Our own crew provides gutter cleaning service across North Bergen homes, flushing every downspout until it runs clean, hauling the muck away, and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. North Bergen homeowners book in spring and fall, and we will put a date on the calendar.
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 gutter system. Every homeowner asking about cleaning services in North Bergen, NJ gets the same three questions, and we quote from those answers by phone or text. A clean quote is one you can check line by line, so the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but a per-foot figure hides the height and the access, which is where the real work is.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above grade, so the effective height of the house is more than the front suggests. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris that has to be hauled by hand, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. A blockage hides in the elbow until heavy rainfall finds it, and we clear it before the job closes. A joint that has begun to leak shows up as a stain on the fascia, and we note it on the estimate. Downspout flushing, flow testing, the drainage check at each outlet and the haul-away are included in the quote and never billed as extras. Once the crew is done, the gutter is clean and the downspouts run clear. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our experience here is that the quote changes most when a house has heavy trees hanging over it, because the debris load is heavier and the cleaning takes longer. Gutter maintenance on a schedule costs less than waiting for a clog to turn into a repair, and that is the cleaning and maintenance math we walk through on the phone. We ask for a photo of the front of the house by text when that is easy, and it helps us see the height and the access before we ever send a crew. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo and we will give you a written estimate from the three things that drive it. Get your gutters on a schedule, keep them clean, and keep rainwater away from your home.
| 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 North Bergen customers book two cleanings a year, once after the spring seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves are down. Across New Jersey, the spring window runs late May to June and the fall window runs late November to December, after the leaves and debris have dropped. Our gutter cleaning services follow that same spring and fall calendar. In spring the downspout elbows carry a buildup of seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat with a twig or two wedged in the elbow, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag by the time winter ends.
North Bergen gets 49.5 inches of precipitation a year, and June, July and August are the wettest months, when heavy rainfall tests every downspout. The cold months bring about 29.8 inches of snow, mostly in December, January, February and March, and freezing is a real risk here. A clean run going into December is the goal, because a clogged run that holds water through winter is the real problem, so the fall visit matters more than it looks.
Under heavy tree cover and a dense landscape along the house, our customers are on a shorter schedule, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. A rain gutter packed and left alone leads to structural damage in the fascia and rafter tails. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough on our jobs. Guards lengthen the interval, but the surface still needs clearing, so guarded gutters are not left alone.
Regular gutter cleaning on this calendar keeps the runs clean, straight and the fascia dry, and the goal is simple: gutters and downspouts that stay clear carry water away from the foundation. After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, and we put the next date on the calendar before we leave. Ask us to clean your gutters on the same visit as the spring and fall checks, and the leaves and grit come out before they can rot the fascia.
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 North Bergen NJ from the nearest base and works the neighborhoods across the city as bookings come in. We clean residential properties and commercial properties on the same checklist, so residential and commercial jobs get the same flush, haul and photo steps. Bookings from surrounding areas are confirmed by phone before a date is set.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote over the phone or by text from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. A photo of the front of the house, roofline included, helps when it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call rather than promise a slot we cannot keep. Debris removal and a water flow check are part of every visit, so the bags leave with the truck.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall, when most homes need a clean, flushed run and the seed and leaf loads are at their heaviest. Booking early in those windows gets you the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, and we will tell you what the slot looks like before you commit.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those, because a number given blind is usually wrong once the crew is on site.
Most of our customers here book late spring after the seeds and pollen, and late fall after the leaves. If you wait past the leaf drop, the wet mat is harder to clear and a freeze can lock water behind a clog.
When a same-day slot is open we will tell you on the phone, since our gutter services are booked by date. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a clean date when you call.
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 that water is leaving at the outlet, so the gutters and downspouts work as one system. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packed underneath, so the surface still gets cleared and the downspouts still get checked. Guards do not mean you can keep your gutters alone.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Left running over the edge, that water can rot the fascia and soffit, and a blockage deeper in the downspout is a different fix from a slope problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we will tell you what it is, because the right fix is what will protect your home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something we find changes the job, and in that case you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice, and our gutter services come with a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
