Our crew cleans gutters by hand, checks the water flow through every run, and hauls the debris away, leaving the yard clean. You get photos of each run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text for a quote today.
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. Our gutter cleaning services are priced the same way for Westbrook homes and commercial properties. Some outfits price by linear foot, but on our jobs the stories and the layout of the house matter more than the run length.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds once it is up the ladder. A third story or a steep pitch takes longer to reach safely. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out heavy, and getting them back to a clean run takes longer. A sag in one run that holds water adds weight and time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts.
A clog changes the price more than most people expect, since leaves and debris packed into an elbow take time to clear by hand, and clogged downspouts push water toward the foundation, which is how structural damage starts. A rain gutter that has sat through a winter often comes with buildup behind the lip. So the crew checks the drainage at the outlet and confirms water flow before it leaves, because a run that looks clean and still backs up is not finished.
If you tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, we can give you a number over the phone. Text a photo of the front of the house and we can see the layout before we come out. Our goal on every visit is to carry water away from the walls, which is the whole point of a clean gutter.
| 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 Maine, the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June, and the fall visit lands late October to November. Freeze risk is real in Westbrook ME, which gets about 50.5 inches of precipitation a year, with April, October and December the wettest months. Snow runs from January through April and again in November and December, so a clean fall visit matters.
Most homes do well with two cleanings a year, timed to spring and fall, after the seed drop and after the last leaves come down. In spring we look for seeds and pollen paste forming a blockage in the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and with the freeze risk, rainwater that sits in a clogged run can turn to ice at the eave. A clog that sits all winter becomes a rainwater problem by spring, so the fall visit keeps the run clean.
Across Maine, nor'easters dump wet snow and rain in the same storm, and that load tests every run. A heavy section can pull loose from the fascia, and the roofline is where you see the damage first. A leak at a seam is a sign to call now rather than wait for spring. After heavy rainfall, if water still spills over the front edge, the run needs another look.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit collect between visits, so a three to four month schedule is the usual answer. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. On that schedule, regular cleaning keeps the run working, and our gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial buildings on the same basis. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be clean.
For residential properties with no trees, one visit a year is usually enough, and the estimate on the phone tells you what the first visit covers. Debris removal is part of the visit, and the bags go out with the crew. Plan to clean your gutters before the leaves and the rain both arrive: call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot needs.
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 Westbrook ME and the surrounding areas, and every booking starts with a call or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text, and we will ask for your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the front helps us see the layout before we come out. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home.
Late spring and late fall are the windows when seeds and leaves are down. Homeowners who want one of those dates should call early, and anyone with a busy calendar should book first. Outside those windows we can usually find a date sooner. Each visit covers the gutters and downspouts, and we flush every downspout and check where it drains before we leave, so each run is left clean.
Our goal is to keep your gutters clean enough that water runs away from your home and does not reach the foundation. Regular cleaning helps protect your home from water damage, and that is the point of the gutter services we offer. A twig, a clump of needles or a wad of seeds in a run can let water in at a joint, so the crew checks every section and clears what it finds.
Your quote comes from your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. You hear it by phone or text before we arrive, and that number is the number on the invoice.
Late spring and late fall suit most houses, after the seed drop and after the last leaves. The town is wettest in April, October and December, so a visit ahead of those months keeps the water moving, and a check after heavy rainfall catches a run that is backing up.
No. We work outside, we do not come inside, and we send photos of every run to your phone before we leave.
No. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance but do not end it. If your gutters have gutter guards, the gutter system still needs cleaning, because under the guards we find seeds, grit and needles packed on top, and then the water stops going in. We clear the surface and reseat the guards during the visit.
Yes. We flush the run and check where it drains, including the underground lines, and the run is left clean. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it. That check is part of the gutter cleaning process on every visit.
Send us a photo or short video in the rain. A clean run that still overflows usually has a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you what we see rather than sell a second cleaning. If the landscape slopes toward the house, water can sit against the wall, and standing water is how rot starts in the fascia and sill. Water should run away from your home.
To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we confirm the date with you before the crew is booked.
No. Cleaning and maintenance should follow the trees and the freeze, so the visit schedule changes with the seasons. Cleaning services are maintenance, not a one-time fix, and keeping a record of past visits makes the next one easier.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
