Our own crew cleans gutters in South Burlington, flushing every downspout and checking flow before we leave, with the waste hauled away and photos of every run sent to you. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and the crew has been doing that work on these streets for years.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for homeowners here depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and we work out the number from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we price the whole house.
What moves the quote on our jobs: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up, gutters that nobody has opened in years and are packed solid with compacted leaves, and guards we have to lift and reseat before the clean. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here the clog is usually a mix of leaves and debris packed at the elbows, and during heavy rainfall it is the buildup at the bottom of the downspout that slows the water flow the most. Once it clears, the drainage is back and roof runoff carries the water away from your home the way it should. Pricing the house the same way on every call keeps the number honest, and it is why the phone number holds on the invoice.
Our South Burlington homes come in a wide range, and one two-story with moderate tree cover shows how it plays out: the crew found a sag in the back run and a leak where a rain gutter had pulled loose at one corner. Getting it clean took longer than the quote assumed for the front, but the price stayed where we gave it, because the work that changed was raised on the ladder before anything was touched. See this job for the photos from that visit.
Residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic per building, and residential properties and commercial properties are priced on the phone from the size and the number of stories. Clogged downspouts and gutters left to overflow are where structural damage starts, so we would rather clean the system before the water reaches the fascia. We are not a repair shop, so if the job turns up something beyond cleaning we photograph it and put it in the report, but we do not sell it to you.
| 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.
Most of our customers here book twice a year: the spring visit, which runs across Vermont in mid to late June after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit, in late October to November after the last leaves are down. At the spring visit we usually find seeds and pollen paste packed in the downspout elbows, and the first sign of a gutter clog at the roofline is water spilling over the front edge. At the fall visit it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Plan to clean your gutters before the first hard frost, because that is when regular cleaning does the most good.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see working, because needles, a twig or two, and grit pack each downspout between visits. Few or no trees and a simple landscape, once a year in late fall is enough on most lots. Guards on a gutter system are cleaned less often, but the surface still needs clearing, and we check the blockage underneath each time to make sure rainwater still gets in. Freeze and ice are part of the picture here, so the fall visit is the one that prevents most of the winter trouble, and it is the core of good gutter maintenance.
One customer with no trees over the roof has been on a once-a-year late fall schedule, and the gutters have stayed clean with no overflow. Another under heavy trees is on every three to four months, and the downspout is the first thing we check each time. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the regular gutter cleaning is planned around that tier so you can keep your gutters flowing through the wet months.
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 South Burlington from the nearest base, working from the houses near the main roads to the streets further in and the surrounding areas. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you an estimate from the number of stories, the size and how much tree cover is overhead. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows are spring and fall, so it helps to call early. We call before we come, and the homeowner does not need to be home for the visit.
If you are weighing a gutter cleaning service for the first time, the price is the same whether you have gutter guards or not. Our crew keeps the surface clear and will flush every downspout, so the gutters and downspouts carry the water away, which is how we keep your home from water damage through the wet months. Our gutter services keep the work small between cleanings, and clean gutters are the simplest way to protect your home from the rain.
The number comes from stories and size, and our cleaning services in South Burlington give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a figure off the page, because the house decides it. Once we have those two things, the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall, after the seed drop and after the last leaves are down. If the fall visit is skipped, we often see sagging runs by March, when the ice has had time to work on them. Late spring and late fall are the windows we plan the South Burlington gutter cleaning around.
Same-day is not something we promise. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you need to get your gutters done sooner, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar.
No. Our crew works across South Burlington VT from the outside, never coming 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.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed and we check the water flow at the outlet. If a line drains underground and the water is not leaving, we tell you and price that work separately, with no surprise on the invoice. Clearing a buried line is not part of the standard cleaning price.
Yes. On our jobs the guards keep out the big leaves, but the needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and mat down, and water runs off the front edge. We clear the surface and check the blockage underneath each time, and that cleaning and maintenance keeps the whole gutter system doing its job, including catching any rot at the fascia early.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog. 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. Our gutter cleaning process prices from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised before we start. If the gutters are packed worse than the estimate assumed, you hear it on the ladder and agree to it before the work continues.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
