Our own crew cleans gutters in Westerville OH, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leftover material 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 is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Westerville customers book in the spring and fall, and we are happy to walk you through what your house needs.
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 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 gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place on most houses, but we would rather give you one number for the whole job.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep pitch that we cannot walk takes more time on the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down packed solid, with a buildup of leaves and grit, and that takes longer than a light fall. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a few minutes per run. Downspout flushing, a water flow check at each outlet, and debris removal are included, and the ground is left clean. Anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
When we clean a gutter in Westerville homes after heavy rainfall or with a heavy leaf load, the first thing we check is whether the gutter has a sag in the run or whether the clog is just leaves and grit. A rain gutter that has been sitting low for a while can show structural damage at the hangers, and we note it in the photos. A clogged downspout that never got flushed often hides a blockage further down the line, and clearing it is the only way to see where the water away from the house is really going. We see the same pattern on both residential properties and commercial properties across Westerville, and the crew tells you what we found before we leave.
| 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 Westerville customers schedule two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In the spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the downspout, and a gutter can look clean from the ground while the rainwater has nowhere to go. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we often see runs that have sagged by the next spring, with a leak at the seam and fascia boards starting to rot.
Under heavy tree cover, we see every three to four months as the right schedule, because needles and grit pack the downspout faster than a twice-a-year visit can keep up with. Houses near a busy road or an active construction site land in the same tier. With few or no trees near the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the roofline clear and the water away from your home. Guarded gutters need less frequent gutter maintenance, but the surface still needs clearing, since pollen and grit sit on top of the guard even when the trough underneath stays clean.
After the first visit, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs for regular gutter cleaning, based on what we found in the gutters and at each downspout. Call (866) 435-6328 to get an estimate and set up a date, or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you when to clean your gutters.
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 Westerville and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, handles residential and commercial work, and books a visit by phone or text. To get a quote, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead. Our calendar fills during the two busy windows of the year, so it is worth booking early if you know which season you want.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with a call before we arrive, and nobody needs to be home for the job. The crew works outside, and our gutter services do not come into the house. A twig jammed in a downspout elbow can stop the flow as completely as a wet leaf mat, so every elbow gets checked. We will keep your gutters and each downspout clean and flushed, and we will note anything else we see on the roof in the photos, without trying to sell you a repair. Westerville homeowners who want to protect their home from water damage this year should book early, because the sooner we can get your gutters on the ladder, the sooner the water can run where it should.
Our cleaning services in Westerville are priced from the stories and the size of the house, and a homeowner gets that figure by phone or text. We do not quote a range without seeing those details first. Once you tell us, you will have the number before we book the slot.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If the gutters wait until after the leaves have been wet for weeks, the rain runs over the front edge and the clog gets harder to clear. We can tell you which of those visits your house needs once we see it.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If we have an opening sooner, we will tell you when you book.
No, you do not need to be home. 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, we flush every downspout with water and check it until it runs clean, whether it drains to the lawn or into a landscape bed. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that 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 anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, less often than open ones. Needles and seed casings sit on top of the guard, and once they are wet they run over the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video taken 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. If we find something that changes the job, we tell you and agree to it before work starts, not after. The number you were quoted on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
