Our own crew cleans gutters in Durham, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris 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 hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been booking Durham customers each spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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 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 per run, but we price the whole house so you get one clean number before anyone climbs a ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once it is up there. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from the ground. An old gutter system that nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted debris, and a blockage that long needs the rain gutter cleared by hand before the flush does anything. Lifting and reseating gutter guards adds time on both ends of the job.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. We flush every downspout and check the water flow and drainage at the outlet, and a clean run means water is leaving the house. Clogged downspouts are cleared from the top first, so the flush has somewhere to go. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Durham jobs the clog that shows up most is in the first run off a corner, where the leaves and seed casings back up behind a sag in the trough. Homes with the same stories and size can come out very differently depending on how long the gutter went uncleaned, so the phone quote asks about that. Durham homes with the heaviest buildup are usually the ones that went longest between visits, and the crew spends most of its extra time on those jobs. We work on residential properties and commercial buildings alike, and commercial properties get the same check, though the scope and schedule differ. Regular gutter cleaning keeps each visit clean and quick, and keeps the cost of a single visit from climbing. Our gutter services cover the gutters and the downspout runs on both kinds of building. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
| 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 Durham customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we open the gutters and find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows, which is the most common cause of a clog we see here. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we often find runs that had sagged under the weight. A sag left that long can mean structural damage, and it is usually there by the time snow cover arrives. Freeze months here bring ice to the eave and ice dams that lift shingles from underneath, so the fall visit is the one that keeps water moving before the cold. Leaves and debris pile up fastest in the fall rains, and a single twig at the elbow is enough to back the flow up and send heavy rainfall over the edge instead of down the downspout. A clean gutter in spring makes the fall visit quicker.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a three to four month schedule, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits and the rainwater backs up before the next booking. A landscape with few or no trees is usually fine on a once-a-year schedule in late fall, and a clean roof with no overhanging branches rarely needs more. Homes near a busy road or active construction also tend toward the shorter schedule, since the dust settles into the trough faster than the leaves do. To clean your gutters properly between visits, check them after any storm.
Spring visits across New Hampshire tend to fall in mid to late June. When we open a gutter here at that visit, the first thing we check is whether each downspout drains cleanly to the outlet, and on lots with a buried drain line we confirm water is leaving at the far end. A gutter that comes out clean in June still gets every downspout flushed, because that is how we know water is moving. That tells us which of the three schedules the lot actually needs. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and the estimate we give you on the next visit reflects what we found. Keep water away from your home and you protect your home from water damage.
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 Durham NH and the surrounding areas, and every Durham gutter cleaning visit starts from the nearest base to keep travel short. Our gutter cleaning services in Durham cover homes and businesses on one schedule. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We confirm the lead time when you call, because the open slots change week to week, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill first. We call before we come, the crew works clean and fast, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you want the next available date, ask when you call and we will tell you what is open. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule.
A first-time homeowner usually asks about the gutter cleaning process from start to finish, and we walk through it on the call, from the first quote to a clean trough at the end of the visit. For a commercial site, the scope and access arrangement get settled once and then repeat on the same schedule. Regular cleaning and maintenance keeps all of the gutter maintenance on one calendar, which beats booking a rescue after water is already coming through the wall.
Booking a set date is the easiest way to get your gutters done before the rain, and each visit ends with a clean gutter, photos of every run, and a note on anything that needs a second check. A small leak at a joint is an easy repair when the crew spots it on a visit. Left alone, it lets water reach the fascia board and rot it. Stay on the calendar with regular cleanings and you rarely need an emergency call.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Nothing is added after the crew arrives unless you agree to it first.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, which is the simplest way to clean your gutters on time. If the fall visit gets skipped, we often find the runs sagging by March on houses that had ice build up at the eave.
Most slots come up within the week, and our cleaning services in Durham for commercial sites follow the same calendar. We confirm the exact date when you call, so you know before you plan around it.
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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes. Where clogged downspouts are found, the crew clears them from the top first, then flushes every downspout and checks that the water leaves at the outlet, including the underground lines where that is possible. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the needles and seed casings sit on top of the guard and the grit settles underneath, so we clear the surface, check that water still gets in, and leave the trough clean.
Send us a photo or short video in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or downspout size problem, not a debris problem, and we tell you that plainly rather than selling a second cleaning. If a sagging run has already caused structural damage, we say so in writing.
It should not. The estimate covers the house as we see it from the phone. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
