Our own crew cleans your gutters, every drain pipe flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we can give you a quote by phone or text today.
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. Every homeowner who calls for cleaning services in Bethlehem PA gets those same three questions, and we give you an estimate over the phone or by text from them. The number we give you is the number we charge. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot figure hides the stories and the access, which is where most of the real cost is.
On our jobs, what moves the price is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up from grade, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves and grit, sometimes with a twig jammed at the elbow, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clear the trough. A gutter packed like that will leak at the joints when heavy rainfall hits, and the rainwater goes over the edge instead of into the pipe. Drain pipe flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and the price buys a clean trough at the end of the visit, not a partial one. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Around here we see the same pattern: a two-story house with a clean run of gutters and no overhanging trees is a quick visit, while cleanings on a steep roof under mature cover take longer because every run has to be checked from the ladder and every drain pipe flushed to the bottom. Those are the houses where the price is most useful to get on the phone first, so you know what the visit will cost before a truck pulls into the driveway. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule, text a photo of the front of the house and we can tell you a lot from it. Whether you are a first-time customer or a homeowner who has used a crew for years, the cleaning and maintenance steps are the same, and the number tells you what to expect at the gutter line and at the roof edge.
When we open a gutter that has gone a long time without cleaning, the water behind it has been sitting, and a clog at the elbow is usually why. The gutter maintenance we do on those houses is more than scooping leaves: it is clearing the gutter cleaning process from the top down so the water flow is restored and the trough is left clean and level, not sagging. Call (866) 435-6328 to get a price, or text a photo of the roofline and we will get back to you with a number you can plan around.
| 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 Pennsylvania, spring visits run late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Most of our customers book the second visit in late October or November, after the last leaves. In spring the elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and a clean trough going into winter is what keeps the fascia dry. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sag by March after the first ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the right pace on our jobs, because needles, grit and leaf litter pack the downspouts between visits and the gutter system fills faster than a yearly cleaning can keep up with. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep a clean run for most houses. Near a busy road, active construction, or a landscape bed that throws mulch and grit into the trough, the load runs higher, and the same pattern shows up on Bethlehem homes close to the traffic.
Across Bethlehem the seasonal swing is what drives the schedule, and our fall visit is the one that will protect your home through the winter. Left alone, a clog of leaves and debris freezes into the trough, the water backs up at the eave, drainage stops at the outlet, and wood rot starts at the fascia board before the structural damage follows. We have also cleaned plenty of rain gutter runs that look fine from the driveway and are full of packed leaves at the elbow. Clogged downspouts are the most common reason water ends up running down the siding instead of carrying the water away from your home.
Between visits, you can do your part to keep your gutters clear by checking the drain outlets after heavy rain, and you can flush them with a hose if water sits in the trough. Our gutter cleaning services work as a recurring plan, because regular gutter cleaning beats a single visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and you can book the next date on the same call. That keeps the next visit a short one.
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.
We work across Bethlehem, PA and the surrounding areas from our local crew, and Bethlehem homeowners and residential properties get the same process as everyone else. Our gutter cleaning service starts with a call and ends with photos on your phone. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will give you a quote from your stories, your square footage and your tree cover. Lead times vary with the season, and during the two busy windows in spring and fall the calendar fills first, so the sooner you call the better your chance at the date you want. Every job ends with the leaves hauled away from the house.
We call before we come and nobody needs to be home. The crew works from the outside and does not come inside the house, so the visit fits around your day. Any buildup in the trough is cleared before the ladder moves. Our gutter services cover residential and commercial work, and the process is the same from house to house. For commercial properties we schedule per building. If you are on the fence about whether to clean your gutters yourself or hire it out, ask us to text the photo and we can tell you whether the house needs a spring visit, a fall visit or both.
The estimate for a Bethlehem PA house comes from your stories and your square footage, and we give it by phone or by text. A two-story house with clear access is a quick visit for our crew, and the price tells you the figure before we book the date.
Across Pennsylvania, spring visits run late May to June after the seed and pollen drop, and fall visits run late October to November after the last leaves. If you wait past the fall visit on a house that freezes, we see the runs sag and the ice dams form at the eave by March. Keep your gutters clear before the freeze, and you protect your home from water damage.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. The fastest way to get on the calendar is to call (866) 435-6328 and give us your address.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and drain pipe to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we check the gutters and downspouts as one system, and flush every downspout with water until it runs clear at the outlet. Where a pipe feeds an underground line we check that the water leaves at the outlet; clearing a buried line is a separate job and gets priced before we touch it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. On our jobs the leaves sit on top of the guard and needles and grit work underneath, so we lift the panels, clear what is there and reseat them.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear it and agree to it before we start. The number we quote 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.
