Our own crew cleans gutters, with every outlet flushed and flow-tested, the clutter hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the eaves, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across New York, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we take the first call to set a date.
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 gutter system. West Hempstead gutter cleaning gets an estimate by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot to clean land in a similar place per foot, so ask for the whole-house figure either way.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat. We flush every downspout, test the flow and handle the debris removal, all included and never billed as an extra. If something we find changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts, never on the invoice.
Across our West Hempstead homes, the houses that cost more to clean were the ones where the crew had to work the back run from a boom or scissor lift because the pitch could not be walked. On those jobs the clog was usually a sag that had held water for a season, and the buildup had worked into the elbow. We clean it, flush it and check that water flow reaches the outlet before we leave, so the first rain after the visit does not repeat the overflow. Homeowners with heavy tree cover see the same pattern. We photograph each run so you can see what was there.
Residential and commercial jobs use the same method. Gutter cleaning services in West Hempstead are priced per building for commercial properties, and regular gutter cleaning and maintenance on a schedule is usually less expensive per visit than a one-time job after water has already damaged the fascia. Residential properties and commercial buildings both get the same removal and photo report.
| 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, once after the spring seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves are down, so the gutters start winter clean. Across New York, spring visits run late May to June, and we schedule the fall visit for November to early December.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of clogged downspouts. In fall it is leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find the first ice at the eave and runs that sag or pull loose by March. A rain gutter with a clog that sits all winter becomes a leak through the fascia board by spring, and wood rot in the fascia is structural damage that a cleaning cannot undo. That is why the fall visit matters here more than the spring one. West Hempstead NY gets about 45 inches of precipitation a year, with the wettest months in March, September and December, so heavy rainfall in those months sends rainwater over the edge wherever a blockage has formed. Clearing it on time is how you protect your home from water damage.
Under heavy tree cover, a visit every three to four months is what it takes to keep your gutters moving, because needles, twig and grit pack the lower runs between visits. A house with few or no trees in the landscape can go once a year in late fall, and a clean run in November carries it through to spring. Gutters and downspouts with guards still need the surface clean, usually less often. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 works across West Hempstead as a whole and runs out of the nearest base, which also covers the surrounding areas, so a visit reaches you without a long wait on the road. Gutter services start with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when you call.
Gutter maintenance slots fill in the spring and fall visit windows, so a homeowner who wants one of those weeks should book early. The gutter cleaning process is the same at every visit. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a steep pitch or a clogged back run changes the job. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Across New York, spring visits run late May to June, and the fall visit is booked for November to early December. If the fall visit is skipped, we usually find ice at the eave and runs that have sagged by March. Waiting past the first hard freeze means the clog has already done its damage.
Same-day availability depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call at (866) 435-6328.
No. 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, every outlet is flushed and we check the drainage where water should reach the outlet. If a line runs underground and water is not leaving at the outlet, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts. Drains exist to carry water away from your home, which is why we check the outlet at all.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and turn into a paste that stops the water from getting in. We clean the surface, flush the outlets and reseat the guards. A guard does not mean you never have to clean your gutters.
If a gutter that was just cleared still overflows in the rain, the problem is usually slope or outlet size, not a blockage. 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.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear about it before any work starts. The price you were quoted is the price on the invoice otherwise.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
