Our own crew cleans gutters in Clifton, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the trough bagged and hauled, and photos of every run before we leave. Every homeowner gets a price built from stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in spring and fall, and a clean gutter system holds up better between visits. A leak in the trough shows up in the photos, so you know what the house needs.
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 give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning service companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides the things that actually move the job on a typical roofline.
On our jobs, the quote moves for four reasons. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted buildup that takes longer to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Clifton homes vary a lot, and the crew sees it on every visit. Gutter cleaning services priced at the start of the season can drift once the ladder is up, which is why we tell you the full picture before we book. A house with one downspout clog and a short run costs less to clean than a two-story with leaves and debris packed into every elbow. Water away from your home is the goal, and the number reflects the work it takes to get there.
Residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic with a different scope. The building, its height and its drainage layout set the crew size and the lift time, and we price per building rather than per run. Rain gutter systems on flat roofs with internal drains need a separate look at the scuppers and overflow outlets before we quote, since that is where heavy rainfall backs up first in June, July and October, the wettest months here.
Two things never change the number on any gutters and downspouts job. We flush every downspout and check the water flow at the bottom so we know it is leaving. And every run is photographed before the truck leaves. If the crew finds clogged downspouts that are not clearing, or a sag that points to structural damage, you hear about it in the photo report, not as a surprise on the bill.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $225 | from $295 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $260 | from $335 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $235 | from $305 | from $395 |
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.
On our jobs in Clifton NJ, most customers book twice a year, once in late spring after seed and pollen drop and once in late fall after the last leaves. Those visits keep the gutter from building up and stop a clog from turning into rainwater over the edge. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs sagging by March after ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the right rhythm to keep the trough clean, because needles and grit pack the drop pipes between visits and a blockage builds faster than a twice-a-year schedule can catch. Near a busy road or active construction, the same tighter schedule applies, since dust and grit settle into the trough faster. With few trees and a simple landscape, a once-a-year visit in late fall is usually enough, though we still check the roofline in spring.
Gutter guards change the schedule but not the need for regular gutter cleaning. Guards keep leaves off the trough, yet the surface still collects grit and seed casings that mat down and stop water from getting in. Guarded systems are cleared less often, with the surface kept clean at each visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the trough, in the downspouts, and along the roofline. A lot with no trees can run on a once-a-year or twice-a-year schedule, and a lot under trees needs the tighter cycle to keep the trough clean. That is how we set the calendar for the house in front of us.
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 Clifton gutter cleaning crew covers the whole area from the nearest base. The fastest way to book is to call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. Tell us the stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the roof, and we give you a quote on the spot. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call rather than guessing at a slot.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so booking early is the surest way to get your gutters on the day you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works outside, will flush every downspout, and leaves the ground clean. Each of our cleanings covers cleaning and maintenance in one visit, and photos go to your phone before we leave.
We also clean gutters for Clifton homeowners in surrounding areas, and the same crew handles residential properties and commercial properties on the same schedule. If you own more than one building, ask about bundling the visits so the crew moves through them in one trip. Gutter services for a single house and for a multi-building site are quoted the same way, from the same three inputs.
Keep your gutters working between visits by checking the trough after heavy rainfall. If you see water pouring over the edge instead of out of the downspout, call us and we will book a visit. That is one of the faster ways to protect your home from water damage before it reaches the fascia or foundation.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text, and that quote is the price on the invoice. Nothing is added later for flushing or haul-off.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall as part of gutter maintenance. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice damage at the eave, rot behind the trough, and runs that have started to sag. Under heavy tree cover, the schedule tightens to every three to four months.
Same-day slots depend on the week, so we confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328. The crew calls before arriving.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and the gutter cleaning process runs the same whether you are home or not. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up; that is the whole list. The crew leaves a clean yard behind.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check at the bottom that water is leaving, carrying it away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes, on our jobs the surface under guards still collects grit and seed casings that mat down and stop water getting in. Guards mean the visits are less frequent, not that the job goes away, and debris removal still happens at each visit.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
