We are the crew that does the work. Our crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the waste hauled away, and 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. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs through both seasons.
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. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot and land in a similar place once the roofline is measured. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift and more time on site. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. A gutter system that has not been opened in years is packed with matted leaves and grit, and that takes longer to clean than a gutter that is only leaves on top. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a typical house here, the clog we see most is the buildup of seeds, grit and the odd twig at the elbows, which is why we flush every downspout and check the drainage at the outlet. A sag in a run usually means a hanger has pulled loose, and it is photographed and reported. On our jobs we see the same few problems again and again, and the quote reflects that work and nothing more. Merrimack homes with heavy canopy or a lot of landscape beds cost more to keep clean than open lots, and we say so on the call.
Residential and commercial properties are priced differently, and this page covers residential work. For each homeowner who wants regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule, the quote covers the full run each visit so there is nothing left to add on the day. Ask for a written estimate and we will break down what is included.
| 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 in Merrimack NH 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 and before the first hard freeze. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows and form a clog. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Freezing weather turns that trapped water into ice at the eave, which is the main reason our fall visits are the ones people book first to protect your home from water damage.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what it takes to keep your gutters clear, because needles and grit form a blockage at the downspout between visits. A roof with few or no trees is on a once-a-year schedule in late fall. Gutter guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs clearing, and the gutters and downspouts still need checking for water getting in. Customers near a busy road or active construction also tend to book more often, since dust and grit mix with rainwater and settle in the gutter faster there.
If you want a fixed schedule, we can set one at the first visit, and a fixed schedule is the simplest form of gutter maintenance. Tell us the roofline you have, the trees around it and how many cleanings your gutters needed last season, and we will say which schedule fits your house. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we decide together how often to clean your gutters.
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.
Merrimack gutter cleaning runs from the nearest base across Merrimack and the surrounding areas, and the same crew handles the quote, the visit and the photos. Booking for our gutter services starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Lead time is set by the calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call at (866) 435-6328. A clean gutter matters most before heavy rainfall, which is why the busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when most of our calls come in, so booking early helps you get your gutters done before the rain starts.
We call before we come. The crew works outside, with ladders placed away from your home, so nobody needs to be home for the visit, and a short note on the gate or the side door is enough. Our gutter cleaning process is the same whether the house is a small ranch or a large two-story, and the crew reports the same way each time. Reach out if you have questions about the schedule, and ask us to walk you through the gutter cleaning process before you book.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things, so send us a photo of the house front and we will come back with a written estimate.
Our customers here usually book in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the wet leaf mat can turn into ice at the eave, and that is what we see on houses that skipped the fall visit.
We offer same-day cleaning services in Merrimack only when the calendar allows. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call (866) 435-6328.
No, Merrimack homeowners 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 until it runs clean at the bottom, so clogged downspouts get caught on the visit. We also watch the drainage to the outlet to make sure it carries water away from the foundation. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but a rain gutter with guards still collects needles, seeds and grit on top of the guard, and that turns into paste once it is wet. Guards change the cleaning and maintenance schedule, not whether it is needed. We lift the panels, clean the surface and check that water is getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows during heavy rainfall points to a slope or downspout-size problem, not debris, and left alone that can lead to rot and structural damage. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, whether a leak or a sizing problem, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
