Our own crew gives your gutters a clean from end to end in Upper, NJ, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book in spring and fall, after the seed drop and again after the leaves are down, and clearing gutters before heavy rainfall keeps water 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. The same rule applies to our cleaning services in Upper, so every homeowner gets one number. Companies that price per linear foot land in a similar place, but we would rather you know the whole job before anyone climbs the ladder, and we clean every run on the quote.
On our jobs, a third story or a pitch too steep to walk changes the job, and so does a walk-out basement or a sloped lot that raises the eave line. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves, grit and the odd twig wedged in an elbow, and a dripping seam under that mess often turns out to be a leak. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Upper crew has seen this play out on upper homes across the area. One home had a steep roof and a heavy buildup of leaves and grit that the crew cleared by hand before we flush the whole system. The homeowner heard the change before work started and approved it, and the photos showed each run clean at the end. The gutter cleaning process starts when you text a photo of the front of your house, and we can tell you which of these factors apply before you book, so the gutter maintenance schedule follows from 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 falls in late May to June, and most of our Upper customers add a fall visit in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. Heavy rainfall in March, August and December carries leaves and debris into the rain gutter, and rainwater backs up behind them. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sagging by March under the weight of ice.
Across upper NJ, under heavy tree cover, cleanings every three to four months is the right rhythm on our jobs, because needles and grit pack the runs between visits and the gutter system backs up faster. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the runs open, and our gutter cleaning services follow the same rhythm. Few or no trees, and no landscape beds washing mulch into the gutters, means once a year in late fall is usually enough. Houses with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, and we flush the runs, check that water is getting in underneath, and leave every run clean. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause of a backup, and a clog at the elbow is where structural damage and fascia rot usually start. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you how often your lot needs a visit.
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 gutter cleaning services run across Upper and the surrounding areas, wherever we have cleaned gutters before. Our crew covers Upper NJ from the nearest base. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 and give us the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the house, and we quote by phone or text. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want to get your gutters done before the rush.
Lead time is listed when you call, and we confirm the date in writing. Our cleaning and maintenance visits keep the drainage, water flow and downspout checks on the same trip, so a clog, a buildup or a sag does not wait for the next season, and a clean run stays clean longer that way. That is how we help keep your gutters running between visits. Debris removal is part of every visit. If you also manage commercial properties, we run residential and commercial gutter cleaning schedules from the same office, and the residential properties get the same photo report as everything else.
Every job in Upper NJ is quoted from stories and size, and we give the estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing the house. Once we have those, the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed drop. In Upper, the fall visit runs late October to November, after the leaves are down. Skip the fall visit and runs can sag under ice before March, which is the real cost of waiting.
Our gutter services for Upper homeowners depend on the day's route, so we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week, and we tell you the exact window before we head out.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leaves go into bags and leave with the truck, so you get a clean yard back. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet, which keeps water away from the foundation. Gutters and downspouts get that check on every visit. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves, but on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and water running over the edge once that layer gets wet. A clog or blockage at the roofline is the usual result, so we clean the surface, check that water is getting in, and help keep your gutters working.
If a clean gutter still sheets rainwater over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris, and waiting on it can lead to structural damage. Send us a short video of the rain gutter in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The price we quote over the phone is the price on the invoice. Clearing the gutters is how we protect your home from water damage, and that work should not come with a surprise on the bill.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
