Our own crew cleans gutters in Lower Merion, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris 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 hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Lower Merion customers book in the spring and fall, when the seeds, pollen and leaves have done their damage.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for gutter cleanings 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. Lower Merion homeowners comparing cleaning services in Lower Merion will see quotes built several ways, and ours is built from the house. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house with a complicated roofline the per-foot figure hides the work, so we price the house.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, and a low corner with poor drainage takes longer. Gutters nobody has opened in years carry a heavy buildup of compacted debris, and that is slower work than a gutter cleaned every season. A gutter system with a clog in one downspout, or a twig wedged in an elbow, takes longer than a routine visit. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat take time too. Our gutter cleaning service covers the gutters and downspouts on the house, and downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A seam that has started to leak is photographed and reported, not repaired on the spot. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the experience looks like on a typical visit. A homeowner calls, we ask about the stories and the trees, and if it is easy we ask for a photo of the front of the house by text. The crew arrives, clears the runs, flushes each downspout and checks that the gutter runs clean and water is leaving at the bottom. On every visit we flush every downspout, including the ones on the back run. Then the photos go to the homeowner's phone before the truck leaves. Many of the Lower Merion homeowners we clean for keep the same appointment year after year, because the gutter cleaning process is the same each time and the photos make it easy to see what changed. Before you get your gutters cleaned, ask what the number covers. The same three things set the price of a cleaning and maintenance visit next year, so you know the number before you book. A clean run with a clear outlet is the goal on every 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.
Most of our Lower Merion customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the leaves are down. Gutter maintenance on that schedule keeps the trouble small and the gutters clean from one season to the next. In the spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows and pollen turned to paste in the rain gutter. In the fall it is leaves and debris piling into the runs, and a blockage at one downspout can back water up the whole run. On the houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March, and fascia boards that have started to rot, which is how structural damage starts.
Our crews have a rule of thumb for the tiers. Regular gutter cleaning twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a landscape project, we visit every three to four months, because needles, twigs and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. Heavy rainfall hits hardest in March, July and August, and Lower Merion gets about 50 inches of rain a year, so one clog in a downspout shows up fast. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing, because a wet leaf mat on top of a guard keeps water from ever getting in.
Freezing winters add a second reason to keep the fall visit. When the first hard freeze arrives, water trapped in a full gutter becomes an ice dam at the eave and pushes up under the shingles. A clean run gives that rainwater a way out, and the downspouts carry water away from your home. Keep your gutters clean through the fall and the winter has less to work with. 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.
Our crew works across Lower Merion, PA on a regular route, and the calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so booking early keeps the date you want. Our gutter cleaning services run on the same route for Lower Merion homeowners who book ahead, and the crew checks water flow at every outlet before it leaves. The quote comes by phone or by text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the crew leaves the work area clean. For most calls the lead time is the same, and the date we confirm on the phone is the date we keep.
We also clean residential properties in the surrounding areas and handle commercial properties on a per-building schedule, so residential and commercial jobs share the same calendar. Our gutter services for the surrounding areas are quoted the same way. If you want to clean your gutters before the next storm, call (866) 435-6328 to book a date or to ask for a written estimate for your house.
The number comes from the stories, the size and the tree cover, and we give it over the phone or by text. Ask for a written estimate if you want the figure in writing before you book.
Most of our customers here book two cleanings a year, in late spring and again in late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, the leaves that stay up through winter are the ones that cause the trouble come March. Keeping the runs clear is how you protect your home from water damage.
For Lower Merion PA addresses, most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
We flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. Under guards on our jobs we find a surface mat of seeds and grit that stops rain from getting in, so the surface still needs a clean every visit.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, and a blockage lower in the downspout is the other likely cause. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
Not for anything we knew about on the phone. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The job is done when the gutters run clean and the photos are on your phone. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will give you a written estimate for your house.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
