Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and 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 Rhode Island, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same schedule for every house we clean.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Homeowners here get a price built from three things: stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our cleaning services in Scituate run on those same three inputs, and the stories and the state of the gutters decide most of it. A clean gutter costs less to price than a packed one, and that is the first thing we check.
What moves the price in practice: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the eave, gutters nobody has opened in years with a buildup of compacted debris, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the gutter can be cleared. A twig jammed in a downspout elbow is a quick fix, but a blockage that has been building for a while, or a leak that started under a packed run, is a different job. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Everything we pull out goes away from your home on the same visit. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Across our local work, the price usually turns on the same few facts. A house with a clean roofline and open gutters comes in lower. Houses with a clean run from the first flush go fastest. A house where the crew has to clear a heavy packed run before the first flush takes longer and costs more, which is the part a homeowner wants to hear about on the phone. Give us the stories, the rough size, and whether there are trees over the house, and we will tell you where it lands. If you are not sure, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we can read most of it from there.
Some homeowners ask why we do not just give a flat number for every house on the street. A flat number is a guess, and our crew would rather give you the real one. Gutter maintenance is cheaper when it happens on schedule, because a run left for a year needs more hands and more time. Regular cleanings keep the job quick, and cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule keeps the runs clean between storms, so a run that holds up through heavy rainfall without spilling keeps the next visit simple. If you want to get your gutters on a schedule, tell us when you call and we will set the next visit. Our gutter cleaning process runs the same way each visit, and staying on the schedule keeps the number predictable.
| 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.
Across Scituate, most of our customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the leaves are down. In spring the crew clears the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste from the elbows and leaves a clean run behind, and in fall it clears the leaves and debris out before the wet months. Our gutter system checks run the same way every time, and we flush every downspout to keep water away from the house. Our gutter cleaning services follow the same routine on every visit, so you can compare one visit to the next.
What we find at each visit depends on the season. In spring it is the seeds and the pollen paste packed into the clogged downspouts. In fall it is the leaf mat, and in a freeze climate the first ice that builds at the eave. On a house that skipped the fall visit, rain gutter runs sag or pull loose by March, because the trapped water froze and the weight stayed on the hangers. Ice and standing water also rot the fascia behind the gutter, which is structural damage that costs far more than a visit. Keeping the runs clean through fall is the cheapest way to avoid that. Across Rhode Island the freeze and the wet months are the reason the fall visit matters more than the spring one.
How often a house needs us depends on the trees and the roadside. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, we see needles and grit pack the runs and elbows between visits, so those houses are on every three to four months. A house with few or no trees usually needs one visit a year in late fall. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, but less often than open gutters do. Landscape around the house matters too, since beds and mulch can wash grit into the runs, so we look at the roof, the landscape and the lot. The first visit also gives us a clean baseline to measure against.
When a customer asks how the schedule was set, we tell them what we saw on the first visit. Our process starts with that look, then we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the schedule follows from that. Residential properties with heavy tree cover usually need the faster tier, and once the runs are clean, the tier is easy to set. Tell us if the building is a residential and commercial mix, such as a shop with an apartment above, and we will price it from the stories and run length. If commercial properties are part of the job, the price starts from the same stories and run length, and you hear the number before any work starts. Nothing here replaces a look at the actual gutter, which is why the first visit is also the first real estimate.
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 Scituate RI and the surrounding areas, and we book cleaning services the same way for Scituate homes and every other house. You get a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when you call instead of guessing.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall: late spring after the seed drop, and late fall after the leaves come down. If you want a slot in those windows, book early. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the calendar predictable for everyone. A clog or a buildup between visits, the kind that shows up as water over the edge or a run that sags, is worth a call, and a clean run after each visit is the goal. We run the same calendar for residential properties and for residential and commercial buildings alike. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. The photos of every run come to your phone before we leave.
Booking a gutter cleaning service is simple on our end. Tell us the address, the stories, the rough size, and whether the house sits under trees. We will give you the number on the phone, and that is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds a drainage problem once they are on the roof, like a run that cuts the water flow to the downspout, we tell you before any work continues. Debris removal is part of every visit. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, and clean your gutters from the ground between visits so the next cleaning goes faster.
The number depends on how many stories the house has and how much square footage there is, so we price it over the phone or by text. Homeowners get that number before the crew is scheduled, and the same goes for any house we clean.
Across Rhode Island the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and our fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves. Scituate averages 53.8 inches of precipitation a year, and its wettest months are March, October and December, so the fall visit clears the rainwater path before the wet stretch starts. If you wait past the fall visit, we find ice at the eave and runs that have started to sag by March, which is why we push the fall date.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need something sooner, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar that day. Scheduling gutter services is a phone call, so the same call that gets your estimate gets your date.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come into the house, 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, and the debris is bagged and carried away from your home.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and watch it run clean at the bottom, since the gutters and downspouts work as one system. Flushing helps protect your home from water damage, and a clog at the elbow is usually why a downspout will not run. Where a downspout feeds an underground line we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it, so there is no surprise on the invoice.
Yes, gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, because needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and wet into a mat. A rain gutter with a guard still fills once that mat is wet, and heavy rainfall then runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath until the gutter runs clean, flush each downspout and reseat the guards. Tell us about the trees in the surrounding areas when you get the estimate, so the price reflects the guarded system.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video in the rain. A blockage is not the problem when a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge; that points to a slope or downspout-size problem, and we will tell you which. Left alone, that kind of problem can turn into structural damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a number. The price you hear on the phone is the price on the invoice, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before the work continues, never after. Our Scituate calendar fills in late spring and late fall, so ask for a date early. Between visits, you can keep your gutters clear of anything reachable from the ground, and leave the ladder work to us.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
