Our own crew cleans gutters in Philadelphia PA, and a clean line of gutters is how we protect your home from water damage. We flush every downspout, flow-test each run, haul the debris away, and send you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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 in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo, and we quote it from those three things, the same way for every homeowner. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of gutter, but we would rather give you one total you can plan around.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder and the lift, and a walk-out basement puts the back run far above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaf mat, and we need more time to get them clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing each pipe, flow testing and debris removal are part of our gutter cleaning services and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see most often. Philadelphia homes with leaves and debris packed into the trough come down heavy, and clogged downspouts usually stop at the first elbow, where the blockage sits and the water flow stops. Left alone, that sag and buildup can start to rot the fascia, and rainwater spills over the front edge toward the foundation where it does not belong. Drainage slows to a trickle, and a small leak at a joint becomes a stain on the ceiling under it. In the older rowhouse blocks, a single clogged run can overflow onto the same spot in the landscape bed every storm and cause structural damage to the wall below. Our gutter cleaning process clears the whole run, and debris is taken off before the truck leaves, not just the stretch you can see from the sidewalk.
Our residential and commercial work runs on the same method, but commercial properties need a different scope. Our crews have cleaned a gutter system that drains a flat roof through internal scuppers, and the job there is to check every outlet. On a typical residential job we clear the gutter, flush each clogged pipe, and leave the run clear with the water heading away from the house. A quote for a home on a sloped lot is a different number than one on a flat lot, and we say so on the call.
| 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 book twice a year for regular gutter cleaning, once in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and again in late November or December after the last leaves come down. The Philadelphia gutter cleaning schedule follows the calendar, not the other way around, so the spring visit lands after seeds and pollen have finished falling and the fall visit lands before the first hard freeze.
In spring the elbows at the bottom of each pipe are packed with seeds, seed casings and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and heavy rainfall packs it into the pipes. On houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that sagged under ice by March, and ice dams forming at the eave once the cold sets in. Under heavy tree cover we see the gutters fill faster, and those customers keep the gutters clean on a three to four month schedule, because needles and grit pack the pipes between visits. Near a busy road or construction, the same schedule applies to any gutter cleaning service we book. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is enough.
Guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often, with the surface cleared and the guards lifted to check what sits underneath. Some owners try to clean your gutters themselves between visits, but on guarded gutters the guards are the part that needs lifting. Here is a clog pattern we keep seeing on homes around here. A customer with no trees over the house books once a year, and the rain gutter comes back clean every fall with no buildup in the pipes. A customer under heavy trees books every three to four months, and the pipes are the first thing we check each visit because the twig and grit collect there first.
After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs, and we put the photos on your phone so you can see what we found. We also check where the water runs once it leaves the pipes, and make sure it carries water away from your home.
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 crews work across Philadelphia from the nearest base, and we clean gutters on residential properties and commercial properties in the surrounding areas. Booking runs the same way everywhere: you call (866) 435-6328 or text, we ask about your stories, the size of the house and how many trees hang over it, and if it is easy to send a photo of the front of the house, we will use it to see the gutter line before we give you an estimate. Lead times depend on how full the calendar is, and the slot we give you on the call is the one we hold.
Cleaning and maintenance bookings fill during the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, when the seed and leaf loads are heaviest. Most of our customers book two cleanings a year, and heavy tree cover pushes that up. If you can book outside those windows you will usually find an earlier date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, so you can keep your day as it is.
Gutter cleaning is the core of what we do, and we can keep your gutters clear between visits if you need a second look after a storm. Our gutter services cover the gutters and downspouts, so a homeowner whose gutters are clogged gets the same crew, the same flush and the same photos, and we will tell you what else needs attention along the roofline while we are there.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you on the phone or by text. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice, so you know what it costs to get your gutters cleaned before the crew pulls up.
Most of our customers here book late May or June and again in late November or December, which fits the seed drop in spring and the leaf fall in autumn. If you only want to clean your gutters once a year, book the late fall visit. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find runs sagging by March after the first ice.
Slots for our cleaning services in Philadelphia usually come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise a same-day visit we cannot keep.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside only: the crew does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and pipe 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 pipe and confirm the water is carried away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often, and gutter maintenance still belongs on the calendar. On our jobs the guards hold the leaves off, but winged seeds, needles and seed casings still settle on top and under the guard, so we lift the panels and clear the surface.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or pipe size, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, and nothing shows up on the invoice that was not agreed to.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
