Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and a photo of each run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We keep the same crew on the ladder from the first visit to the last.
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, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services are priced the same way for spring homes and commercial properties, and roof access is priced on its own.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets up the ladder. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back of the house. A gutter system nobody has opened in years comes down with leaves and debris packed into the trough, and that has to be dug out by hand. Guards we have to lift, clean underneath and reseat take their own time. A run that has started to sag or leak at a seam adds a step, because the hanger has to be checked first. Any buildup slows the water flow, so the crew confirms the water is moving before anything is billed. We flush every downspout as part of the price, along with flow testing and debris haul-off, and none of it is an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a typical job here, the first thing we look for is a clog at the first downspout elbow, since that is where leaves and debris stall, and clogged downspouts further along the run are the next thing we check. The crew clears the rain gutter run by run, flushes each downspout until water runs clear at the bottom, and takes a photo of each run before the truck leaves. Water away from the foundation is the goal, and good drainage at the outlets keeps structural damage down on the fascia and the soffit behind it.
Every homeowner hears the number before the crew climbs a ladder, and the gutters come off the job clean and empty. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, or text us a photo of the house and book a date that suits you.
| 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 the late May to June visit and the late October to November visit make up the spring and fall schedule. Across spring, seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack into the downspout elbows, and the clog starts to build well before the fall. In a freeze-belt city like this one, the fall visit is the one that decides whether the runs survive winter. On houses that skipped it we see ice dams at the eave and runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March.
Your landscape sets the schedule as much as the calendar does. Under heavy tree cover, the gutter fills faster and the clog builds between visits, so those customers book closer together, since needles and grit pack the downspout elbows before the next visit. Heavy rainfall makes it worse. June, September and October are the wettest months here, with about 48 inches of precipitation a year, so rainwater piles up fastest then. With few or no trees, one visit in late fall is usually enough to keep the water moving. Gutters under guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface on top still has to be cleared. A blockage in a run is what makes rainwater spill over the edge, and the estimate from the crew after the first visit tells you which schedule your lot needs. Debris removal is part of every visit, so the leaves leave with the truck, and regular gutter cleaning costs far less than a rotted fascia board.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs and at the outlets, not on a general rule. Residential properties and residential and commercial jobs get the same visit plan, so a twig or seed casing caught early does not turn into a clean-out later. If you plan to clean your gutters yourself between visits, ask us or book a gutter cleaning service first, because a ladder on a wet roof is where people get hurt. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the first date, or text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see from it.
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 covers Spring and the surrounding areas, and you get the same crew that quoted the job. Booking is simple: we give the quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We confirm the date when we speak, and the calendar sets the lead time on the day you call. The busiest windows are late May to June and late October to November, when the gutters fill fastest, so book early if you can.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for an exterior visit. Every homeowner gets a photo of each run and downspout on their phone before the truck leaves. Anywhere water pours over the edge in a storm, we want to get out there and clear it before the next rain. That is why we keep spring gutter cleaning open through the busy months, and why regular cleanings help protect your home from water damage. Homes with gutter guards are on the same route, and the guards are part of the quote, not an add-on. Clean gutters and downspouts keep the water moving away from your home, and our gutter services are priced the same at every stop, so the number holds. A twig or leak at a seam gets flagged the same way.
Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us how many stories the house is and whether trees hang over it, and we will help you get your gutters on the calendar. If you want to keep your gutters working through the next storm, pick a date now. We will set a date that fits your schedule and keep the crew on the job until every run is clear and every downspout runs clean.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it over the phone or by text from those two things. The quote we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across Pennsylvania the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit falls in late October to November. For cleaning services in spring, that first visit is the one most homeowners book. Waiting past the fall visit lets heavy rainfall and ice find the gaps, and by winter's end we often see runs that have sagged or rot behind the fascia.
Yes. Every run is checked as it is cleared and each downspout is flushed, so a loose hanger or a sagging section is noted in the photos rather than missed.
Yes. Heavy tree cover and beds that wash mulch into the trough add time, and we say so on the quote before the crew arrives.
Not for exterior work. Keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew will call when the job is done.
Yes, on a lighter schedule. Guards hold back leaves, but needles, seeds and grit still build up on top, so cleaning and maintenance continue. Gutter maintenance does not stop with the guards, only the schedule gets longer.
Send us a short video taken during the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflowing usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, and we will name it as that. The goal is water running away from your home, and the fix for a slope problem is quoted on its own.
It should not. We quote from what we can see and ask, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, or text a photo of the house front and we will send a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
