Our own crew cleans gutters in Lewiston ME, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof's size and how much tree cover sits over it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have been doing this work across Maine for years, and most Lewiston homeowners book with us in the spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the next open day.
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, how large the house is 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 gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is worked out. Commercial properties are quoted the same way, from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters.
On our Lewiston jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones the crew finds once it is on site. 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 landscape that slopes toward the house raises the effective height of the eave line, so the back run sits further up than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with years of buildup, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price, and we flush every downspout whether or not it looks clogged. The crew clears the leaves and debris out of the trough before anything else. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has worked on a range of Lewiston homes, from older homes with long runs to newer ones with steep pitch. The thing that most often separates a quick visit from a long one is the amount of buildup a run has taken over several seasons. Where a clog has been sitting for a long time, the crew has to clear the blockage in stages, and clogged downspouts get cleared from the top down. Once the trough is clean, the crew checks that the water flow is restored all the way to the drainage outlet. We will tell you on the phone whether your lot is likely to be one of those, and if it is, you will know the number before we arrive.
If your rain gutter is overflowing, the problem is usually a clog, a sag, or a downspout that has gone soft at the joint, and we check the downspout first. Rain that cannot carry water away from your home soaks into the foundation or causes structural damage over time. A clean gutter system that still overflows after we leave is a slope problem, and we will say so and photograph 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.
On our Lewiston ME jobs, most customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Maine, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and by then we usually find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late October and November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have sagged under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see most, because needles, a twig or two, and grit pack the downspout between visits. If there are few or no trees near the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough, and regular gutter cleaning at that interval is a small job. Homes near a busy road or active construction need more frequent visits, because the grit and leaves build up faster. Guards reduce how often the gutter itself fills, but the surface still needs clearing a few times a year.
A rainwater blockage that goes unnoticed can back water up under the shingles at the roofline, and once the fascia takes on water and starts to rot, it is a repair job, not a cleaning job. That is why we tell customers to clean your gutters before the rainy season, not after the first leak. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can estimate the yearly schedule from there. Residential properties and commercial sites follow the same cycle, and the first gutter cleaning service visit sets the baseline for both.
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.
Lewiston gutter cleaning is what our crew does day to day, and we cover the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Every homeowner can get a quote by calling (866) 435-6328 or by text. Tell us the number of stories, roughly how big the house is, whether trees sit over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to take. Lewiston homeowners with that photo ready make the quote faster. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The quote covers gutters and downspouts, plus any gutter guards, so there is no second line item.
The busiest times of year for us are the spring and fall windows, so if you are planning around one of those, book early. A quick call is the fastest way to get your gutters on the schedule, and we will tell you how far out the next open day is when you ring. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage before the next heavy rain, so the earlier you call, the better the timing usually is. Keep your gutters clean between visits and ring us the first time you see water over the edge. Residential and commercial calls both go through the same booking line, and the visit covers cleaning and maintenance in one trip. Ask about our gutter services if you want to know what else the crew can check while the ladder is up.
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. We do not quote a range here because the house decides it. Once we have those three details, the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Most of our Lewiston customers book in late spring and in late fall. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice at the eave and runs that have pulled loose by March, so the fall visit matters most for us here.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar fills during the spring and fall windows.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside only: the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed and watched until it runs clear, and the debris is bagged and hauled away with the leaves. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, the crew checks that water is carried away from your home at the outlet and tells you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top and underneath. Once that mat gets wet, the water runs off the front edge instead of going into the gutter. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards, and that is the gutter maintenance a guarded system still needs.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall usually has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem rather than a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and agree on it before they start, never after the work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
