Our own crew cleans gutters in Woodbury NY, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, every run left clean, and photos of every run before we leave. Our gutter cleaning service prices from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work for Woodbury homeowners, and most of our Woodbury customers book in the spring and fall. Tell us about the house and we will put a price on it.
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. Our gutter cleaning services are priced per house, not per foot, so you know the number before the ladder goes up. Commercial properties get the same written quote. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutters decide most of it.
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 and the lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the wall, and heavy landscape around the house slows the setup. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out heavy, with compacted muck that has to be dug and bagged. A rain gutter packed with leaves and debris takes longer than one that only needs a rinse. Clogged downspouts get a flush first, and a clog in a downspout can push water back up the run until it spills over the edge. A run that looks clean from the driveway can still hide a sag or a loose hanger. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own time. Every gutter system we work on gets a drainage check at the outlet, and downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. A leak at a joint is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On one Woodbury job, a clog in the back run had built up for two seasons, with leaves and grit packed into the elbow until water was spilling over the back edge, so the crew cleared the run, flushed the downspout and confirmed the water flow at the outlet before leaving, since buildup left that long can cause structural damage to the fascia, a repair that costs far more than a cleaning. Woodbury homes get a firm number before the crew arrives, so ask for the estimate by phone or text and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy.
| 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 Woodbury NY customers book twice a year, in spring and fall. Across New York, the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves come down. Nor'easters push wet leaves into the gutters across New York in the cold months, so a clean run at the start of fall matters. On our jobs, when we open a gutter in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and that is what starts the rainwater backing up at the roofline. In fall it is the leaf load, and because Woodbury freezes in winter, the trapped water turns to ice at the eave.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule our customers keep, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and a single clog can send water over the edge. A house with few or no trees usually does well with one visit a year in late fall. Our regular gutter cleaning visits include debris removal, so the bags leave with the truck. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still gets cleared, and we check the blockage that builds up on top of the guard. Between visits, a quick look from the ground tells you whether it is time to clean your gutters again, and the same schedule applies to residential and commercial buildings.
Heavy rainfall is the other driver. Woodbury gets about 47.7 inches of precipitation a year, and March, April and December are the wettest months, so a blocked run fills fast. Here is the pattern we see most. A house that skipped the fall visit shows a sagging run by March, and a clean gutter in November would have stopped it. The fascia behind that run has started to rot by the time we see it. Call for an estimate and we will tell you which schedule fits a residential property like yours. 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.
Our crew has cleaned gutters across Woodbury and the surrounding areas, and we cover the city from the nearest base. Woodbury gutter cleaning is booked by phone, so call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house, and we will give you a quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover, which is usually all we need. A homeowner who sends that photo gets a clear answer before the crew is on the way. Most customers book two cleanings a year, so tell us how busy your calendar is and we will look at the next open slot. Our calendar fills in the spring and again in the fall, so the sooner you call, the sooner the crew can get to your home from water damage risk.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you want the work done before the next storm, say so when you call and we will tell you what we can do. Gutter cleaning is one of our gutter services, and we keep the same crew on the job from the quote through to the photos. Gutters and downspouts get cleaning and maintenance in the same visit: the crew clears every gutter, flushes every downspout and checks the water flow so the rain can run away from your home. If you have gutter guards under heavy tree cover, a twig or a seed casing caught under the guard is cleared too. Get your gutters on the schedule before the rain arrives, and the goal is to keep your gutters working and protect your home from water damage through the next rainy season. Every visit ends with clean gutters and a clean outlet at every downspout.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the price.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. Across New York the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, and the fall visit runs November to early December. If you wait past the fall visit, the leaf load turns into a wet mat, and on the houses that skip it we find sagging runs by March. Heavy rainfall in March, April and December finds any blocked run fast, so get your gutters on the books before then.
Our cleaning services in Woodbury run on a booking calendar. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only, and the crew does not come inside. Photos of every run go to your phone before the truck leaves, and the crew leaves the yard clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and the flow is checked at the outlet, which is where a clean outlet matters most. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guards still need cleaning, because needles, seed casings and grit collect on top of the guard and the water never gets in, so the surface still needs clearing and you should plan on gutter maintenance either way.
A clean gutter that still spills in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Water has to run away from your home, so a slope problem gets its own fix, and we do not sell a second cleaning for it.
The price we quote is the price we charge. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
