Our gutter cleaning service in New Kensington is done by our own crew, flushing each downspout and flow-testing it before we leave, with the debris hauled off and photos of every run sent to your phone. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work in the spring and fall for years, and most of our New Kensington customers book one of those two visits without a second thought.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we would rather you know the whole figure before we arrive. We use the same approach on commercial properties, where we quote the whole building before anyone climbs.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more care on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave line, so the back run sits well above the grade you see from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down with a heavy buildup and leaves and debris packed hard, and the crew has to clean that out by hand before any water can move. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see on New Kensington homes that have gone a long time between visits. A rain gutter that has sat full pulls away from the fascia under its own weight, and the clog above the elbow is usually the first sign of drainage trouble. A sag that looks cosmetic from the sidewalk often means water is standing in the trough and spilling over the front edge. We have opened clogged downspouts that were so packed the water had nowhere to go. The fascia behind the trough had started to rot, and the structural damage underneath was far worse than the stain on the siding suggested. Clean gutters keep the water flow going, which carries water away from the foundation and the landscape beside it, and that is the whole reason the visit exists.
When a New Kensington customer asks what the job will run before we arrive, we give them the number from those three inputs and a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy. We do not price by guesswork, and we want a clean number on the phone before the truck rolls. The three things we need are the stories, the square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and we say what we see when we get there.
| 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 New Kensington PA book twice a year, in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Pennsylvania the spring visit usually lands in late May to June. The fall visit usually lands in November or early December, before the cold sets in for good.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, which is where the first clog forms. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and where freeze risk is part of the picture, the first ice and the ice dams forming at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag, pull loose along the roofline and start a leak at the seam by March, because the weight of the winter water had nowhere to go. Keeping the system clean before the freeze is the cheapest insurance a gutter system has, and it costs less than the repair that follows.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, regular gutter cleaning means a visit every three to four months. Needles, twig pieces and grit pack the downspouts over the months, and a gutter that looks clean from the ground can still have a blockage forming at the bottom of the drop. June, July and September are the wettest months here, and heavy rainfall in those months fills a gutter fast. Where there are few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Homes with guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs debris removal, because the debris rests on top of the guard and rain washes the mat into the gutter.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the spring or fall date, or text a photo of the house front so we can see what we are working with before the crew is out. Clean your gutters on the right schedule, because good gutter maintenance keeps the rainwater moving and the damage off your house.
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 Kensington PA and the surrounding areas, and we have cleaned gutters on most of the older streets where the trees have had decades to fill the troughs. Our gutter services cover residential and commercial work. Residential properties get the same quote process, and that goes for New Kensington homeowners too. New Kensington gutter cleaning starts with the quote, and our cleaning services in New Kensington follow the same process. Call or text with the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front if that is easy. We will give you the price from those details and tell you what we expect to find.
Lead time for cleaning and maintenance visits depends on the season. Spring and fall fill up first, so if you want a particular week, call early rather than waiting for the reminder. Repeat cleanings are booked the same way. The gutter cleaning process is short: we flush every downspout before we leave, and we flow-test it so you know the water is running clear. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar, and we confirm the date with you the day before. We call before we come, nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. A few small things help us keep the appointment on time. Leaves and grit are bagged and carried away from your home, and the yard is left clean when they go.
If you have been putting off gutter cleaning because the last crew left a mess, this is the thing to know: we clean the gutters and downspouts first and deal with the glass last, so the leaves and grit stay off your windows. That is the part we care about most when we are in a yard. Ready to get your gutters done? We hope to keep your gutters working for years, and to protect your home from water damage before it starts.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. Nothing on this page sets that number for you, and the quote we give is the amount on the invoice.
Across Pennsylvania the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, and our New Kensington customers book the fall visit in November or early December. Late fall is when the leaves come down hardest. If the fall visit gets skipped, we find sags and loose runs by March on a lot of those houses.
Most gutter cleaning service slots fill within the week, and cleaning services in New Kensington follow the same calendar. We confirm a date when you call, and we do not promise same-day unless we have a clean opening that day.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Debris is bagged and carried away from your home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that water is leaving the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and gets quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often, but the surface still needs a clean each season. Under guards we find needles and seed casings threaded through, plus leaves sitting on top and roof grit underneath, and once that mat gets wet the water runs over the front edge.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is, without selling you a second cleaning.
The price you were quoted 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.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
