Our own crew provides gutter cleaning services for homes around here, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves bagged, 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 your invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and the last leaves have come down and the gutters are holding the most. Keep your gutters clean before June, when the wettest months of the year begin.
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. Each homeowner gets the quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price a gutter system by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but a run-by-run count misses the things that cost time on a ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run further up than it looks from the street. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat, and a run that has sagged for years can hide structural damage behind the fascia. A clean run takes less time on the ladder than a packed one. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
The houses we clean most often are the ones where a clog has already started to show: water running over the edge in rain, a run sitting low, or a buildup of wet leaves that makes the drainage slow. On those jobs we flush every downspout and confirm that water flow is clear at the outlet before we roll up the ladder. Residential properties and commercial properties get the same gutter services, priced by what the building needs, and we tell you the number before we start. We check the surrounding areas for runoff before we leave.
When we give an estimate by phone for Irvington homes, we ask for a photo of the front of the house by text if it is easy to send. That photo, plus the three things above, is usually enough to give you a firm number. If it is not, we say so and set a time to look at the roofline. The price on that visit is the price on the invoice.
| 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.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after seed and pollen drop. Most of our customers in Irvington NJ also book a fall visit in November, after the last leaves are down and before the first hard freeze. The storm season across New Jersey brings nor'easters that test a rain gutter hard, so the fall visit matters more than people expect. A clean gutter in November gives a nor'easter nothing to back up behind.
In spring the elbows on clogged downspouts are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs with a sag where the ice sat by March. A clog that sits all winter becomes a blockage that rainwater cannot get past, and the first heavy rain can turn it into a leak at the seam.
Under heavy tree cover, we tell customers to plan on a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drain outlets between visits. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Lots near a busy road or a construction site often land on the shorter schedule for the same reason. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, since fewer leaves and debris get in, but the surface still needs clearing as part of regular gutter maintenance. A clean gutter is easier to keep than a packed one.
Irvington gets 48.2 inches of precipitation a year, and June through August bring the heavy rainfall. After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs. We photograph every run so you can see the condition yourself, clean or not, and that record helps us plan the cleaning and maintenance between visits. The goal is to keep water away from your home before the next storm, not to sell you more visits than you need.
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 works out of the nearest base and goes wherever the calls are. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send, so you can get your gutters on the schedule without a long back and forth. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year: late spring, when the seed drop is heavy, and late fall, before the freeze. If you call during one of those windows, expect to wait for an open date on cleanings; the rest of the year is easier to book. Lead time is confirmed when you call, and the landscape around the house, especially tree cover, is the first thing we ask about.
Many homeowners ask how the gutter cleaning process works from the first call to the finished job. We keep it simple: quote, date, visit, photos, invoice. Irvington gutter cleaning clients who book us for regular gutter cleaning usually set the next visit before the crew leaves, so the schedule stays on track without another call.
If your gutters are overflowing now, tell us when you call. We can often fit a visit in before the next rain, and we will tell you on the phone what is likely to be needed. Clean gutters protect the roofline and the foundation, and that is worth a short call before the next storm.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Tell us the number of stories, roughly how big the house is, and whether trees hang over the house. The number we give is the number on your invoice.
Most of our customers book a fall visit in November, after the last leaves are down and before the first hard freeze. Wait past December and we often find ice has already sagged the runs. Book before then and the runs are still clean.
Same-day depends on our calendar that week, so we confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the quieter months. If the gutters are overflowing now, say so and we will look at what we can move.
No. Our crew works outside across Irvington, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The crew leaves the walkway clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout, confirm the water is leaving at the outlet, and leave the outlet clean. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the outlet and tell you what we see. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep most leaves out, but seeds, needles, twig bits, seed casings and roof grit still get through and sit on top of the guard. We clear the surface, flush each downspout and reseat the guards so water gets in. Clean your gutters on a schedule that matches your tree cover, not the label on the guard.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem, and that water can rot the fascia behind it. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
