Our own crew cleans gutters in Scarborough, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. On our Scarborough jobs, most customers book in the spring and fall, when seed, pollen and leaves are heaviest in the troughs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to get your number.
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 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 tend to land in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and roofline height matter more than the footage alone.
Four things move the quote most often. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means more time on a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted leaves and debris that takes longer to clear, and guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. The job is done when every run is clean at the outlet, not when the truck is loaded. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Scarborough crews see the same pattern on the older and tree-lined lots around town: a clog that started as a single twig turns into a sag once the buildup gets heavy enough to pull the hangers. When the water flow is slow, rainwater finds its own way, often right against the fascia, and that is where rot and structural damage start. Keeping the runs open and draining is how you protect your home from water damage. We ask about the trees and the age of the gutters so we know what to expect before the ladder goes up.
Where the homeowner has a rain gutter run that has been overflowing for a season, we say so on the phone and suggest a photo before we book, so the crew arrives with the right equipment. The same applies to clogged downspouts that empty onto a walkway or into the foundation bed, because moving water away from your home is part of the job and we check where each one lets go.
Commercial properties follow the same logic but are quoted per building, on a schedule that fits the site. We do residential and commercial work, and our gutter cleaning services cover residential properties and Scarborough homes that share the same drainage questions. Ask for a written estimate and we will put the stories, size and tree cover on the page with the number.
| 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 Scarborough homeowners book twice a year, once in late spring and once in late fall. Before the spring visit we are clearing seeds, seed casings and pollen paste out of the elbows. Before the fall visit we are clearing the leaf load after the last drop, and on houses that skipped that visit we see the first ice forming at the eave and the runs that pull loose by midwinter.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the right rhythm, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and form a blockage that stops the gutter moving water well before anyone notices. Houses with few or no trees nearby are fine on a once-a-year late fall visit. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing, so plan on gutter maintenance even with guards, because a guard does not replace a visit.
Across Maine, the spring visit lands in mid to late June. When we open a gutter at that visit we find seeds packed to the first bend of the downspout and a clog that has been building since the last cleaning. When we open one at the late October to November visit we find the wet leaf mat and sometimes the start of a leak at the outlet. Each visit leaves the troughs clean and the outlets open. A visit on schedule catches both before the water backs up behind the fascia, and before the next heavy rainfall.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date on the invoice, so repeat cleanings do not depend on memory. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate on our gutter cleaning service, and we will set the first date, so you only have to decide when to clean your gutters, not how often.
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.
The crew covers Scarborough ME and surrounding areas from the nearest base and books in the order the calls come in. Booking starts with a quote for Scarborough gutter cleaning by phone or text based on stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps us see the gutter line before the crew is on site. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call instead of promising it in advance.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: late spring after the seed drop and late fall after the leaves. If you want a date in either window, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the outside work. The crew stays off the lawn where they can and leaves the ground clean after the job. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date and keep your gutters on the calendar in the window you pick.
Clearing the runs is the main job, and our gutter services cover the troughs, the outlets and any gutter guards. Many homeowners also ask about the glass and the exterior of the house on the same visit. Our crew does exterior glass only, in one visit after the gutters are finished, so the wash is not undone by runoff from the roof.
Pricing in Scarborough starts with the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give the number to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure for a house we have not seen a photo of. Once we have those three things the number is final.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. In spring we are clearing seeds and pollen, and in fall the leaves and the first ice. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find sagging runs and ice-damaged hangers by midwinter. Book the visit that fits your trees, and the gutters come out clean either way.
We run cleaning services in Scarborough on a calendar that moves with the weather. Most slots come up within the week across Scarborough, and we confirm the exact date when you call, so you can get your gutters on the schedule. We do not promise same-day work because the route and the forecast decide it.
No, you do not need to be home. The gutter cleaning process happens outside only: our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we clear the gutters and downspouts together, and we flush every downspout and check that water leaves the outlet. Where a downspout feeds an underground line we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but twigs, seed casings and grit still sit on top and turn into a paste that stops the water. Guards change the cleaning and maintenance schedule, not whether it is needed. We lift the guards, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards, and the visit is priced as a guarded gutter system.
If a gutter that is clean still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually the slope, the capacity or the downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video taken 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 it and agree to it before the work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
