Our own crew cleans gutters, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves bagged and hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage 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 customers book in the spring and fall, and our gutter services and cleaning services in Merrick run on that same calendar.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning process starts with the same three questions for every homeowner, and the number we quote by phone or text is the number we charge. The quote covers cleaning and maintenance on the visit, and nothing else. A clean, open gutter line with no guards is the simplest quote we write. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the access decide most of it on our jobs.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid, and a twig jammed in the elbow takes longer to clear by hand. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and the trough is left clean. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Merrick homes the quote usually turns on tree cover and access. One customer with no trees overhead and a clear side yard books a standard visit, while a house under heavy tree canopy needs the gutters opened early and the downspout cleared down to the elbow so the run ends up clean. We text you a photo request of the front of the house if it is easy to send, because it lets us see the stories and the roofline before we call back. Whatever the house, you get the same answer on the phone that you get on the invoice, and you hear about anything new before we touch a ladder. A good crew puts the number in writing, so if you want a written estimate, ask for it and we will send one.
| 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 the spring after the seed and pollen drop finishes and in the fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs when we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste, a buildup packed into the elbow of the downspout. In fall it is the leaf load, and where the winters freeze we have seen the first ice dams form at the eave and runs that sag or pull loose by March on houses that skipped the fall visit. A leak at a seam is often the first thing we see.
Across New York the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in November to early December, and regular gutter cleaning on those two visits covers most houses. Where the landscape is under heavy tree cover, plan to clean your gutters every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the gutters between visits. A house with few or no trees is usually fine with one visit a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent upkeep, but the surface still gets cleared, because grit that sits on top of a guard turns into a wet mat that rain runs over and off the front edge.
When the gutter system is sound and the drainage is working, a single well-timed visit keeps the rain gutter running clear, and the clogged downspouts are the first place we look for trouble. Leaves and debris left too long can start wood rot and structural damage in the fascia and soffit that no later visit will reverse. Keep the trough clean between visits, and think of this as gutter maintenance rather than a one-time fix. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep the schedule to that, so you can keep your gutters doing their job and keep water away from your home.
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 has cleaned gutters across Merrick for homeowners who want the work done once and done right. We offer gutter cleaning services and gutter services, covering residential and commercial properties. We quote by phone or text from your stories, your square footage and your tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, so you know the window, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, and the calendar fills up in those months first.
Lead time depends on the week and the season, and we tell you the first open date when you call. If the gutters are already clean at the front, say so, because it changes how long the visit takes. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm a date. A clog, or a sag that slows the water flow, caught early is much cheaper to fix than the water damage it causes later, and catching it early helps protect your home from water damage. We also serve the surrounding areas, so ask about your street when you call, and the earlier we are on the ladder, the better we protect your home.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not read a price off a list, we quote your house. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Our customers in Merrick NY usually book in late spring and late fall. If the fall visit gets skipped, we see ice-loaded runs and sagging hangers by March on houses in this part of New York. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the first open date.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar depends on the season and the crew's route.
No. Our crew works outside on residential properties, 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, and the crew leaves the yard as clean as they found it.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it, and our check covers the gutters and downspouts from end to end. We check that water is leaving at the outlet, and any blockage or other problem we see gets reported to you first. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. Under the guard we find seed casings, shed needles and roof grit that turn into a wet mat, and that mat is what stops the water from getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater over the edge in heavy rainfall has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. 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.
Only if something changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The quote from 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.
