Our own crew cleans gutters in Passaic, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves bagged, 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. Most of our customers book the fall visit for November to early December, and across New Jersey the spring visit lands in late May to June. Both visits keep water moving away from your home.
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. Companies that sell gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the height and the packing matter more than the length.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted muck that takes longer to clear, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. A twig jammed at the elbow adds time too, because the crew has to work it loose from above, and a leak at a joint gets a second look before the flush. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the gutter cleaning process and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On most quotes the number comes in on the first call. We ask about the three things, look at a photo of the house front if it is easy to send, and tell you the number. A homeowner with a two-story house and a moderate tree load hears the same figure the crew would bill on the day, and that is the whole point of quoting by phone. Cleaning and maintenance on the same visit, with the flush included, comes to one number. Gutter maintenance on a regular visit keeps the packing from building up, so each visit starts with clean gutters. If we see something on the roof that is not cleaning, it goes in a photo report and nobody sells it on the ladder.
Passaic homes range from older houses with deep gutters to newer builds with narrower runs. The cases we point to are real jobs we have cleaned, each with its own story and its own link. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate before anyone climbs.
| 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 two cleanings a year, so the gutters start each season clean. Across New Jersey the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. In Passaic the fall visit lands in November to early December, after the last leaves, which is the one that matters before the ice starts.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is leaves and debris, plus the buildup of wet mat that settles in the trough and holds water against the fascia. Where freeze risk is real, the fall visit is what keeps ice from building at the eave. One clog at the elbow is enough to back water over the edge. Clogged downspouts are the fastest way to lose a run. Heavy rainfall lands hardest in June, July and August, the wettest months here, and rainwater that cannot leave the trough spills over the front edge. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March, because the trapped water froze and pushed on the hangers, and that is where fascia rot and structural damage start. The point of both visits is to keep water away from the fascia.
How often you need us depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout outlets between visits. Near a busy road, a construction site or heavy landscape work, the same schedule applies. Few or no trees, once a year in November is enough, and the gutters stay clean through the winter. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still gets cleared, because leaves and grit sit on top of the guard and water never reaches the trough. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule is what keeps a run from sagging.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutter system and how the downspout outlets drained. Between visits, a look after heavy rain tells you whether to clean your gutters early.
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 offers cleaning services in Passaic and the surrounding areas, and we work from the nearest base without tying the schedule to one neighborhood. Our gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial properties, and the same quote process applies to both. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover. Call (866) 435-6328, or text a photo of the house front if it is easy to send, and we confirm a date when we talk. The crew leaves every run clean and checks the water flow at each outlet before the truck goes.
Lead time changes with the season. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when the gutters are full of seed and wet leaves. Booking early in those windows keeps your slot, and it keeps the gutters clean through the wet season. Get your gutters on the calendar before the windows fill. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Most of the homeowners we visit call once and book the same visit into their next season. Residential properties tend to settle into a spring and fall rhythm after the first visit, and regular gutter cleaning on that rhythm is what keeps the calendar predictable for both sides. If a customer needs a different date, we move it with a call and no fee.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote it by phone or text. We will not give you a figure without knowing those two things, because a two-story house with a steep roof can cost more than a flat one of the same footprint. The price we quote is the price we charge.
Across New Jersey the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed drop. For homes in passaic nj, book the fall visit for November to early December, after the last leaves and before the freeze. If you wait past November in a freeze year, the runs fill with frozen slush and wet leaves, and the crew has more to clear. Booking early keeps your date, helps protect your home from water damage, and keeps your gutters clear going into winter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day depends on the day and on how quickly we can get the crew out, so we will tell you what we have before you hang up.
No, you do not need to be home. Our NJ 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 in while the ladders are up. When the crew finishes, your gutters are clean and photographed.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it, and check where the water goes at the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line that is not moving water, we tell you. Any blockage or drainage problem at the outlet goes in the photo report. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and gets quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep most leaves out of the gutters and downspouts, but not seeds, needles or grit, which sit on top of the guard and turn into a wet mat. On our jobs the guarded gutters still need the surface kept clean and the outlets checked, though less often than open ones.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. 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.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The quote from the phone is the number on the invoice, unless the job itself is different from what you described. Our gutter services are priced that way on purpose, and the crew leaves every run clean.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
