Our own crew cleans gutters in Portsmouth, every run flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit 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 it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have done this work across New Hampshire for years, and most of our Portsmouth customers book in the spring and fall. Tell us what the house looks like and we will give you a firm number.
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 gutter cleaning services price per linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the footage is added up, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down with leaves and debris packed hard, and that takes longer. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
One of our Portsmouth gutter cleaning jobs is a good example of how this plays out. A house with heavy tree cover on a sloped landscape had gutters packed with leaves and grit, and the crew found the buildup had started to sag one run, a sag that only showed once the trough was clean. That changed the job, and the customer heard about it before we climbed the ladder. Most of our customers here do not have a problem like that, but the drainage path is always checked. Flush every downspout and confirm the water away from your home before we leave, so you know the rain gutter is doing its job.
Portsmouth homes are not all built the same, and we treat each one as its own job. Clogged downspouts can cause structural damage and rot over time if they sit, so we look at the elbows and the outlets, not just the trough. The number on the phone reflects that work.
| 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.
Twice a year is how often most homes need the crew to clean your gutters, and most of our customers in Portsmouth book that way: once in the late spring after seed and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings, a twig or two and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit, October to early November, finds the leaf load and the wet leaf mat, which is a blockage the next heavy rainfall will push over the edge before the first hard freeze.
In the fall we also look for the first ice and the ice dams starting at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we have found runs that sagged or pulled loose by March. That is a clog problem that became a repair problem, and a leak is usually next, so regular gutter cleaning and maintenance prevents it. A clean gutter system drains as it should, and the rainwater goes where it is supposed to go.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the outlets between visits, so those lots are on a schedule of every three to four months. Few or no trees overhead means fewer cleanings, and once a year in late fall is usually enough. Houses with gutter guards get cleaned less often, but the surface still needs clearing, and the crew checks the roofline beneath them and leaves the trough clean.
A customer on a schedule like this often sees the difference after the first visit, and we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Ask us about the schedule for your Portsmouth NH house when you call (866) 435-6328, and we will confirm whether a spring, fall or quarterly estimate fits your house. The gutter cleaning service runs on your schedule.
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 provide gutter services for residential properties across Portsmouth NH and the surrounding areas, and the crew covers the city from the nearest base. Booking is simple for a Portsmouth homeowner: we give you a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead times depend on the week, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call. For commercial properties, or a residential and commercial building, tell us what the building is on the call and we will say whether the crew takes it.
Our calendar fills in the busy windows of spring and fall, so if you want a particular date, book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Keep your gutters clean and working through the seasons, and protect your home from water damage before the rain arrives. Our gutter maintenance is built around that schedule, and the crew checks gutters and downspouts on every visit.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how full the gutters are. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house to get your gutters priced, and we will give you a firm number that is the number you pay.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. Waiting until the leaves are packed or after the first freeze usually means a bigger clog, and the crew finds more to clear.
Most slots for cleaning services in Portsmouth come up within the week. When you call, we confirm a date and tell you exactly when the crew will arrive.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and drain to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Our gutter cleaning process flushes each run and checks that the water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, and that mat can still back water up over the edge. We lift the guards, clear what sits on top and check the water flow underneath.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or drain size, not debris. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it is rather than selling you 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.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
