Our own crew does the Upper Dublin gutters, checking that every run drains and hauling the leaves away. You get photos of every run before we leave, showing the gutters clean. 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. Across Pennsylvania, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed, pollen and leaves have finished falling.
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. 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 once the house is measured, but we would rather give you one number for the whole job. Our crew does not quote gutter cleaning services by the foot, so you know the total before anyone climbs a ladder. Spring and fall visits follow the same quote.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it arrives. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with a buildup of leaves and grit, and a clog that has been sitting for a while takes more time to break loose. Where a run has begun to sag, the crew checks the pitch before it lifts anything. Guards we have to lift and reseat add minutes to every run. We flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet, and debris removal is included, never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Drainage is the part of the quote that moves most. A buildup of leaves in a back valley can hide a drain pipe that feeds a buried drainage line, and we check the outlet before we sign off. If water is not leaving the line, we tell you on the phone before we touch it, because clearing a buried line is its own job. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same rule. Residential properties and commercial properties both get measured, quoted and charged at that number. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the job smaller each time, and the clean your gutters step is the part most customers can plan around.
| 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, spring visits run late May to June, after the seed and pollen have dropped, and fall visits run late October to November, after the last leaves are down. On our Upper Dublin jobs most customers book both. When we open a gutter in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the drain pipes. In November it is wet leaves and matted grit in the gutter, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under the weight by March. Keeping those visits on the calendar is how you protect your home from water damage and structural damage at the eave and along the roofline, where a blockage or a leak shows up first.
Under heavy tree cover, we clean more often than once a year, because needles, a twig or two and grit keep packing the drains between visits and a clog can start within a season. Houses with few or no trees need one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing. Whatever the tier, keep your gutters carrying rainwater away, or the first heavy storm finds the weak spot.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what the crew finds in the gutters and downspouts, not a standard schedule. The crew flushes every downspout on every visit, and our crew keeps a clean record of what we saw last time, so the next visit starts from there. Upper Dublin PA homes differ from block to block, and an estimate that ignores the tree line is guesswork.
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 handles Upper Dublin gutter cleaning on whichever street you are on, and surrounding areas get the same visit. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text is the fastest way to get a firm number. Open dates are listed when you call, so call (866) 435-6328 to see the next one. Our busiest windows are the spring and fall visits, so if you want a particular week, call early to get your gutters on the schedule.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for an exterior cleaning. If you are away, leave the side gate unlocked and tell us where the drains are. The crew sends photos of every run to your phone before leaving, so you can see the result even if you are at work. A clean rain gutter is the easiest way to keep water away from your home during heavy rainfall, and that is the whole point of the visit.
Gutter maintenance does not have to be a large job each time. Booked on schedule, cleanings stay short, and cleaning and maintenance on a regular visit keeps the job small. A homeowner who books the next visit at the end of the current one avoids the rush. Gutter guards on the house get noted at booking so the crew arrives set up for them. If something outside the cleaning turns up on the house, we photograph it and report it; we do not sell it. That keeps the visit focused on what you actually asked for.
Our cleaning services in Upper Dublin are priced from the stories and the size of the house, and we give the number by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details. The number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across Pennsylvania, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run late October to November, and most of our Upper Dublin customers book both. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the snow season is over, and the fascia behind them can start to rot. Every house is different, so after the first visit we tell you which schedule fits.
Lead time is on our calendar when you call, and we book across Upper Dublin on the same calendar. Our gutter services fill fastest in the spring and fall, so call early if you need a date, and we confirm it on the phone.
No. Our crew works outside, keeps leaves and debris off your landscape beds, and does not come inside. It sends photos of every run and drain 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 run with water and check the water flow at the outlet, including where it feeds a buried line. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it. Commercial properties get the same flush and photo routine.
Yes, less often than open gutters, but the gutter system still needs a clean when the season turns. On our jobs under guards we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the water still has to get in.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over the front edge after we leave has a slope or pipe-size problem, not a cleaning problem, because clogged downspouts were already flushed on the visit. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it first. You can call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline for a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
