Our own crew cleans gutters in Bethesda, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run, hauls the leaves away and sends 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, and we have been keeping gutters clean on the same streets for years.
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. Some companies price per linear foot, which lands in a similar place for most houses, but our gutter cleaning services give you one number for the whole job. Every homeowner gets the same start: a quote first, then the gutter cleaning process, then photos of the finished, clean gutters. Cleaning and maintenance go together on one visit, so the quote covers both.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that we cannot walk moves the quote most. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. A gutter system nobody has opened in years comes down packed with compacted muck, and one twig jammed at the outlet is a blockage that can stop the drainage cold, which takes more time to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. A gutter that looks clean at the top and is still blocked at the outlet is not finished. We flush every downspout and check the flow, and the haul-away is included in the price and never billed as an extra, so the leaves and muck go away from your home. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we find on houses like yours when we open the gutters. A gutter cleaning on a home with heavy tree cover usually needs more time than one with few trees, because leaf and seed buildup grows faster and the downspouts clog. Our crews see that pattern on the homes they clean every season, and it is one of the first things we check when we give a quote. When heavy rainfall hits a full trough, the rainwater runs over the front edge, so we ask about tree cover on the phone. We ask about the three things above, and we ask for a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy for you. From there we can give you a clean number before anyone climbs a ladder. Homeowners who want a number to plan around can call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house, and we will give you one. Anyone comparing cleaning services in Bethesda should ask each company for that number in writing.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $225 | from $295 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $260 | from $335 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $235 | from $305 | from $395 |
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 jobs most customers book twice a year. Across Maryland, the spring visit falls in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves come down. When we open a rain gutter in May, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and clogged downspouts are the first thing we flush. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat. Bethesda averages 48.5 inches of precipitation a year, with the wettest months in May, July and September, and freezing weather is part of the picture here. A gutter that goes through the winter without cleaning can sag, pull loose or lift away from the fascia once the snow comes. We see about 5.8 inches of snow a year, with January and February the snow months.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles, grit and leaves pack the downspouts between visits. A landscape with a lot of trees around the house means more of that load, so check it before the first visit. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. A clog at the elbow where gutters and downspouts meet, or a gutter that sags, will leak at the joint long before the trough looks full. Guards reduce how often the gutter fills, but they do not remove the need to clean, so we still clear the surface and check the flow at each visit. The simplest way to keep your gutters from failing is a visit each fall. Regular gutter maintenance costs far less than fascia rot or structural damage, and it helps protect your home from water damage, since each visit checks that water away from the foundation is actually leaving the gutter.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A clean trough should drain as the rain falls, and we check the water flow before we leave.
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 serves Bethesda MD and the surrounding areas, and most of our jobs here are Bethesda homes. We clean gutters across Bethesda every spring and fall. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We confirm a date when you call, and the lead time depends on the calendar that week. Our calendar fills in spring and fall, the two busy windows, so an early booking gets you a clean slot. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date and get your gutters on the schedule, or text a photo of the house, and we will confirm your slot. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Residential and commercial work follows the same kind of scheduling, although commercial sites are booked per building. For homeowners and residential properties, the most common request is regular gutter cleanings on the same date each year, and once a date is set we keep it on file. Commercial properties get the same gutter services, scheduled per building. Debris removal is part of every visit, and we bag what comes out of the trough, so the trough is clean when we leave. Ask us to clean your gutters on the same date every year and we will hold the calendar. If a visit is missed, we tell you why and rebook the same week.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details, and the figure we give you is the figure on the invoice.
Most of our customers book late spring and late fall. Across Maryland the spring visit falls in mid to late May and the fall visit in late October to November. Freezing weather is the risk, and a gutter that waits past the first hard freeze can leak at the joints and sag before the January and February snow.
Same-day slots are rare, and most come up within the week. Call and we confirm a date. If water is already spilling over the edge, tell us when you call so we can look at what is open that day. Our gutter cleaning service covers the surrounding areas.
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 check the flow at the outlet, including where it feeds an underground line, because a gutter and downspout that do not drain are not finished, and a clean run drains at the outlet. We check gutters and downspouts together, since one blocked elbow backs up the whole run. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes, a guard lowers how often you need a visit but does not replace it, since needles and seed casings mat on top and turn rain back over the edge, so we still clear the surface, leave the trough clean and check the flow.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or capacity problem along the roofline, not a blockage in the trough. Send us a photo or a short video taken during heavy rainfall, showing the rainwater pouring over the edge, and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not, because our gutter cleaning services come with one number, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate, and we will hold you to it.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
