Our own crew cleans every house we book, flushes each run and checks the flow, then hauls the mess away. Call (866) 435-6328 and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. Most of our homeowners book in spring and fall, and we work the same way on every roof, so the gutters stay clear and water moves away from 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. Every homeowner gets that number before the crew climbs. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run of gutter. Whatever the method, the price to clean a house is set before work starts.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, a gutter system nobody has opened in years with packed leaves in the trough, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Debris removal, flushing and a check of the water flow are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Greenlawn homes the heavy buildup usually sits in the runs under the tree line, where the gutters need more time to clear and the drainage has to be checked at the outlet. Slow runs get noted before we leave, and we check for a sag or a clog on the way. We tell you what we find before we start. Most houses here book the gutter cleaning services we offer in spring and fall, and the regular gutter cleaning schedule gets set on the first visit. The same routine covers residential and commercial work, and residential properties and commercial properties get the same flush and photo set. If you would rather clean your gutters yourself, set the ladder on level ground and keep it off the gutter lip.
| 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 in town book twice a year, and the timing follows the seasons. Across New York, the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs from November to early December, after the last leaves are down. In spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed in the bends where the pipe turns, and a clog forms where they settle. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under the first hard freeze. Going into winter, a clean trough gives the freeze much less to work with.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm, because needles and grit pack the gutters between visits. The point of the schedule is to keep your gutters clear before the rain arrives. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs clearing, and a rainwater blockage forms on the roofline if it is ignored. Leaves that sit through a heavy rainfall wash straight into the trough, and the wettest months here are August, September and December, so a clean system before the fall visit is worth more than a rushed one at the last minute. Our gutter services in Greenlawn NY follow that rhythm, and it is the simplest way to keep gutter maintenance on track year over year.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. On every visit we flush every downspout, so the gutters and downspouts are checked to carry water away from your home. The goal is to protect your home from water damage and keep the system flowing, not to sell a schedule you do not need. A clean gutter is only half the job, because the water still has to leave the house. If a run still shows a leak at a joint after cleanings, that is a repair question for a roofer, and we say so. A gutter that overflows near a flower bed can wash soil out of the beds, and a rain gutter that sags for years can lead to structural damage. If you want a number before the first visit, ask for an estimate. Homes in the surrounding areas get the same flush and check.
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 the whole town and the surrounding areas, and we book every street the same way. Greenlawn gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the roofline helps if it is easy to send, especially where twig and leaf piles sit in the runs. Call (866) 435-6328 to book your time. Lead time depends on the calendar for your gutter maintenance, and the two busiest windows are late spring and late fall. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home.
When you reach out, a quick photo of the roofline helps us see the gutter system before the crew arrives. Every homeowner gets a clean, dated record of the gutter cleaning process from the first call to the final photo set, so you know what happened. Our cleaning and maintenance work runs as a single visit or a standing schedule, and if you book cleanings on repeat, the first visit tells us how often your house needs them. Gutter guards get a separate look underneath, and any twig or leaf pile is cleared away from your home rather than left on the lawn. A leak at a joint gets noted, not hidden, and a heavy rainfall is the easiest test of whether the water is moving, so we will walk you through it to get your gutters on track.
The number comes from stories, size and tree cover, and we give it to you by phone or text before any crew is booked, for residential and commercial properties alike. The quote we give is the number you pay.
Greenlawn homeowners most often book in late spring and again in late fall. Across New York the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, and the fall visit runs from November to early December, when the leaves and debris that build up by November cause the most trouble. Skip that visit and the fascia can start to rot before spring.
Most slots come up within the week across Greenlawn, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that week, and our cleaning services in Greenlawn run the same way whenever the date lands.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can check the clean finish yourself. Keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed and checked for water flow at the outlet, and the trough gets cleared before the flush. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. On a guarded gutter system the guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seeds and grit still settle on top and into the trough, so the surface still needs a clean.
If a clean gutter still spills water over the edge in the rain, the cause is usually slope or capacity, not a clog. Clogged downspouts are the exception, and we clear those before we leave. A slope problem left alone can lead to structural damage at the fascia, so send us a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is.
Not without a conversation first. If the crew finds a sagging rain gutter or something else that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
