Our own crew cleans gutters in Ramapo, checks water flow through every run, hauls away the leaves and grit, and sends photos of each run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of the homes we clean book in spring and fall, and we have been running those visits for years across New York.
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 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. Get your gutters quoted with a photo of the front of the house, and the price for a clean run comes back before a slot is booked. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the job is measured.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. 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 roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed solid with compacted debris, and a clog at a bend in the pipe adds time before the run will flow. Guards we have to lift and reseat add to the visit. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and each run is flushed until the water comes out clean. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice. Ask us to walk you through the gutter cleaning process on the phone, step by step, before a crew is booked.
On a recent job, a two-story house with heavy tree cover had gutters that had not been opened in a long time. The crew found what was described as heavy, packed-in material, and that is what moved the quote. The homeowner text a photo of the front of the house, and we confirmed the number before we came out. If you want the same, text a photo of the front of your house and ask for a written estimate; include how many stories and whether trees hang over the roof. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through what drives your number, including the cleaning and maintenance that keeps the next visit short. Our cleaning services in Ramapo are priced from those same inputs.
| 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 book two cleanings a year. Spring visits run late May to June across New York, after the seed and pollen drop, and fall visits land in late October or November, after the leaves and debris have come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings, pollen and the odd twig packed into the drain elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice. A sagging run is an early step toward structural damage, and a clog that sits can leak at a joint and let the board behind it rot.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the drains between visits and spill onto the landscape below, so a gutter system there goes on a schedule of every three to four months. Clogged downspouts are the first sign it is due. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be clean when the crew leaves. Ramapo gets about 49.6 inches of precipitation a year, and June, September and October are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall finds a full trough whenever the visit slips.
Across Ramapo, the gutter cleaning services we run follow the same logic. After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep the rain gutter flowing and the water away from your home. The point is to protect your home, not to sell a bigger visit.
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.
The crew covers Ramapo NY from the nearest base, and we work on the city as a whole, from Ramapo homes on the main roads to the quieter streets in surrounding areas. Booking is simple. You tell us stories, size and tree cover by phone or text, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. Lead time is confirmed when you call, and we will tell you the first open date. The two busiest windows are spring and fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so booking early helps.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Ask about residential and commercial work if you own more than one property. Our gutter cleaning service is set up for both residential properties and commercial properties, and our gutter services include a regular gutter cleaning schedule for your building. Ask about gutter maintenance between visits too, and once the gutters are clean we tell you when the next visit should be. If you want a blockage cleared before it becomes a drainage problem, a sag in a run, or a buildup that is starting to spill, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what the visit includes. Ask us about debris removal too, so you clean your gutters on a schedule instead of waiting for water to pour over the edge.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Tell us how many stories the house has and roughly how many square feet, and we will quote it.
Our customers book in late spring and late fall. In the spring we find seed and pollen in the drains, and in the fall we find the leaf mat. Waiting into winter is when we see sagging runs.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We will tell you the earliest opening when we talk to you.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run on the gutters and downspouts 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 and flow-test it until it runs clean. Where water drains into an underground line, we check whether it is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Under guards we find needles threaded through, seed casings on top, and grit underneath. Once that mat is wet, the water runs over the front edge and the gutter never fills. The job is shorter, but you still have to keep your gutters clear.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets rainwater over the edge has a slope, capacity or pipe-size problem, not a debris 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. A clear gutter is still how you protect your home from water damage.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on 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.
