Our own crew cleans gutters around here, 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. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we can tell you what your gutters need on the first call.
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, how big the house is 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. Gutters and downspouts are priced together, so homeowners around here get one figure for the whole house. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but we would rather give you one number.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. A gutter run nobody has opened in years comes down packed with compacted grit and leaves that take longer to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. 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.
Our experience across the area is that a homeowner with no trees overhead usually gets a clean, quick visit, while a home under heavy tree cover needs the full process. Seeds, needles and the odd twig pack the elbows, and a clogged downspout can back water up behind the gutter. A clog at the bottom of the run is the first thing the crew looks for. We take a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy for you, which helps us quote accurately before we arrive.
When you call, tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. Somerville gets about 48.8 inches of precipitation a year, and June, July and August are the wettest months, so a clogged run shows itself fast. Cleanings on a set schedule are the simplest form of gutter maintenance, and steady cleaning and maintenance keeps the next quote close to this one. Our crew handles the whole job from start to finish, and the gutters come out clean and flowing. You get the same answer on the phone as on the bill.
| 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 across Somerville book in spring and fall. Across New Jersey, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves. In May the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and about 21 inches of snow a year here, mostly from December through March, turns trapped meltwater into ice dams at the eave. A clog right before a freeze is the worst time to find it, so the fall visit matters more than the spring one here, and it leaves the gutters clean for the winter.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits, so those homes get cleaned more often than the rest. A tree-heavy lot also drops leaves and debris into the trough all season, and those lots get a flush at every visit. Few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards need less frequent clearing, but the surface still gets cleaned, because a wet mat on top of the guard is exactly where water starts running off the front edge. Water that spills over lands in the landscape beds along the foundation, washes the mulch out, and keeps the soil wet enough to rot the wood at the base of the house.
The question we hear most is whether a long gap between visits is safe. A rain gutter left full through the wet months, especially during heavy rainfall, starts to sag, and then it turns into structural damage along the roof edge. A small leak at a seam is usually where it starts. Rainwater that cannot leave the trough is the whole reason a full run is a problem. Good drainage starts at the gutter and ends at the downspout outlet. Keeping the gutter system clean and clear keeps water flow steady and water away from your home, which is what the visit is for.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and how often to clean your gutters on that schedule. Regular cleaning helps protect your home from water damage, and a gutter that comes out clean is easier to keep that way.
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 has cleaned gutters on plenty of houses around here, and the neighborhoods we work most often are the ones with mature trees close to the house. We serve this part of New Jersey and surrounding areas from the nearest base. Calls come in by phone or text, and the quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, with a photo of the house front if you can send one easily.
Our cleaning services in Somerville cover residential and commercial properties, and the crew handles both on the same schedule. Lead time changes with the season, and the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, fill the calendar fastest. If you are booking for one of those windows, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Booking a regular gutter cleaning service on a set schedule is the simplest way to avoid the rush, and it keeps the gutters clean between seasons.
Somerville homes with mature trees need the most visits, and our gutter cleaning services for residential properties follow the same steps as the commercial buildings we service. Whether it is a house or a business, the process is a quote, a date, the crew on the ladder, and the gutters clean and photographed before the truck leaves. Our gutter services reach surrounding areas too, so if your house is just outside that, call and ask. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will book a date that works to get your gutters cleaned before the next storm.
The number comes from stories and square footage, and we give it by phone or text. Tell us the stories and approximate size and we will give you the same figure you will see on the invoice.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. The fall visit matters most here, because Somerville gets about 21 inches of snow a year, mostly from December through March, and a run left full can pull loose before spring.
Same-day slots depend on the calendar, so the honest answer is to call. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo, and we will tell you what is open in Somerville NJ.
No, you do not need to be home. You can be at work or at the store, because the outside of the house is all the crew needs. You get a set of photos on your phone when they finish, and you can check the work from wherever you are.
Yes. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that drainage is happening at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we still find seed casings, pollen and grit packed on top of the panel, and a blockage forms there before anything reaches the trough. Once that mat is wet, water runs off the front edge instead of into the gutter. We clear the surface, check underneath, flush each downspout and refit the panels, and the gutters come out clear underneath.
If rainwater still spills over the edge after a clean, the cause is usually slope or downspout size, not leftover buildup, and that is a different fix. Send us a photo or short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without pushing a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after the work is done. Ask about a schedule to keep your gutters clear all year, and call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline for a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
