Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts across New Haven, and we flush every downspout and send photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, square footage and tree cover, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our New Haven customers book the spring and fall visits, and we know where the water goes when heavy rainfall backs it up. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote on a clean job.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its size 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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but we would rather give you one clean figure for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted leaves and debris that takes longer to clear, and a run that has started to sag holds even more. A single clog at an elbow can slow the whole run. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most New Haven homes we open up have gone a few seasons between cleanings. A clog left alone can back water up at one corner, and by then the buildup has usually reached the first elbow. That is the kind of find that changes the scope, so we flag it before we start. A rain gutter that backs up at one corner is usually telling you about the whole run. Clogged downspouts often mean the rest of the gutter system is holding more than it should, and clearing them is how we move water away from the foundation. Poor drainage at the foundation can lead to structural damage, which is what we are trying to prevent. Once the run is clean, the flow test tells us whether it is working. We do not give a number for a job like that until we have seen it, and we always tell you what it covers.
If you have an old house with the same gutters from the day it was built, expect more time on the first visit. The second visit is almost always quicker, and it is worth booking the same crew so they know where the water flow has been trouble before.
Commercial properties in New Haven are priced per building, using the same checklist of stories, roof access and what the crew finds in the runs. Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial buildings alike, and residential properties use the same checklist. The scope and the number are written before the first visit, and the invoice matches it.
| 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.
Across Indiana, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, once the last leaves are down. Most of our New Haven customers book both, and a spring and fall visit is the simplest way to keep up with regular gutter cleaning. Our crew stays busiest in New Haven in late spring and late fall, when the gutter runs are fullest of what the trees left behind.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and debris removal is part of every visit. In New Haven the winters are cold enough that the first ice is a real concern. Our data for this area shows snow from January through March and again in November and December, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. When the runs are full, rainwater sits in the trough, and a single blockage at the roofline turns into a leak at the seam. Clean runs carry water away before the first freeze, and that matters, because ice dams form at the eave where the water has nowhere to go.
How often depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, the outlets clog faster, because needles and grit keep packing them between visits, so clean your gutters more often rather than waiting for them to overflow. A house near a busy road or a construction site is on the same tighter schedule. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared.
After a clean first visit, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date in writing so you are not guessing at the calendar. The same tiers apply to residential properties, and each gutter cleaning service visit gets its own estimate.
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 covers New Haven and surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the booking process is straightforward. You call (866) 435-6328 or text, and we ask about the stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. If you have seen a leak at the eave, say so on the call. If you have gutter guards, say so too, since the crew lifts them to clean underneath. If a photo of the front of the house is easy to send, that helps us size the job before we arrive. A homeowner who wants the flush and the flow test on the same visit can say so when booking. The quote comes back by phone or text, and the slot is confirmed once you agree to it.
Lead time varies with the season, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, and the earliest clean slots go first, so get your gutters on the calendar early in those months. The gutter cleaning process starts with the call and ends with photos on your phone. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
We keep your gutters in the condition you expect between visits. Gutter maintenance means checking the downspouts and flushing them on every visit, so rainwater runs away from your home and across the landscape instead of pooling at the foundation. A twig caught at an outlet can hold back the whole run. Cleaning and maintenance are both part of the job, and that is the work that protects your home from water damage over the year. If you have questions about the gutter services we offer, including the difference between a flush and a full clean, ask us when you book and we will walk you through it.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. New Haven homeowners get that number before the slot is confirmed, and any homeowner can ask what went into it. Our cleaning services in New Haven are quoted from the house itself, not from memory.
Across Indiana, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, so clean your gutters in those windows. If you wait past the fall visit, the first freeze can set debris into the runs, push ice into the eaves and leave the fascia open to rot before March.
New Haven gutter cleaning slots are confirmed when you call, and we give you the first open date then. Same-day depends on the schedule that week, and no gutter cleaning service call is booked without a date you agreed to.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Whatever comes out of the runs is hauled away from your home, and the yard stays clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every drop pipe is flushed, and we check the drainage at the outlet until the run comes out clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards stop leaves but not needles, seeds or the paste they turn into, so the surface still needs clearing and the drop pipes still need flushing. Gutter maintenance on a guarded gutter system is shorter, but the landscape under the eaves still needs a look for overflow.
A rain gutter that is clean and still overflows in heavy rainfall has a slope or pipe-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Get your gutters quoted by phone, and the number 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.
