Our own crew cleans gutters in Stony Brook, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the eaves, 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, when seed drop and leaf fall have finished filling the troughs.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Stony Brook gutter cleaning is priced from stories, square footage and what is sitting in the troughs. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the total still turns on how much leaf litter is in the troughs and how the house is built.
On our jobs, a third story or a pitch too steep to walk changes the crew, the lift and the time. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back eave. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted sludge that takes longer to clear and haul. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own time. Flushing, flow testing and hauling away the leaves and debris are included in the quote and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew works through every run and every drain outlet on the house, so the clog that has been slowing the water flow for two seasons gets found, not skipped. On a typical job, the sag at the back run or the buildup in clogged downspouts is what tells us how long the cleaning will take. We photograph the leaves and grit in place before we pull them, so you can see what the gutter was carrying before the run comes out clean. Commercial properties on our list are quoted per building, and the same approach applies: the crew walks the run, reports what it finds, and quotes from that.
When we open a rain gutter that has been left to clog, the water away from your home is usually what tells the story. Pooling at the foundation, a soft patch of landscape, or a drain outlet discharging right at the wall are all signs the gutter system has been backing up. Where a drain outlet feeds an underground line, we check that the water is leaving at the end, and if it is not, you hear it from us before we charge for anything beyond the cleaning. Structural damage from long-term neglect, like rot at the fascia board or a run that has pulled loose, is photographed and reported, not repaired by us.
To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. Tell us the stories, roughly how big the footprint is and whether trees hang over the eaves, and we will give you a firm price for the cleaning. If you want a written estimate for a property manager or an insurer, ask for it on the call.
| 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 twice a year. Across New York, spring visits land in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. In Stony Brook, the fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have sagged under the first ice and pulled loose by March.
Freezing winters here turn a clog at the roofline into an ice dam at the eave, so the fall clean is the one that matters most here. Water that cannot leave the trough backs up under the first course of shingles, and the first sign is usually a ceiling stain, not a leak at the gutter. Our crew leaves the runs clean and flushes the drain outlets before the snow season, so the melt and rainwater have somewhere to go. In the wettest months, which for us are March, April and December, a blockage that was tolerable in November can overflow in an afternoon of heavy rainfall, and a single twig wedged in a drain outlet is enough to start it.
Under heavy tree cover, with the big trees over the house, our customers book cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drain outlets between visits. Houses with few or no trees need only one visit a year, in November to early December. Houses with gutter guards need less frequent visits than open gutters, but the surface still needs clearing and the guards checked. Commercial buildings with flat tops and internal drains follow the same logic, with the schedule set by the building rather than by the calendar.
Our crew can book a spring or fall visit for residential properties and commercial buildings with a single call, and we will tell you on that call which schedule your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm a date. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, so the schedule is based on what we find rather than a general rule.
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 offers gutter cleaning services across Stony Brook NY and the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base to keep travel time short. Homeowners get gutters and downspouts cleared on one visit, and every run is left clean. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text based on stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the cleaning.
Most gutter cleaning service slots in the spring and fall fill quickly, so the earlier you call, the more choice you have on the date. The busiest windows of the year line up with the two visits most customers book, and a gutter cleaning booked in the weeks before them usually gets a slot. Lead time varies with the season, and we will give you the actual date on the call. We take residential and commercial work on the same line, so one call covers both.
If you have a home or a commercial building that needs regular gutter cleaning, we can set a recurring schedule for cleaning and maintenance so the visits happen without you tracking them. The schedule also gives us a record of what the gutters look like at each visit, so changes show up early. Keep your gutters working between visits. If a leak shows up or water starts running over the edge, call us, and we will look at the system before the next scheduled date. Clean your gutters on that schedule rather than waiting for the first overflow.
Property managers and homeowners often ask for one visit to flush every downspout and check the drainage, then decide on the rest. A homeowner who wants that single visit gets the same crew and the same photos. That is a fair way to start. Our crew can come out for a single gutter cleaning and tell you what the next visit should look like. Book by calling (866) 435-6328 and get your gutters cleared before the next rain, which helps protect your home from water damage.
Homeowners get the number from the stories and the size of the house, by phone or text. We do not quote a range here because the crew needs to know the roof and the tree cover before we can name a price. Once we have those three things, the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across New York, spring visits land in late May to June. In Stony Brook, the fall visit runs November to early December, and it matters most here, since freezing winters turn a clog into an ice dam. If the fall visit is skipped, the first freeze tends to find the sagging runs and the blockage by early winter.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need a date sooner, tell us on the call and we will see what we can move.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and drain outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. The gutter cleaning process is the same whether you are home or not, so leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every drain outlet is flushed and flow-tested as part of the cleaning. If a drain outlet feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the end and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and gets quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep leaves out but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and when that mat gets wet the water runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the drain outlets and reseat the guards, leaving the trough clean.
If a gutter that is clean still sends water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or drain outlet size rather than debris. 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a pitch too steep to walk or gutters packed far worse than described, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
