Our own crew cleans gutters for homes like yours, flushes each downspout, tests the flow, hauls the debris away and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing that work here long enough to know what a season of seed, leaf and ice does to a run. Call (866) 435-6328 before the next clean.
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 sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price a clean by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run count is known, but we would rather give a homeowner one figure for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift and that takes longer. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back eaves, and a landscape that slopes toward the house makes the back runs harder to reach. Clogged downspouts that have sent water down the wall take longer, and a run that has started to sag can mean a leak or structural damage at the fascia. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold packed-down muck that has to be scraped out by hand before a clean can start, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on homes like these. Heavy leaf and seed loads in the back runs, a clog at the second elbow that had been there since the last visit, and a section that sagged enough to hold standing water near the joint. Where those gutters were full of leaves and debris, we left the runs clean, flushed each downspout and checked that drainage at the bottom was moving water away. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we confirm water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it. Scranton homes with a wall of trees on the lot, or a rain gutter that runs under a steep roof, are the ones that most often show buildup faster than the rest. Per-building jobs on commercial properties are quoted the same way, by the building and the gutter run it carries.
| 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 to clean your gutters. Across Pennsylvania, the spring window is late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall window is late October to November, after the last leaves come down. On our jobs in May we open a gutter and find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged under the first ice by March, especially after heavy rainfall.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see work on residential properties, because needles, twig and grit pack the downspout between visits. Lots with few or no trees do well on a single clean in late fall. Guards reduce how often the gutter needs a clean, but the surface still gets checked. A gutter that stays full of leaves is a clog waiting to happen, and rainwater has nowhere to go. A blockage at the bottom of a downspout turns into a leak running down the wall.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs for cleaning and maintenance, based on what we find in the runs and at each outlet rather than a guess from the street. Scranton pa lots vary house to house, so the calendar follows the roofline and what it is holding, not a single rule for every house. We will hold a spot on the schedule for a regular gutter cleaning service, since gutter maintenance on a set calendar is the cheapest way to keep water away from the foundation and out of the eaves.
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 does Scranton gutter cleaning from the nearest base, so most homeowners get a slot without waiting for a route to open up. To book, call (866) 435-6328 and tell us about stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the front of the house sent by text helps us see the layout before we arrive. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so the sooner you call the better your chance to get your gutters on the date you want. We do not promise same-day or next-day service here. We give you a date when you call and confirm it the day before. If you have had water damage from a clog, or heavy rainfall has already run over the gutter, tell us when you call so we can plan the visit around it and keep the damage from spreading.
Whether you want one clean or a set of cleanings on a schedule, we keep your gutters working and protect your home from water damage at the eaves. Clean gutters and downspouts carry water away from the foundation, and on every visit we flush every downspout so the water has somewhere to go. We also do gutter services for residential and commercial work across Scranton and surrounding areas, and the crew can give you a written estimate for either one.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing the house, so tell us how many stories and roughly how big it is. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Across Pennsylvania, late May to June and late October to November are the usual windows. Waiting past the first hard freeze makes the wet leaf mat and any ice on the eaves harder to clear, and a run that sagged can pull loose or let the fascia rot by March. A clean before the freeze is the easier job.
Our cleaning services in Scranton usually come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar depends on how many houses are booked in the same window.
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 gets flushed and flow tested, and we confirm water is leaving at the outlet. When water leaves at the outlet, it is running away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs under guards we find seed casings, twigs and grit sitting on top of the screen and packed underneath. The guard keeps leaves out, but the surface still needs a clean, and we check the water is going in.
If the gutter system is clean and still spills water over the edge, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The quote we give on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
