Our own crew runs a gutter cleaning service across Ulster NY. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, the trash is bagged and carted away, and photos of every run arrive before we leave, so you can see the clean result yourself. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, or ask about our gutter services for the whole house. Across New York, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge on every one of our cleanings. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but we quote the whole house so you know the total before we arrive. That is the only fair way to compare cleaning services in Ulster NY, because a per-foot rate hides the ladder time.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves, and a gutter system that has been left alone also needs its drainage checked before it is called clean. A single twig jammed in an outlet can stop a whole run. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included and never billed as extras. Pricing for cleaning and maintenance is one number, not a menu, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
One Ulster homeowner had a two-story house under heavy tree cover, and the crew found a full leaf mat and two outlets packed to the elbow. That job took longer than the quote assumed, so we flushed the lower run again and walked the owner through what we found before we billed the balance. Everything comes out in bags and leaves with the crew, away from your home, so nothing is left on the lawn. The same thing happens on a plain ranch with no trees: the quote holds, and the photos show the gutters clean. Text us a photo of the front of your house and we will tell you where the quote is likely to land.
Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: we clean gutters and downspouts as one job, flush each run, and photograph the result. Text us a photo and get your gutters quoted before you book. A cleaning is a repeat job, and the price should not surprise you on the way out. Regular gutter maintenance is the cheaper path, because a clogged run is where the leak starts, and a leak rots the fascia it protects.
| 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 gutter cleaning services twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves have come down. When we open a gutter in late May, we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and pollen paste sitting on top of the leaf mat. In late September through October we find the wet load of leaves and debris, and on the houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag and pull loose by March under the weight of ice. A gutter system left full through a freeze is how structural damage starts at the fascia. A clean gutter is the one thing that moves rainwater and water away from the house.
Under heavy tree cover, we are back every three to four months, because needles and grit pack into the outlets between visits and clog them faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Clogged downspouts are the first thing we check on those lots, because a stopped run pushes water back up under the shingles. After heavy rainfall, the runs that were clean in spring often hold a fresh load. Few or no trees around the house, and a simple landscape, means once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Commercial properties near a busy road or active construction carry a higher grit load, and we move those on the shorter schedule too.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. We look at the gutters, each downspout and what came out of them, and give you a schedule based on that rather than a generic rule. A rain gutter is only as good as its last cleaning, so the first visit sets a clean baseline we measure every later visit against. What comes out of each run tells us a lot, so we keep notes on it.
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.
We provide cleaning services in Ulster NY, and the crew covers the surrounding areas from the nearest base, so the same residential and commercial standard applies in each town. Ulster homeowners book by phone or text: we quote from your stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house helps us confirm it. Lead time depends on our calendar, and we confirm a date when you call. Our busiest windows are spring and fall, when leaves come down, so book early if you want a specific week. When the crew is done, the buildup is out of the trough, the downspouts run clear, and debris removal is complete, and that is the standard we hold every time.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the photos go to your phone when the job is done. Ulster homes and residential properties get the same photo check, which shows a clean run and steady water flow at every downspout, and that is how we protect your home from water damage without a second visit. Regular gutter cleaning is how you keep your gutters flowing between bigger repairs. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, or text a photo and we will reply with the quote and the first open date.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you a firm estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details, because a two-story with a steep pitch and one with a flat pitch take very different amounts of time on the ladder.
Across New York, our customers book in late May or June after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late September or October after the leaves are down. If the fall visit gets skipped in Ulster, we usually find runs sagging by March once the freeze sets in.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a specific date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise, because the calendar depends on the jobs already booked.
No. Our crew works outside in Ulster NY, does not come inside, and sends photos of every clean 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 and check that water leaves at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line and water is not coming out the far end, we tell you. A blockage in a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit work through them and turn into a wet mat that can clog the trough under the roofline. On guarded gutters we clean the surface, flush each downspout and reseat the guards, and that usually runs shorter than an open system.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or drainage 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.
It should not. The quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, and gutters and downspouts are priced as one job. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree 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.
