Our own crew provides gutter cleaning services for homeowners around Fort Drum, and we clean each run, flush each outlet and flow-test it. The mess is hauled away, and you get 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. Across New York, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills.
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. Our service gives an estimate by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge a homeowner. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot, but on a house the stories and the load decide the job. Our quote covers gutters and downspouts together. Residential properties are quoted from the house itself, and commercial properties are scoped on their own, so tell us which one you have.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more to do safely. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with a dense leaf mat, and a clog that has been sitting for a season takes more hands than a light one. A gutter system with guards takes longer to lift and reseat. Leaves and debris are bagged, we flush every downspout and check the water flow, and debris removal is never billed as an extra. If something changes the job, we raise it before work starts, not on the invoice.
When we open a gutter that has been left, the first thing we see is the buildup in the elbows and the sag where water has been sitting. Those are the points where a clog turns into structural damage, the fascia rotting or a leak running behind the rain gutter and into the wall. Keeping water away from your home is why we clean the gutters at all, and a flushed downspout with good drainage is the test we use before we leave. Clogged downspouts are the most common surprise on the fort drum homes we visit, and they send rainwater into the soil next to the foundation, where it washes out the landscape along the wall.
On our Fort Drum jobs, one recent house had a single two-story run with heavy leaves and grit packed to the elbow, and it took longer than the front of the house suggested. The price stayed the price we quoted because we had asked about stories and tree cover on the phone. You can read that job here: [case link].
| 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. Across New York, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the last leaves. Fort Drum NY gets about 45.1 inches of precipitation a year, and heavy rainfall peaks in October, November and December. In May the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on the houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have sagged by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover the gutter fills faster, and a blockage builds between visits. Needles and grit pack the outlets, so those customers are on a schedule of every three to four months. Regular gutter cleaning is what stops that buildup, and gutter maintenance is the same job done on a set calendar. Few or no trees and a once-a-year clean in late fall is enough for most lots. Near a busy road or a construction site we also go back more often, because the grit runs into the trough.
After the first visit we tell you how often your lot needs you to clean your gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set that schedule with you, so the wet months do not catch you off guard.
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 service covers Fort Drum from the nearest base and keeps a clear schedule for the busy windows, which are spring and fall. Our crew works across Fort Drum from that base, and we also get calls from the surrounding areas, where the same quote rules apply. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, and a homeowner hears the number before anything is booked. We ask about stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Residential and commercial work is quoted from different questions, so say which one it is when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows slots fill first. Most of our cleanings are booked on the first call, and a twig caught in a downspout is cleared on the same visit. Fort drum gutter cleaning dates go quickest in spring and fall, and our gutter services run from that first call to the photos on your phone. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you the first date we can keep. We protect your home from water damage, and we keep your gutters clean so the water goes where it should.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house with heavy tree cover is a different job from one with none.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we find sagging runs and rot at the fascia by March on the houses that had ice on the eaves. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on a schedule that fits your lot.
Most slots come up within the week. When you call, we confirm the date we can keep, and during spring and fall we may need a few days more to fit in a clean.
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.
Our cleaning services in Fort Drum flush every downspout and check that the water leaves at the outlet, including where a downspout feeds an underground line. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and turn into a paste that runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath and check the flow.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No, unless something changes the job. Cleaning and maintenance on the same visit go on one quote, and if something changes, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
