Our own crew cleans gutters in Upper Merion, flushes and flow-tests every run, hauls the leaves away, and takes photos of each 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 of our Upper Merion customers book in the spring and fall, and we can tell you which visit your lot needs when you call.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price of this cleaning service depends on stories, square footage and how much buildup sits in the gutters before the crew starts to clean. 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 by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is what moves the quote most. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front suggests. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or that never had a clean, come with compacted grime, a twig wedged at the elbow and a blockage that takes longer to clear, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
A typical Upper Merion homeowner sees the difference between a clean gutter and a gutter that is still moving water when the crew flushes each run and watches the water run through to the bottom. A gutter that still overflows after a cleaning is a slope or capacity problem, and we say so instead of selling a second visit. We keep the quote simple so you can plan a cleaning around your budget. Gutter maintenance on a twice-a-year schedule is the most common plan on our Upper Merion calendar, which means two cleanings a year, and the crew can set up cleaning and maintenance on that schedule when you call.
For the cleaning services in Upper Merion that we do not offer, we do not repair, install or sell gutter guards, and we do not install gutter brackets. If a hanger is loose, we photograph it and report it.
To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will send a written estimate the same day.
| 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.
On our jobs across Upper Merion, most customers book twice a year, once after the seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves in fall. The spring visit is the first clean of the year. Across Pennsylvania the spring window runs late May to June, and when we open a rain gutter in that window we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In late October or November it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March, which is where rot and structural damage start.
Under heavy tree cover or a thick landscape bed, the runs pack with needles and grit between visits, so those houses are on a three to four month schedule, and clogged downspouts are usually the first sign. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep a clean gutter for most lots. A gutter system with guards still needs the surface cleared, and we check that on every guarded house we visit. The same schedule works for commercial properties with long runs, since the job is to keep water away from the foundation.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Each visit ends with a flush of every run, and our gutter cleaning services keep notes on what we found so the next visit starts from the right place.
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 Merion, PA, and books by phone or text for this gutter cleaning service. Send us your stories, approximate size, whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to get, plus any spot with a sag, poor drainage or slow water flow. We will confirm a date when you call, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so it helps to call early in those months.
We keep Upper Merion homes on a regular gutter cleaning schedule once they book, and the same crew comes back to the same gutters. If you want to clean your gutters on the same schedule every year, tell us when you call. Debris removal is part of every visit, so the bags leave with the crew. A clog at an elbow or a patch of buildup is the usual reason a run overflows, so the crew checks every elbow. If your roofline has changed since the last visit, tell us when you call and we will note it before the crew arrives. Residential and commercial jobs run on the same booking line, residential properties get the same crew and the same photos, and we schedule each one around the site's own cleaning needs.
The number comes from stories and size, so tell us those when you call or text for an estimate. We quote it on the spot and the invoice matches the quote.
Most of our customers here book in spring and again in late fall. If you wait past the first freeze, the ice can pull the runs loose and let rainwater spill behind them. Heavy rainfall in March, August and December is when a full gutter shows its problems, so the fall visit matters. We can tell you which visit fits your house.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call, so the crew can clean up before the next storm. We do not promise same-day service unless the calendar has an opening, even for homes in the surrounding areas.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. The crew bags what comes off the gutters and carries it away from your home. Stand-offs keep the ladder off your siding, which helps protect your home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, our gutter cleaning process includes one thing before we leave: we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet. If a line runs underground, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep leaves out but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and mat down, and a clog can build underneath. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the gutters and downspouts once the clean is done, then reseat the guards. To keep your gutters running well, book the visit before that mat builds up.
Send us a photo or a short video of the overflow in the rain. A gutter that still spills after the clean has no blockage left, so it points to a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you what it is instead of selling a second cleaning. Catching it early matters, because a spill that runs for a season can leak behind the fascia. Acting early is how you keep your home from water damage.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, and you agree to it first. Our gutter services are quoted from stories, size and how much is clogging the runs, and the invoice matches. Call (866) 435-6328 with any question before the visit.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
