Our own crew cleans gutters in Teaneck, flushing and flow-testing every downspout, hauling the leaves away, and photographing every run so you can see it is clean before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest. Call (866) 435-6328 to book or get a quote.
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 over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but we price the whole house, because the crew is paid for the job, not the footage.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift and more time. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down packed solid, and a clog that has sat for a season takes longer to clear than one caught early. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Hauling away leaves and debris, flushing each downspout and testing the flow are included, the runs are checked until they are clean, and none of it is billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Teaneck homes have a range of styles and gutter runs, and a rain gutter that has been overrun by leaves will show it. When the crew opens a run and finds a sag or a buildup of wet leaves, that water is not moving away from the house. Where drainage stops at clogged downspouts, the water flow stops with it, and the water sits against the fascia boards and can cause structural damage over time. Our crew clears the blockage, flushes the line, and checks that the water away from the house is running clean at the outlet. Residential and commercial properties get the same check, scheduled per building.
For the Teaneck homeowners we have worked for, the quote was driven by height and by how long the gutters had gone uncleaned. On one job, a two-story house with the gutters left a full year had enough packed leaves that the crew needed extra time to clear the runs before the flush. The price was given over the phone, and the invoice matched it. We do not give a price inside any case; the number comes from the house.
Tell us the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house by text if it is easy. You will get a quote before we book the date.
| 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 Teaneck NJ customers book two cleanings a year, in the spring and fall, and the timing matches what the gutters show us. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and in a freeze climate the first ice and the ice dams at the eave, and the runs that sag or pull loose by March on houses that skipped the fall visit. A clean trough at the fall visit is what keeps that from starting.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the right rhythm, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and a clog can start within a season. Regular gutter cleaning on that rhythm catches the clog before the trough fills. Residential properties with few or no trees need a single visit in late fall, and that covers them. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and that visit comes less often than an open gutter, but it does not go away. Our crew checks the gutters and the flow at every visit and tells you what the gutter clog pattern looks like, so the schedule matches your house. The gutter cleaning service we run covers the roofline, the runs and the outlets, and debris removal is part of every visit.
Across New Jersey, spring visits run late May to June, and when we open a gutter then we find the same things we find in November, just in a different mix. A rainwater overflow that runs down behind the gutter during heavy rainfall is the first sign of a blockage, and a clean trough is simpler to fix in spring than after a winter has frozen it. It often shows up before a leak does inside. So when to clean your gutters depends on the tree cover, and we give the estimate by phone or text from the stories.
Each house is different, so gutter maintenance is planned after the first visit: we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing so you can plan the year.
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 works across Teaneck and the surrounding areas from a base within reach, so the same visit covers the whole of Teaneck. Every Teaneck gutter cleaning visit covers the runs, the gutter guards if you have them, and any twig or leaf that has jammed an outlet. When you book, we give you a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. The calendar fills at two busy windows each year, in late spring and in late fall, so booking early keeps your choice of date.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works from the outside of the house and does not go inside. We will confirm the day and the arrival window when you book, and call again when the truck is on the way.
A homeowner who books a clean gets the same crew each time, which means the people who know your house are the people who come back. Keep your gutters and downspouts clean and flush every downspout, and water stays away from your home. That helps protect your home from water damage. We also handle cleaning and maintenance for commercial work and gutter services for buildings that need a scheduled plan. For a quote, call (866) 435-6328 or text and tell us about the house.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or by text. Teaneck jobs are priced by height and whether trees hang over the house, and we price the whole job before the date is booked.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and in late fall, after the seed drop and again after the last leaves. Wet summers matter too: June, July and September are the wettest months here, and heavy rainfall fills a trough fast. To keep a regular schedule that holds through a freeze, the fall visit before the first ice matters most, because the runs that skip it are the ones that sag by March, and trapped water is what starts fascia rot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. Our service is a booked visit, and if you need a faster slot, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar. If you are comparing cleaning services in Teaneck, the date you get on the phone is the date we keep.
No. Our crew works across Teaneck from outside the house, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, move landscape pots off the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check the outlet to see that water is leaving the house and moving away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we give you a price before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, and on our jobs that material mats on top of the guard and the water runs off the front edge. We clear the surface and check the flow, which is less work than an open gutter, and gutter maintenance on a guarded system is priced the same way. A guard that stays clean on top keeps the water moving.
A gutter system that is clean and still spills water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. When you get your gutters booked, use the number we give on the phone, which is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
