Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess 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 the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the same schedule each time.
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 it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is added up. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the eaves and we will give you a written estimate for our gutter cleaning services before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the same every time. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with wet leaves, twig ends and seed casings, and that takes longer to clear than a normal spring clean would. Guards we have to lift, clean under and reseat add time as well. Flushing the gutters and downspouts, water flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew works across town, and the pattern is the same: the houses with the most leaves and seeds in the gutters cost more to clean, and the ones we see most often are homeowners with heavy tree cover. We have cleaned gutters for Colts Neck homes with clogged downspouts that were draining onto the foundation, and the first visit showed structural damage and rot at the fascia and a run that had begun to sag. A single clog at the bottom of a downspout means the roof cannot shed water away, so it spills over the edge at the corner, which is where a leak usually starts. On those jobs we flush every downspout, check the drainage at the outlet and confirm that water leaves the house. The same crew handles residential and commercial properties on a per-building schedule, and we keep the work consistent across both.
| 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.
Most of our customers book twice a year, once in late May or June after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and once in late October or November after the last leaves come down. In spring we find the seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, along with a paste of pollen that holds water. In fall it is the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged under the first ice by March. A rain gutter full of leaves and debris cannot carry rainwater away from the roofline, and the blockage shows up first as an overflow at the corners.
Under heavy tree cover in Colts Neck NJ, you should clean your gutters every three to four months, because needles and grit pack into the downspout and set up a clog between visits. Residential properties with a landscape bed against the foundation, or near active construction, are on the same shorter schedule. A heavy rainfall after a dry spell is often the first time a full run shows its problem. If you have few or no trees, once a year in late October or November is enough for most houses. Guarded gutters still need the surface cleared, but less often. After the first visit we tell you which of these your lot actually needs, and we put that gutter maintenance schedule in writing so you can plan for the next visit.
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 crew covers Colts Neck from the nearest base and cleans gutters across Colts Neck and the surrounding areas. Booking Colts Neck gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text, using your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. A photo of the front of the house, including the gutter runs, helps us confirm the number, and it takes a minute to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows, late May to June and late October to November, fill fastest. Book early in those months if you want a specific date. Booking works the same way every time: we call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
If you have a house that needs regular gutter cleaning, it is easiest to set up the whole year at once. Colts Neck homeowners who book that way get the same crew on the same schedule across all the cleanings, and we tell you when your gutters need the next visit. Our gutter services follow the schedule your lot needs, not a fixed calendar. You can get your gutters on the books before the busy windows fill, and we handle the cleaning and maintenance in one visit each time. The goal is to keep your gutters clean enough that water moves away from your home and off the foundation, and to protect your home from water damage before it starts.
The number for Colts Neck homes comes from the stories, the size of the house and how much buildup is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the eaves, and we will quote it from those details. The number we give you is the number you pay.
Most of our customers here book in late May or June after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November after the leaves are down. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find sagging runs by March. Ask for a written estimate, and we can set both visits on one schedule.
Same-day slots for gutter cleaning services in Colts Neck depend on the calendar that week. Most open slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need a faster visit, ask when you book and we will tell you what is open.
No. Our gutter cleaning process is simple: the crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job for the gutter system, and it is quoted before anyone starts it.
Yes, gutter guards still need the surface cleared. On our jobs we find seed casings, leaf litter and shingle grit sitting on top of the guards, and water does not get in until they are cleared. The job is usually shorter than a clean on an open gutter, but it is still needed.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video taken during 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, we tell you before any work starts and you agree to it first. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
