Our own crew cleans gutters in Uwchlan, flushing every downspout, testing the flow, hauling away what comes out and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Pennsylvania, most of our customers book for spring and fall, the two windows when seeds, pollen and leaves fill the troughs.
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 house is priced on its own, and homeowners ask about that first, because no two houses come in the same shape. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the total is what matters to you.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. A gutter system nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted muck that takes time to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. A clog in an elbow gets cleared on the visit, and a leak at a joint is photographed and reported, not quoted on the spot. Gutters and drains are checked together, and debris removal, flushing and flow testing are included and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, not on the invoice. Repeat cleanings are quoted the same way, from the same three things. The same checklist covers residential and commercial buildings, and any structural damage gets flagged in the photos rather than priced on the spot.
Here is what the gutter cleaning process looks like on a house with trees over the roof. The crew arrives, checks the trough and the elbows, and finds the usual mix of leaves, grit and twig that has been sitting since the last visit. We clean it out and carry the mess away from your home, then run water through each downspout until it clears at the bottom, and photograph each run once it is clean. Homeowners are usually surprised at how much came out of a single run, and the photos make that easy to see. Heavy rainfall shows what was missed, which is why the crew checks the flow before the truck goes. The point is that the quote is built from what the crew finds, not from a rate card, and that is why we keep the process and the gutter maintenance notes the same from one house to the next. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number while you are on the line.
| 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 Uwchlan, most houses get two visits a year, once after the spring seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves are down. Across Pennsylvania, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in November to early December. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and a clog there is what backs water over the edge. Seed and pollen also settle on the landscape under the eave, where runoff from a full trough lands. In fall we find the leaf load, and on houses that skip the fall visit, the first ice and the ice dams at the eave can pull runs loose by March and let the fascia start to rot. The wet leaf mat that forms before the rainy months is the other thing we clear out, so the runs start the wet season clean.
Tree cover changes the schedule. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see working to keep the gutters clean, because leaves and debris pack into the runs between visits, and rainwater backs up behind them in heavy rain. Near a busy road or construction, the same tighter schedule usually makes sense, and the drainage at the foot of the house takes the worst of it. With few or no trees, one visit a year at the fall visit is enough for most houses. Guards reduce how often the gutters need work, but the surface still needs clearing, and a guard does not stop the paste that forms on top of it.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and that sets the rhythm of your cleaning and maintenance, whether you book our gutter cleaning services once a year or more. Clogged downspouts are the first thing we check on a return visit, because a full downspout holds water in the trough. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the rain gutter running before the wet months and moves water away from the fascia. Each visit ends with the trough clean and the runs photographed. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the schedule with you on the phone.
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 Uwchlan, and we book each visit with you directly. Book by calling or texting, and tell us your stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the front of the house by text helps us quote it accurately, and it takes a minute. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so if you want a particular week, book it early. The quote comes back the same way it was asked, by phone or text, with the number you will be charged. We do the same for Uwchlan homes and the surrounding areas.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works outside, does not come into the house, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. For regular gutter cleaning, booking the same slot each season keeps the schedule steady, and we keep the notes from the last visit so the next crew knows what to look for. If a run has started to sag, or there is buildup at a joint, the crew photographs it and reports it rather than selling a repair on the spot. Whether you are on a twice-a-year schedule or a tighter one, the process stays the same. Residential properties and commercial properties get the same photo report, so you know the work was done whether or not you were home. Get your gutters on the books early and keep your gutters clean on the schedule you pick. Call (866) 435-6328 to check the next open date.
Our gutter services in Uwchlan PA include debris removal, a check of the water flow, and a note on any structural damage the crew sees. Every house gets the same process, and if you want to clean your gutters on a fixed calendar, ask for it when you book. Our cleaning services in Uwchlan are booked the same way, and each gutter cleaning service visit ends with the photos on your phone.
For a two-story house in Uwchlan PA, the number comes from the stories and the size, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because two two-story houses can need very different work. The number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across Pennsylvania the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit comes in November to early December, after the leaves are down. On houses that skip the fall visit we see sagging runs and water stains along the roofline by March, after the first ice. Those two visits cover most houses, and they help protect your home from water damage before the freeze.
We confirm the date when you call. If you need a particular day, tell us when you book and we will tell you what is open.
No. The crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up, and that is the whole list.
Yes. We check gutters and downspouts together, flush every downspout and watch until the water runs clear at the bottom, and the run is clean before we move on. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water leaves at the outlet and tell you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone starts.
Yes, less often, but the surface still needs clearing. Under guards we routinely find small twigs and grit worked through and a paste of seed casings sitting on top, which stops the water from getting in. We lift the panels, clear underneath, reseat them, and leave the trough clean.
A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater over the edge has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a run that needs more than cleaning, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
