Our own crew cleans gutters in Upper Southampton, flushing every downspout and flow-testing it before we leave. Debris is hauled away, not blown onto the lawn, and you get photos of every run before the truck pulls out.
The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the schedule tight around those two windows so the early bookings get the open dates.
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, its square footage 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. Every gutter cleaning service quote starts from the same three questions, residential and commercial alike. Many upper southampton homeowners ask about price first, so we answer on the first call with a clean number they can hold us to. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but on a real house the stories and the layout decide more than the footage does.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from grade, so the lift and setup change. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with leaves and debris, and that is more work than a gutter cleaned every year. A gutter that is clean after a visit is a quicker job the next time, and a single twig jammed in an elbow clears in minutes, while a packed run does not. Guards we have to lift and reseat also add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the price and never billed as extras, and debris removal is part of the quote, not a line item added later. If something changes the job we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew also finds a clog or a sag behind the trough that a homeowner never sees from the driveway. On our Upper Southampton jobs the most common finding is buildup in the elbow of each downspout, which is where blockage starts and where water away from the house can stop without anyone noticing. When the water flow at the bottom of a downspout is weak, we flush it, run water through it and watch it until it runs clean. A gutter that is packed with leaves and grit can also hide rot and structural damage at the hanger points, and we photograph that and report it instead of selling a repair. Our gutter cleaning process ends the same way every time, with a flow check and photos. A leak at a joint shows up at the bottom of the run, and we mark it on the photos.
Our homes here are a mix of older and newer builds, and the upper southampton homes we see run from small single-story ranches with short runs to two-story houses with long back runs. Gutter cleaning services for a larger lot take longer because the crew has to move the lift, and we say that up front on the phone. For residential properties here, we check the gutter system and each downspout as one job before we quote. Commercial properties are quoted per building, and a rain gutter that drains a flat-top building has its own check for clogged downspouts and scuppers. Send us a text with a photo of the front of the house and we can usually tell you which of these apply before we give you a number.
| 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 here most customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In the spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March after the first ice. Across Pennsylvania, spring visits run late May to June, and our fall visit in upper southampton pa runs late October to November.
Freeze risk is real in Upper Southampton, so the fall visit matters more here than the spring one. Snow falls here in December, January, February and March, about 19.9 inches a year, so a clean run going into that stretch is what keeps meltwater moving. Ice dams form at the eave when water cannot leave the gutter, and a clog at the roofline is usually where they start. A gutter that was clean in November is far less likely to be holding ice in January, which is the whole reason the fall visit exists. Our crew checks the ends of every run and every downspout outlet before the first hard freeze.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, we see the gutters every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and the blockage builds faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps a clean downspout at the start of each visit, and it is the simplest form of gutter maintenance we offer. A house with few or no trees over it is usually fine once a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still gets cleared, because the mat that forms on top of the guard is what sends water over the edge.
For the customer with no trees and a lot that stays open to the sky, our once-a-year late-fall visit has kept the runs clear and the water away from the foundation. For the customer under big trees, the three-to-four-month schedule has kept the rainwater moving and the drainage working through a wet season. Neither of these is a formula; they are what we have seen on the houses we have actually opened up. Jul, Aug and Sep are the wettest months here, with about 50.7 inches of precipitation a year, and across Pennsylvania tropical remnants can bring a heavy rainfall late in the summer. Keep your gutters clean through that stretch and the runs have a fighting chance.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing at the schedule. The same schedule logic covers residential properties and mixed residential and commercial sites alike. Deciding how often to clean your gutters is part of cleaning and maintenance, and debris removal comes with every visit. Call to get your gutters on the schedule, ask for the estimate, and we will walk you through what we will look for.
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 southampton and books from the nearest base, so most addresses in upper southampton are covered without a long wait. The fastest way to get on the calendar for a clean run is one call. Booking for upper southampton gutter cleaning works like this: you call (866) 435-6328 or text, we ask for your stories, the approximate size of the house and whether trees hang over the house, and if it is easy a photo of the house front helps us quote it right. We give the number on the same call. The typical lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the date we can come when you call.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, the same two windows most of our customers book in, so if you want a particular week, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home; the debris is bagged and carried away from your home before the crew leaves. Routine cleanings book first, and if you mention a twig in the gutter or a leak at the corner when you call, we note it for the crew. If you have a landscape bed under a downspout, mention it when you call and the crew protects it before they start. A homeowner who wants the crew out before a storm can ask for the first open date, and we tell you exactly when the calendar allows; a clean run before the storm is the goal.
We cover the surrounding areas as well, and if you are not sure whether your address is in range, text it to us and we will confirm. Protect your home from water damage by keeping the gutters and downspouts clear before the wet season, and our crew will flush every downspout before we leave. When a slot opens up we will call you about the date. Whether you have gutter guards or open gutters, our gutter services are booked the same way.
Our cleaning services in upper southampton are priced from the stories and the size of the house, and we give the number by phone or text. There is no fixed figure we can give without knowing those two things, and once we have them the number holds.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall. In the fall we check before the first hard freeze, since a clog left over winter is how ice dams, sagging runs and rot in the fascia start. The fall window here runs late October to November, and a clean run going into freeze season is the goal.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, and most slots come up within the week. If you have a landscape bed under a downspout, tell us when you call and the crew protects it before they start.
No. 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. Everything goes into bags and away from your home, and the ground is left clean when the crew pulls out.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water run through it, and the whole gutter system is checked for sag at the hangers. If a downspout feeds an underground line we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep the leaves out but the needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and turn into a mat, and that is what sends water over the edge. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance, but they do not end it. A twig that gets through is still cleared by hand, and guarded gutters need fewer cleanings, not none. We lift the guard, clear underneath and reseat it.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in the rain has a slope or downspout problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it actually is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, and the number on the invoice is the number we quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
