Our own crew cleans gutters in town, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the waste hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Local homeowners get clean gutters, not a quick scoop. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been booking spring and fall visits across New Hampshire for years, and most of our customers pick the same two windows.
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 price it over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Companies that offer gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of gutter, but the stories and the state of the trough matter more than the footage on most of our jobs.
What we see move a price is consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above grade. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted leaf mass, sometimes with a root mat and a sapling in the trough, and that takes longer than a light fall of leaves. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run, and clogged downspouts take longer too, because each one is cleared from the top. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and the job is not finished until the run is clean at the bottom. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across our Keene homes, the difference shows up in the clog history more than the house size. One customer with a two-story on a wooded lot had a rain gutter that had not been cleaned in three seasons; the leaves and debris had packed the front run and the water was running over the edge and behind the fascia. The flush took longer than the footage suggested, and the price reflected the condition we found on the ladder. Another with a smaller single-story and no trees had a clean run every visit, and the job stayed under the small-job rate. In both cases the work cleared the blockage, restored water flow to the drainage path, and kept water away from the foundation.
Commercial properties follow the same logic with more lines. We price those per building, and we hear the same questions from managers on residential roofs and multi-unit houses that have both kinds of runs. If you have a question about your own building, text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see.
| 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, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across New Hampshire, spring visits run mid to late June, and fall visits here run October to early November. Booking twice a year is the simplest way to clean your gutters, and on our jobs that schedule covers most houses, which keeps a gutter from clogging through a wet season.
When we open a gutter at the spring visit, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbow of the downspout, and that buildup is where a clog starts. In the fall it is the leaf load, and in cold years the first ice and the ice dams that form at the eave when a run is full. We have seen runs that sag or pull loose by winter's end on houses that skipped the fall visit, because the weight of wet leaves sat through the freeze. Between visits, Keene gets 46.8 inches of precipitation a year, and July, September and October are the wettest months here, so heavy rainfall finds any blocked run before the next visit. A clogged downspout sends that rainwater over the edge, and over time it can cause structural damage.
Our tiers are simple. Twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, we see needles and grit pack the downspout quickly, so those lots go on every three to four months. Few or no trees, once a year in the fall window of October to early November is enough. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing, so we schedule them less often and keep the surface clean on each visit.
On our jobs we have one customer with no trees who runs on a once-a-year schedule, and another under trees who books every three to four months, because the leaf load on the second house is steady. Both schedules hold, and both get the regular gutter cleaning they need, and both keep the run clean between visits. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing about how often to book.
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 Keene gutter cleaning covers homes in town, and the homeowners who book want a clean gutter system before the rain comes. The Keene NH crew covers the city from the nearest base, and the surrounding areas are on the same schedule. The process starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. You get a date, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home.
Lead time changes with the season. The two busy windows fill our calendar fast, the spring visit that runs mid to late June across New Hampshire and the fall visit that runs October to early November, so if you want a specific week, get your gutters on the calendar early. Outside those windows, a slot usually comes up sooner. The crew can also add a visit between cleanings if a storm leaves the trough full or if a run is still overflowing. On every visit the crew will flush every downspout before the truck leaves. Keep your gutters clear of leaves, seed and every twig between the scheduled visits, and the cleanings stay quick.
We serve homeowners and property managers who want the work done once, done properly, and documented. A homeowner with one house gets the same crew and the same paperwork, and the service covers gutters and downspouts on every run. We do residential and commercial work: residential properties get photos of every run, and commercial properties get the same photo record per building. Cleaning and maintenance visits are logged the same way. If you want gutter services that keep water away from your home and protect your home from water damage, the schedule starts with one visit and a clean written estimate.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Give us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote the job on the spot. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Our customers here book in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the last leaves. Across New Hampshire, spring visits run mid to late June, and fall visits here run October to early November. If you wait past that, the run is packed by the time we open it, and water left in it can rot the fascia and cause structural damage, with ice at the eave in cold years. The freeze risk here makes the fall visit the one to keep.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service on every job, so ask us when you book and we will tell you the first open window.
No. Our crew works outside only and does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested until the water runs clean at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs under guards we find needles, seed casings and roof grit sitting on top of the guard and packed underneath, and once that mat is wet, water runs over the front edge and can start a leak at the fascia. We clear the surface, flush the downspout and reseat the guards. Guards cut how often you need gutter maintenance, but they do not end it.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The balance is charged when the job is finished, the run is clean, and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
