Our own crew cleans gutters in Lake Hopatcong NJ, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess bagged and hauled off, and every run left clean and photographed before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our Lake Hopatcong customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been on these houses through both seasons across New Jersey. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will take it from there.
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. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot and land in a similar place, though that math hides what the crew actually finds once they're up top. The same three facts set the quote for a residential and commercial building, so tell us what the property is when you call.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep pitch we cannot walk changes the setup, and a walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height we are working from. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted wet leaves, which takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, and debris removal is never billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen drive a quote on one of our Lake Hopatcong jobs: the gutter run was sagging under a load of compacted wet leaves and the drainage was blocked at the elbow, so water flow had stopped. The crew cleared the clog by hand, flushed the line and then flow-tested the run. That kind of buildup is the reason we quote from what we see up close rather than from a flat rate. Lake Hopatcong homeowners get the same process, and it is why the cleanings that follow are quicker. Ask for the estimate by calling (866) 435-6328 and tell us what you see from the ground, and we handle the rest, which is the regular gutter cleaning service we run for residential properties.
| 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.
Lake Hopatcong homeowners usually book twice a year. Across New Jersey, the spring visit runs late May to June, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves. When we open a clean-looking gutter here in late May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is leaves and debris soaked into a wet mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps a clogged downspout from forming, because needles, the odd twig and grit pack the trough between visits. Anything that drops along the roofline washes into the same trough. Lots with few or no trees, or a landscape kept clear of overhanging limbs, do fine once a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the gutter system gets a note on what we saw so the next visit starts from the right place.
Keeping the water moving is the whole point. A gutter that stays clear keeps rainwater off the fascia and siding and helps protect your home from water damage. A blockage that stays wet all winter invites rot and, eventually, structural damage. Waiting for a leak to clean your gutters is the expensive way to do it, and our gutter services cover the gutters and downspouts across the surrounding areas on this schedule. Keep the water away from the foundation, and if you want to keep your gutters working through the seasons, the calendar is the easy part.
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 cleans gutters across Lake Hopatcong, working out of the nearest base. Booking is simple: you give us your stories, square footage and tree cover by phone or text, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. If the house has gutter guards, say so when you book, since the crew needs to know before the ladders go up. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, late spring and late fall, so book early if you want a particular week. A homeowner who calls in the quiet months usually gets an earlier slot than one who waits for the first rain. A clean rain gutter stays clean longer, and a clean run is the first defense against the leak that shows up in the first heavy rainfall. If you are comparing cleaning services in Lake Hopatcong, the gutter cleaning process is quick to schedule, so give us a call and we will do the rest.
We run every visit with the same discipline, which is what makes the lake hopatcong gutter cleaning service consistent from one season to the next. Every visit ends with a clean run, and a clean run sends the water away from your home instead of down the siding. If you are ready to get your gutters cleaned, text a photo of the house front or call (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm a date, and the cleaning and gutter maintenance follows the same plan on every visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. It is the number we charge, and downspout flushing and haul-off are already in it. Commercial properties get the same phone quote, so say what the building is when you call.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the first hard freeze in winter, the leaf mat we find often has ice in it, and the runs sag by March on houses that skipped the fall visit.
We confirm the date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. The lead time on any given week depends on how full the calendar is.
No. 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.
Yes. We flush every downspout and check for flow at the outlet, and we leave the outlet clean. If water is not leaving through an underground line we tell you, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we find needles threaded through, seed casings sitting on top and grit underneath, which is enough to stop water going in. The job is shorter, but the surface still needs a clean.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video 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 it and agree to it before work starts, so the number on the invoice matches the number you were quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
