Our crew cleans gutters in Dobbs Ferry, each run flushed and flow-tested, the leaves bagged and hauled away, the yard left clean, 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of the homes we clean book in the spring and fall, when the gutters have taken the most leaves and seeds.
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. Plenty of outfits price by the linear foot, but gutter cleaning here is quoted for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves, a twig or two, and grit that has to be worked loose by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and a run that is already clean goes quickly. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off of the leaves are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
When the crew opens a gutter on a home in town, the first thing we check is the clog at the outlet and whether the water flow reaches the bottom of the pipe. Where a run has begun to sag or pull loose, or a seam has started to leak, we photograph it and report it, and we do not sell a repair on the spot. A dry gutter with a light buildup of leaves and debris is a clean, easy job. A gutter with a full clog and standing water behind it is a bigger one, and we tell you which before we start. Poor drainage lets water sit in the trough and find its way to the house, which is the structural damage every homeowner wants to avoid.
Our work covers dobbs ferry homes of every age, along with the gutter cleaning services we run for commercial properties. Residential properties and commercial properties go through the same gutter cleaning process, with the same flushing and the same photos. We keep the rain gutter clear and the clogged downspouts open, which keeps the water away from your home.
| 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 in spring and fall, which is when the gutter system takes the most load. Across New York, the spring visit falls in late May and June, and by then seeds, seed casings and pollen paste have packed into the elbows. In late October and November it is the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Across New York, the first hard freeze, the ice dams at the eave and the heavy rainfall from nor'easters are what make the fall visit matter most.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what our customers here need, because needles and grit pack the gutters between visits. A blockage at the outlet becomes a backed-up gutter within a few storms. If the landscape has few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut down how often the trough fills, but we still clear the surface leaves and grit that settle on them, and each visit ends with a clean trough, so gutter maintenance does not stop.
In the fall and in the spring, the rainwater that the roofline sheds has to be able to run. If it cannot, it finds the fascia and soffit. We give you an estimate on how often your gutters need the regular gutter cleaning service, and we check every outlet and leave it clean at each visit. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the photos go to your phone either way.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Residential and commercial buildings in the Dobbs Ferry ny area follow the same logic, and we use the same photos. Ask us to clean your gutters on the schedule the lot calls for, and we will confirm the next date when you call.
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.
Dobbs Ferry gutter cleaning runs from the nearest base, and the crew works across the town from the first call to the last photo. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in the spring and in the fall, so book early if you want a particular week. We confirm the lead time when you call, because it changes with the season. Every visit starts with gutters and downspouts, and we flush every downspout so the water away from the building runs clear. That is how we protect your home from water damage at the roofline and at the foundation.
Our gutter services are built around the same crew and the same photos every time, so the work on your house matches the work we did on your neighbour's. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you call and we will quote them as a guarded system. Repeat cleanings are quoted from the same stories, size and tree cover, and a twig jammed in a downspout after a storm is part of the same visit. We keep your gutters clean on the schedule the lot needs. If you have a question about the surrounding areas we cover, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the next slot we have.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. What we charge is what we quote, and the flushing and haul-off are included in it.
Across New York, the spring visit falls in late May and June, when seeds and pollen have packed into the elbows. In late October or November I find the leaf load. If you wait past the fall, the fascia can start to rot by March. Book the spring and the fall visits and you avoid most of that.
Our crew works across dobbs ferry, and most slots come up within the week. To get your gutters on the calendar, call or text and we give you the next open date. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar moves with the season.
No, you do not need to be home. Our 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, we flush the whole gutter system and check that the water is leaving at the outlet. If a drain line runs underground and the water is not getting out, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop the leaves, but needles, seeds and grit still settle on top of them and turn into a mat. We lift the panels, clean underneath and check that water is getting in. Cleaning and maintenance on guarded gutters is shorter, but it does not go away.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually the slope or the size of the outlet, not the buildup. Send us a photo or a short video of it 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 number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
