Our own crew cleans every gutter run on the house, flushes each downspout, hauls all of the debris away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Pennsylvania the spring visit runs late May to June, and in South Union the fall visit lands in late October or November.
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, how big it is 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. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the gutter run is measured, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones you can see from the driveway. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means more time on a boom or scissor lift and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run is further up than it looks. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and grit, and that takes longer to clean out than a gutter kept clean every spring and fall. And if there are guards, we have to lift them, clear underneath and reseat them, which adds time.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras. If we find something that changes the job, a sag in a run or a clog we cannot clear from the ground, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what our jobs usually look like. Most of the time the problem is simple: clogged downspouts at the elbow, a twig wedged in the trough, a run that has started to pull away, or a buildup of leaves and seed casings holding water against the back wall. The cleaning itself is the same whether the house is small or large. What changes is how many runs there are and how high they sit. For residential properties, we flush every downspout and confirm that water flow carries the water away from the house at the outlet, which is the only real test that the drainage is working. Customers in South Union homes often ask about regular gutter cleaning, and the honest answer is that it depends on the trees, but most homes do well on the spring and fall schedule. Ask us when you call, and we will tell you what we see on your roofline.
| 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.
Our gutter services in South Union PA usually follow a spring and fall rhythm. Across Pennsylvania the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seeds and pollen have dropped, and the fall visit lands in late October or November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May, we usually find seeds, seed casings and a pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, a clog that leaves rainwater nowhere to go. In November it is the wet leaf mat, sitting in a blockage that holds water along the roofline, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs drop or pull loose by March. Heavy rainfall here peaks in May, June and July, so a clean gutter going into those months matters.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule to keep your gutters clean, because the needles and grit pack the gutters and downspouts between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the same schedule applies. Houses with few or no trees do well on two cleanings a year, the spring and fall visits. Guards reduce the work, but we still clear the surface and check the drainage on the guarded runs, so the schedule does not drop far from the open-gutter one. Clearing them on time is how you protect your home from water damage.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Nobody gets sold more gutter maintenance than the gutters call for. If you are not sure how often to clean your gutters, ask us when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will book your spring or fall visit.
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 cleans gutters across South Union and the surrounding areas, and we offer cleaning services in South Union for residential and commercial properties. Cleaning and maintenance are handled on the same visit, and booking for homeowners starts with an estimate by phone or text, from your stories, the approximate size of the house and whether there are trees over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest, so booking early in those months helps.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you would like to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm a date. The gutter cleaning process is the same at every house, and every homeowner gets the photos of every run on their phone before we leave, which makes the South Union gutter cleaning visit easy to check after the fact.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you over the phone or by text. The quote is the price we charge, with flushing and haul-off included. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number.
Across Pennsylvania the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seeds and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands in late October or November. Waiting past the first freeze lets the wet leaf mat and ice build up at the eave, which can cause structural damage and rot, so the late fall visit is the one we push hardest.
We confirm the first open date when you call, and we do not promise same-day unless the calendar actually has an opening that day.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, and leaves the yard clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and confirm the water leaves at the outlet and carries water away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On a gutter system with gutter guards, the guards keep out leaves and debris but not needles, seed casings or grit, which build up on top and can stop water from getting in. We lift the panels, clear underneath and flush each downspout. Heavy tree cover and the landscape around the house decide how often.
If a clean rain gutter still sheets water over the edge, or a seam starts to leak, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than buildup. 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.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, and the invoice matches the quote you were given.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
