Union gutter cleaning from our own crew: every run flushed, flow-tested and left clean, debris removal included, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Union customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs through both seasons. To book, 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 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. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot of gutter, but on our jobs the roofline, not the length, is what decides the time on the ladder. Crews that offer gutter cleaning services on residential and commercial jobs often bill commercial properties by the linear foot, and a house is a different calculation.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means boom or scissor lift time. On Union homes, a walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a heavy buildup of leaves and debris, and that takes longer than a light clog. A run that has begun to sag takes longer to clear, and water pooled in the low spot is how structural damage starts. Slow drainage at the outlet usually means clogged downspouts further back in the run. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. We flush every downspout, check the water flow at each outlet, and haul away everything we pull out. None of that is billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent Union job the house had two stories, a heavy tree canopy over the roof and a rain gutter that had not been opened in several seasons. The seeds and leaf mat were packed to the elbow at two outlets, and clearing them was the main time on the ladder. Once the clogged outlets were flushed and the run flowed clean, the water away from the foundation was visible from the driveway. We priced that house the same way we price every house: stories, size, what was in the gutters, and the number we gave on the phone.
| 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 window runs late May to June, and most of our customers book twice a year: in late spring, after seed and pollen drop, and again from October to early November, after the leaves come down. Across Union, spring and fall are the two busy windows, and fall is the leaf load. When we open a gutter here in May it is rarely clean: we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste. Union NY homeowners who skip the fall visit see runs that sag or pull loose by March, after the ice has had its way with them. Sagging runs left that long can lead to structural damage at the fascia.
On residential properties under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Residential and commercial roofs with the same canopy follow the same rhythm. The roofline of a house with few or no trees usually stays clean enough on one visit a year in late fall. Guards change the rhythm a little, since the surface still needs clearing, but the cleanings do not spread out much further.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A gutter clog left alone becomes a blockage that sends rainwater over the edge, and the fascia takes the damage before the gutter does. Across New York, nor'easters bring heavy rainfall, and a run that is already packed overflows first. A regular gutter cleaning service keeps the run flowing and clean, and debris removal is part of every visit. Regular gutter maintenance catches a leak at a seam before the water finds the board behind it. An estimate from a visit tells you how often that has to happen on your house. If you clean your gutters yourself, a ladder and a hose reach the trough but not the seams of the gutter system.
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 provides gutter services and cleaning services in Union NY and the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base to the city. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, tell us your stories and whether trees hang over the house, and we give you a quote on the spot. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every street. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows of the year are late spring and October into early November. Homes with gutter guards are booked the same way. A homeowner who calls early usually gets the date they asked for.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If you want to protect your home from water damage this season, ask for a date when you call. Each visit we flush every downspout, and the crew checks the gutters and downspouts for a twig at the outlet or a leak at a seam. We keep the gutters moving and clean so the water runs away from your home and off the landscape beds, and we keep your gutters clean enough to hold up through the next heavy rain. When houses share a roofline, cleaning and maintenance go on the same ticket, and the crew moves up and down the block in one visit.
Our service gives the number from stories and size, by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house with a tree hanging over it is a different job from one without.
Our Union customers book in late May or June and again from October to early November. Book early so you get your gutters clean before the first hard freeze, because the wet leaf mat and any ice can leave the fascia open to rot and damage the runs before we get there.
Most slots come up within the week across Union, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise in advance.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew keeps ladder feet off the landscape beds.
Yes. We flush every run of the gutter system and check that the water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find seed casings sitting on top of the guard and fine grit settling underneath. The guard cuts the leaves, but the surface still needs clearing, and the downspouts still need flushing to stay clean, so gutter maintenance does not stop at the guard.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or video the next time heavy rainfall hits, and we tell you what it is and how to get the water away from your home. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The gutter cleaning process has no surprise line items, and the number we quote for cleaning and maintenance 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.
