Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts for every homeowner who calls, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled off in bags, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your house size and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Rhode Island, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we take that same schedule here. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your number before you book.
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. Other gutter cleaning services often price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run. Ask any gutter service for a total, not a rate, and check that the total is what you will pay.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the eaves. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat, and that is slower work. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and removing the leaves and debris are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our South Kingstown homes, the houses that cost more to clean are usually the ones where the gutters have gone years without a visit. Each season adds to the buildup, and by the time the water flow and drainage have slowed to a trickle, the leaves and grit have packed the elbows solid. Clearing that takes longer than a routine visit, which is why we flag it on the phone. When the clogged downspouts are packed too, the job takes longer still. Leaves left in a gutter for a season also add weight, and on older runs we check for sag before the crew puts a foot on the ladder. Residential and commercial properties in our service area are priced the same way, through the phone quote, so the number is set before anyone shows up.
Our cases show what this looks like. The clog we cleared on one back run had been building for two seasons, and the crew found the rain gutter pulling off its hangers near the downspout. That is the kind of structural damage a visit catches before it turns into water away from the wrong place. The blocked run on that job was the reason the water spilled over the front. We flush every downspout and check the flow at the outlet before we leave.
| 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 a spring and fall visit, because that is how often you should clean your gutters here. Across Rhode Island the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and the fall visit in South Kingstown runs October to early November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds packed into the elbows and pollen paste sitting on the gutter guards and the bottom of the trough. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that causes the trouble, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Freeze risk is real in this area, so the fall visit matters more than the spring one. A clog that holds water through a freeze turns into an ice dam at the eave, and the ice pushes water up under the first course of shingles at the roofline. The same blockage that caused a slow overflow in October becomes a leak in January, and heavy rainfall in between makes it worse. The rainwater that should be running away from your foundation ends up behind the fascia instead. Keeping up with gutter maintenance in the fall is the simplest way to stop that.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles, the odd twig and grit pack the runs between visits. Our crew is on that schedule at several addresses in town. Most residential properties with few or no trees need one visit a year in late fall, and that is enough for most lots. Residential and commercial properties with heavy cover need the tighter schedule. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean, and a guard does not stop the blockage that builds in the trough below it.
Here is how the two cases look side by side. One customer with no trees over the house is on a once-a-year late-fall schedule, and the gutters came out clean on every visit, debris removal included. A second customer with heavy cover is on the three-to-four month schedule, and the crew clears the buildup each time before it reaches the downspout. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we find in the gutter and at the eaves, and each of these cleanings is priced from the same phone 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 crews clean gutters from the nearest base, and we keep the same schedule for the surrounding areas. Here is how booking works. You call (866) 435-6328 or text, we ask about 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 give you the estimate right away. We do not promise a visit on a set day until we have checked the calendar, but we will tell you the lead time when you book.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: late May through June across Rhode Island, and October into early November in town. If you want to get your gutters on the books before the rush, call early. Nobody needs to be home for the visit. We call before we come, the crew works from the outside, and before we leave we flush every downspout and send photos of the gutters and downspouts to your phone. Our gutter services run on that same calendar, with the price set on the phone.
Most homeowners find that a regular schedule is what keeps the work small and the bill predictable. A clean gutter that gets cleared twice a year keeps water away from your home, and it helps protect your home from the slow rot that starts behind a clogged run. A small leak at a joint is also cheaper to fix than the rot it leads to. That schedule is what keeps your home from water damage through a wet winter. Gutter guards change the count of cleanings, not the need for them, and one twig in a downspout is enough to back it up, so tell us what is on the gutters when you call. To keep your gutters on that cycle, tell us if you are booking for a rental or a second property, and we set the visits to match.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the landscape around it, and we give it to you by phone or text. Our cleaning services in South Kingstown are not quoted without those details. Once we have them, the price you hear is the price on the invoice.
Across South Kingstown and the rest of Rhode Island, spring visits run late May to June, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat can freeze in place, and on houses that skipped it we see sagging runs by March and rot behind the fascia.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm a date when you call. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that call, and we tell you the exact lead time before you book.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. To get your gutters done without a fuss, leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home, and we tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, though the gutter maintenance takes less time than on an open run. Leaves and grit sit on top of the guard, and needles and seed casings work through it. We lift the guards, clear underneath, flush the outlets and reseat them, and the visit is usually shorter than on an open gutter.
If a gutter is clean and still spills over the front during heavy rainfall, the problem is usually the slope, the capacity or the size of the gutter system, not a buildup of leaves. Send us a photo or a short video of it 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. We confirm the stories and the access on the phone, so the crew knows what they are walking into. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we stop, tell you, and agree on it before any more work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
