Our crew cleans gutters in Progress, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Pennsylvania, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we start with a quote for your house.
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 the work across progress homes over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the foot land in a similar place per linear foot, but on the houses we clean the total is what matters to you, so that is what we give you.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift, which changes the quote. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted debris, and that means more time at the clog points. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Every homeowner gets a quote that covers the rain gutter run and any clogged downspouts, and the crew does not stop until the trough is clean. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Every estimate starts with the same photo: the front of the house, sent by text if it is easy. From that and a short phone call we can tell you whether the gutters have a blockage at the elbows, a leak at a seam, a sag that holds water, or buildup that needs a second pass. A clean gutter with a sag on one run tells us more than a full one does. On a steep roof, a corner clog is easy to miss from the yard, and the quote allows for the closer look it takes. We do not invent a figure from a case, and the price for your house comes from your house. Leaves and debris are the usual story, but in a hard year we also see structural damage from water that sat too long, and we report it instead of selling a fix. Keeping water away from your home and good drainage at the foundation is the point of the visit.
Commercial properties follow the same logic: we price each building on its own, and the lease decides who pays for the work. The residential number is built from stories and size as described above. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline for a written estimate.
| 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 of our customers book twice a year: the spring visit runs late May to June, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves. On our Progress jobs the spring visit finds seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and a pollen paste that clogs the first downspout bend, and the fall visit finds the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough for months if nobody clears it.
Freezing winters change what the fall visit is for. When we open a gutter here in November, we check for the first ice, for ice dams forming at the eave, and for runs that already sag. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs pulling loose from the fascia by March, because the trapped water froze and widened the gap. Plan on regular gutter cleaning, the core of gutter maintenance between visits, because rainwater left in the trough over winter is what turns a small clog into a fascia repair. Keeping the whole gutter system clear before the freeze is the cheapest insurance a house can get, and that is the reason we push the fall date.
Among residential properties under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and a twig caught at the elbow can hold back a whole run. Blockage builds faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up, especially in July, August and September, when Progress gets 45.2 inches of precipitation a year and those wettest months bring heavy rainfall. Near a busy road or construction, the grit load is similar, so we treat the house the same way. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Homes with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, though less often, and each guard is lifted so we can clean and check the trough underneath.
We do not offer a one-size schedule. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we explain what we found at the clog points so you can judge it yourself. A gutter that is clean and still overflows after the visit has a slope or capacity problem, and we say so plainly. Call (866) 435-6328 to book your first visit, or ask for a written estimate with the schedule.
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 the city from the nearest base, and we cover the surrounding areas of progress pa on the same schedule. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, the crew arrives ready to clean every run, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you the next open date when you call.
The calendar for progress gutter cleaning fills in two busy windows each year: late spring for the seed and pollen visit, and late fall before the freeze. If you want a slot in those windows, book early, because the crew fills the Progress route fast. Booking early also means the first visit can clean out the trough, check the gutters and downspouts, and flush every downspout before the rainy season, which is when a missed clog does the most harm to the foundation and the wall below. Each of these cleanings runs the same checks, with cleaning and maintenance on the same visit, so the calendar stays simple.
We keep the process simple so you can keep your gutter system working between visits. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, or text a photo of the roofline and ask for a written estimate. If you have a commercial building, the same booking applies, and the visit is scheduled per building. We give residential and commercial clients the same care, and our gutter services are built to protect your home from water damage without a long wait.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because the same two-story house can take very different time depending on what is in the gutters.
Our customers here book late spring and late fall. In spring we find seeds and pollen in the downspouts; in fall, the leaf load and the first ice, and runs that sag if the fall visit was skipped. Late spring and late fall are when we see the most blockage, and water that sits behind a blocked run can rot the fascia board.
We give you the next open date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. Our cleaning services in progress are booked by date, and we confirm it on the phone so you know when the crew is coming.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we give you a price for it before anyone touches it. We will tell you what we see.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep the leaves out but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and mat into a paste. We lift the guard, clean underneath, flush the downspouts and reseat it.
If the gutter system is clean and still sheets water over the edge, it has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it actually is. We do not sell extra cleanings for a slope problem.
The price is the number we quoted. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
