Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Upper Darby PA, and the job runs end to end. We check every run, flush each downspout, haul the leaves away, and take photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners book in the spring and fall, when the seeds and leaves are heaviest in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutter run 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 sitting in the gutters. We quote our gutter cleaning services over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. We price commercial properties and residential homes the same way, so Upper Darby homes with the same stories and buildup land in the same place. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on a house with two stories and a porch the per-foot math rarely tells you what the crew will actually spend on the ladder.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are predictable. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift and more time. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. A gutter system nobody has opened in years comes out packed with leaves and debris, plus compacted buildup, which takes longer than a light clog. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own minutes. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and the crew checks water flow at the outlet before it leaves. The goal is a clean run at the bottom of every downspout, and the quote is built to get there. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen drive a quote on these houses. One house had a clogged run that sat under a tree line, and its clogged downspout had to be cleared at the elbows before water would flow. Another had sag at the middle of the rear run that we flagged in the photos, and sag left alone can turn into structural damage. On homes with heavy buildup we spend the extra time to get the leaves and sludge out at the bottom, because a clog left in a downspout keeps water from draining, and water that backs up in the gutter spills toward the wall instead of carrying water away from your home. A rain gutter that holds water is a leak waiting for the next heavy rainfall. Our crew treats each run as its own job, so the quote reflects what the gutter needs, not a rate card, and a clean run is quoted as fairly as a packed one.
| 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, in spring and fall. Across Pennsylvania the spring window runs late May to June, and the fall visit falls in November to early December. When we open a gutter in late May, the blockage is seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by the thaw. Freeze and thaw cycles make that worse, so the fall visit is the one that protects the roofline before winter.
Under heavy tree cover, gutters fill faster, because needles and grit pack the system between visits, so the schedule gets shorter. Few or no trees around the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Homes with a landscape bed against the walls tend to need the shorter schedule too. Gutter maintenance is set house by house, based on how much tree cover sits over each house. Gutters with gutter guards still need the surface kept clean, just less often than an open run.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the photos of the runs in front of you so you can see the blockage for yourself and what a clean run looks like at the bottom of each downspout. The first visit is the one that sets the schedule. Our crew reads the whole gutter system before it recommends a tier, and checks the drainage at the outlet so you know where the rainwater goes. Want to clean your gutters on a set schedule? Call (866) 435-6328 to set up a regular gutter cleaning service for your house, or text a photo of the gutter for an estimate. We handle residential and commercial buildings on the same schedule, and debris removal is part of every 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 works across Upper Darby, and Upper Darby gutter cleaning jobs go on the same calendar as every other job we book. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. Lead time varies with the season, and we confirm the date when you call. We also handle cleaning services for each homeowner in the surrounding areas, and we clean residential properties on the same calendar.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so if you want a slot in those months it helps to call early and get your gutters on the schedule before the first heavy rain. Every visit we flush every downspout, and if you are trying to protect your home from water damage before the next storm, tell us the date you need. Keep your gutters working between visits by checking for overflow after heavy rainfall, and call us if you see water coming over the front edge, since that is often a leak at a joint rather than a full run. We also do gutter services for residential properties and commercial buildings on a per-building schedule, so the same crew can handle the rest of your site.
Our pricing comes from stories and size, and we give you the number by phone or text before anything is booked. The price we quote is the price on the invoice, with downspout flushing and haul-off included.
Across Pennsylvania the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seed drop, and the fall visit falls in November to early December, after the leaves come down. Most homeowners book both. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that have sagged under the first freeze, and sometimes fascia that has started to rot.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm a date when you call.
Nobody needs to be home. 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 each downspout, check drainage at the outlet, and clean out any blockage we find there while we watch the water run. If a line drains underground and water is not leaving, we tell you; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep the leaves out, but needles, a twig or two, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and mat down, and then the water runs off the front edge. We clean the surface and check that water is still getting into the gutter system.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote covers the cleaning and maintenance visit you booked, and the job ends with a clean downspout outlet. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after the work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
