Our own crew provides gutter cleaning services in Cortlandt NY and leaves the gutters clean, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris removal included, 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 is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Homeowners here get the same photo set on a small house as on a big one. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will look at the house.
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 here is priced from the same three things, and our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial buildings alike. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once you do the math, though the total is the number that matters to you. Nothing here is a rate card; it is what we have seen drive quotes on our own jobs.
A third story or a steep pitch that we cannot walk safely moves the quote, because it takes more time to reach the run. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits farther up than the front. Gutters that nobody has cleaned in years, with a downspout left to clog, take longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of leaves and debris are included and never billed as extras, and the point of the flush is to move the water away from your home. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the number usually reflects. A house with a few trees and a gutter that was clean last fall takes less time than one with heavy tree cover and seeds packed in the trough. Clogged downspouts take the most time, because each one has to be flushed and checked at the outlet. Left alone, a clogged run can lead to structural damage, and repairing that is a bigger job than a cleaning. Cleaning it out is how we protect your home from water damage, and the price is set to match the work. If you send a photo of the front of the house by text, we can give you a firmer estimate on the phone.
| 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 York, the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Here the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in late May, along the roofline side of the trough we find a buildup of seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and a clean trough does not stay that way for long. In November it is the wet leaf mat. Here it gets about 49.3 inches of precipitation a year, and July, September and October are among the wettest months, so heavy rainfall finds a clogged run fast. Freezing winters here mean that when rainwater cannot leave the trough, it freezes into ice dams at the eave, and about 39.5 inches of snow a year falls mostly from January through April and in December. A run that skipped the fall visit can sag under that weight by March, and the fascia behind it can rot before anyone sees it, so the fall visit matters more than it looks.
Residential properties under heavy tree cover need visits more often than houses with few trees, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspout between visits and the gutter clog builds back quickly. Houses with few or no trees do well with a single clean in late fall. Regular gutter cleaning in the same months each year keeps the trough clear. A gutter system with gutter guards still needs clearing on top, though less often, and we check the trough underneath as well. Keep your gutters clear between visits by watching for a leak at the seam or water over the edge in the rain. The crew photographs anything that is not a cleaning problem, such as a hanger pulled loose, and reports it in the photo set rather than selling a repair on the spot.
A homeowner with a simple landscape and no trees overhead will usually find the runs clear through winter, with no overflow. A house under a canopy of old trees can need a second visit in spring, and the crew finds the blockage at the downspout each time it has been left too long. After the first visit we tell you how many cleanings a year your lot needs, and you hear that before the next date goes on the calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutters and we will book your date.
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 Cortlandt and the surrounding areas. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover over the house. Homes with more stories or heavier cover get a firmer number once we have seen a photo. We call before we come, so there is no surprise on arrival, and you do not have to be home for exterior work. Late spring and late fall are the busy windows, so tell us the date you want and we will work to get your gutters done that week.
Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts from the top of the run to the outlet, and we also book residential properties and commercial properties on a scheduled basis. Our gutter cleaning service runs the same way on every job, with photos of the runs and a report of anything we find while we are up there. The homeowner who wants the roof edge kept clear and drainage working gets the same report. If you want to clean your gutters on your own schedule, ask us on the phone and we will set one up. If you have a question about the job before you book, we will answer it plainly on the phone.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and homeowners here get it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house on a flat lot and one on a sloped lot take very different amounts of time to clean.
Across New York the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, and here the fall visit falls in late October to November. If you wait past the fall, the wet leaf mat and the first ice can leave runs sagging by March, so book before the leaves are down.
We give you the first open date when you call, and we confirm it before a clean is booked. The calendar depends on the season and the weather, so we do not promise same-day service.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside only: the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. As a homeowner you can skip the day off, and the crew leaves the yard as clean as it found it.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet, and where a line drains underground we check that water is leaving and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. A gutter system with guards still needs cleaning, though less often. Under the guards we find needles threaded through, seed casings on top and roof grit settled underneath, and the water never gets into the trough until it is cleared. Guards cut down on the cleaning and maintenance, but they do not end gutter maintenance.
If a clean rain gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, it has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Water that keeps overflowing for long enough can cause structural damage, so send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling 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 they start, never after, and the number on the invoice matches the number we quoted on the phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
