Our own crew cleans every gutter run, flushes each one through to the outlet, and takes photos of every run before we leave. Homeowners get one number up front, built from stories, size and tree cover, and that number is the one on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will give you the quote.
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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole job.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a steep pitch that we cannot walk changes how the crew works the back run. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, which takes longer than a light fall load. A run that has started to sag holds water, so it takes longer to clean out and the drainage has to be checked twice. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and the cleanup are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On a recent job the house had no trees hanging over it but a three-story rear run, and the gutters had been left so long that the leaves and debris had to be cleared by hand before the flush would move the water and the gutter ran clean. We quoted that from a photo of the front of the house and the three things above, and it stayed the same number on the invoice. Long Branch homes see the same pattern, the clog sitting in the back elbow where nobody looks from the driveway.
Gutter cleaning services can also show up as clogged downspouts that back water up behind the rain gutter, and that is where structural damage starts if the water has nowhere to go. We check where each outlet drains, because a spout that dumps beside the foundation is not carrying the water away from the house. Once the run is clean, the flow test shows whether the water flow is moving the way it should. The same check applies to residential properties and commercial 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.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit lands in November to early December, once the last leaves are down. Most Long Branch NJ homeowners book those two windows, so spring and fall become the two times a year we clean out the house. Gutter clog builds fastest in those months, and gutters left until next spring can hold a whole season of rainwater against the roofline.
Spring brings seeds, seed casings and pollen paste that form a blockage at the bottom of the trough. Fall brings the wet leaf mat, and the freeze risk here is real, so a clean run in the fall means the first ice has less to hold. The fall gutter cleaning service comes before the first ice. Heavy rainfall in March, August and December pushes the wet mat down the drainage path, and the yearly total is about 50.7 inches of precipitation. A run that starts to sag holds water, and that water finds the seam behind it. A seam that starts to leak is usually the first sign the clog has gone too long.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the house, our customers are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule every three to four months, because needles, seed casings and grit pack the trough between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road, active construction or a landscape of mulch beds that washes into the trough, we move the schedule up the same way. Guards lengthen the interval, but you still need debris removal from the surface.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, based on what came out of the gutters, and we set the next date and an estimate before the truck leaves. Ask us when to clean your gutters again, and we will set the date from what came out last time. The same schedule covers residential properties, and we run it the same way for residential and commercial clients. Cleaning and maintenance on a fixed schedule is simpler than chasing a leak after the fact, and it keeps the water moving away from your home.
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 Long Branch and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Long Branch gutter cleaning starts with an estimate by phone or text from stories, square footage and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm a date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, the same months most homeowners think about their gutters. Booking earlier in those windows keeps the slot you want, and an off-peak date usually comes up faster. Most homeowners here book two cleanings a year, and a second date on the calendar keeps the schedule steady. If you have gutter guards, the crew lifts them, clears underneath and leaves the gutter clean before they reseat them.
Whether you are a homeowner who wants the gutters clear before the rainy season or someone who has seen water pour over the edge, the process is the same for residential and commercial properties. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts end to end: we flush every downspout, pull twigs and leaves out of the trough, and check the run for a leak or a joint that has pulled apart. Keep your gutters working between visits, because clean gutters protect your home from water damage at the foundation and the eave.
To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house, or book a date with the crew. We will confirm the date and the price before anything is booked. Your job is quoted from the same stories and size used for the estimate, so the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a range here because two houses on the same street can need very different work. Tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. We quote every house across Long Branch the same way.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit lands in late May to June and the fall visit lands in November to early December. Most of our customers here book both windows. If you wait past the November visit, we usually find the first ice and the wet leaf mat built up in the runs. Under heavy trees, regular gutter maintenance means a visit every three to four months. Cleaning and maintenance on a fixed schedule keeps the water moving away from your home.
Same-day depends on the day, so we confirm the date when you call. We will tell you what is open when you phone in, and if the slot you want is gone we give you the next one that works. To get your gutters on the schedule, call or text a photo of the house.
No. Our 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 the outlets and flow-test each run so we can see the water leave at the bottom. Where a line runs underground, we check that the water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. A guarded gutter system still needs cleaning, just less often. On our jobs under guards we find needles and seed casings threaded through, and grit sitting on top of the guard. Once that mat is wet, the water runs over the front edge instead of going in. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not debris. Leaves are rarely the cause once the run is clear. Sometimes the landscape around the house is the problem, and water that stays against the foundation can rot the fascia. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote is the number on the invoice, and the cleanup is part of that number. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Once the crew is done the gutter is clean 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.
