We are the crew that does the work. Our own people clean gutters in Marlborough MA, flush every drain pipe, check the flow, haul away what comes out and photograph every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Marlborough homeowners book the cleaning in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills up. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
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 price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the access matter more than the footage alone. Our gutter cleaning services are priced the same way for Marlborough homes, and the estimate includes debris removal along with the flush and the photos.
What moves the price is what the crew actually finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not had a clean in years come down packed with buildup of compacted leaves and debris, and that takes longer than a light leaf load. Clogged downspouts take longer than open ones, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If we find structural damage, like a sagging run or soft fascia, we tell you before any repair is discussed. If something changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it looks on a real job. One Marlborough customer had a two-story house with a heavy tree canopy over the back run. Our crew found a clog that had built up through the season, with leaves and grit pressed hard into the elbow of the drop pipe. We cleared it, flushed the line until it ran clean, confirmed the drainage was running water away from the foundation, and sent the photos before we left. Each job is different, so the first step is always a short call or a photo of the front of the house so we can tell you what your lot needs.
| 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 October to early November. If you only remember one rule, clean your gutters on that schedule. When we open a gutter here in May we usually find seeds and pollen paste packed into the pipe elbows, and a full clean in spring keeps the rainwater moving through the warm months. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, where big trees hang over the roof, our customers book a gutter cleaning service every three to four months, because seed casings and grit pack the drain pipes between visits. That is regular gutter cleaning, and it is the schedule we set for most residential properties under big trees. With few or no trees, once a year at the fall visit is enough. A guarded gutter still needs a clean on the surface, usually on a slightly longer schedule. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the clog or blockage we see on that visit is what sets the pace from there.
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 cleaning services in Marlborough MA reach across Marlborough and the surrounding areas, and we work from the nearest base without tying the schedule to one neighborhood. Our gutter services cover residential and commercial properties, and gutters and downspouts are both in every visit. Every homeowner gets the same photo check. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date. Cleanings fill up in two busy windows each year, late spring and early fall, so calling early in those months gives you the most room to choose a day. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the cleaning.
If a gutter is still sheeting water over the edge during a storm, such as the nor'easters that come across Massachusetts, or you spot a leak or stains on the siding or ceiling below a run, tell us when you book so the crew can look for the cause. A standing clog and a slope problem look similar from the ground and need different answers, and we will tell you which one it is. Cleaning and maintenance go together on a gutter, and a clean on schedule is the cheapest way to protect your home from water damage and keep your gutters working as they were built to. Every visit starts with a look at the roofline and ends with every downspout flushed, and Marlborough gutter cleaning booked early in the season is the easiest way to get a date you like.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those three things. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Across Massachusetts the spring visit falls in late May through June and the fall visit in October into early November. Think of it as gutter maintenance on a set schedule, not a one-time job. If you wait longer, we find packed seeds in spring, and in fall a full leaf mat, early ice damage and rot starting at the fascia. Text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit comes first.
Most slots come up within the week during the busy seasons, and we confirm a date when you call. We will not promise same-day work that our calendar cannot hold. Ask for the next open date and we will check it while you are on the phone.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside the house, and the gutter cleaning process is the same whether anyone is home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets indoors while the ladders are up, and we send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every drain pipe gets flushed and we check the drainage at the outlet to confirm the water is running away from your home. If a run drains into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not getting out. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we confirm the price before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards do not clean themselves, and guarded gutters still need the surface cleared. On our jobs we find seed casings and the odd twig sitting on the mesh and grit underneath, which is enough to cause a clog over time, especially in a landscape with big trees. We clear the surface, flush the drain pipes and check the water flow through the whole gutter system.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall usually has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it 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. The quote covers the stories, size and tree cover we discussed. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a run that cannot be reached safely, we stop, call you and agree on the change before any more work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
