Our own crew cleans gutters in Derry, PA, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, waste 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 around the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been booked here on the same spring and fall schedule for years, and most of our customers keep to it.
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 in the gutter system. We give the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. The quote stays clean: one number, stated before the ladder goes up. Our gutter cleaning services in Derry are priced that way on every house. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the pitch matter more than the length on most houses.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story, or a roofline too steep to walk, means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with years of buildup packed into the trough, and that takes longer than a light clean. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too, and so does a twig or a clog at an elbow that has to be cleared from both ends. Flushing, flow testing, drainage checks and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice. Gutters and downspouts get the same attention, because a clean trough does nothing if the outlet is blocked.
Homeowners often ask whether the heavy rainfall changes the job. The average here is 49.6 inches of precipitation a year, with May, July and August the wettest months. It does not change the price, but it does change the timing: a clog during a storm is the one we want to reach first, and a clean run takes less time. Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the gutters, and we will give you the number on the spot. If you prefer, text a photo of the front of the house and we will work from that.
Our crew has worked on enough houses around here to know the difference between a quick clean and a real cleaning and maintenance visit. On the jobs where we have been called back for the same run, the cause was almost always an outlet that was never flushed, so every visit now includes flushing each outlet and checking the flow. That is part of the gutter cleaning process we follow on every house, and it is why the quote covers more than the trough. A homeowner who wants more than a quick clean should ask for the full gutter maintenance visit.
| 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 usually lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and most of our customers also book the fall visit in late October or November, after the last leaves. Timing matters: a spring visit clears what the seeds left, and a fall visit clears the wet leaf mat before freeze season. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged under the weight of ice by March. Booking both is how you keep your gutters from sagging, and it is the simplest way to clean your gutters twice a year.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof and a planted landscape around the foundation, our customers are on a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drains between cleanings. A house with few or no trees is fine once a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean, and the leaves and debris that sit on top of a guard still need to be removed.
Most visits get rescheduled sooner than planned because of clogged downspouts, where rainwater has nowhere to go. On a house under trees, the elbows fill first and water backs up into the rain gutter, which is where the wood rot and structural damage start when it goes unchecked. Water away from your home is the point of the whole visit. It is why we flush every run and check the water flow rather than only clearing the trough, and it is how we protect your home from water damage.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Until then, the spring and fall schedule is a safe starting point for most houses here, and we adjust it from what we find at the eaves.
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 cleans gutters across Derry PA from the nearest base, and we have worked on enough Derry homes to know the streets where the trees hang low and the gutters fill fastest. Booking runs the same way every time. You call or text to get your gutters on the calendar, we ask about the stories, the size and the tree cover, and if it is easy we ask for a photo of the house front. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The busy windows are late spring and late fall, when most of the spring and fall visits land at once. If you want a slot in those windows, book early. Outside those months the calendar opens up faster, and the lead time shown on our booking line is the honest answer rather than a promise. If your house is in one of the surrounding areas, ask when you call whether we can reach it in the same week.
We are not a repair company and we do not sell guards, so the call is about gutter services, meaning cleaning, flushing and a photo report, and the visit is about what we find in the gutters. If a run shows a pulled hanger or a seam that is starting to leak, we photograph it and send it to you in the report. Each gutter cleaning service follows the same steps whether the house is one story or three. Most of our calls are for residential properties. If you have a residential and commercial question, or a question about commercial properties, tell us what the building is on the call and we will say whether it is a job we take.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. We do not publish a range on the page because the stories and tree cover change the job. Call (866) 435-6328 and our Derry PA crew will give you the figure from those details.
Our customers here book late spring and late fall. When we wait until winter we find runs that sag under the weight of ice, so the fall visit is the one that helps you protect your home from water damage through the freeze. After the first visit we tell you which schedule suits your lot.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If the calendar is open we will tell you on the phone.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet 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 and check that the water leaves at the outlet. A run that is clean at the top can still have a blockage at the outlet, so we check both ends. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it. Flushing and the flow check are in the number already.
Yes. Under guards on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the mesh, and once that gets wet, water runs over the front edge. We lift the guards, clear underneath, and reseat them, which usually runs shorter than an open system.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or sizing problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
