Our own crew cleans gutters in Burke, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and the trough left clean. Photos of every run arrive before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Burke customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing this work on these same 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 depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters, and we give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things. Every homeowner gets that number before the crew shows up. The number we quote is the number we charge, and a clean invoice matches it. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is measured, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaf mass and the odd twig that takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and if anything changes the job we raise it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Burke homes tell the same story about the heavy rainfall months: the gutters that were kept clean on a regular schedule came through with no overflow, and the ones that waited had a leak at the seam or a sag by spring. One Burke house with a three-story back run was quoted over the phone from its stories and size, cleared on a single visit, and its drain was flushed and checked for water flow at the outlet before we left. Nothing about the price changed once the crew was on the ladder, and that is how we want every quote to go.
Gutter cleanings are one part of cleaning and maintenance for the roof and drainage, and our gutter services follow one gutter cleaning process so you know what happens before the truck arrives. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a number you can plan around.
| 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 Burke customers book twice a year: a spring visit, which runs mid to late May across Virginia after the seeds and pollen have dropped, and a fall visit in late October to November after the last leaves are down. In spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall we find the wet leaf mat that holds water against the fascia, which is how rot starts, and Burke winters bring snow in January, February, March and December, so a run that sat full through fall is often the one that sags under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule to keep your gutters clear, because needles and grit pack the drop pipes and leave clogged downspouts between visits. Few or no trees overhead, or a landscape with little litter, means once a year in late fall is enough to keep the trough clean. Guards cut down how often the trough fills, but they do not keep the surface clean on their own, so the schedule stays the same with less to pull out each time.
Gutter cleaning services in Burke run on this rhythm across the leaves and debris that come with each season, and the crew checks the rain gutter system and any clog at the elbows that catches the most water. A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater over the front edge is a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem, and we say so instead of selling a second cleaning. Anything we see that looks like structural damage gets photographed and reported. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Clear troughs and flowing downspouts help protect your home from water damage, and the water away from your home stays where it belongs.
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 Burke VA from the nearest base and works the streets across Burke where our crews have already kept gutters clean, so you can expect the same gutter cleaning service whether your house is near a main road or tucked back in a cul-de-sac. If your house sits in one of the surrounding areas, call and we will tell you straight away whether we cover it. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home.
The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, and the calendar fills in those weeks first, so it is worth calling early in those months. Lead time varies with the season, and we confirm a date when you call rather than promising a slot we cannot keep. The sooner you call, the sooner we can get your gutters on the schedule. Burke homeowners get the same full service and the same clean finish as the rest of our work, and residential and commercial properties are scheduled through the same office, so the routing stays predictable.
Regular gutter maintenance is what keeps the water from backing up behind the fascia and the sag that follows, so clean your gutters on a set schedule. Our regular gutter cleaning visits include debris removal from the gutters and downspouts, and we flush every downspout and check the water flow at each outlet before the crew leaves. A clog, a drainage problem or buildup at the seams is what we look for first, and when a run sits low we say so in the photo report. A blockage at an elbow is the first thing the crew clears. Call (866) 435-6328 to book your date.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, and we give it by phone or text before we schedule. Downspout flushing and haul-off are part of every gutter cleaning service we quote.
Most of our customers here book in spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the leaves come down. In Burke, snow usually comes in December through March, so a fall visit keeps the gutters from freezing full and helps protect your home from water damage.
Same-day slots are not something we promise. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet, and we leave the drain clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find leaves, needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard, and grit settled underneath, so the surface still has to be kept clean even though less material gets into the trough.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over in rain has a slope or capacity problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Not without you hearing about it first. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we raise it before work starts and agree on it, and the number on the phone stays the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
