Our own crew cleans gutters in Newark, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves bagged and hauled off, 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 the invoice. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book in late May and again in November, the spring and fall visits that keep water moving off the roof.
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 by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that sell gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the buildup decide it on the house. Commercial properties are quoted separately from the houses on this page.
What moves the quote on our jobs: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years with packed leaves in the trough, and guards we have to lift and reseat before the trough can be reached. A clog that has sat long enough can also mean structural damage in the fascia board behind the run, which we photograph and report.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and never billed as extras, and the trough is left clean. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
On older Newark homes, the heavier quotes come from buildup in the trough and blockage at the elbows, where leaves and debris have packed the drainage path until water flow stops at the bottom. Clogged downspouts on those houses are usually the first place we start, because until they carry water away from the foundation nothing else on the run matters. The photo of every run shows where the water was going before we clean anything.
Here is how one recent quote was built. The house had three stories on the front run, a steep back slope, and a gutter that had not been opened in several years. The crew found a leaf mat two inches deep and a downspout that had been discharging against the foundation. The quote covered the full run, the flush of every downspout, and a flow test at the outlet, and the price on the invoice matched the phone quote exactly. The photos of that job are linked from our case page.
Nothing about the price changes once the crew is up top unless the crew finds something that was not visible from the ground. If that happens, you hear it and agree to it before the crew goes higher, and the photo goes to your phone with the explanation.
| 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, and regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the trough clear and the water away from your home between storms. Across New Jersey, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in November to early December, after the last leaves. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs by March that sagged under the weight of ice, which is a reason to clean your gutters and clear the roofline before the first freeze.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspout elbows between visits and a rain gutter can clog long before the next scheduled cleaning. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough on most lots, and a clean trough can wait that long. Guards, where they are installed, get less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing because the mat that forms on top will shed water over the front edge.
Newark NJ gets 50.4 inches of precipitation a year, and the wettest months, June, July and December, bring heavy rainfall that exposes a blockage first. A gutter that is clear in spring can be full again by the time the summer storms arrive, and the rainwater has nowhere to go once the trough fills. So the visit is timed to the leaf drop and the seed season rather than the calendar. Our crew reads the trough for the estimate before the ladder goes up, and once the trough is clean, the photos show whether the buildup is seasonal or a sign the slope has changed.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and how to keep your gutters clean between visits. Until then, the schedule is set from the house, not from a default plan. Steady gutter maintenance between cleanings is the simplest way to protect your home from water damage. Gutters on residential and commercial buildings clog on the same seasonal schedule, though this page covers houses only.
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.
We clean residential properties across Newark, from the older blocks with deep troughs to newer houses with shallow runs, and the crew works out of the nearest base so a slot does not depend on the neighborhood. Newark gutter cleaning is simple to book: you call or text, we ask for stories, the approximate size and whether trees overhang the eaves, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. The quote comes back on that call, and the number is the number we charge.
Lead time varies with the season, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills with homeowners who want cleaning and maintenance done before the next rain. Booking early in those windows is how you get your gutters cleaned on a date that suits your schedule. If your house sits in one of the surrounding areas, the quote and the photos work the same way.
To keep your gutters clear all year, we call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We need access through the side gate, and a clear driveway if the runs face it. The crew will walk the gutters and downspouts, lift and reseat any gutter guards, flush every downspout, and send the photos before the truck leaves, so the trough is clean and there is a record of the job even if you were at work all day.
A homeowner whose gutters still overflow after we leave should call us and send a photo or clip taken during a downpour. A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge is a slope problem, and we will say so, not sell a second cleaning. A leak at a seam or joint is a different problem, and we photograph it and report it without repairing. The same goes for gutter services outside our scope.
The number comes from stories and size, and homeowners get it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we give you the number we will charge.
Across New Jersey, most customers book a spring visit in late May to June and a fall visit in November to early December. If you wait past the leaf drop in November, we find ice on the eave and runs that have started to sag by March.
Most slots come up within the week for our gutter cleaning service, and we confirm the exact date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the calendar actually has an opening that day, which is how we book all cleaning services in Newark.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside only. Our crew does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs tree needles and seed casings sit on top of the guard and mat there, and once wet, rain runs off the front edge. Guards are part of the gutter system, so we clear the surface, flush every downspout, and reseat the guards. A twig or two on top of the gutter guards is normal, and the landscape beneath the eaves catches what falls, which we bag and haul off.
Send us a photo or short video of it raining. A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning. If the fascia has rot behind the run, we photograph it and report it too.
Only if the crew finds something that was not visible from the ground. You hear it and agree before they go higher, and the photo goes to your phone with the reason.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
