Our own crew cleans gutters in Lower Macungie Township, flushing every downspout, checking flow, hauling the debris away, and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. On our jobs here, most customers book in spring and fall, which is when we do the most work.
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 by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other outfits price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math. Residential and commercial jobs both start from stories, size and roofline, so residential properties and commercial properties are quoted the same way. There's no flat starting figure, so ask us for an estimate by phone or text, since it depends on stories and size.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline we work from. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy with leaves and debris packed tight, and guards we have to lift and reseat take more time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here, a home in the older part of town carried a heavy gutter clog from two seasons of leaves. The crew found the clogged downspouts packed to the elbow, water backing up behind the fascia, and a sag in the back run where the buildup had pulled the hangers. Flushing and clearing it took the crew one visit, and the photos showed the flow running clean at every outlet. That is the kind of find that drives a quote up or down, and we say it on the phone first. Houses under heavy trees show the same pattern: leaves and grit settle in the trough, drainage slows, and the water flow drops until water spills over the front. Homes around here can build up a rain gutter this way if it goes too long between cleanings. That is where the fascia starts to rot and the structural damage begins, and the trouble with water away from your home follows.
| 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 Lower Macungie Township, PA customers book twice a year: once in late spring, after the seeds and pollen drop, and again in October to early November, after the last leaves. Across Pennsylvania, the spring visit runs late May to June. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows, which is how a clog starts. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March under the weight of ice, with a leak at the joint behind them.
Under heavy tree cover, you need to clean your gutters every three to four months, because needles, twig pieces and grit pack the outlets between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean. Any gutter that is not cleared will eventually cause a rainwater backup and a roofline blockage, so the schedule matters more than the price here. The wettest months here are June, July and September, and heavy rainfall in those months pushes water into any run already full. Regular gutter cleaning is the schedule that keeps up, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 cover the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we clean homes across Lower Macungie Township itself. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and our busiest windows are spring and fall, when homeowners here book at once. Call (866) 435-6328 early to book your Lower Macungie Township gutter cleaning service and get your gutters on the schedule. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home.
We clean gutters, flush every downspout, and confirm the flow before we leave. Runs with gutter guards get the same flow check on the same visit, not a quick look from the ground. A homeowner who books with us usually does it to protect your home from water damage, and we keep your gutters and downspouts running clear so the water goes where it should. We are a team that cleans and checks; we are not a repair crew, and anything that points to a problem with the gutter system goes into the photo report. Our gutter cleaning services are built around that one job, done well. If you need other gutter services, they are quoted on their own.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details. Once we have them, the number we quote is the number we charge.
Late spring and late fall are when most of our customers here book. Across Pennsylvania the spring visit runs late May to June, and in fall the window is October to early November, when the leaf load and the first freeze are what matter. If you wait past the fall visit, we see sagging runs by March.
Our cleaning services in Lower Macungie Township run on booked dates. Most slots come up within the week, and you can call (866) 435-6328 to confirm the date. We do not promise same-day service.
No. 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 and check that water is leaving the outlet, since that is the only real proof a run is clean. If a line drains underground and needs more than a flush, we tell you and quote that separately.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and turn into a mat. We lift the guards, clear underneath, and check the flow before we reseat them. Guarded gutters still need gutter maintenance, just less often, and the cleaning and maintenance visit is usually shorter than on an open system.
If a clean gutter still spills over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a buildup of leaves. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it is.
Only if they find something that changes the job, and you hear about it before any work starts. The number you agreed to 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.
