Our own crew will clean the gutters for homeowners here, flush and flow-test every downspout, and haul the debris away. Every run gets photographed before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its 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 per foot of gutter, but the stories and the access do most of the work, so ask for the whole-house number. The same logic applies to commercial properties: the stories, the access and the length of the runs set the number, and a bigger building gets its own quote.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment to reach. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the height of the eave line, so the back run sits higher than the front. A rain gutter that nobody has opened in years comes out packed with a buildup of compacted matter, and that takes longer than a light job. A run that has started to sag takes longer again. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Drainage checks, downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. A blockage left to sit in the trough can turn into a leak at the seam and then structural damage at the fascia, so the crew gets the trough clean first and checks that each downspout carries water away from the foundation. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Neptune City homes the quotes split along the same lines. Houses with the same footprint can land on very different numbers if one has clogged downspouts feeding a buried drain and the other does not. We check the water flow at each downspout and where it drains, we flush it, and we tell you what we saw. Homes under the heaviest tree cover tend to bring more leaves and debris into the runs, so the crew spends longer getting the corners and the downspout elbows clean, and the quote reflects that. Where we have cleaned a home with a heavy canopy, the leaves and grit packed the elbows solid, and the clog was in the bend, not in the trough. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a number from what we can see.
| 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 the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves come down. Most of our customers in Neptune City NJ book one visit in each window. When we open a gutter here in May, we usually find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows and a pollen paste in the trough. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged under the first ice and pulled loose from the fascia by March. The wettest months here are August, October and December, and rainwater from heavy rainfall in those months is what fills a gutter that was never cleared, while a blockage in the trough is how it spills over the edge. Debris removal is part of every visit, and the bagged material leaves with the crew, with the gutter left clean.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the eaves, our customers are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule of every three to four months, because needles, twigs and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits and a clog can start in a few weeks. With few or no trees over the house and a tidy landscape around it, a single visit in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutter moving through winter. The roofline matters too: a plain, open roofline sheds less into the trough. Under guards, the gutter needs less frequent work, but the surface still has to be kept clean, because a mat of pollen and grit on top of the guard stops the water from getting in at all.
A customer with no trees over the house books a gutter cleaning service twice a year and has held to it, with the gutters clean and flowing freely at every visit. A customer under heavy trees is on the three-to-four-month schedule, and the downspout stays clear between visits. Our tiers work the same way for residential properties and for buildings that are residential and commercial, because the tier comes from the trees over the house, not from the type of building. After the first visit we tell you how often to clean your gutters on your lot, and we adjust from there.
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 will clean gutters across Neptune City, and we cover the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Our gutter cleaning process is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, give us the number of stories and a rough idea of the tree cover, and we will give you an estimate on the spot. Neptune City gutter cleaning bookings run through that same line, and our gutter services run the same way. We call before we come, flush every downspout once we are up the ladder, and nobody needs to be home for the work. The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the sooner you call the better your chance at the date you want.
Cleanings are a regular job, not a one-time fix. Gutter maintenance is what keeps the runs clean and clear, and the homes that keep your gutters clear through the wet months are the ones that stay on a schedule. Gutters and downspouts that go unchecked through the season are the ones that fail first, and a twig wedged in the trough is often where it starts. If the gutters are overflowing now, or a seam has started to leak, call and we will tell you what is causing it. Whatever the answer, we want to keep water away from your home and protect your home from water damage before the next storm, and we will tell you exactly what we found.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we can give you a number before we come to get your gutters done.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit runs November to early December, after the leaves come down. If you skip the fall visit, we usually find sagging runs and ice-loaded gutters once the freeze hits, so the fall visit is the one to keep.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service on any of our cleaning services in Neptune City.
No. A homeowner does not have to be there. 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 the drainage at each outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before we touch it, and we tell you if the water is not leaving at the outlet.
Yes. On our jobs the guards keep the leaves out but let the pollen, needles and grit build up on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge and can soak the fascia, which invites rot. A gutter system with guards still needs cleaning and maintenance, though less often than an open gutter.
If the gutter is clean and still spills rainwater over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a packed gutter. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, and we will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about 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.
