Our own crew works across Rockville MD, cleaning gutters and downspouts by hand and leaving each run clear. We flush every downspout, check the water flow and haul the leaves and debris away, with photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of 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. Most of our customers book in spring and fall.
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. Some gutter cleaning services price per linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on a ladder and a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and debris, and a clog like that slows the water flow and can hide a sag or a leak until we clear it. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Once the run is clean, the number stays the same. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
In the older neighborhoods with heavy leaves, quotes usually come in on the higher side, because the buildup has been sitting in the rain gutter for a long time. Clogged downspouts that have gone unchecked can also mean wood rot and structural damage behind the fascia, which we photograph and report rather than sell a fix for. We keep the drainage path clear and the water away from your home as the goal, and the visit is priced around getting the run clean.
| 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 book twice a year. Across Maryland our spring visits run mid to late May, once the seed and pollen drop is done, and the fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves are down. In May the runs are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and Rockville MD sees freeze risk and snow in January and February, so a run left full from November into those months can sag under ice. The annual rain total is about 41.3 inches, and June, July and September are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall finds a clog fast. A clean gutter going into the summer thunderstorms and derechos across Maryland keeps the water moving, but a full one is a rainwater problem waiting to become a blockage at the roofline.
Under heavy tree cover, where needles, twig fragments and grit pack the trough between visits, customers book cleanings every three to four months. With few or no trees in the landscape, once a year in late fall is enough. Houses with gutter guards still get cleaned, less often, with the surface cleared. Regular gutter cleaning on whichever schedule fits is how you keep your gutters running, and cleaning and maintenance go on the same visit so every outlet gets checked too. Gutter maintenance on a guarded house works the same way. After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs and how often to clean your gutters on it. To book the spring or fall visit, call (866) 435-6328.
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 gutter services run across Rockville, and Rockville gutter cleaning is booked by phone or by text. A homeowner calls (866) 435-6328 or texts a photo of the front of the house, and we give a quote from the stories, the size, the tree cover and whether there are gutter guards. The crew works the neighborhoods where we have already cleaned gutters, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home. Most of our calendar fills in the two busy windows of spring and fall, so book early and get your gutters on the schedule. Booking early also gets you a clean slot, and you can ask for a written estimate before a date is set.
Regular cleanings help protect your home from water damage, and homeowners in the surrounding areas get the crew when the calendar allows. This page is about residential properties. For residential and commercial work, call (866) 435-6328 and ask about commercial properties before you book.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and our cleaning services in Rockville are quoted from those two things by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in May and again in November, once the seed drop and the leaves are finished. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the wet leaf mat and any ice can already have started to damage the run.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service on this page.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside only, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every run is flushed and flow-tested at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Screens keep out whole leaves, but needles and seed casings get through and mat on top, so we still clear the surface and check that water is getting in.
A clean gutter system that still spills over the edge is pointing to a slope or outlet-size issue, and we check that for you rather than sell a second cleaning.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The quote and the invoice match.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
