Portsmouth gutter cleaning is done by our own crew, and that means we clean every run by hand, run water through every drop pipe and haul the leaves away before we leave. Our services cover gutters and downspouts across Portsmouth OH, and you get photos of every run on your phone before the truck goes. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Ohio, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep those slots filled for the same reasons every year.
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, its size and what is actually in the gutters before the clean starts. We price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per foot, but a per-foot rate hides the things that cost time on a ladder.
On our jobs the things that move the price are a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that puts the back run much higher than it looks from the driveway, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted buildup, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean the trough. Clearing leaves and debris, flushing, water flow testing and drainage checks are included in the price and never billed as extras. Our gutter cleaning services are priced to the house, not to the clock. If something changes the job once we are on site, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what drives the price for Portsmouth homes. On a two-story house with overhanging tree cover, the back run usually takes longer than the front, because leaves form a mat that holds water and pulls the gutter down, and that often means clogged downspouts too. A long, low run that has started to sag is the same story: water sits in the trough, the clog is the cause, and the fascia behind it takes the structural damage. When we find a sag, we photograph it and list it in the report, and a run that drains properly sends water away from the house. Commercial properties get priced per building on the same principle: the roofline, the height and the buildup decide the time, not the square footage of the sign on the door. Residential properties and commercial properties both start with a photo of the front of the building by text, if that is easy for you.
If a clean gutter overflows after we leave, that is a slope or capacity problem, and we will say so. We do not sell a second cleaning to fix it. Our call to action is simple: call (866) 435-6328 and tell us your stories and whether trees hang over the house, and we will give you a written estimate before you book.
| 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 Portsmouth customers book two visits a year, and we suggest that rhythm for regular gutter cleaning. Across Ohio, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves, and it matters most because Portsmouth winters carry a freeze risk. The spring visit clears the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste that pack the drop pipe elbows. The fall visit clears the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped it we find runs that have sagged under ice by March. The clog built up over the winter is usually the reason a gutter that looked fine in November is spilling water in February.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drop pipes faster than a twice-a-year visit can clear them. A house with few or no trees does well with a once-a-year visit in late fall. Gutters with guards get cleaned less often, but the surface still has to be cleared, because the grit that sits on top of the guard turns to paste and stops the rainwater. Debris removal is part of every visit, and our schedule fits residential and commercial buildings alike. After heavy rainfall, check the trough and the drop pipes, and call if water is coming over the edge. Between visits, a quick look from the ground tells you whether the gutters need a clean. A rain gutter that has not been touched in a long time starts with a look at the roofline and the blockage before the crew decides what the job is. A clean gutter in March is a gutter that is not spilling, and cleaning and maintenance on that schedule is what keeps the fascia dry.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and that is the gutter maintenance schedule we keep from there. We need your home size and tree cover to book the first date, and that call takes a few minutes on the phone. Text a photo of the roofline if that is easy, and we will reply with what we see from it. Ask for a written estimate and book a date when the schedule suits you.
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 works across Portsmouth from the nearest base, and we keep the schedule tight enough that a homeowner rarely waits long for a date. Our gutter cleaning service reaches Portsmouth OH and the surrounding areas, so ask us about your street when you call. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. The two busiest windows on our calendar are the late spring and late fall visits, so if you want a date in those months, call early. We call before we clean, and nobody needs to be home while the crew works.
Many of our calls come from homeowners who have seen water spilling over the edge after a storm and want a clean gutter before the next one. Water spilling over the edge soaks the landscape beside the house, and the sooner the crew sees the gutter, the sooner we can tell you whether it is a clog, a sag or a slope problem. A gutter system that is clear and draining is the goal, and gutter guards only help if the trough under them stays clear too. Keep your gutters working by booking cleanings on the schedule your house needs, and flush every downspout while we are there. A twig jammed in a drop pipe can back water up a whole run, and we clear it on the visit. A small leak at a joint is far easier to catch in a visit than after it has run all winter, so call early. Protect your home from water damage before the season turns, not after the fascia is soft. Gutter services that stay on schedule are the ones that catch problems early.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date that works for you. We clean every run by hand and check every drop pipe, so the visit is the same whether you are home or not.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Tell us the square footage, how many stories the house has and whether trees hang over the house, and we will price the job. The gutter cleaning process starts with that estimate and ends with photos on your phone. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Our Portsmouth customers usually book a fall visit in late October or November, and across Ohio the spring visit falls in late May to June. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March under the weight of ice, and fascia that has started to rot.
Most slots come up within the week across Portsmouth, and we confirm the date when you call. We will tell you the earliest opening on the phone, and you can get your gutters booked in one call.
No. Our crew works outside around the landscape, does not come inside, and the whole clean happens outside. Photos of every run go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush each drop pipe, check that water is leaving at the outlet, and confirm it sends water away from your home. If a line runs underground, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and we price it before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep the leaves out, but the needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and turn to paste, so the surface still needs a clean and the drop pipes still need flushing.
A clean gutter that still spills water during heavy rainfall has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, and we will not sell a second cleaning for it.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
