Our own crew cleans gutters, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls everything off the property, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work for spring and fall visits, so the schedule is one most homeowners already know. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your roofline for an estimate.
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 quote residential properties and commercial properties the same way, by phone or text, from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house with a lot of corners and runs the length alone does not tell you much. We would rather give you a number built from what we will actually find up there.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk changes how the crew works the back and side runs. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the grade we measure from. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down full of compacted leaves and grit, and any clog at the elbow adds time to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift, clear underneath and reseat add a step to every run.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. We flush every downspout with water and watch the water flow until it runs clear at the bottom, and the leaves and debris leave with the truck. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most Hudson homes we visit are older houses in town. On one recent job the owner had a two-story with moderate tree cover and clogged downspouts that drained across a sloped landscape along the side yard. What we found was a buildup of leaves and grit at the elbow, which is a drainage problem and not a cosmetic one, and the quote was driven by how long the downspout took to clear and how much water had been running behind the fascia. The number we gave on the phone was the number we charged. For houses like these, the structural damage we see is usually the result of water away from the wall never getting out of the trough in the first place.
| 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 Hudson NH customers book two cleanings a year. Across New Hampshire the spring visit lands in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs from October to early November, once the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in late spring, the seed casings and pollen paste have built up in the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Every gutter clog we find in the cold months started as a small blockage that nobody cleared.
Under heavy tree cover, we suggest a visit every three to four months, since needles, a twig or two, and grit build up in the downspout between visits and rainwater stops moving. Near a busy road or active construction the same schedule applies, since grit settles in the trough faster than leaves do and sets up a slow leak at the joints. A roof with few or no trees is fine to clean once a year in late fall, though a heavy rainfall in spring can still push grit into a shallow trough. Guarded gutters can go a little longer between visits, but the surface still needs clearing.
Regular gutter cleaning on this schedule keeps the rain gutter running clean and stops the water from backing up behind the wall. Keeping to this schedule is the simplest gutter maintenance a house here can get. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put that in writing with the photos. If you have questions about the calendar for your house, call (866) 435-6328 or ask us to book your first gutter cleaning service visit by text.
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 across Hudson, and the crew covers the whole town from its nearest base without us having to name it here. Booking for any Hudson gutter cleaning job works the same way, whatever gutter services you need: call or text us, tell us the stories, the approximate size and whether big trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. We can usually give you a date from that alone, and the lead time is shown when you call. Our crew works on residential and commercial buildings alike. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so book early in those months if you want to get your gutters done before the rush.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. You do not have to meet the crew or unlock the front door. A quick text the morning of the job is enough to confirm the schedule, and the photos of every run arrive on your phone afterward. Whether you are a homeowner in the center of town or on the edge near the surrounding areas, the gutter cleaning process is the same, and we work to keep your gutters clean so they protect your home from water damage between visits. If you have gutter guards, the crew lifts the panels and clears underneath during the same visit.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. Homeowners ask this first, and we do not put a figure on a two-story in advance because the same house can clear quickly or take a long time depending on the buildup. Once we have those details we tell you the number, and that is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. In spring the seeds and pollen are the main issue, and in fall the leaf load is. Wait past the first hard freeze and ice builds at the eave, and the fascia can rot before March. Book the fall visit before the leaves finish dropping, since that is the timing our crew plans around most.
Same-day availability depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in Hudson usually open up within the week, and we will tell you exactly when we can come before we book it.
No, you do not need to be home. 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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and checked at the outlet, and we tell you if water is not leaving the property. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but they do not stop needles, seed casings and grit from settling on top of them, and once that mat gets wet the water runs off the front edge. On our jobs we lift the panels, clean underneath and flush each downspout, so the guards still need attention even though the job is shorter.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually in the gutter system itself: slope, capacity or downspout size, not buildup. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is, because the water should be carried away from your home. 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, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts. The cleaning and maintenance work is priced at the start, so we do not change the number on the invoice after the crew is up.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
