Our own crew cleans gutters here, clearing every run, flow-testing each one and hauling the waste away. Photos of every run arrive on your phone 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 spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs long enough to know why.
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. Other gutter cleaning services that price by linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the per-foot math hides the things that actually take time on a ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets up there. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift and a slower pace. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck, and the first pass is slower because of it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the price and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job, the quote moved on a house in the heavy tree canopy where the gutters were full of seeds and leaf mat. The crew found a twig jammed in the drop pipe at an elbow and flushed it until the water ran clean at the outlet before calling the run done. Every job is quoted from what we see by phone or text, and a photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the stories and the tree cover before we come out.
Clogged downspouts and the leaves and debris are where most of the extra time goes, and the sag and buildup in older rain gutter runs add to it. If the water flow is blocked at the bottom, the crew looks for the blockage and tells you what it is. A small drainage fix may be needed, and if we see structural damage we photograph it and report it. We do not sell repair, and the report stays with you. Getting water away from your home is the goal of every visit, and the price reflects the time it takes to get there.
| 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.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit lands in late May to June, right after the seed and pollen drop, and that is the right time to clean your gutters before the summer rain. The fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves. On the hills homes we open in May, seeds and pollen paste are 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, pull loose and rot at the fascia by March, after the first ice.
Under heavy tree cover and a dense landscape, every three to four months is the right rhythm on our jobs, because the rainwater carries needles and grit into the drains between visits and the roofline builds up faster than a yearly pass can keep up with. Summer brings heavy rainfall in June, July and August, which speeds that up. Few or no trees, and a visit once a year in late fall, keep the runs clear. Guards are cleaned less often, but the surface still gets cleared on the same schedule as the open runs, since grit sits on top of the guard even when it cannot get in.
Skipped visits end in a clog, a blockage or a leak that costs more to fix than to prevent, so the estimate we give you depends on which tier your lot needs. Regular gutter cleaning service on the right schedule keeps debris removal to a single pass instead of a multi-visit job. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep the same crew on the schedule so they know the house.
Book a date by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the front of the house, and we will set your spring and fall visits on the calendar.
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 gutters across the hills and the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base to keep the drive short. Booking for the hills gutter cleaning is simple: a homeowner can call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a quote from stories, size and tree cover. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. The busy windows are late spring and late fall, when homeowners want the same slot, so booking early helps.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and the photos of every run arrive on your phone before the truck leaves. The gutter cleaning process is simple: we flush every downspout, not just the ones you can see from the driveway, and we check that the water is moving away from your home. The point is to protect your home from water damage and keep your gutters and downspouts working between seasons, which is why the crew checks the outlet and not only the top of the run.
If you book with us, you are booking the same crew that will be on your roof next time, which is part of how we keep your gutter services consistent. Clean gutters are the job, and the cleanings are scheduled to keep the system clear between seasons, so you can get your gutters checked without a surprise on the invoice. Residential and commercial jobs are booked the same way, by phone or text. Ask when you call whether your building is one of the residential properties or commercial properties we take, and we will tell you straight.
Our crew prices cleaning services in the hills from stories and size, and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing the house, so send us a photo of the front and tell us how many stories it is.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit lands in late May to June, and fall visits run late October to November. Homes in the hills nj get the same schedule. Freezing hits the runs hard once it turns cold, so a clog in November is usually the wet leaf mat, and the fall visit matters on our jobs.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call (866) 435-6328. We do not promise same-day unless we have an open slot that day, and we will tell you honestly what is available.
No, you do not need to be home. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but they do not stop needles, seeds or grit, and that grit sits on top of the guard and turns into a paste when it gets wet. We clean the surface and check that water is getting in. Guards do not end gutter maintenance, but they do shorten the cleaning and maintenance cycle.
A gutter system that is clean and still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, never on the invoice. The number on the phone is the number we charge, and a clean invoice matches it.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
