Our own crew cleans gutters for homeowners nearby, and the figure we quote by phone is the figure you pay. The quote comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it. Across Pennsylvania, most of our customers book the spring and fall visits, and we keep the same crew on the schedule each time. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 and at the outlets. 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 the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but on a house the total is what matters.
What moves the quote on Rapho homes is what the crew finds. A third story, or a pitch too steep to walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, and that changes the time up there. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with leaves and grit, and that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs the clog is usually at the elbows: a downspout that looks clear from the ground but is packed solid where it bends. Clogged downspouts are often why a run backs up, so we flush every downspout and check the drainage at the outlet. A gutter system where the water flow looks fine at the top but backs up at the bottom gets found before we leave. A sag in a run, or a leak at a seam, is often the first sign of buildup that has been sitting too long, and it gets photographed and reported. Standing water in the trough is what turns a small problem into rot and structural damage behind the fascia, so we clean the buildup out before the water finds another way to drain.
Residential and commercial gutter cleaning services follow the same logic, but the buildings differ. We clean residential properties by the house and commercial properties by the building, scheduled to the property. For a homeowner here, regular gutter cleaning in spring and fall is cheaper over a year than waiting for the first overflow and then paying for a repair, and that is the case we make on the phone. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule that fits the house, tell us what you have and we will say which tier it needs.
| 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 two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Pennsylvania the spring visit lands in late May to June, and our fall visit runs October to early November. When we open a gutter here in May we find the seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged by March under the weight of ice. The goal is to keep your gutters clear through the wettest stretch of the year.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what the lot needs, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the outlets between visits and the clog builds faster than a twice-yearly schedule can keep up with. A house with few or no trees over the roofline is fine on once a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent work, but the leaves and debris that sit on top of a guard still need clearing, because they turn into a mat once they get wet. Gutter maintenance on those houses is mostly keeping the surface clean and checking the outlets.
A gutter that is clean in May can still back up by the first heavy rainfall of summer if the outlets were never flushed, and June, July and September are the wettest months here, so the spring visit is the one that clears the year's blockage in your gutters and downspouts. The fall visit is what gets rainwater away from your home before winter. Snow falls here mostly December through March, so the fall visit also helps protect your home from water damage when the ice comes. A run with a bit of sag or a section that has pulled loose is photographed on the first visit and reported as a finding, not a sale. After the first visit we give you an estimate of which tier your lot needs, and the schedule follows from that.
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 Rapho and surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the neighborhoods we clean most often are the ones with the most mature trees over the house and busy landscape beds at the foundation. Booking a Rapho gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the square footage and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the house front helps us see the layout and is easy to send from your phone. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule.
The calendar fills at two points each year: the weeks after the spring seed drop and the weeks after the last leaves come down. Book early in those windows if you want a set date. Outside them, the slots open up more often. The gutter cleaning process starts with that call, and for a homeowner who has seen water pour over the edge in a storm, the sooner you get your gutters on the calendar, the sooner the gutters are clean and the house stops taking on water.
Our gutter services are quoted from stories and size, by phone or text. We do not quote a figure here because the house changes it. Downspout flushing and haul-off are in the number.
Our customers here book late spring and fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we see sagging runs by March on houses that froze. Late spring clears the seed and pollen that build up in the elbows.
Most openings for cleaning services in Rapho PA come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day work.
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, we flush every downspout and check that water reaches the outlet. An underground drain line that needs clearing is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes, less often. Leaves and debris sit on top of the guard and turn into a mat when they get wet, so we keep the surface clean and check that water is getting in. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded house still happen, just on a longer cycle.
A clean rain gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear it and agree to it before work starts. Nothing is added on the invoice without that conversation.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
