Our own crew cleans gutters in Windham ME and leaves them clean, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Spring and fall are the windows to book, and we will find you an open date before the next wet season.
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 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. Every homeowner gets that same walk-through. Some cleaning services in Windham price by the linear foot, but the number that matters is the one you hear before we arrive. Call (866) 435-6328 or text me a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a figure from there.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat that takes longer to clean out by hand, and a single twig or clog low in a downspout can take as long as the rest of the run. A full gutter system takes longer than a single run, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add labor too. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: clean by hand, flush, flow-test, photograph. Gutter maintenance on a house with guards is priced from the same walk-through. Standing water in a clogged run during heavy rainfall can leak behind the fascia and lead to structural damage, so we check the whole run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. Leaves and grit go into bags and are carried away from your home. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a typical job under a heavy canopy of mature trees, the usual problem is compacted leaf mat in the trough and a downspout elbow that has pulled loose. We clear the runs, flush every downspout until the water runs clean at the bottom, and photograph each run before the crew leaves. Because we walk the job by phone first, the quote matches the invoice. A gutter that still overflows after cleaning is a slope or downspout problem, and we say so plainly rather than selling a second cleaning. Regular gutter cleaning and maintenance is the simplest way to protect your home from water damage, and we are happy to talk through what your house needs to keep your gutters clean.
| 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 Windham gutters need two cleanings a year, and the timing follows the weather. Across Maine, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, once the seed and pollen drop finishes. The fall visit runs late October to November, after the leaves have come down. In the spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen packed into the downspout elbow, and a clog there can back water up the whole run. In the fall it is leaves and debris, wet and matted in the trough, and a rain gutter left that way can show a sag in the run and rot in the fascia by the time winter is over. A clean spring visit keeps water flow moving into the fall, so the fall run does not start out full. With about 84 inches of snow a year, falling from November into April, the freeze brings its own problem: Windham has a real freeze risk, and ice forms at the eave when rainwater and melt have nowhere to go, which is why the fall visit matters here.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, plan on a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit build up between visits and leave clogged downspouts behind. Few or no trees near the house, and a landscape that drains away from the walls, means once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards cut down how often the gutter itself fills, and drainage still depends on what sits on top of the guard, so we still clean the surface and make sure the outlet carries water away from the foundation. Guards usually stretch the schedule rather than end it. After the first visit, we will tell you which schedule suits your lot.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutters to book a spring or fall date before the calendar fills.
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 provides gutter cleaning service for Windham homes and the surrounding areas. Booking starts with a clean, simple quote from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Lead times depend on how full the calendar is, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. If you want a spring or fall slot, book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our gutter services in Windham are set up for residential properties, so the quote and the walk-through are built around houses. If you have commercial properties, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you whether the job fits the crew. Either way, a clean walk-through by phone sets the date and the price before anyone climbs a ladder.
Windham homeowners: if you want to get your gutters on the schedule before the next wet season, start with a call. If you are not sure it is time to clean your gutters, text a photo of the front of the house and tell me what you see, and we will say so. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a shot of the gutters to book a date. Our gutter services follow the same steps on every visit, and anything else we see, a loose hanger or a seam that is dripping, gets photographed and reported.
The number comes from stories and size for a house in Windham ME, and we give you an estimate by phone or text before we book. Call (866) 435-6328 with those two details and we will tell you the figure, which is the same figure on your invoice.
Across Maine, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs late October to November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the fall leaf load can turn into ice at the eave. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you which window fits your house.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. We confirm the exact date when you call, and if the first open slot is later, we tell you that too.
No. 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 flush every downspout and watch it until the water runs clean at the bottom. A blockage in one shows up in the other, so the gutters and downspouts get checked together. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, and that buildup sits on top of the guard and can block the water from getting in. We lift the panels, clean underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send me a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Our quotes are built for residential properties, and the walk-through is set up for houses. For commercial properties, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you whether the job fits our crew.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
