Our own crew cleans gutters, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the run and hauls everything off the property. You get photos of every run before we leave.
The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for that number before you book.
Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs through both seasons.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge.
Gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run. On residential properties the things that move the quote are a third story or a steep roof nobody can walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run higher off the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed solid with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat before the gutter can be reached.
Downspout flushing, flow testing, the drainage check at the outlet and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A clean invoice matches the quote, and if something we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew works on Pittsburgh homes across the city, and most of the quotes that go up in price are the ones where a clog has already been sitting long enough to cause sag or buildup along the run. Regular gutter cleaning keeps a run from reaching that point, and most of the work we book falls in spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop are heaviest. Residential and commercial jobs use the same method: we open the run, clean it out, flush it and check the water flow before we close it up. Ask us to clean your gutters and we will tell you on the phone which of those applies to your house, so you know the number before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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.
Gutter cleaning in Pittsburgh PA is a twice-a-year job for most of our customers, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Pennsylvania, spring visits tend to land in late May to June, and our fall visits run late October to November. Our gutter services follow that calendar, and a clean run in June is far easier to keep than to restore.
Gutters come out of winter clean only if the fall visit went well. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds, seed casings and pollen paste, and a seed-packed elbow turns into a clog after the first storm. In fall it is the leaf load, and the runs that skipped the fall visit are the ones that sag or pull loose by March. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July, the wettest months here, pushes that trapped water over the edge. Freezing months bring ice dams at the eave on houses that were not cleared before the first hard freeze.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the right schedule, because needles and grit pack every downspout between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough, and a clean run carries the winter. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be cleared.
Your estimate comes by phone. After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your gutter clog and rainwater flow actually need, based on what we pull out of the roofline and the blockage we find at the outlet. Gutters and downspouts drain better when we clean them on schedule, and that is how we protect your home from water damage, not by repairing it after the fact. Keep your gutters on that schedule and we will flush every downspout on each visit, so water moves away from your home when it rains. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your gutters to book a date.
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 Pittsburgh and surrounding areas, covering the city from the nearest base. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or by text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if you can send one. Call (866) 435-6328 or text that photo to book a date. We call before we arrive, and nobody needs to be home.
Pittsburgh gutter cleaning is busiest in late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months keeps the slot you want. Outside those windows we can often fit a visit in sooner. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 for the next open date.
Every homeowner gets the same full cleaning, start to finish. We clean the gutters, flush every downspout and photograph the run for you to keep.
Cleaning and maintenance go on the same visit. A twig jammed in a downspout elbow gets pulled out before the flush, and we leave the run clean and the lawn tidy. If you have gutter guards, we lift them to clear underneath and reseat them before we leave. Anything beyond gutter maintenance, such as a leak we spot at a joint, gets photographed and reported so you can decide what to do about it. Between cleanings, a small leak can keep dripping unnoticed until the fascia is wet.
Cleaning services in Pittsburgh price in different ways, and ours comes from how many stories the house has and its square footage. Tell us the size and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote it by phone or text before we book.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait until the rainy months, the leaf mat and seed packing are already holding water at the edge, and that water causes rot in the fascia board and can lead to structural damage.
Same-day slots are not something we promise. Most open slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Commercial properties follow the same booking rules.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside and leaves the yard clean, then sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and clogged downspouts get cleared from whichever end reaches the blockage. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet, because the goal is to get the water away from the foundation. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves and debris out of any gutter system, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and turn to paste, so the surface still needs clearing. We lift the guards, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat them, and the gutter is clean when we leave.
A rain gutter that is clean and still spills over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Until that is fixed, the spill can wash out the landscape beds below the eave.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree to it before work starts. 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.
