Our own crew cleans gutters in Weehawken, 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. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been running that schedule across New Jersey for years.
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, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Weehawken homeowners get a quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Every homeowner hears the full number before the crew climbs. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the roofline usually decide it.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked moves the quote. So does a walk-out basement or a sloped lot that puts the back run far up, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaf mat, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout clearing, flow testing and drainage checks are included and never billed as extras. The whole gutter system is checked on the same visit. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice, and every run leaves with a clean trough.
On a typical job with mature tree cover, a twig or seed clump in the elbow is the usual blockage, and that is what the crew clears. We clean every run, flush every downspout, and photograph each one before the truck leaves. Heavy rainfall on a clogged gutter is where a leak starts, so we treat the flush as part of the job, not an add-on. Our cleaning services in Weehawken are priced from stories and size, and the price on the phone does not change. This is gutter maintenance, not a one-time scoop. To get your gutters looked at before the next storm, text a photo of the front of the house, and the gutter cleaning process starts from there. The number on the phone is the cleaning and maintenance price, and it stays that number. Call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate.
| 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 homes on our schedule get two cleanings a year. Across New Jersey, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late November to December, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed in the elbows, and a clog there is what backs water over the edge and lets the fascia rot. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March. Snow here falls mostly in January, February, March and December, and rainwater that cannot leave a trough freezes at the eave, which is why the fall visit matters. If you want to clean your gutters before the snow, book the late fall slot, because that is how most owners keep your gutters working through the season.
Under heavy tree cover, plan a visit every three to four months, since grit and seed husks settle into the drain outlets between visits. Near a busy road, a construction site or freshly turned landscape beds, the same schedule applies. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still gets cleared on the same visit, and a guarded run still gets its outlet checked on every visit.
Our gutter cleaning services across New Jersey show the pattern. Two typical lots make the point. One with no trees runs on a once-a-year schedule. Another under heavy trees is on every three to four months, and what we find there is the flush at each outlet. Both get the same photo report, and both leave with clean runs. Leaves and debris left in a rain gutter from one season to the next start to hold water, and clogged downspouts then push it toward the foundation, which is how structural damage starts. Keeping the water away from your home is the point of the schedule, and it is how you protect your home from water damage at the foundation. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 covers Weehawken NJ homes from the nearest base, and we book jobs across Weehawken from the same calendar. We also take calls from surrounding areas, and we confirm coverage when you call. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy, so the crew knows what it is walking into and can quote a clean price. Lead time depends on the week, so we give you the date we have when you call. The two busy windows are spring and fall, when our calendar fills, so the sooner you call in those months the better your odds.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Buildup in an outlet is the usual clog, and once water flow slows the run can sag. Our gutter cleaning service runs on the same schedule for residential and commercial work, and we keep both on the books. If you want regular gutter cleaning on a fixed date, tell us when you call and we set it up. We also do residential properties and commercial properties, and the same crew handles debris removal on both. Gutters and downspouts get a clean check on every visit, and if the job calls for a second look, the photo report comes with it. Call (866) 435-6328 to set a date, or text a photo of the roofline and ask for a written estimate.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give an estimate by phone or text for any NJ address. Tell us the square footage and whether anything is in the gutters that has not been cleared in years. The figure we quote is the figure on the invoice.
Across New Jersey, most owners book the spring visit in late May to June and the fall visit in late November to December. If you wait past the fall visit, a blockage in the outlet can freeze and runs can sag under ice by March, so the late fall visit matters.
Same-day depends on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. 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 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. Under guards we find a twig or a needle threaded through, seed casings on top and grit underneath. We clear the surface and check that water is getting in, and the visit is shorter than on an open system.
A clean gutter that still spills in heavy rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a short video 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 about it and agree to it before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 with your house details and we will confirm the number.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
