Our own crew cleans gutters in Fairhaven MA, flushing every downspout, checking that each one flows, hauling the leaves and grit away, and sending you photos of every run before we leave. Services like ours protect your home from water damage by keeping drainage moving away from the eaves before it rots the fascia. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it. The number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Massachusetts, most customers book in spring and fall, once the seed drop and the leaf fall have finished, and a clean trough carries the next rain.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our cleaning services here are priced from three things: how many stories the house has, how big the building is and what is sitting in the gutters. Each homeowner gets one number, quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but we quote the whole house.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on a ladder and a boom or scissor lift, so the crew's time goes up. A walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the driveway, and a clog at a downspout elbow, or a seam that already has a leak, slows the job too. Gutters that nobody has opened in years take longer to clean, come out packed solid with compacted leaf mat, and the gutter guards have to come off and go back on. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included in the quote and never billed as extras. Once a run is clean, the downspout has to flow, and we check that before we leave. The cleaning and maintenance visit is one price from start to finish. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our gutter cleaning process ends with everything taken away from your home, nothing left on the lawn or the deck. A full trough in heavy rainfall spills over the edge, and that overflow is where fascia rot and structural damage usually start. The job is done when every run is clean and every downspout runs clear. Homeowners with a few mature trees over the house often find seeds, leaf mat and the odd twig packed into the elbow of a downspout, and a back run that takes longer than the front gets quoted before we climb, not after. We take the same approach on every house, residential properties and commercial properties alike. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we expect to see at the eaves, then give you the number for the job you actually have. For gutter maintenance on a fixed date, call (866) 435-6328 and we will hold a slot.
| 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.
Across Massachusetts, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in November to early December. Most homes here get those two cleanings a year, and snow here falls from January through April and again in December, so the November visit leaves the trough clean before the snow lands.
In late May and June we find the downspout elbows packed with seeds and pollen paste, which is where clogged downspouts start. In November it is the wet leaves and debris on top of the leaf mat, and on houses that skip the fall visit that load becomes a clog that holds water at the eave until the first hard freeze and starts to sag the run. Fairhaven gets its heaviest rain in March, October and December, so a rain gutter that is clean before October handles the wettest months better.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house or dense landscape planting against the walls, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the runs and slow drainage between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Gutter guards still need cleaning on top, a few times a year, since the surface collects grit even when the trough stays clear. Regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule keeps the trough clean between visits, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
To keep your gutters clean through the year, call (866) 435-6328 and book a date for the next visit before you leave.
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 works across Fairhaven MA, and quotes for homes in surrounding areas follow the same process, so the visit is scheduled around your street rather than a route on a map. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of your home and your tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. The crew checks water flow through the whole gutter system at every downspout, and any buildup in the trough is cleared before leaving. Lead time changes with the season, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and early fall, when gutters across town are full at the same time, so the calendar fills first then.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. If you want gutter cleaning services on a regular schedule, we keep the next visit on the calendar from the first one, which is the simplest way to clean your gutters on time. We do residential and commercial work with the same crew, and commercial properties are quoted per building. Every quote for gutter services runs the same way, from one phone call or text, and includes debris removal and the cleaning and maintenance visit, with an invoice that matches the quote. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, or text a photo of the roof edge and we will reply with what we see.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage of the house, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details. The price you hear is the price on the invoice, and it covers gutters and downspouts from end to end, including flushing and haul-off.
Most homes here book in late May or June and again in November. If you wait past November on a house with trees, leaves pack the runs and can clog the elbows before the first hard freeze. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which visit fits your roofline.
We confirm a date when you call, and if the calendar is full that week we tell you so and offer the next open day.
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 inside while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the yard as clean as it was found.
Yes. We flush every downspout with water and watch until it runs clear at the bottom. A blocked run is the usual reason water spills over, so where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. Guards keep out the leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard, and a wet mat there lets water run off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath and flush the downspout, and the guarded gutter ends up clean all the way through. Keeping it clear is how you protect your home from water damage.
If a clean gutter still spills over in rain in Fairhaven MA, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not a blockage of leaves. Send us a short video of the rainwater running past the trough, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear it and agree before any work starts. The number we quote 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.
