Our own crew runs the gutter cleaning process for Scarsdale homeowners. We clear the gutters and downspouts, haul the debris away, and every run comes out clean, with photos of each one before we leave.
The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the house. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing this work on the same kind of houses for years. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328.
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 size and what is sitting in the gutters. We price gutter cleanings over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that sell cleaning services in Scarsdale by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, though that method hides the height and the tree load that drive the time on the ladder.
On our jobs, the things that move the price on gutter maintenance are the same for every homeowner we give an estimate to. A third story, or a roofline too steep to walk, takes longer to reach safely. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits further off the ground than it looks from the street. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaf mush and years of buildup, and that takes a longer pass. A run with a single twig or a few handfuls of leaves in it comes out clean in one pass and takes a fraction of that time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. We flush every downspout, check the water flow through it, and carry the debris away from your home, and that is included and never billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how cleaning and maintenance looks from our side. On one of our jobs, the quote moved because the house had three stories on the street side and heavy tree cover over the back side, and what we found was a leaf mat packed into the elbows at the bottom of the pipe. Once that was out, the run came down clean. That is the kind of detail we give you before we start, so there are no surprises on the bill. If you are not sure what your house needs, text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see from it. If you want to get your gutters priced, that is the quickest way to start.
| 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 the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Locally, the fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in late May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and a clean run is rare by then. In November it is the wet leaf mat and the first freeze. Snow adds about 33 inches a year, mostly from December through March, and June, September and December are the wettest months at about 51 inches of precipitation a year, so heavy rainfall is the other pressure on the system. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March.
The leaves and debris are what drive the schedule. Under heavy tree cover, which is common on Scarsdale homes, the rain gutter fills faster and our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. With few or no trees and a simple landscape, once a year in late fall is enough to clean your gutters on most lots. Guards cut the frequency, but we still leave the trough clean and check that water is getting in.
A blockage in the gutter system does not stay a gutter problem for long. A clog sends rainwater over the edge and down the wall, so a clean trough is only half the job. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause of poor drainage, and in a freeze the water backs up into ice, which is where structural damage and wood rot start in the fascia and eave. Regular upkeep in the wet months gets water away from the house, and it helps you protect your home from water damage. A leak at a seam is usually the first sign the trough is full. To get on the spring and fall list, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the gutters, and we will book a date.
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 covers every neighborhood from the nearest base, and we book the work the way we book every job. Our cleaning services cover both residential and commercial properties, and our gutter service runs the same way for each. You tell us the stories, the approximate size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote it by phone or text. A clean photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. The lead time on the calendar is listed when you call at (866) 435-6328, and we will tell you the first date we can actually reach.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: the weeks after the spring seed drop and the weeks after the last leaves come down in fall. If you can book outside those, you will usually get an earlier slot. Regular gutter cleaning services keep each visit short, and a clean trough takes a fraction of the time a packed one does. Our gutter services reach the surrounding areas too, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the photos reach your phone when we leave. Debris removal is part of every visit, and it is included.
Whether you own a single house or manage commercial properties and residential properties in the area, the booking process is the same. Ask for a date, and we will confirm it in writing when we talk.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, so we quote it by phone or text rather than from a fixed sheet. Homeowners tell us the stories and approximate square footage, and we give the number we will charge. Our gutter services are quoted the same way.
Across New York the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and locally the fall visit lands in late October to November, after the leaves come down. Wait past that and what we find is the wet leaf mat and the first freeze, packed into the elbows and outlets.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you need the work sooner, ask us when you book and we will tell you the first date we can reach.
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 run and check that rainwater is leaving at the outlet. A run that is clean at the top but dead at the bottom is not finished. If the outlet feeds an underground drain line, we check it and tell you if water is not coming out. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep the leaves out, but seed casings, leaf fragments and needles still get through and mat on top. We lift the guards, clear underneath, flush the outlets and reseat them. Keep your gutters clear of that mat, and the guards do more of the work.
If a gutter that is clean still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or outlet size rather than a clog. 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 number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, and we keep the invoice clean: it matches the quote, line for line. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
