Our own crew cleans gutters in Lanham MD, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls the load away, and sends photos of every run before we leave, so you can see the gutter system is clean. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Lanham customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to quote you a slot. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the next open date with you.
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. Lanham homeowners ask this first. 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 land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the stories and how much is packed in the trough matter more than the length of the run.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up, gutters nobody has opened in years with compacted leaves packed in the gutter, clogged downspouts that take a full flush, and guards that we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the number already, never billed as extras. A run that is clean at the bottom is the goal, not just a tidy top. If something changes the job once we are on site, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Lanham jobs a clog that has sat through a season usually shows up as a sag in the run or a line of buildup at the elbow, and sometimes a slow run starts to leak at the joints. Where water flow is slow, the crew flushes it back to a clean drainage path before we leave, and checks that the run sends water away from the house. Homes with heavy tree cover tend to see the gutter clog faster, and that is the main reason our crew is quoting Lanham homes by tree cover as well as stories. Our Lanham customers ask about gutter cleaning services in Lanham for both their houses and their properties, and the quote covers the gutters and downspouts on the same visit. We also clean residential properties and commercial buildings, so if you manage residential and commercial properties, ask for one quote covering the lot.
Once you call, we ask for a quick photo of the front of the house and a rough count of stories, and we give you a number before the call ends. The gutter cleaning process starts with that photo. Regular gutter cleaning on a schedule keeps the cost predictable, since a fully cleared system needs less time than one left to fill. Ask us about a repeat visit so you can clean your gutters on the same schedule each year, and get your gutters on the calendar without starting from scratch.
| 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 Lanham customers book twice a year. Across Maryland, spring visits fall in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and fall visits run from November to early December, after the last leaves are down. On our jobs the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit finds the leaf load, and on houses that skipped it we see the first ice, the ice dams at the eave, and runs that sag or pull loose by March.
Heavy tree cover changes the schedule. Under big trees, or in a landscape with beds of mulch beside the house, needles, grit and the occasional twig pack the downspouts between visits, so we book every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees need a visit once a year in late fall. Heavy rainfall in May, July and September, the wettest months here, washes loose material into the trough. Houses with gutter guards need fewer cleanings, but the surface still gets cleared on the same timeline. Each visit is a rainwater check, a roofline check and a blockage check, and a quick estimate of what the next visit will need. On every visit we flush every downspout before the crew leaves.
Our Lanham crew has seen a clear pattern on local roofs. A house with no trees and a twice-a-year schedule stays clean with little attention, while a house under trees on the three to four month schedule holds its flow for a full season. Both get the same flush and the same photos before we leave, and the water runs away from your home instead of pooling at the foundation. If you want to protect your home from water damage, the schedule matters more than the size of the job, because steady gutter maintenance beats one big cleanup.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing at the calendar. Our Lanham gutter cleaning crew covers the surrounding areas on the same routes, and we keep your gutters on a schedule that fits how fast the leaves and seeds come down on your lot. A plan keeps every run clean from spring through fall. Ask us for gutter services on a plan, and we will keep the next date on the calendar for you.
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 gutters across Lanham, and we know the neighborhoods where the leaf loads and seed drop run heavy. Booking works by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Tell us the number of stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the roof, and every homeowner gets a quote from there, so you get a clean number before anyone climbs a ladder. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, so we give you the next open date when you call rather than promising a day.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when most houses need the visit to clear leaves and debris. Book early in those months if you want a specific date, and ask about a plan that covers cleaning and maintenance across the year. We call before we come and nobody needs to be home for the visit, and we leave the ground clean, so the gutter cleaning process stays simple for a busy household. Anything we find that is not a cleaning problem gets photographed and reported to you, and we tell you what it is before we leave.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before the visit. A Lanham homeowner with a two-story house is quoted from those two things and the tree cover, with no surprises on the invoice, just a clean number you agreed to.
Late spring and late fall are when most of our Lanham customers book, and that is when we find the seeds and the leaf load at their peak. If you wait longer, the wet leaf mat and the first ice on the eave are what we see on the roof.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Our calendar is busiest in the two seasons, so earlier booking helps you get the day you want.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, 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, check that water leaves at the outlet, and tell you if the drainage underground is not moving. A sagging run can also hide rot at the fascia and structural damage behind it, and we photograph it and tell you before we leave. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone starts.
If your rain gutter has guards, it still needs cleaning. On our jobs we find leaves, needles and grit sitting on top of the guard and packed under it, and the gutter system still fills if the surface is not cleared.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video in the rain. A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout problem, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
The price you hear 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 work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
