Our crew will clean every gutter run in Derry NH, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the material hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Call (866) 435-6328 for a phone quote. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been up on these houses through both seasons long enough to know what each one leaves behind.
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 give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once you do the math on a typical house, but we find it simpler to talk through the actual house with you. The same three inputs apply to residential properties and commercial properties, and Derry homes are priced the same way.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story or a steep roof that we cannot walk changes how the crew works the back run. A walk-out basement puts the rear gutter far above grade, and a sloped lot does the same. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with buildup, compacted grit and leaf mat, and that takes longer than a light cleaning. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
It starts with clogged downspouts: when a clog forms in one, water backs up into the trough of the rain gutter and the gutter starts to sag under the weight. That sag is where most of our repeat calls begin. The same clog also cuts drainage and slows water flow, so water pushes toward the foundation, and that is how a dry basement turns wet. We would rather catch the blockage early than see the structural damage it causes later, and the flush is the quickest way to check that your gutter system is moving water away from your home.
One customer with a two-story house and a moderate tree line called us after seeing water pour over the front edge in a heavy storm. The crew found a leaf mat two inches deep in the rear run and a downspout elbow packed solid with seeds. After a clean and a flush, the flow test ran clear to the splash block. You can read the full job here: full job write-up. We have seen similar houses across Derry, and the story is usually the same: the trough looks fine from the ground, and the blockage is further in than anyone expects.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
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, in spring and fall, and that schedule covers most houses. Homeowners who skip the fall visit tend to find out the hard way. When we open a gutter here in the spring, we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and a clog in one run is common. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that pulled loose from fascia that had started to rot by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule is how you keep your gutters flowing, and the crew flushes every downspout each time because the grit collects faster there. Houses with few or no trees near the eaves usually need only one cleaning a year, in late fall. Guards reduce the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing, and we check under them at every visit.
On a freeze-belt house, the fall visit matters most. Rainwater that sits in a half-cleared trough can turn to ice at the eave and lift the first course of shingles. That is why the crew prioritizes the fall visit before the first hard cold settles in. If you want to clean your gutters before that cold arrives, call early. In the spring, the job is mostly about getting seeds out along with the leaves and debris before the first heavy rainfall. Gutter maintenance follows the same pattern year to year, with the fall visit carrying most of the weight.
One customer with no trees over the house books once a year and has never had an overflow problem since the first visit. A second customer under a canopy of mature trees on a busier street books every three months. Our gutter cleaning service on a lot like that runs on the same short schedule each time. Both schedules are the right answer for their lots, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. The same reasoning holds for residential and commercial buildings, so the schedule follows the house, not the label.
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 have cleaned gutters in several neighborhoods, and the crew covers Derry as a whole from the nearest base. Every homeowner who calls gets a quote by phone or text, built from your stories, the approximate size of the house and whether trees overhang the roof. If it is easy, send a photo of the house front so we can see the eaves before the crew arrives. If you live in one of the surrounding areas, call the same number and we will say what we can cover. Call (866) 435-6328 to start.
Lead times depend on the season. Our calendar fills fastest in the spring and again in October, so if you know which visit you need, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the cleaning, though the side gate should be unlocked. Our cleanings run on that same schedule, and every one of our gutter services checks the gutters and downspouts on every visit.
Our gutter cleaning process treats every house as a single job: the trough, every downspout and any twig jam come clean first, then a check of the eaves, then photos sent to you before we leave. If we find a problem outside cleaning, such as a loose hanger or a leak at a seam, we photograph it and report it, and we do not sell repairs on the spot. The point is to protect your home from water damage, and that starts with a clear trough.
Derry gutter cleaning pricing comes from stories and size, and we give you the number by phone or text. It is the same number on the invoice once the crew has finished the job.
Most of our customers book in spring and in fall, after the last leaves drop. Book early to get your gutters done before the first hard freeze, because if you wait past it we often find ice at the eave and runs that have started to sag.
Our cleaning services in Derry usually book up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service unless the calendar supports it that day.
No. The process happens outside: the crew does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Keep the side gate unlocked and pets indoors while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards in a leafy landscape we find needles, seed casings and roof grit packed into the trough, and the gutter still has to be kept clean underneath. Guards need cleaning and maintenance too, just less often; the visit is shorter, but it is not skipped.
A clean gutter that still overflows in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree before work starts. The quote you received on the phone stands otherwise.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
