Our own crew clears the gutters in Hyattsville, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away, the ground left clean, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Maryland, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills.
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 can give you a number over the phone or by text from those three things, and that number is what we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real house the stories and the roofline drive the cost more than the length does. Gutter cleaning services in Hyattsville are priced from those same three things for every house. This page covers residential properties, and commercial properties are priced on their own sheet.
On our jobs the things that move the price are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more safety setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run much higher off the ground than the front, and the crew has to work it from a boom or scissor lift. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy with buildup, packed with leaves and debris and the black water under it. A rain gutter with a sag or clogged downspouts takes longer than a clear one. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, drainage flow testing and haul-off of everything we pull out are included and never billed as extras. If the crew finds structural damage, such as a fascia board that has rotted through, they stop and tell you before anything else is done. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the experience looks like in practice. On one house we opened the rear run and found the leaf mat packed two inches deep with water sitting behind the fascia board, which is why the price came in higher than the front-of-house estimate suggested. We flushed each downspout until it ran clean at the bottom, then told the homeowner exactly what we had seen before we charged for it. Most of the Hyattsville homes we clean see a similar pattern: the clog is worst where the gutter has a sag, not where it is easiest to reach from the ground. On every run we check the water flow at the outlet, and the goal is always to get water away from the house.
| 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.
Most of our customers in Hyattsville MD book twice a year, in the spring and fall: once after the seed and pollen drop, and once after the last leaves come down. Across Maryland, the spring visit runs mid to late May, and that is when we open a gutter and find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, where a clog starts. The fall visit runs November to early December. When we open a gutter then, we often find a wet leaf mat that has been sitting since the leaves came down. Precipitation runs 45.6 inches a year here, and May, June and July are the wettest months, which is when a clogged gutter overflows first. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the snow months, and that is the fall cleaning we are paid to prevent. A gutter cleaning service visit twice a year is what keeps a clog from forming. A gutter opened up in spring stays clear longer when the fall visit follows.
Regular gutter cleaning is the answer for most houses, and the real question is how often to clean your gutters. Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, most of our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits, and a blockage there is what overflows first. For residential properties with few or no trees, once a year in late fall keeps the gutter clean. Near a busy road or a construction site we also see faster buildup, so those lots go on the shorter schedule. Guards change the timing a little but not the need, since the surface still has to be cleared before rainwater finds the trough along the roofline. Debris removal is included on every visit. Our schedule notes here are for houses, and residential and commercial jobs are priced separately. After the first visit we give you an estimate for the tier your lot actually 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 cleans the neighborhoods we have worked in, and covers the surrounding areas from the nearest base without needing a special trip. Hyattsville gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and your tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, but leave a clean path to the side gate. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall stretches, so homeowners who want a particular week should book early. If you have already seen a leak at a seam, say so when you book, because we look at that run first. A twig jammed at a downspout elbow is the kind of clog we clear first. The crew checks gutters and downspouts from the ground and up close, and regular visits help protect your home from water damage. On every visit we flush every downspout and send photos of every run, so you can keep your gutters clear between cleanings. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a date and a quote. Our gutter services are priced the same way every time.
Our cleaning services in Hyattsville start with the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story with a sloped lot can cost more than a flat one. Frequently asked questions about cost usually come down to those details, so call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk through them. Ask for a written estimate and we will send it.
Across Maryland, spring visits run mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit runs November to early December, and it comes before the cold. Freeze risk is real here, and ice can form at the eave. Waiting past the fall visit is what leads to sagging runs by the snow months. To get your gutters on the schedule before freezing, book the fall visit early.
Most slots open within the week across Hyattsville. We set the date with you on the call, and the crew is booked to that day once you say yes.
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, keep a clean path to it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Our gutter cleaning process runs the same on every house: every downspout is flushed and watched until it runs clean at the bottom, and we check the outlet so the water runs away from your home. Clearing an underground drain line that runs under the landscape is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes, less often, but a guarded gutter system still collects needles, seed casings and grit on the surface. Guards change the timing of gutter maintenance, not the need for cleaning and maintenance. Skip the cleaning and water sits in the trough until the fascia starts to rot. On our jobs we lift the guards, clean underneath, flush each downspout and reseat them, and we will tell you what we find.
If a gutter that was just emptied still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall, it is a slope or downspout-size problem, not 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before they start. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, and a clean invoice matches the price line for line.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
