Our own crew cleans gutters, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls off the leaves, and takes photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across New Jersey, most customers book in late May or late October, once the seed drop and the leaf drop are done, and that schedule is what keeps water moving off the house through the rest of the year.
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 many square feet the house covers, and how much is packed in the gutter system. If you want to get your gutters quoted, the gutter cleaning process starts with those three things, by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot tend to land in a similar place per run, but a per-foot figure on its own does not tell you what a steep three-story house will cost, which is why we quote the whole house.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are a third story or a roofline pitched too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed solid with compacted leaves and grit, a twig wedged in a downspout elbow that stops the whole run, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before anything can be cleared underneath. Routine gutter maintenance is the quick case, while cleaning and maintenance on gutters and downspouts left unattended for a season or two takes longer. We flush every downspout and test the flow, and debris removal is included and never billed as an extra. A run left packed can leak at the seams, and that water heads straight for the fascia, so clearing it promptly keeps water away from your home. Cleanings booked on a set schedule are easier to fit onto the calendar than a rushed call after an overflow. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job for one of our homeowner customers the quote moved because the gutters had not been opened in several seasons and the leaf mat was packed two inches deep, which needed a second pass with the flush before the water ran clear. The house had clean shingles and simple two-story lines, so the stories and size set the number and the buildup added the labor. Our crew runs that same check on every home we quote. If the lot has heavy tree cover, tell us when you call, because those are the runs that back up first in heavy rainfall, and we will ask for a photo of the front of the house by text so the estimate reflects what is really on the roof. Booking cleaning services in Voorhees with us is a simple call to (866) 435-6328, and we will confirm the number before a date goes on the calendar.
| 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 book twice a year, on the spring and fall visits. Across New Jersey the spring visit lands in late May or June, once the seed and pollen drop has finished, and the fall visit lands in late October or November, after the leaves and needles have come down and before the first hard freeze. In May the downspout elbows hold a clog of seeds and pollen paste, and the crew flushes them out. In November it is the wet leaf mat of leaves and debris from the tree line. On the houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag by March under the weight of ice, and the fascia behind them starts to rot. Across New Jersey, the freeze months are where the damage shows up first, so the fall visit is the one we push hardest. Across Voorhees, June, July and December are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall is when a blocked run gets tested. A clean gutter system in November is what lets the first hard freeze pass without ice, and gutter cleaning services twice a year keeps water away from your home, which is the whole point of the visit.
Under heavy tree cover we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits and a twice-yearly clean is not enough. A lot with few or no trees and a simple landscape is usually fine on once a year in late fall. Guards, where they are on the house, need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean, because the grit sits on top of the guard and the water never gets in. Left alone, that standing water can leak through the fascia and lead to structural damage. Commercial properties follow the same logic: we set the tier after the first visit.
On our Voorhees calendar we have seen two patterns. One customer with no trees over the house stays on the twice-a-year plan and has never had a run pull loose. Another customer under a canopy of mature trees is on the every-three-to-four-months plan and reports that the runs stay clear between visits. After the first visit, once the runs are clean, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and then we keep to it. Keep your gutters on the right tier, because a rain gutter that stays clear carries rainwater away from the house instead of over the edge.
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 across NJ, and works out of the nearest base to keep the travel short. To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 for a quote or text us, using how many stories you have, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. When you call, tell us about any clog, sag, buildup or poor drainage you have seen, because the water flow at the downspouts changes the visit. Lead time is set by the calendar, so call us and we will tell you the first open date rather than guess. For Voorhees homes, the busiest weeks are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop bring in the most calls, so the sooner you book in those months the better your odds.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew stays outside, handles the debris removal, leaves each run clean, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. We book residential and commercial work on the same calendar. For commercial properties we schedule around the building's own hours, and for residential properties we set the next visit on the calendar before we leave so the schedule holds. Ask us about regular gutter cleaning on a set plan, since a gutter cleaning service booked ahead holds its date better than a call made after an overflow, and we will show you when we can clean your gutters and the dates that fit your lot.
Gutter cleaning services in Voorhees NJ are quoted from the number of stories, the square footage and what is packed in the gutters, and we give you the estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a number without those three facts, because a two-story house with a steep pitch and one with simple lines can sit far apart. Once you have the number, that is what the invoice says.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit falls in late May or June, and the fall visit falls in late October or November. If you wait past the fall visit, we find the wet leaf mat and by March the runs that have sagged under ice. Across NJ that is the pattern we see most often.
Most slots come up within the week in Voorhees and the surrounding areas, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when we are coming. We will not promise same-day unless the calendar has an open run that day.
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. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it. If there is a blockage or a clog we clear it before we leave, then watch the water come out the bottom to confirm it runs clear. If a line drains underground we check the outlet and tell you what we see, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts. We treat the gutters and downspouts as one system, so the crew checks both on every visit.
Yes. On our jobs the guards hold back the big leaves along the roofline, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and turn into a wet mat, so we lift the panels, clean underneath, flush each downspout and reseat them. Guarded gutters usually run on a longer interval than open ones, so keep your gutters on the schedule we set after the first visit.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets rainwater over the edge in rain, the problem is almost always slope or drainage capacity at the downspout, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, so you can protect your home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, and anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts. Our gutter services are quoted once and billed once. We will not add a charge at the end.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
