Our crew gets your gutters clean, with every run flushed and flow-tested, the mess bagged and hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across New York, most of our customers book in spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall have finished. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate.
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 sitting 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. Some firms price by the linear foot, but on our jobs the stories and the roof pitch do more to the total than the length does. Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us the three things and you will hear a figure before anyone climbs.
What moves the quote is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a steep pitch we cannot walk adds time and lifting equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with matted material, a twig or two and grit that takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Flushing, flow testing and hauling the mess away are part of the gutter cleaning process and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
When a gutter clog sits at the back of a house, the drainage problem and any sag in that run are usually tied together. The buildup holds water against the fascia until the run starts to sag under it. Once the trough is clean and the water flow is tested at every outlet, you can see whether the run sits level again, and the photos show what came out. The price is set by the stories and the tree cover, not by how much buildup came out of the trough.
Hampton Bays homes with trees over the house need the same care. The gutter cleaning services that matter clean out the troughs and check the outlets, not just scoop the top. Leaves and debris left in the elbows cause the overflow that shows up in the next rain. We clear them out and flush the outlets so the water leaves the house instead of pooling at the foundation, which keeps structural damage from starting at the base of the wall.
Our work for commercial properties in the area follows the same method, scheduled per building. For a residential home, the same method applies to the rain gutter run, the clogged downspouts and the outlets at the bottom. Keeping them clean and open is how you move the water away from your home on the next heavy rainfall.
| 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 customers book two cleanings a year, in spring and fall. Across New York, spring visits run late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit runs October to early November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and pollen paste over the screens. In the fall it is the leaf mat, and a house that skipped that visit can have runs sagging under the first ice. Winters here freeze, so the fall visit is the one that keeps ice dams from forming at the eave.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see on those lots, because the needles and grit pack the outlets faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up. Few or no trees around the house and once a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit builds up quickly, so those homes go on the shorter schedule too. Keeping the same rhythm is what keeps a guarded system clean and draining, because guards cut the visits but the surface still has to be cleared.
A gutter left alone for a season builds a clog that holds rainwater against the roofline, and that blockage is behind most of the overflow calls we get. The estimate we give you covers the first visit, and after that visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the schedule from there, so you can get your gutters on the calendar before the next heavy rainfall. This is gutter cleaning service built around the hampton bays ny weather pattern, not a generic calendar, and it is the core of regular gutter cleaning on our jobs. We handle residential and commercial properties on the same spring and fall rhythm, and if you want us to clean your gutters on that schedule, the debris removal is part of the visit. We also take on residential properties where the owner wants the rhythm kept without thinking about it.
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.
We run one crew across the whole town, so the crew that pulls up to your street is the same crew that left the house two blocks over clean. Booking works by phone or text: send us your stories, your approximate square footage, whether trees hang over the house, and a photo of the front of the house if it is easy. The homeowner gets a confirmed date when they call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home.
The two windows when our calendar fills are late May through June and late October into November, so if you want a slot in those months, book early. Outside those windows there is usually room, and homes with gutter guards are booked the same way. We keep the schedule tight so the crew can get every run clean and is not rushed on the ladder, and the photos of every run go to your phone before we leave. Our hampton bays gutter cleaning calls come from a homeowner who wants the job done in one visit and gutters and downspouts that stay clear through the next storm, and that is what we set out to deliver. Keeping the outlets and the troughs clear is how we protect your home from the water that would otherwise find a leak at the fascia, and we cover the surrounding areas with the same crew. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will help you keep your gutters clean and flush every downspout on the next visit. We also provide gutter services that keep the water from getting into the house, which is how we protect the home from water damage and the foundation.
Our cleaning services in Hampton Bays are priced from your stories and your home's size, and we give you the number by phone or text. We will not guess a figure from the outside of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will quote it before the crew is booked.
Across New York, spring visits run late May to June, and the fall visit runs October to early November, which is the one that keeps the runs from sagging once the first ice arrives. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the ice is already in the eave by the time we get there.
Same-day depends on how full our calendar is across Hampton Bays that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and it leaves the ground as clean as it found it. Photos of every run and outlet go to your phone before the truck leaves, so a homeowner at work still gets the full picture. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every outlet is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water is leaving at the bottom. If a line runs underground and we cannot see it run clean, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them and pack into the troughs underneath. Guards do not replace gutter maintenance, so each gutter system we service gets the panels lifted, the surface cleared, the outlets flushed and the guards reseated. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded system are scoped together when you call.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or outlet size, not debris. Water that runs over the edge lands in the landscape and drifts toward the foundation, and left alone it can start rot in the fascia. 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. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
