Our own crew handles New Hanover gutter cleaning. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, haul the debris away, and photograph every run before we leave. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we can tell you which schedule your lot needs after the first visit.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price of our gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is 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. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, though we quote by the house. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On New Hanover homes, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. A gutter system that has not been opened in years arrives packed with leaves and debris, and a clog that deep is slower to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Debris removal is included. We flush every outlet and flow-test it so the drain carries water away from the foundation, and none of it is billed as an extra.
On our jobs we see the same pattern: sag where the hangers have loosened, buildup at the elbows, and water flow stopping at clogged downspouts. Rainwater that backs up in a clogged run ends up at the fascia, and heavy rainfall turns a small backup into structural damage. Our crew works through the rain gutter run by run, checks each drainage path, and tells you what they find before they leave. A gutter that still overflows after a clean is usually a slope issue, and we say so rather than sell a second 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, most spring visits land in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and fall visits here run late October or November, after the last leaves are down. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste are the usual clog. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sag and pull loose by winter.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the runs moving, because needles, the odd twig and grit pack the lower runs between visits. Near a busy road or construction, residential and commercial sites follow the same regular gutter cleaning schedule. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall keeps the gutters clean enough, and the landscape around the house sets the pace. Gutter guards need fewer cleanings, but the surface still needs clearing. New Hanover averages 45.3 inches of rainwater a year, and July, August and September are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall is when a clogged run shows up first.
Each visit is a chance to catch a roofline problem early, before blockage turns into a rot or leak. Plan to clean your gutters on a fixed schedule so you are not guessing, and keep water away from your home. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we give you an estimate in writing if the schedule changes. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your roofline to book a date. This is regular gutter maintenance: cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule, not a repair visit, and we keep the schedule simple so you can plan around 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 works across New Hanover on a standing route, and we serve the surrounding areas from the same schedule. Most homeowners here start with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Lead time depends on the calendar, and our schedule fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall. Book early in those months if you want a fixed slot, since a homeowner who waits often finds the calendar full. We offer cleaning services in New Hanover for residential properties and commercial properties alike, and we keep the same standard on both: every outlet flushed, every run photographed, and the number we quoted is the number on the invoice.
If you want to protect your home from water damage this season, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm a date. Get your gutters on the schedule before the busy weeks fill, and keep your gutters clear between visits. Our gutter services reach the surrounding areas as well, and the gutter cleaning service runs one schedule for your gutters and downspouts across the year. Our New Hanover PA crew leaves every site clean.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a figure here because the house decides it. Once we have those three things, the quote is the number we charge.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait, the spring seeds or the fall leaf mat settle into the drains, and we see sag by winter. The first visit tells us which schedule your lot needs.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we do not promise it.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew 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, every outlet is flushed and flow-tested, and we check where the water goes once it leaves. If a drain line runs underground, clearing it is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes, guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit. On our jobs we find that debris sits on top of the guard and the water never gets in. We clean the surface and check that water is flowing.
Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows usually has a slope or drain-size problem, and we tell you what it is rather than sell a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after. 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.
