Our own crew cleans gutters in Pompton Lakes, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, 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 here book in spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs long enough to know where the water goes when it stops moving.
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 give you a number by phone or text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Most of our gutter cleaning services go to Pompton Lakes homes, but the same three inputs set the price on residential properties and commercial properties alike. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the footage is worked out, but on our jobs the stories and the amount of debris tell us more than the length does.
What moves the price is what the crew finds on the ladder. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with buildup, and a full trough takes longer than a light one. A crew that has to clear a packed trough by hand works slower than one clearing a light load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. A clog in the elbow or a sag in the run adds a step too, and so does slow drainage, because the line has to be opened and flushed before the crew moves on. Clogged downspouts get the same treatment. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job on one of the streets here, the rear run was two stories up with heavy tree cover over the roof, and what we found was a clogged downspout elbow holding the leaf mat behind the fascia. We cleared it, flushed the line, and confirmed the water was moving away from the foundation before we left. The gutter was clean by the time the ladder came down. The stories and the tree cover were what set the number, and we said so on the phone before the crew arrived.
Heavy trees, a dense leaf load and a few seasons of skipped cleanings are what cause the most trouble on the homes we see around here: water backing up behind the gutter, the trough sagging, and the rain gutter spilling where it should carry the water away. Leaves and debris packed in for a season do most of that damage, and left alone the water can lead to structural damage and rot in the fascia and soffit. Those are the calls where a fast, complete cleaning matters most, and the quote is built around that work.
| 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 Pompton Lakes NJ customers book twice a year, in spring and fall: late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we usually find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under the weight of ice. The same two windows work for residential and commercial buildings here, though a large commercial roof may need its own day.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the clog from forming, because needles, a stray twig and grit pack the downspouts between visits. On residential properties with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Starting with a clean trough in late fall means the winter melt has somewhere to go. Pompton Lakes averages 48.2 inches of precipitation a year, and the wettest months are June, July and August, so a blockage shows up fastest then. Heavy rainfall finds the weak spots first, and rainwater that cannot leave the trough backs up under the shingles. Near a busy road or a construction site the dust settles into the trough faster, and we move those lots to the shorter interval too. Guards change the schedule a little, but the surface still needs clearing, so they are on the same rhythm as open gutters.
A customer with no trees on the lot books once a year, and a customer under the big trees on a three-to-four-month schedule sees the difference clearly by the second visit. Every gutter cleaning service visit is scheduled from the lot's tier, so the first visit sets the pattern. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Tell us how often you clean your gutters now and we will set the first date against it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you an estimate from what we find.
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 across Pompton Lakes and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we do not hold a slot open for anyone who has not confirmed a date. To book, give us your stories, the approximate size of the house and whether trees overhang the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy. That is enough for a quote over the phone. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill fastest. A homeowner who sees a small leak at a seam or a sag in a run should say so when they call, because it changes how the crew plans the visit.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Each visit covers the gutters and downspouts from end to end, and we flush every downspout so the water has a clear path out. A homeowner who books regular gutter cleaning keeps the roofline clear and the water moving away from the house. Our gutter services are built around one visit, the whole run, and photos to show what was done. The easiest way to keep your gutters clear is to pick the schedule that matches your trees and stick to it. Keeping the trough clean between visits is the homeowner's part. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, and we will protect your home from water damage by catching the clog before it spreads. Pompton Lakes gutter cleaning is simplest when the next date is on the calendar from the start.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. A two-story house with an average footprint gets its number from those two things, and that number is the invoice. Our cleaning services in Pompton Lakes are priced the same way, with tree cover added when it overhangs the roof.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit runs late May to June, and the fall visit runs late October to November. If you wait past the fall visit, we find the wet leaf mat already sitting in the trough and the ice has started to build at the eave.
Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm a date when you call, so call now to get your gutters on the calendar. We do not promise a same-day visit unless we actually have the crew in the area that day.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside only: our crew works the runs, 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, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water leaves at the outlet and runs away from your home. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep the leaves out of the gutter system, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top and turn into a paste that stops the water. We lift the panels, clean underneath, and reseat them.
A clean gutter that still spills in the rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, and that is not a cleaning issue. Send us a photo or a short video during the next heavy rainfall, and if water is pooling in the landscape near the foundation, include that too. 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice, and that holds for gutter maintenance and for cleaning and maintenance visits alike. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
