Our own crew cleans gutters in Marple, with every drain outlet 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 is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Marple homeowners book in spring and fall, and we have been doing this work across Pennsylvania for years.
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 gutters. We price a Marple gutter cleaning by phone or text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the height and the amount of packed-in gunk matter more than the length of the run.
What moves the price on our Marple jobs is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has cleared in years arrive packed with compacted leaf mat, and a sag or buildup like that takes longer to clear than a light leaf load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, so leaves and debris leave with the truck and never show up as extras. We flush every downspout on the house, so the price covers each run. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Marple homes are mostly sized and pitched the way we expect, so the price usually comes out close to the first estimate. Where a clog has reached the lower elbow and clogged downspouts are backing water up behind the rain gutter, we clean out the elbow, flush it through and check the water flow and drainage at the outlet, and make sure it carries water away from the house before we leave. If we find structural damage, we say so in the report and do not sell repairs on the spot.
Our crew treats residential and commercial properties the same way: photos, a written price, and the same number at the end. We cleaned a Marple job last spring where the outlets were the real problem: grit and leaves had packed the elbows and water was running right next to the wall instead of out of the outlet. The price came from stories and tree cover, and it held.
| 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 customers in Marple PA book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves. Ask us to clean your gutters before the seed drop, not after. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, residential properties see us every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the drain pipes between visits. A roof with few or no trees usually does fine with cleaning and maintenance once a year in late fall. With gutter guards fitted, visits can come less often, but the surface still needs a clean. Near a busy road or construction, the same three to four month schedule applies, since the grit travels.
Each visit builds on the last, so the first clean tells you what the lot needs. Heavy rainfall will find any blockage at the roofline, and the rainwater backs up behind a clog that starts small in spring and becomes an overflow by November. An estimate for regular gutter cleaning services takes a few minutes by phone at (866) 435-6328. 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 handles gutter services across Marple and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we keep the same crew on the same route so each clean is quicker. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We will ask about stories, size and tree cover, and we give the quote on the spot. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call so you can get your gutters done before the next storm.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months helps. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. A small leak at a seam shows up as a stain on the fascia, and if it is left alone, the board behind it starts to rot. Keep your gutters and downspouts clean and you will protect your home from water damage through the wet months, which is why we tell every customer to book gutter maintenance on schedule rather than waiting for an overflow.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, and we give it by phone or text. The number we quote is the number on the invoice, and flushing and debris haul-off are included.
Across Pennsylvania, late May to June is the spring window after seed drop, and late October to November is the fall window after the leaves are down. If you wait past December, the wet leaf mat can freeze and sag runs by March.
Most slots come up within the week. We confirm the date when you call, and we do not promise same-day service unless we have an opening that day.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and will clean every run while you are at work. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves, and every homeowner gets them either way. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed, checked at the outlet and left clean, so the water runs away from your home. If a buried drain line is not carrying water, we tell you, and clearing it is a separate job quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we find needles, seed casings and grit packed on top and underneath, and once that mat is wet, water runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them, so the whole gutter system drains again.
A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or pipe-size problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, including where the runoff ends up in the landscape, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
