Our own crew cleans gutters in Waltham, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the run and hauls the leaves and grit away. You get photos of 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. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our Waltham customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest on this street and the next. A clean run helps protect your home from water damage.
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. Every Waltham homeowner gets a quote built from those three things, by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place once the run is measured, and a clean, measured run is the start of our gutter cleaning process. Our cleaning services in Waltham MA follow that same process.
On our jobs, a steep roofline pushes the quote up, and so does a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years take longer because the leaves are packed hard, and a clog at an elbow, or a twig wedged in it, can take the longest of all. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. We flush every downspout, and debris removal is included in the quote and never billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Heavy tree cover changes the number. Under a canopy the runs fill with needles and grit between visits, and a packed back run or a downspout that needs flushing from the top takes more time than an open roof. The quote covers that extra time so the runs come out fully clean. A packed run left through heavy rainfall is the one that starts to leak at the joints, and that is how structural damage gets started. A clean run keeps the water away from the walls, and a landscape that slopes toward the house sends runoff into the low run first, so the quote covers the back run too. The point of the visit is to get the water away from your home, not to tick a box on a list.
Gutter cleaning is a simple job when the gutters are kept clean, and the cost stays low. The fastest way to get your gutters on the schedule is to call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a written estimate. Ask for that estimate before you book so you know what the cleaning and maintenance covers, and what gutter maintenance leaves out.
| 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 Waltham customers book two cleanings 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 October to early November, after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, a gutter opened in May is full of seeds and pollen paste, and a gutter opened in November is a wet mass of leaves and grit that the first freeze locks in place. We want the runs clean before the first freeze.
In spring we find the seeds, the seed casings and the pollen paste packed into the elbow of each downspout, and a clog there stops the drainage cold. In fall we find leaves and debris, and on Waltham houses that skipped the fall visit we see the first ice, ice dams at the eave, and runs that sag or pull loose by March. In Waltham the freeze risk is real, and that is the reason the fall visit matters here. A gutter system that holds rainwater through a freeze is the one that ends in structural damage and rot at the fascia.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit form a buildup in the downspout between visits, so Waltham homes under a big canopy need a shorter schedule than the rest. A rain gutter under a canopy fills faster, and clogged downspouts are the usual result. Few or no trees means the late fall visit is usually enough. Guards cut down on the leaves, but the surface still needs to be clean.
After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers 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 cleans gutters across Waltham MA and surrounding areas, and our gutter cleaning services run the same way in every neighborhood. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. The lead time on a new booking depends on the calendar that week, and we tell you the first open date when you call. If you want to clean your gutters before the next heavy rainfall, ask for that date first.
The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular week. We leave the runs clean, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit. Residential properties and commercial properties both run on our regular schedule, and the crew handles residential and commercial jobs the same way. Our gutter services stay consistent from street to street. A regular gutter cleaning visit is the simplest way to keep your gutters and downspouts working. Call (866) 435-6328 to set a date for this gutter cleaning service.
Q: What does gutter cleaning cost for a two-story house in Waltham? A: 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 quote a figure without those details.
Q: What month should I clean my gutters in Waltham? A: Across Massachusetts the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit in October to early November. Gutters need to be clean before the first hard freeze, because waiting past it means ice dams and sagging runs by March.
Q: Do you offer same-day gutter cleaning in Waltham? A: Same-day is not something we promise. The calendar decides how soon a gutter cleaning service can start, and we confirm the first open date when you call.
Q: Do I need to be home? A: No. Our 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 and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. We flush every downspout, and the goal is to keep the water away from your home.
Q: Do you flush every downspout and check where it drains, including underground lines? A: Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check the drainage where the water exits. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Q: If my gutters have guards, do they still need cleaning? A: Yes. Guards hold back leaves but let needles, seed casings and grit through, and that material builds up on a rain gutter until water goes over the front edge instead of into the downspout. We clear the surface and check the water flow until the run is clean.
Q: What happens if the gutters still overflow after you leave? A: A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage. If it still overflows, text us a short video taken during rain and we will tell you what the problem is. A second cleaning will not fix a slope problem, so we will not sell one.
Q: Will the price change once the crew is on the roof? A: Only if the job changes, and then you hear about it before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the estimate in writing.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
