a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We cover New Castle and surrounding areas from the nearest base. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call, the better the date. The lead time shown on your quote is the one we can hold. Dates in between are often open, and clogged downspouts from the last visit get cleared once the crew is on site. Gutter maintenance is easier to book between those windows, and any gutter guards are lifted, cleared underneath and set back before the truck leaves.
The homeowner who calls us is usually dealing with water that is spilling over the edge, so the speed matters as much as the price. Heavy rainfall is what exposes a clog, and New Castle's wettest months are May, June and July, so our crew schedules around the forecast when we can. Every visit is one of our cleanings, and it includes the cleaning and maintenance we describe elsewhere on this page, with photos sent before the truck leaves.
If you have a neighbor or a second property in town, ask about the schedule at the same time, and we can get your gutters done on one trip. Commercial buildings are booked per building, and residential homes are booked by the visit. Text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the date and the estimate by reply.
The price is set by the stories and size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text before we book.
Late spring and late fall are when most of our customers book. In New Castle, freeze risk hits hardest when the fall visit is skipped, because a clog left through a freeze is harder to clean out in spring.
Same-day slots are not something we promise for New Castle gutter cleaning. Our cleaning services in New Castle usually book within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. We work outside, leave the ground clean, do not come inside, and send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check where it drains, including clogged downspouts that feed underground lines when we can reach them. Work on a buried line is quoted separately.
If you have guards, they still need a clean on top, and we find leaves and grit under them on our jobs, especially where the house sits close to landscape beds.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or video in the rain, and we will tell you whether it is a slope problem. A gutter that sheds water away from the house is the goal, and a sag that holds water can cause structural damage and rot in the fascia.
The price does not change once the crew is on the roof unless something we did not see changes the job, and in that case we tell you first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.