Our own crew cleans gutters in Everett. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, haul the debris away, and send photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, square footage and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have been booked here most spring and fall visits, and we keep the calendar open for both.
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 give is the number we charge. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the house itself decides more than the footage does.
What moves the price is what the crew finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold a clog packed with compacted leaf mat that has to come out by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, the heaviest leaf and needle loads come off older Everett homes with long runs and few clean-outs, and that is where Everett homeowners tend to see trouble first, since a single blocked elbow can back water up the whole length of a rain gutter. A run that has started to sag gets priced higher, because the crew has to clear the leaves and debris and check the drainage at each downspout before the water flow can be confirmed. Clogged downspouts are where most of our time goes, and water that cannot get away from the house is how structural damage and rot start. We price the clean-out so each downspout can carry water away from your home, and we check that it does.
If you have seen water pouring over the front edge, our gutter cleaning service is usually the right first call, and we will tell you at the time whether the problem is buildup that a clean fixes or something the cleaning will not fix. Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial jobs on the same basis, so commercial properties are priced per building.
| 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 two cleanings a year. Across Massachusetts the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and in Everett the fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves and before the first hard freeze. In May the downspout elbows are packed with seed casings and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat and the leaves and debris that come down with the last wind, and on the houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs by March that sagged under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, we see houses on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and a gutter that looked clear in spring can be half full by midsummer. A roofline with few or no trees in the landscape does well once a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the gutter system still gets cleared, because a wet mat of leaves sitting on top of a guard still sends water over the edge.
When we open a gutter here in May we find the clog has usually been building since the previous fall. A clean in spring keeps the rainwater moving through heavy rainfall in March, October and December, and the fall visit is what keeps the winter from finding a blockage. Debris removal happens on every visit, so the leaves stay in the bag and out of the trough. Clean your gutters on the schedule your tree cover calls for, and check the drainage after every heavy storm.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, with the estimate in writing, and you can call (866) 435-6328 to book it. Regular gutter cleaning is how you protect your home from water damage, and a gutter cleaning service booked at the wrong interval wastes a visit, so we would rather you book the right one.
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 clean residential properties across Everett, MA, and our Everett gutter cleaning process starts with an estimate by phone or text from your stories, the footprint of the house and whether trees hang over it. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send.
Lead time varies with the season. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so a call in those months is the time to ask for a date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. To keep your gutters and downspouts working between visits, we also do the work in surrounding areas that share the same freeze and leaf load, and that is often a reason a booking gets pulled forward.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to get your gutters on the calendar, and we will confirm a date and send the estimate in writing. If you have dealt with a leak or water damage from a blocked gutter before, tell us, because it changes what we check first on the first visit.
The number comes from your stories and square footage, and we give it to every homeowner by phone or text before we book, for gutter cleaning across Everett. The quote we give is the invoice you pay, with downspout flushing and haul-off already included.
Across Massachusetts the spring visit falls in late May to June, and in Everett the fall visit runs November to early December. The November clean matters most, because a fall blockage that is left alone can sag runs and cause ice trouble by March.
Our cleaning services in Everett are booked by phone or text, and the exact date is set when you call. Same-day is not something we promise unless a crew is already close to you.
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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep out most of the leaves, but seed casings, the odd twig, needles and grit still settle on top and mat down. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them, and guards cut down on cleaning and maintenance without ending it.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
Only if the job changes, and then you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. Our gutter services are set from the phone call, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
