Our own crew cleans gutters in New Albany, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled off, 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 customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on those visits across Ohio long enough to know what a clogged run looks like before it overflows.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is in the gutter, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but the total still turns on how many stories the house has and how much buildup sits in the trough.
Four things move the price on our jobs. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy with compacted debris, and a clog that has sat for a season takes longer to clean than a light one. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras. If something changes the job once we are on site, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. For New Albany homeowners, a house on a wooded lot with a full run of gutter was quoted on the phone from its stories and tree cover, and when the crew reached the back, the leaves and debris had packed the downspout enough to need a second flush. That was named before the crew started, and the final bill matched the price.
We see the same thing on the rain gutter runs at New Albany homes, where drainage away from the foundation is the goal and the downspout is the last place rainwater can go. The clogged downspouts and the buildup at the elbow are what cause the overflow, and that blockage is what lets wood rot and structural damage follow when the water sits against the fascia. Keeping the gutter clean before the buildup gets there is the cheapest insurance a homeowner can buy, and it is included in the number we give you.
Our gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial work alike. We clean gutters at commercial properties in the same way, per building and on a schedule set with the property manager, and residential properties get the same flush and photo record. The same rule holds everywhere: the quote is the price, the flush and haul-off are inside it, and the site is left as we found it.
Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, text a photo of the house front, or book a date that works for you.
| 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.
Across Ohio the spring visit falls in late May to June. Most of our New Albany customers also book a fall visit in late October or November, after the last leaves are down. May, June and July are the wettest months here, so heavy rainfall meets a clogged run fast and rainwater has nowhere to go. When we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March under the weight of ice.
Snow and ice are the months to watch here, January through March and again in November and December. A run that has been left full through the fall is the one that loses its hanger first when the ice comes. That is why the fall visit matters more in New Albany than the spring one for most houses.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, a clog builds faster, and the houses under those trees are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles, twig litter and grit pack the downspout between visits. A house with few or no trees usually needs one clean in late fall. Guards reduce how often the gutter system fills, but the surface still needs clearing, so they change the schedule without ending it.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. If you want to clean your gutters on a set calendar, we will set it with you on that visit, and the regular gutter maintenance plan follows the spring and fall visits. For a home in New Albany OH, the quickest way to get your gutters on the calendar is one call or one text. Call (866) 435-6328 to book the first one, or text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see.
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 cleans gutters across New Albany, in the neighborhoods where we have worked, and we cover the surrounding areas from the same base. Booking a New Albany gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, size, tree cover and the landscape around the house, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you what slot is open when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when most homeowners book a regular gutter cleaning at the same time. Booking early in those windows gets you the date you want. Outside them the calendar opens up, and the crew can usually fit a run in sooner, whether it needs a full clean or a quick flush. Cleanings and maintenance visits are booked the same way. The gutter cleaning process is the same for a cleaning and maintenance visit or a one-time run: quote, date, then photos at the end.
When the crew is on the ladder we do not stop at the gutter. We flush gutters and downspouts, and check that every downspout sends water away from your home, so it is kept off the foundation and not left sitting against it. A slow leak at a downspout joint is what we look for, because it is the first sign of water damage. That is how we protect your home between visits, and it is part of the gutter services we give every customer. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters clear before the next storm.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before anything is booked. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Across Ohio the spring visit falls in late May to June, and most of our New Albany customers also book the fall visit in late October or November. In spring we clean out the seeds and pollen, and in fall the leaf mat, which is the one that causes trouble when the freeze comes in New Albany.
Most slots come up within the week for our cleaning services in New Albany, and we confirm a date when you call. If a day opens up sooner, we will tell you then.
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.
We flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and threading through it, so we clean the surface and check the downspout.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It will not change without your agreement. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts, and you decide.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
