Our own crew provides gutter services here: every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. Clean gutters carry water away from your home and protect your home from water damage. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across New York, most of our customers book in the spring and fall.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our cleaning services in New City are priced from stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. The gutter cleaning process begins with the quote, and the crew does not climb until you have the number. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A homeowner gets that number in writing before anyone climbs. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of gutter, though the total on the page rarely looks the same. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of your house and we will tell you where your house falls.
On our jobs the quote moves for a few reasons we can see before we climb. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years has buildup of compacted muck that has to come out by hand before the crew can clean the run. Gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat add a step on every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A blockage low in the run gets worked from the top, and if anything we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job the tree cover was heavy and the house was two stories with a steep front pitch. The gutters were full of seed casings and wet leaf mat, and the quote reflected the extra time to clean the downspout from the top. You can see that job on our project page. Text a photo of the front of your house and we will give you a written estimate you can hold us to.
Gutters and downspouts matter as much as the first visit, and so does the maintenance schedule. Our crew treats gutter maintenance as part of the same visit, so cleaning and maintenance stay together and the water flow stays clear between visits. Homeowners find that regular gutter cleaning costs less than one spring of water damage. Get your gutters on a schedule and we will keep the number the same from one visit to the next.
| 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.
Across New York, most of our customers book twice a year, once in late May or June after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late October or November after the last leaves come down. In May a clog forms at the elbows, packed with seeds, pollen paste and the odd twig. In November it is leaves and debris, wet and matted, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March. Heavy rainfall lands hardest in June, August and September. Freezing is a real risk for these houses, and the snow months we see are January, February, March and December.
Under heavy tree cover we put our customers on a schedule of cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit clog the drains and leave clogged downspouts between visits, and the gutter system fills faster than a seasonal visit can keep up. With few or no trees over the roofline, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Houses with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, just less often. After the first visit we tell you which of those your lot actually needs, and we clean the same runs each time so you know how to keep your gutters clear between visits.
Frequency is set by what we find, not by a calendar on the wall. A house beside a busy road or a construction site, or one with a bare landscape that washes soil into the trough, collects grit that settles and turns to paste, so those houses move to the shorter schedule too. Where we see rot or structural damage starting at the fascia, we note it in the report with photos so you can plan the repair on your own timeline. If you want to know when to clean your gutters, ask us on the first visit and we will tell you.
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 worked across New City and knows the drainage patterns that come through in spring and fall. The landscape around each house changes how fast water comes off the roof. New City homes with mature trees over the house are the ones we clean most often, and we can tell you ahead of the visit how much to expect. Our crew covers the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the quote comes by phone or text from the stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. This page covers residential properties; commercial properties need a call first.
Booking our gutter services is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and we will give you the number on the phone and set a date that fits your calendar. Ask for the gutter cleaning service you need, and if the building is residential and commercial, say so when you call. The two busy windows are late spring and fall, when our calendar fills, so book early if you want a particular week. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
If your gutters are overflowing now, tell us when you call and we will put you at the front of the list where we can. Otherwise typical lead time is a programmatic figure we confirm when you book, and we will tell you the exact date we can get to your house.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you a written estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a range on the page because every roof is different. Once you give us those details, the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Across New York, customers usually book in late May or June, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November, after the last leaves. If you wait past November on a freeze-prone house, we often find runs that have sagged under ice by March. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date that helps you keep your gutters clear all season.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If your gutters are overflowing now we will try to fit you in sooner, but we do not promise same-day visits.
No, you do not need to be home. 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, we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clear at the bottom. A clog or blockage in the gutters and downspouts gets worked from the top. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line we check that the water leaves at the outlet and tell you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention along the roofline. On our jobs we find needles threaded through the guards, seed casings sitting on top and grit settled underneath. That mat holds water on the surface, so the cleaning is shorter but it is still needed. We clean the surface, flush the downspout and reseat the guards.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets rainwater over the edge, or a joint leaks at the seam, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than debris. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Fixing the real cause is what protects your home from water damage, and we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote for our gutter services is built from stories, size and tree cover. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
