Our own crew cleans gutters in Allison Park, every run flushed and flow-tested, everything pulled out of the trough hauled off the property, and photos of each run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, when seed, pollen and leaves have finished coming down and the gutters are full.
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 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, and on a simple run that can land close to our figure, but on most homes we visit the stories and access decide it. The gutter cleaning process starts with that number, not with a ladder.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds when it gets up there. A third story or a steep roofline you cannot walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far higher off the ground than the front, so the ladder work is harder. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted material that takes time to clean out, and a clog at the elbow of a run adds a step before the water moves, and a blockage further down the downspout adds another. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run, and a run with poor water flow gets checked at the outlet before we leave. Gutters and downspouts are flushed, flow tested and hauled clear as part of the gutter maintenance in the price, and none of it is billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a typical job for a homeowner in this area we see the same few things drive the number up. A large lot with heavy tree cover, where the gutters take a steady load of seeds and needles, means more material per run. Older homes with sagging runs need more care when the crew clears them, so the water still runs away from your home. Our experience is that the gutter with the most buildup is rarely the one nearest the driveway, so we check every run and clean the worst one first.
Our crew has handled jobs where the price came in under the street-level estimate because the house was a single story with no trees, and on homes where the quote went up because the back run was on a sloped lot. In both cases the number on the phone matched the invoice. The fastest way to get your own number is to call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what the job needs before anyone climbs a ladder.
Whether you are booking your first clean or your fifth, ask for the quote in writing and check that it lists the flush, the flow test and the haul-off. That list is the same on every job we do, and it is the reason the number holds.
| 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 Allison Park homeowners book twice a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Pennsylvania the spring visit falls in late May to June. Our fall visit runs November to early December, but the materials change with the weather. Across Pennsylvania, tropical remnants can bring heavy rainfall, and a clogged run fills fast when they do. Allison Park averages 44.5 inches of precipitation a year, and June, July and September are the wettest months.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the elbows of the clogged downspouts and along the gutter system. In fall the job is leaves and debris, and the wet leaf mat is what holds water against the fascia, which is where a leak starts. Where freezing weather arrives, rainwater backs up at the eave and the ice dams that follow lift shingles from underneath. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March, and the board behind them often shows rot, which is structural damage a cleaning cannot undo.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house and a landscape full of them, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit build up between visits, and regular cleanings keep the rain gutter moving. Homes with few or no trees do well with one clean a year in late fall. Gutter guards still need a visit, less often, with the surface cleared each time. Commercial properties near a busy road or active construction tend to fall into the shorter schedule as well. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps each visit to the surface and the outlets.
After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you know how to keep your gutters clear between visits. We would rather set the right interval once and have it hold than sell you a visit you do not need.
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 Allison Park and the surrounding areas, served from the nearest base, so the calendar is shared across the neighborhoods rather than split by district. Our gutter cleaning services in Allison Park start with a call or text, and the price is set from stories, size and tree cover. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send.
Lead time changes with the season, so plan a gutter cleaning service visit early. Our calendar fills in two busy windows, one in late spring and one in late fall, when most of our customers want the same visit. Book early in those windows and you will have more choice of date. If you want to clean your gutters before the next heavy rain, tell us when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
We cover residential properties across the area and handle commercial properties from the same scheduling system, so residential and commercial jobs, Allison Park homes included, share one calendar. Our cleanings are booked the same way for both, so if your schedule is tight, tell us when you call and we will work from there.
Once the visit is booked, you will get a confirmation, and the crew will call before arriving. When you get your gutters on a schedule, the rest of the job stays simple. Each visit covers the cleaning and maintenance on the day, and debris removal is part of the price, so you are not left with a pile to haul.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters. We quote it by phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are already in that figure.
Most of our Allison Park customers book in late spring and again in late fall, and the fall visit runs November to early December. If you wait past the first hard freeze on a house that skipped its fall visit, we often find runs that sag or pull loose by March, and a leak at the seam is often the first sign. A clean run helps protect your home from water damage, and it keeps water away from your home too, so call (866) 435-6328 to set the right schedule for your lot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day depends on our calendar that day, so ask us when you book and we will tell you what is open.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves, so you see the clean result without being there. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check it until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a run feeds an underground drainage line, we confirm water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone starts.
Yes. Guards stop leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, and those build up on top of the guard into a clog until water runs over the edge. Under guards we clear the surface, flush the outlets and reseat the panels. The visit is shorter, but it is still needed.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain has a slope, capacity or outlet problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a steeper roof or gutters packed much worse than described, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, not after. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
