Our own crew cleans gutters in Pembroke, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Massachusetts, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, after seed drop and again after the last leaves come down.
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 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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run count is right.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and more gear. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, compacted into a mat that takes extra time to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across Massachusetts, the houses we see most often have a clog at the elbow of the downspout, where leaves and grit pile up. Pembroke homes are no different. On a typical visit we find buildup that has begun to slow the water flow, and a clean run with working drainage keeps water away from your home. Commercial properties follow the same pattern, but the buildings are bigger and their gutter systems run longer. Where a sag, a rotted hanger or a leak shows up, we photograph it and list it in the report. On a rain gutter that is clean but still sheets water over the edge, the trouble is slope or capacity, not the clog, and we say so. Clogged downspouts that were flushed clean and still overflow point to the same thing. Left alone, the blockage causes structural damage, which is far more expensive than a cleaning.
| 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 Pembroke gutter cleaning customers book twice a year. Across Massachusetts, the spring visit is late May to June, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in spring, we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we find the runs that have pulled loose by March. Spring and fall are the two windows that keep a gutter clear of clog, rainwater build-up and a sagging gutter run before winter.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see for cleanings, because needles, a twig or two, and grit pack the downspout faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Near a busy road or active construction, the same tighter schedule applies. Few or no trees overhead usually means once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing, and we do that on every guarded system we clean. A set schedule keeps the blockage out of the downspout, so rainwater leaves through it instead of over the edge.
For a Pembroke MA home, the real question is which tier your lot needs. Book a gutter cleaning service visit to find out. We will look at the trees, the pitch and what the gutters hold, and we will tell you what we see. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can decide from there. Residential and commercial properties both follow this approach to cleaning and maintenance, scheduled around the season and the tree load. Clean your gutters on a set schedule, and regular gutter cleaning costs less than the debris removal and repairs a neglected system ends up needing.
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 Pembroke and the surrounding areas, and we call before we come. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that call. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. To book, text a photo of the front of the house or a photo of the gutters, tell us the number of stories and roughly how many trees hang over the house, and we will give you a quote by phone or text. Most slots come up within a week of the call. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, so if you want a date in those months, book early. Ask for a written estimate if you want one before you commit.
Our crew keeps the landscape, the lawn and the walkways clean as well, and protects them from runoff while we work. Ask us about our gutter services for a quote on the whole visit. A homeowner who keeps the gutter system clean protects the foundation and the siding from water damage, and the sooner the crew sees the system, the sooner we can flag anything that needs attention. We clean the gutters and downspouts in a single visit and flush every downspout until the water runs clear, so the water leaves the house the way it should. Keep your gutters clear and you protect your home from water damage through the wet seasons. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters booked before the busy windows fill.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not quote a range here, because the exact figure depends on what is in the gutters. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall, which is when the seed drop and the leaf load are the heaviest. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged by March and boards starting to rot. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which month fits your lot.
Our cleaning services in Pembroke fill fast in the busy windows, so same-day slots are not something we promise. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Text a photo of the gutters and we can tell you what to expect.
No, you do not need to be home, and Pembroke homeowners can leave the house during the visit. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and we send 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.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clear at the bottom. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, gutter guards still need gutter maintenance, though less often. Needles thread through the guard, seed casings mat on top, and grit settles underneath, so the water stops getting in. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards.
If a gutter is clean and still overflows in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not blockage. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The price is set on the phone or by text from the stories, size and tree cover. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. Ask for a written estimate if you want the number in writing.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
