Our crew cleans gutters in South Yarmouth, flushes every downspout and flow-tests the 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our South Yarmouth customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and the last leaves have the most to say about how your gutters run.
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 give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, though the per-foot method leaves more room for a surprise once the crew is up the ladder.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more care on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run is further off the ground than it looks from the driveway. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy, with buildup packed hard enough that it has to be worked out by hand. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Clearing the gutters and the drain pipes is included in the price. We flush every downspout, check the water flow at the outlet, and handle debris removal, none of it billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice, and the crew leaves a clean yard behind.
On a recent South Yarmouth job the house had two stories and a heavy tree canopy over the back run. What moved the quote was the leaf mat in the rear gutter and the two drain pipes that were packed to the elbow with seeds and the odd twig, and the crew priced those in before the first ladder went up. The homeowner had the number on the phone before the truck arrived, and it did not change once the rear run was clean.
The first step is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the roof, and you get your gutters quoted before anything is booked. We will give you the number that matches the invoice, and if your house has a leak or a gutter that still overflows, we will say so.
| 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 South Yarmouth homeowners book two cleanings a year, in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and again in November, after the last leaves are down and before the first hard freeze, so the gutters start winter clean. In May the elbows of clogged downspouts are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet pile of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that sag under ice by March. Heavy rainfall in March, October and December tests the system hardest, so a run that is already full has no room left.
Freeze risk means the fall visit is not optional for most houses here. When water sits in a rain gutter through the cold months, it turns to ice at the eave, and the ice dams that form push rainwater back under the shingles. A gutter system with a clog in it has nowhere to send that water, and the standing water rots the fascia board behind the trough. A run that pulls loose from its brackets is structural damage, and it does not go back on by itself, so keeping the gutters clean in fall is the cheapest way to protect your home.
Under heavy tree cover in a wooded landscape, every three to four months is the rhythm we see on our jobs, because needles and grit pack the drain pipes, and each clog or blockage slows drainage until the next visit. South Yarmouth homes with few or no trees can run on once a year in late fall. Guards mean the gutter maintenance schedule can stretch, but the surface still has to be kept clean. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 provides cleaning services in South Yarmouth MA from the nearest base and works the whole town and surrounding areas, so you are not waiting on a long drive. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm a date when you call rather than promising a slot we cannot keep. Each gutter cleaning service starts from the same quote, and our gutter cleaning services are priced by the same three things. Whether you want to clean your gutters once or on a regular plan, the booking works the same.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall, so if you want a particular week it is worth calling early. Demand runs high across South Yarmouth in those windows, and outside them it is easier to find a slot. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the gutters are clean and the yard is clean when the truck pulls away. Gutter services are quoted the same way for residential and commercial properties, and commercial properties get the same flush and photo visit as any house. Residential properties get the same photo record too. For homeowners who want a regular gutter cleaning schedule, we set the dates once so you can keep your gutters clean without a wet week pushing the visit back. When cleaning and maintenance go on the same visit, the crew writes both down in one set of photos.
The number for a two-story house comes from its stories and square footage, and we give it by phone or text. Nothing comes from a price sheet; you get the same figure we charge.
Late spring and late fall are when most of our South Yarmouth customers book, and the fall visit matters most here because the first hard freeze can turn a clogged run into ice at the eave. Waiting past the leaves usually means the wet mat has already started to rot the fascia behind it, and a clean run is harder to get back.
We can often fit a same-week visit, and we confirm the date when you call so you know exactly when the crew arrives.
No, you do not need to be home. The 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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the yard clean.
Yes. We clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout with water, and watch the flow at the bottom, so you know it is carrying water away from your home. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Guards still need attention. Our crew finds debris from the trees sitting on top of the guard: seed casings, leaf fragments and grit threaded through, and the paste that forms when it is wet. We clear what sits on top and check that water is getting into the trough, because the job is shorter but not gone.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video of the overflow in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still spilling over the edge usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem, and we tell you that plainly rather than selling a second cleaning. Catching a clog or blockage early is how you keep your home from water damage, and rainwater spilling over the edge is the first sign to watch.
The price on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something on the roof that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before any work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
