Our own crew cleans gutters here. We flush every downspout, test the flow through the whole gutter system, haul away the leaves and twigs, and send 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 overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers across New York book a visit in spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest. The goal on every visit is a clean run of gutter from end to end before the next storm.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our gutter cleaning services depends on how many stories the house has, its 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 give is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real job the height and access matter more than the length. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: we flush every downspout, test the flow and include debris removal in the price, so nothing is billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked changes the crew's setup and the time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run and changes the drainage path. Gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed with compacted grit, leaf buildup and a clog at the elbow, and that takes longer to clear than a run that is kept up. Gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat add time as well. A run that is kept clean is quicker, a run left for years is slower, and one that has begun to sag takes longer again. We call out each of these on the phone so you know where the number comes from.
Clogged downspouts and a slow leak under the eave are the usual ways a neglected run turns into structural damage, so we check where the rainwater goes, not just what sits in the trough. A heavy mat of leaves and debris in a back run can hold water against the eave. When we find one, we flush the run and clear whatever blockage is holding the water, and tell you before the crew climbs if the job changes. Every downspout is flushed before the truck leaves, and water flow is checked at the bottom.
If you can text a photo of the front of the house, the crew can give you a closer first estimate, and the final price is confirmed once we see the back of the house. Repeat cleanings are priced from those same three things. Nobody needs to be home for the walkthrough.
| 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.
Regular gutter cleaning in Le Ray NY usually means a visit in spring and another in fall. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows and the first few feet of each downspout, and one small clog there is enough to back water up the trough. In fall we find the leaf load, and in a freezing winter that is the run that becomes an ice dam along the roofline by the time the first hard freeze arrives. Houses that skip the fall visit tend to show sagging runs, loose hangers and wood rot by March. Start the year with a clean gutter and the fall load has room to drain.
Under heavy tree cover, the schedule has to be shorter, because needles, grit and the occasional twig pack each downspout between visits and the gutter fills faster. With few or no trees overhead, a single visit in late fall is usually enough. Gutters with guards still need a clean, though less often, and the surface debris on the guard is cleared at each visit. After the first visit, we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, and we note it on the job so you can keep your gutters clean between visits.
Across New York, spring visits run late May to June, when the seed and pollen have usually just finished dropping and the job goes quickly. A fall visit from October to early November catches the leaves before the ice, and that is the window most of our customers choose. These windows are written for residential properties. If you own commercial properties, ask us on the phone before you book, because residential and commercial jobs are not always scheduled the same way. Either way, the simplest way to clean your gutters before the first hard freeze is to book that fall visit now.
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 provides cleaning services in Le Ray NY from the nearest base and works the surrounding areas on the same schedule. We have cleaned gutters across Le Ray, and we keep a close eye on the streets where the leaf load and the tree cover run heaviest, because those are the houses that come back to us most often. Every homeowner gets the same quote process no matter which street they are on. Booking a Le Ray gutter cleaning is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text us, give us the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We will quote the job from there and confirm the date.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call, the better your chance of the date you want. A homeowner who calls early has the better choice of dates, and a clean run before the storm is worth a quick phone call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you want to keep your gutters clear between visits, tell us when you book and we will note the schedule on the job so your gutter services stay on track.
Every visit leaves the gutters flowing, each downspout flushed and the yard clear, so the next storm runs off the house instead of over the edge. Storms with heavy rainfall are when that matters most, and a clean gutter is how you protect your home from water damage. Getting water away from your home and off the landscape is the whole point of the appointment, and we check gutters and downspouts with that in mind.
Our gutter cleaning service is priced from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Le Ray homes are priced the same way, and we give the figure by phone or text, which is the number on the invoice. Nothing gets added once the crew is on the ladder.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. In a freezing winter, the fall visit is the one that stops ice dams from forming at the eave. Under heavy trees the visits need to come closer together, and that is part of ongoing gutter maintenance. Going into a freeze with a clear gutter is the surest way to keep ice off the eave.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need to get your gutters done sooner, call (866) 435-6328 and tell us when you want it, and we will check what the crew has open.
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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check where it drains. A clean downspout drains faster, but if a line runs underground and water is not coming out at the outlet, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, gutter guards stop leaves but not needles, seed casings and grit, so cleaning and maintenance still go together. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards.
A clean rain gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video 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 quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before the crew starts. If something is found on the roof that is not a cleaning issue, it is photographed and reported, not added to the bill.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
