Our own crew cleans gutters on Franklin Lakes homes and leaves the yard clean. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, and take photos of every run before we leave, and the haul-away is included. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the property, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we have been up on these houses through both seasons across New Jersey.
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 linear foot and land in a similar place per foot, but on our homes the stories and the access matter more than the length of the run. Even a clean run needs its downspout flushed, so the quote never assumes an empty gutter. Commercial properties get their own quote because the runs and the access are different.
What moves a quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave at the back. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted leaves and a sag the crew has to work through, and buildup like that can hold water in the trough long after the rain stops. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing and flow testing are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, the houses that cost more to clean are not the largest ones; they are the ones with the most leaves and debris built up at the eave. Clogged downspouts can block drainage along a whole run, so the crew clears the clog at the elbow from the top to restore water flow and checks the joints for any leak. If a run has pulled away from the fascia or the board behind it has started to rot, that is structural damage, and you hear about it before any work starts. A homeowner with heavy tree cover gets the same straight answer on the phone, because we already asked about the trees.
| 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 spring and once in fall. Across New Jersey, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after seed and pollen drop, and when we open a gutter then we find seeds, seed casings, pollen paste and grit packed into the elbows. Our fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves come down. Franklin Lakes gets about 50.6 inches of precipitation a year, with August, September and October the wettest months, so a clog that starts in fall turns into heavy rainfall overflow fast. Freezing winters are what turn a small blockage into a roofline problem, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that sagged under the weight of the first ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover we see a different schedule. Needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, and a clogged downspout is usually why water backs up, so those lots need regular gutter cleaning more often than twice a year. Few or no trees over the house means once a year in late fall is usually enough, and a clean trough after that is a good sign. Near a busy road or active construction the grit load goes up, and we treat those lots the same way as heavy tree cover.
Guards cut the number of cleanings you need, so you can clean your gutters less often, but they do not end the job. We still clear the surface and check the gutter below, and debris removal is part of every visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for the next visit is written up from what we found.
Both residential and commercial buildings get the same check: rainwater has to leave the gutter, travel down the downspout and move water away from your home. Keeping a clean path for water from the eave to the ground is the whole point of the visit. Our gutter cleaning service covers residential properties in Franklin Lakes NJ, and the spring and fall visits are booked from one estimate.
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 clears homes across Franklin Lakes and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, which keeps the calendar tight. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a clean photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, so call early if you want a particular week.
We call before we come, and no homeowner has to stay home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the yard and landscape beds are left clean. Lead time is on the calendar when you call, and we will not promise a slot we cannot keep.
If you want to protect your home from water damage, or a run has been overflowing, tell us when you call so the first visit looks at the problem rather than just clearing the trough. Our gutter services include a check of gutters and downspouts for any leak, and we flush every downspout before we leave so the trough is clean when we go. A twig or a needle caught under gutter guards, or debris sitting on top of them, is cleared on the same visit. Every Franklin Lakes gutter cleaning visit is scheduled around the weather, and the crew keeps the list of what we need to check short so we can keep your gutters in good order.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to homeowners by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house with a steep back run is not the same job as a single-story house with a low run. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring after the seed and pollen drop and again in late fall after the last leaves, because regular gutter cleaning keeps that buildup from turning into a problem. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the fall visit is harder to do safely. Across New Jersey, the spring visit lands in late May to June, and our fall visit runs late October to November.
Same-day slots depend on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when the crew arrives. A clean calendar starts with a booked date, so pick one when you call. Our cleaning services in Franklin Lakes run on that same calendar, for residential and commercial jobs alike.
No, you 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, and the crew leaves a clean drive behind. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder off the gutter lip, which helps protect your home.
Yes. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet and moving away from your home. A clogged downspout that will not clear gets worked from the top, and a blocked underground drainage line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it. None of that is billed as an extra on the cleaning itself.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out of the gutter system, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and turn into a mat that stops water going in. Gutter maintenance on a guarded system means we lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards, and the job ends with a clean trough.
If the gutters still overflow after we clean your gutters, the cause is usually a slope or downspout-size problem, not buildup. Send us a photo or a short video of it in heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Our gutter cleaning process has a price check built in: if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it 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.
