Our own crew keeps your gutters clean, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls the leaves away, and sends you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof size and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we can tell you which visit your lot needs when you call.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how much roof there is, 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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of gutter, but the stories and the state of the gutter are what move the figure on our jobs.
On our jobs the quote moves for four reasons. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back eave. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed solid with wet leaves and debris, which takes longer to clear and flush. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the number and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Our crew gets the gutters clean first and checks where the water goes. On a typical street in Brooklyn the most common problems are a clog at the elbow where a twig and leaves collect, a run that has started to sag under the weight of wet buildup, and downspouts that are not carrying water away from the foundation. We look at the whole gutter system, not only the stretch that shows from the driveway, so that drainage and water flow are correct from the eave to the ground. Brooklyn homes with mature trees see the most of this, and on those houses we often find gutters and downspout outlets that were fine a year ago and are now slow to drain.
We do residential and commercial work locally, and the same logic applies to both. A homeowner books our gutter cleaning services for a house, and commercial properties get the same crew and the same checks. Whatever the building, we clean the gutters, flush every downspout, and photograph the results. Clogged downspouts push water back up the wall, which is how small problems become structural damage, and that is the thing we are paid to prevent. Ask for a written estimate if you want the number in writing before the crew is booked.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a number from what we can see and what you tell us.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
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 Brooklyn customers book two visits a year, one in spring and one in fall, to keep the gutters clean. Across Ohio the spring visit falls in late May to June, and our fall visits run November to early December. In spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on homes that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time winter has finished with them. Snowfall here averages 63.8 inches a year, mostly from November through April, so the fall visit is the one that keeps water from freezing in the trough.
Rainwater totals 41.9 inches a year here, and May, July and August are the wettest months, when heavy rainfall fills gutters fastest. Heavy tree cover changes the schedule. Under big trees, or near a busy road or a construction site where grit blows into the gutter, our customers on those lots come back more often, because leaves and grit pack the downspout between visits. Houses with few or no trees usually need only the late fall visit. Gutter guards still need the surface kept clean, just less often. Our gutter services are sized to the lot, and we set the schedule once we have seen the eaves.
Regular gutter cleaning service on that schedule catches a clog before it reaches the roofline and fascia. Between visits, most blockage is leaves in the trough, so clean your gutters after a heavy storm if you can see them filling. Debris removal is part of every visit, and that is why gutter maintenance stays on a predictable calendar.
After the first visit we give you an estimate for the tier your lot actually needs, and the schedule is set from what we found, not from a guess.
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 covers the nearby streets and surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the streets we visit most are the ones with the heaviest tree cover. Brooklyn gutter cleaning is booked by phone or text: send the stories, the approximate size of the house and whether trees hang over the house, and a photo of the front if that is easy. The fastest way to get your gutters on the schedule is a text with that photo. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar, and we will give you a number and a lead time. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest, so if you want a particular week, call early.
We call before we come and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works outside and does not come inside, so you can keep your routine while we work. If you want the full picture of what we check and what we flush, the crew can walk you through it on the phone. Our cleaning services follow the same checklist for every home, and the crew will flush every downspout on the list. The crew also serves residential properties and small commercial buildings the same way.
A clean gutter helps protect your home from water damage, and that is the point of every visit. Between cleanings, gutters and downspouts need only simple care, and you can keep your gutters clear by watching for water over the edge in the rain. We would rather book a slot you can use than promise one we cannot keep, so the scheduling conversation is honest about what is open. Call us when you see a leak or water coming over the edge in the rain, and we will tell you what it is.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are in that number. The quote is the price we charge.
Most of our customers book two visits, in spring and in fall, to keep gutters clean. Across Ohio the spring visit falls in late May to June, and our fall visits run November to early December. Our cleaning services in Brooklyn run on that calendar. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by spring, and the fascia behind them can rot.
Lead times depend on the calendar, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm the date when you call. To get your gutters on the schedule, call or text, and we will tell you what we can do before you book.
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, keep pets inside, and keep the walkway clean while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed and checked to make sure it carries water away from your home. If it feeds an underground line, we confirm the water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it. That check is part of our gutter cleaning process, and it ends with photos.
Yes. On our jobs we find seed casings and grit sitting on top of guards, and fine sediment underneath, often carried in from the landscape around the house. We clear the surface, lift the guards, clean underneath, and check that the whole gutter system is still taking water.
A rain gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or 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 what we can see, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts. Nothing new appears on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
