Our own crew runs this gutter cleaning service in Moreau. We clean every run, flush each downspout and flow-test it, haul everything away, and take photos of every section before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house 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, and we keep those visits open for them.
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 give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Residential properties get the same three-part quote. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the state of the gutters are what actually move the total on our jobs.
On our jobs a third story or a pitch too steep to walk changes the job right away, and so does a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes down heavy: we find packed-in leaves and a blockage at nearly every elbow, and that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Moreau homes that have gone a long time without a cleaning show the difference most clearly. Ask us what we found on one of our cases on file and we will walk you through it, including the link to that job. We name the neighborhoods where we have worked, and we tell you what we found when we opened the gutters. Heavy leaf and seed buildup, a sag in one run, and water running behind the back edge all show up in the same way: the sag forms the water flow to one end, and the drainage stops at the clogged downspouts. Left that way, water behind the back edge can cause structural damage and rot in the fascia. We clean out those problems in that order, so the rain gets water away from the house.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a number from stories, size and tree cover before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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 Moreau NY book twice a year. Across New York, spring visits run late May to June, once the seeds and pollen have dropped, and the fall visit runs late September to October, after the last leaves and debris come down. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seed casings and pollen packed into the elbows, and when we open one in November it is the wet leaf mat sitting on the gutter with nothing moving through it. A gutter that is clean in late spring still fills up by fall. Houses that skipped the fall visit often show a sag in the runs by March, which is the first sign of a clog that froze in place.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the eaves, our customers are on a shorter schedule, every few months, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits and the rainwater stops moving. A house with few or no trees can usually manage with a single visit in late fall. Guards change the schedule a little, since they keep the large pieces out, but the surface still has to be kept clean on the same clock.
After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs. Book the spring and fall visits, or let us look at the roofline first and set the schedule from what we find. Either way, the goal is a gutter system that stays clear between visits. Whenever you decide to clean your gutters, the first visit tells you how often they need it. Precipitation runs about 44.6 inches a year here, and June, July and August are the wettest months, so check the gutters after heavy rainfall. Between cleanings, a look at the elbows is the cheapest part of regular gutter cleaning, and a clean gutter stays easier to keep than a clogged one.
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 crews have cleaned gutters for homeowners in the neighborhoods named on the quote form. Our Moreau gutter cleaning runs across Moreau from the nearest base, and booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, square footage and tree cover. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar covers residential and commercial jobs alike, and it fills in two busy windows. Across New York, the spring window runs late May to June, and the fall window runs late September to October, so book early if you want those dates. Commercial properties follow the same booking steps. Outside those windows, slots open up more often. A full gutter can leak behind the fascia, and if you want to protect your home from water damage, get your gutters booked a few weeks ahead of a heavy spring rain or a late fall storm.
Our work covers residential properties in the surrounding areas, and the same crew handles the whole job for each homeowner. Keep your gutters and downspouts clean, flush every downspout, and ask us about gutter services that go beyond a single visit when you call.
The number comes from the stories, the size and how much tree cover is overhead. We give it by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. We do not give a price here because it changes with those three things.
Most of our customers here book gutter maintenance in late spring and again in late fall. In spring we find seeds and pollen in the elbows, and in fall it is the leaf mat and, once the cold comes, the first ice. Houses that skip the fall visit often show sagging runs by March.
Our cleaning services in Moreau run on one calendar, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm the exact date when you call. If you need the earliest slot, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar with you.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. That photo step closes out our gutter cleaning process. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
We flush each one and check that water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home. If a pipe feeds an underground drain line, we tell you whether water is getting out, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it. If an outlet empties onto the landscape near the foundation, we say so and show you where the water goes.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared, usually less often. On our jobs we find needles through the mesh, seed casings on top, grit underneath, and the odd twig, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the front edge. Guards do not end cleaning and maintenance, they shorten it.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, it is usually a slope or outlet-size problem rather than a buildup of leaves. 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 you another of our cleanings for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to 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.
