Our own crew cleans gutters on Lynn homes, clears every run by hand, and takes the debris away before we leave, with photos of every run. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work across Massachusetts long enough that most customers book for late May or late October.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Homeowners ask the same first question: what will this cost? Our cleaning services in Lynn are quoted from three things: how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is in the gutters. We give the number over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the pitch are what actually drive the time on our jobs.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and seed, and a clog at the elbow or a twig wedged in a bend adds time. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Running water through the pipes and flow testing, plus debris removal, are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. The quote covers cleaning and maintenance on the whole gutter system, not one run at a time, and it is basic gutter maintenance, not a repair bill. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see on the houses we clean. Many of the older homes have gutters that have not been opened in years, with the seed and leaf buildup pressed down into the trough. On those, the first stretch of the trough is cleared by hand before the rinse can begin, and we tell the homeowner that before we climb. Houses under heavy tree cover tend to come back to us sooner, because the needles and grit settle into the elbows between visits. Our gutter cleaning process is the same every time: clear by hand, flush, flow-test, bag the debris, and photograph each run once it runs clean. When we open a gutter that was cleaned at the right interval, the job is quick and the photos go to the homeowner the same afternoon. A clog caught early is faster to clear, and a small leak at a seam is photographed and reported, not repaired on the spot. Every run has to carry water away from your home, so we check the outlet at the bottom before we leave. Repeat cleanings on the same house are usually quicker than the first one. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a firm number, and get your gutters on the calendar once you have it.
| 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 customers book twice a year. Across Massachusetts the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. Lynn homes get about 47.3 inches of precipitation a year, with heavy rainfall landing in March, October and December, so the trough works hardest just as we are visiting. On our jobs in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows at the bottom of the run, and a landscape bed below the outlet is often soaked with what came out of it. In November it is leaves and debris matted wet in the trough, and a clean gutter that late in the year is the exception. Across Lynn we also watch for the first hard freeze, because freezing is a real risk here and the ice dams that form at the eave push runs away from the fascia. Houses that skipped the fall visit are the ones where we find runs sagging or pulling loose by March.
A rain gutter only works as well as the outlet at the bottom, so every visit includes a flush of each one. A blockage at the bottom of the pipe backs rainwater up into the trough, and that is where the rot starts. Good drainage starts at the trough, and the whole point of a visit is to get water away from the fascia. Left through a few winters, that is structural damage to the fascia and soffit. Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning is what our customers here settle into, because the needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. Few or no trees around the house, and once a year in late fall is enough to clean your gutters. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, so we keep that visit on the schedule too. Commercial properties on our calendar get the same cleaning and photo visit as homes. Nor'easters are the storm season across Massachusetts, and a gutter that is full going into one of those is the one most likely to fail. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and that is how we keep your gutters working through the year.
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 covers the surrounding areas as well as Lynn, and a quote by phone or text holds for the whole job. Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial properties, and most of our calls come from residential properties, where the same cleaning and photo visit applies. To book, send us your stories, approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy. Lead time depends on the calendar at the time you call. The two busy windows are spring and fall, when our calendar fills fastest across Massachusetts, so the earlier you call, the more options you have. A house that is clean at the start of storm season is the easiest visit we make.
Each gutter cleaning service visit starts with the buildup, since a sag or a patch of buildup shows where the water flow has stopped. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you want the work on the calendar for a particular week, tell us when you call and we will tell you what is open, because regular gutter cleaning is easiest to plan that way. Ask for a written estimate if you want the number in writing before you commit to a date. Booking ahead also means you do not have to remember when to clean your gutters, and the water flow stays clear between visits. Houses with a sag in one run usually show it first in the photos, so we flag it before the next storm.
The number comes from how many stories the house has and its size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure on the page, because the same two-story house can take very different time depending on what is in the gutters and whether trees hang over the roofline. Tell us the stories, the square footage and the trees, and we will give you the estimate for your Lynn MA home.
Across Massachusetts most customers book for late May or June and again in late October or November. Skip the fall visit and we often find runs sagging by March, so keep your gutters on that twice-a-year schedule to protect your home from water damage. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which schedule your lot needs.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm a date when you call rather than promise one, and we will tell you exactly what is open.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that the gutters and downspouts are draining at the outlet. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone starts on it, so you know the cost first.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out the leaves but not the needles, seed casings or grit, which mat on the surface and stop the water from getting in. We clean the surface, lift the panels, clear the drains and reseat the guards, which is regular gutter cleaning with guards.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain has a slope or pipe-size problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is, and a blockage or clog farther down the line is found the same way. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Our gutter services are quoted on the phone, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
