Our own crew cleans gutters in Manassas and we flush every downspout, test the flow and haul the mess away. Photos of every run arrive on your phone before we leave.
The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our Manassas customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the same schedule each year.
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 size and what is sitting in the gutters. Manassas homeowners get an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price per linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you run the numbers on a typical house.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer, so the crew rigs a boom or scissor lift and the quote goes up accordingly. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, and the crew plans the clean around it. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a clog at the elbows, packed with twig, leaf and compacted muck, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Each of these shows up before the crew starts, never on the invoice.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included every time and never billed as extras. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it first and agree to it before any work begins. If a blockage shows up in a downspout, the crew clears it before leaving. Heavy rainfall after a visit is the test we care about most, because a clean system with good drainage should carry the water away from your home without spilling over the front edge.
On our Manassas jobs, the houses that cost more to clean are usually the ones that have gone years without cleanings of any kind. Once the system is clear and we have flushed every run, the gutter cleaning process is quicker on the next visit and the quote reflects that. Regular cleaning and maintenance keeps the gutter system moving, and routine gutter maintenance avoids the slow, heavy buildup that makes a visit harder.
If you would like a number to get your gutters done, call (866) 435-6328 or text a clean, well-lit photo of the front of the house. We will tell you what the quote covers, what it does not, and when we can come out. A homeowner who calls this week usually gets a slot inside the same week, and the crew calls before arriving.
| 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.
Across Virginia, the spring visit lands in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and our Manassas customers book the fall visit for late October to November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and one clog there is how clogged downspouts start. In November it is a wet mat of leaves and grit, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs sagging by March after a winter of ice, and that sag is where rot and structural damage begin.
Across Virginia, with 47.6 inches of rain a year and the wettest months in June, July and September, the rain gutter system takes a steady beating from the warm months. Snow runs from December through March, and that is when a gutter with a clogged downspout can freeze solid and start to pull loose from the fascia line. Rainwater that cannot drain sits in the trough and finds the first leak. Our gutter cleaning services also check where the overflow lands in the landscape, so the water away from the foundation keeps moving. We keep the fall visit on the calendar for that reason.
Homes under heavy tree cover need cleanings every three to four months, because the needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Homes with few or no trees do well on a once-a-year clean in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but we still give the surface a clean and check the runs underneath. The same logic applies to commercial properties under heavy tree cover.
After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs. Our crew keeps a record of what came out of each run, so the next visit starts from what we found the last time.
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 has cleaned gutters across Manassas homes in most of the city's established neighborhoods, and the crew covers the whole city from the nearest base. For cleaning services in Manassas VA, booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, square footage and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the clean date when you call. We call before we arrive, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall: the spring window in May and the fall window in late October and November. If you want a slot in those months, book early. Outside those windows, a spot usually opens within the week, before the buildup gets heavy, and we serve residential properties and surrounding areas the same way.
Plenty of customers book the first visit as a single gutter cleaning service, then move to a regular gutter cleaning schedule once they see what came out of their system, how the water flow looks at the outlet and whether any run has started to sag. That is the simplest way to clean your gutters without guessing at the timing, and it gives us a record to work from on each visit. The same booking works for residential and commercial accounts, and debris removal is included in the quote.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters and downspouts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front, and we will give you an estimate on the phone.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat and the first ice can cause the runs to sag before March, and a clog at the elbow makes it worse. Text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit makes sense for your lot, since the right timing helps protect your home from water damage.
Lead time depends on the season, so we confirm a date when you call. Our gutter services book by phone or text, and most slots come up within the week outside the busy months, so a clean rarely waits long.
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.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water leaves at the outlet, and any blockage we find is cleared before the crew leaves. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep out leaves but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and the runs underneath still need clearing. We clean the surface, lift the panels and reseat them. Ask us how to keep your gutters working between visits.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling over the front edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we will tell you what it is so you can protect your home. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts. Keep in mind that the quote is the number on the invoice, so there are no surprises at the end.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
