Our own crew cleans gutters from end to end, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris removal included, with photos of every run before we leave. A clean run helps protect your home. A typical homeowner books this gutter cleaning service in spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a phone quote.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for gutter cleaning services on Cranston homes depends on stories, 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 give is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the stories and the condition of the trough usually decide more than the footage does. Estimates for commercial properties follow the same three inputs.
On our jobs a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years hold a compacted leaf mat, a clog that takes longer to clear than a light load. Gutters left that long can also hide structural damage, and the crew reports it before anything else is done. Guards that we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras. A clean trough is only half the job; the flushed downspout carries water away from your home, and it is checked before the crew leaves. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a two-story home with a moderate leaf load, the leaves and debris sit in the trough and the drainage backs up at the first clogged downspouts. Where a rear run sags, the buildup has usually held water for a full season, and the sag has to be checked and the water kept away from the foundation before the job is closed. That kind of check can put a job above a clean front run, and you hear the reason before it is added.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $225 | from $295 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $260 | from $335 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $235 | from $305 | from $395 |
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 twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Rhode Island, spring visits run late May to June, and that is when we find seeds packed in the elbows and pollen paste over the rain gutter. A clean run in spring keeps the pollen paste from building up. Here in Cranston RI, fall visits run late October to November, when the wet leaf mat is the problem. With about 47.5 inches of precipitation a year, heavy rainfall is normal, and March, April and December are the wettest months. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Freeze risk is real here, so a clog that holds water through December can turn into an ice dam at the eave.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roofline, our customers come back more often, because the needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. A busy road or nearby construction does the same. One twig jammed in a downspout elbow can back water up the whole run. With few or no trees, regular gutter cleaning once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Guards reduce the frequency, but we still clear the surface and check the blockage underneath, so the schedule for a guarded house is set by the trees, not by the guard. Rainwater that cannot clear the trough runs over the edge and soaks the landscape beside the foundation. Every visit ends with a clean trough and clear downspouts.
The first visit tells us which tier your lot actually needs. Ask us to look at the roofline and the downspout on that visit, and ask how often to clean your gutters for this house. Every visit we check the whole gutter system, not just the front run, and a leak at a seam shows up as a stain on the fascia before anyone sees water. Rot usually starts behind a seam that has been leaking for a while. Cleaning and maintenance on the same visit keeps the schedule short, and regular gutter maintenance costs less than rebuilding a rotted fascia board. Residential properties get this check on every visit, and residential and commercial jobs are booked on the same calendar, so you get the estimate for the schedule the house needs and nothing extra.
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 the whole town, and we have cleaned gutters across Cranston on the same schedule of checks. Every job runs on the same gutter cleaning process, from the first call to the photos. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to start, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the visit. Cranston gutter cleaning lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill first. If you want a clean run before the rainy season, book early and we will hold the date with you.
Gutters and downspouts get checked on every visit, and every downspout is flushed. Catching a blocked run early is how you keep the home from water damage, which costs far more to fix. We clean what we can reach, flush every downspout, and report anything that needs a different trade. Our gutter services cover cleaning, flushing and a visual check, and regular cleanings keep the trough empty between storms. Good water flow carries the water away from the house and the surrounding areas, not dumped at the foundation. Book early and get your gutters on the calendar before the busy window. Keep your gutters running and the foundation dry, and the rest of the house has an easier year. The crew leaves a clean yard behind.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we quote it by phone or text. Tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and you get the same number on the invoice that we give you on the phone.
Late spring and late fall are when Cranston homeowners book us, and those two visits cover the gutter maintenance most houses need. In spring we clear the seeds and pollen, and in fall the wet leaf mat and the first freeze, so waiting past late fall on a house with freeze risk means ice can get behind the runs.
Our cleaning services in Cranston run on booked slots, and most come up within the week. We confirm the date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise, because the calendar fills in the busy windows.
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. A clean exterior is what we leave behind, and the photos show it.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that the water leaves at the outlet. If a line runs underground and water is not coming out, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is a separate job priced before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves but not the needles, seeds and grit that sit on top of them, and under them the trough still fills. We clear the surface, check the blockage underneath and flush each downspout, and we leave the trough clean.
If the gutter is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a run that is far worse than the quote assumed, you hear it and agree to it before any work starts. The number 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.
