Our crew cleans gutters, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls everything away, and sends you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover shades the house. The number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Massachusetts, most of our customers book the two visits each year, in spring and in 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 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the access decide most of the cost on our jobs. Homeowners and owners of residential properties ask about price first, and the answer depends on the house, not on a flat rate for gutter cleaning services. The first thing we check is how clean the gutters are right now, because a lightly clogged house and a packed one are two different jobs. If you want to clean your gutters before the weather turns, tell us when you call so we can plan the visit around the house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above the grade, so it takes a boom or scissor lift. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with compacted material that has to come out by hand, and debris removal is part of the price, not an add-on. On top of that, a clogged downspout adds time, because a blocked elbow has to be worked from both ends. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the price and never billed as extras, and the crew checks the drainage at the bottom of each run so it comes out clean. If anything we find changes the job, we tell you before work starts, not on the invoice, including any sign of structural damage or a joint that will leak.
On our jobs we see the same pattern in the same kinds of houses: the clog builds up at the elbows, the runs sag where the hangers have loosened, and the water flow stops at the first bend. Where a back run has gone untouched for a long time, the buildup has to be cleared by hand before the flush can start, and that is the kind of detail that moves a quote. It is also why we ask about the trees and the stories first. Dartmouth homes vary a lot, so the phone call is where we settle the number. Text us a photo of the front of the house if that is easier and we will tell you what we see. Residential and commercial jobs are both scheduled through the same calendar, and we do regular gutter cleaning for residential properties as well, so you can ask about the schedule that fits your house or your building. Whether it is a spring and fall visit or a one-time job, the quote starts from the same three things.
| 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 across Massachusetts book twice a year, in late May to June after the seed and pollen drop, and again from November to early December after the last leaves are down. In our jobs in Dartmouth MA, the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, where the blockage usually starts. The fall visit finds leaves packed along the roofline and in the gutters and downspouts, and on houses that skipped it we have seen runs that sagged or pulled loose by March, after the ice got into the trough. The climate here brings 52.2 inches of precipitation a year, with the wettest months in March, October and December, so heavy rainfall and the rainwater it brings hit the gutters hardest in those windows. Snow comes in January through April and in December, 32.5 inches a year, so a trough left full in the fall has a long winter to fail.
Under heavy tree cover, we see the gutter fill again faster, so those customers come back every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits. The landscape around the house sets the pace. A house with few or no trees on the lot is usually fine with one visit a year in late fall, as long as no clog is building at the elbows. Guards cut down how often the gutter needs clearing, but the surface still needs to be cleared, so guarded gutters stay on a schedule too. Keep your gutters clean between visits, because a quick look from the ground tells you whether they are still clean enough to wait. Our gutter services in the surrounding areas follow the same schedule, and on every visit we flush every downspout, which helps protect your home from water damage. Ask us for an estimate of how often to clean your gutters for your lot, and we will explain why when we are on the ladder.
Customers with no trees on the lot usually run on a once-a-year schedule, and customers under heavy trees run on a shorter one. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the clog we clear on that first visit usually tells us more than the tree count does. Keeping up with cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule makes the visits easy to plan, so call us to get your gutters on the right schedule for the house.
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.
We work houses in Dartmouth and the surrounding areas, and the crew runs the same job on each one. Dartmouth gutter cleaning is booked the same way everywhere: you call or text, we ask about the stories, the square footage and the trees around the house, and if it is easy, a photo of the front of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, and we confirm a window and call before we come. A homeowner does not need to be home for the visit, and the gutter cleaning process runs the same way whether you are home or not. Our services cover residential properties and commercial properties, and the whole job is set up to protect your home from water damage. Every visit leaves the gutters clean, keeps the water away from the foundation and sends it away from your home, and the crew finishes with each run checked and photographed. Our cleanings are quoted from the stories, the square footage and the trees, the same way for every house. A twig or a leaf wedged at a joint can start a leak, and the crew checks for that on every run. If your house has gutter guards, tell us when you book, because gutter guards change how the gutter maintenance is timed. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, with most of the calendar filling from late May into June and from November into early December, so booking early in those months helps. Heavy rainfall is the other reason to get your gutters on the calendar early, and regular cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule is easier to plan than a rush job. Ask about the lead time when you call, because the calendar changes week to week.
We quote the same way across Dartmouth: the number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you over the phone or by text. We do not quote a range without those details. The number we give you is the number on your invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that have sagged under the first freeze, and water left in the trough can rot the fascia before spring. Late fall is the timing that protects the house through winter. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm the date when you call. If you are comparing cleaning services in Dartmouth, ask each one what the number includes and whether debris removal is in it.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The same is true on commercial properties. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it at the bottom, and the crew checks the outlet so a clean outlet sends the water away from the house. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, which mat on top and turn into a paste. A guard is part of the gutter system, and it does not replace gutter maintenance. Heavy landscape around the house means more needles and grit, so the guard does less of the work. We still clear the leaves and debris from the surface and check that water is getting in, so the guarded gutter stays on a schedule.
A clean rain gutter that still spills in the rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem. Clogged downspouts get cleared on the visit, but a slope problem does not, and we tell you if the spill has caused structural damage. Send us 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 something we find changes the job, we raise it and you agree to it before the crew starts work, never after the invoice. Ask which gutter services are in the quote when you book.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
