Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most local homeowners book in spring and fall, and that schedule suits the wet months here. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 price our gutter cleaning from those three things, over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes how we set up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy, packed with compacted debris, and take longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. 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.
When we open a gutter on a Somerville house, we usually find the same few problems. A clog at the elbow of the downspout, a sag in the run where the hangers have let go, and a buildup of seed and grit that slows drainage where the water should flow. Our crew clears them in that order and checks the water flow at the outlet before we move on. Many of the homes we service have been on the same gutter system for a long time, and a regular clean-out is the most useful thing we do for them. Companies that sell gutter cleaning services by the job tend to skip the flush; we do not.
We also clean commercial buildings in the same area, so the crew knows how a residential and commercial job differs on the ladder. For residential properties, the work is mostly about the downspout and the valley. Customers who book on a schedule find that regular gutter cleaning costs less over a year than waiting for water to spill over the edge, because the debris removal is smaller each time and nothing has time to rot the fascia behind the run. Our estimator checks the same things every time, so the estimate matches what the crew finds on the job. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule, spring and fall are the two windows most customers pick.
| 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 twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In late spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In late fall it is the leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March under the weight of ice. Across Massachusetts, nor'easters bring heavy rainfall, and rainwater that sits in a clogged run finds a leak at the seam and runs down the wall.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the gutters clear, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Houses in surrounding areas with a busy road or a construction site nearby get the same schedule. Houses with few or no trees need the fall visit only, or once a year in late fall. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because a wet mat of leaves on top of the guard keeps water from getting in. Our estimate after the first visit tells you which tier your lot needs, and the schedule is set from there.
To keep your gutters working through winter, a schedule beats waiting for water to spill over the edge. A clog at the roofline or a blockage in the downspout sends rainwater over the edge, and that water rots the fascia and can lead to structural damage at the foundation. A rain gutter that stays clear is the simplest way to protect your home from water damage. On each visit our crew will flush every downspout and check the gutters and downspouts for sag, then confirm that water is moving away from the house at the outlet.
We keep the first visit simple. The crew photographs the gutters, the downspout and the roofline, so the next clean is easy to compare. Our estimate after that visit tells you which tier the lot needs. For houses in Somerville MA, the record shows 49.3 inches of precipitation a year, with March, October and December the wettest months, and snow falls from January through April and again in December. Freezing is a real risk here, which is why the fall clean is the one we would not skip.
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 on older houses under mature trees and on newer lots alike. Wherever you are, the crew comes out from the nearest base, and the visit is scheduled by phone or text. Give us the stories, the approximate size, whether trees are over the house and whether gutter guards are fitted, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. That is enough for a gutter cleaning quote. For a booking, call (866) 435-6328.
Across Massachusetts, the spring window runs from late May into June. In Somerville, the fall window runs from November into early December, so if you want a particular week, book early. A clean booked on a schedule beats an emergency call after the first spill. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. The lead time on a slot depends on the season and is confirmed when you call, so ask for the first open date for your cleanings.
Once a slot is booked, the crew arrives with the lifts and tools for the house, runs the gutter cleaning process from the top down, and keeps the work away from your home. The photos go to your phone before we leave. If you want a second visit, the booking goes into the same schedule, so the crew comes back to the same house without a new estimate. Get your gutters on a regular plan and the same crew sees the same house every time. That is the simplest form of gutter maintenance, and it keeps cleaning and maintenance on one schedule for any homeowner who does not want to call every season.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give our cleaning prices as a range without those details, because a two-story house with a steep back slope can cost more than a flat one that is easy to reach. The quote you get is the number we charge.
Across Massachusetts, the spring window runs from late May into June, and most customers book the fall slot from November into early December, after the last leaves have come down. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the ice can already be sitting in the runs. Those two windows keep the gutters clear through the year.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise for commercial properties or houses, because the calendar fills up quickly during the spring and fall windows. Call and we will tell you what is open.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and bags the leaves and debris before the truck leaves. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and that is the whole list.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it. Clogged downspouts get worked from the top until the water runs clear at the bottom, and the crew checks the outlet to see that water is leaving. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not coming out. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it. The point is water away from the foundation, where structural damage starts.
Yes. A guarded rain gutter on a house with a wooded landscape still collects seed casings, a twig and grit on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge. Left alone, that water can rot the fascia behind the gutter. The surface of the gutter system needs clearing, though the job is usually shorter than an open gutter.
If a gutter is clean and still spills over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or the size of the downspout, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video 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 is built from the stories, size and tree cover. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a gutter that has to come down or a guard we need to lift, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
