Our own crew cleans your gutters, every drop pipe flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, 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 across spring and fall, when seed drop and the last leaves have finished landing on the roofline. The photos show a clean run from end to end. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a quote.
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 square footage and how clean or packed the gutters are when we arrive. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back gutter higher above the ground than the front one, and that changes the setup. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted muck, which takes longer to clean out and longer to flush. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own steps. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice. A run that is already clean on a single-story house takes the least time on the ladder.
Across our jobs we have seen the same few things drive the number, usually the height of the eaves and how long the gutter services have gone without a visit. Where a house has been on a regular gutter cleaning schedule, the crew finds less buildup and a faster job. When a gutter has been left, we find clog and sag at the joints, and a sag left over one winter can rot the fascia and turn into structural damage. The crew checks that water flow is reaching the outlet and that the drainage is clear. For Cumru homes and for residential and commercial buildings we treat it the same way, and commercial properties get the same photos of every run before the truck leaves. Residential properties get the photo of every run too. If you want to clean your gutters on a set schedule, text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the number from the phone.
| 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, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after seed and pollen drop. Most of our customers book two cleanings a year, with the second in late October or November after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds and pollen packed into the pipes. In November it is a wet mat of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see a clog at the outlet, a rainwater backup and runs that sag under ice by March. Freezing weather is a real factor in Cumru, and the city gets about 27 inches of snow a year, mostly from December through March, so the fall visit matters for keeping the water moving and the gutters clean before the cold sets in.
Under heavy tree cover, or on a landscape with trees over the roof, every three to four months is what we see work, because needles and grit pack the drop pipes between visits and a blockage builds fast. A house with few or no trees needs only one visit a year, in late fall. Cumru averages about 49 inches of rain a year, and June, July and September are the wettest months, so a gutter that is not moving water gets tested hard then. Gutter guards need less frequent work, but we still clean the surface and check the flow on every visit, so the protect your home part of the job never gets skipped. Once a visit is done, we clean the gutters and downspouts and send photos, which protects your home from water damage and keeps the water out of the foundation.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and that schedule is how you keep your gutters clean through the year. Check the cumru pa calendar for your address, and if the gutter is already overflowing, call before the next storm rather than after it.
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 has worked across Cumru, and the cleaning services in Cumru we provide cover the same tree-lined streets as the ones you are looking at. Cumru gutter cleaning is booked the same way on every street. Booking is simple. Homeowners get a quote by phone or by text from their stories, their square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to start. 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, and the calendar fills in those stretches. Book early and you can get your gutters done in the week you want. We do not promise a slot you have not confirmed. Whether you are a homeowner who wants gutter maintenance on a regular cycle or someone who just needs a single cleaning before the rain, we will give you a date and a price you can rely on.
Once we are on the job, the crew works the gutter cleaning process from the top down, so the walls stay clean and nothing is left to drip onto them. Heavy rainfall after a visit tells us quickly whether the water is moving, and if it is not, we come back and check, because cleaning and maintenance on the same schedule catches small problems before they grow. Our crew covers the surrounding areas, and our gutter services include gutter guards, twig buildup and leak checks.
You get an estimate from the stories and square footage, by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. We will not guess a range over the internet, because the number we quote is the number we charge.
Across Pennsylvania the spring visit falls in late May to June, and most of our customers book again in late October or November. If you wait until the leaves are down and freezing weather is near, we often find the water already backing up at the eave.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service that we cannot keep.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and drop pipe to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Clogged downspouts are a common reason water stalls in a gutter, so we flush every downspout and check where it drains. If a line runs underground and the water is not leaving the outlet, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. On a guarded gutter system we find leaves and grit sitting on top of the guards and needles threaded through them, and the water still runs over the edge once that mat is wet. We clean the surface and check the flow every visit.
A rain gutter that is clean and still overflowing has a slope or pipe-size problem, not a debris problem. Text us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, so the number 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.
