Our gutter cleaning service cleans gutters and downspouts in Norfolk, and every job ends with clean runs and photos. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, haul it all away, and send you photos of every run before we leave. Our gutter services protect your home from water damage and move water away from your home. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how many trees hang over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, so call (866) 435-6328 or book by text.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on the number of stories, the square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place for most houses, though it can miss a steep roof entirely.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the biggest single change, because it takes a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder and the crew works slower. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted muck, and that takes longer to clear than a run that was cleaned last season. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras, and the trough is left clean. If something we find changes the job, we tell the homeowner before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most Norfolk homes we clean have clogged downspouts that started at the elbow, not in the trough, and that is where the crew looks first. When the trough is clear but water still spills over the edge, the cause is usually drainage or water flow at the outlet, and we check that the flow carries water away before we call the job done. A rain gutter with sag in it will hold water until it overflows, and buildup behind the elbows does the same thing a season later, usually after a small leak shows up at a seam. Those are the three things we find most often on a gutter that is clogged, and the clog at the elbow is usually the quickest one to clear, so they are all things we fix while we are up there.
On one house we cleaned in the last two years, the price moved because the front had two stories and a steep pitch, the back run sat over a deck, and the gutters had not been opened since the prior owner. The crew needed a boom lift for the front and two extra hours for the back, and the number we gave on the phone was the number on the invoice. That job is written up on our case page. Gutter cleaning services in Norfolk on a house like that cost more than a single-story ranch, and the reason is the work, not the company.
Some houses we clean have heavy leaves and debris and nothing more, while others have structural damage behind a run that came loose, and we photograph and report that rather than repair it, since we do not install gutters or sell guards and the decision stays with 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.
Across Virginia, the spring visit lands in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop has finished. Our Norfolk VA customers book spring and fall, and the fall visit falls in late November to December, after the last leaves are down. On our jobs in May we find the downspout elbows packed with seeds and pollen paste, and in late fall it is the wet leaf mat that causes the clog. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose once the freeze sets in, and that is the cost of waiting one season too long.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and a single season builds up enough to cause a rainwater overflow. Houses near a busy road or a construction site fall in the same group, since the dust settles into the trough faster than leaves do. Houses with few or no trees can do with one clean a year in late fall. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, since they keep leaves out of the trough, but the surface still needs clearing, so gutter maintenance on a guarded house is less frequent than on an open gutter, not absent.
Rain here adds up to about 50 inches a year, and heavy rainfall peaks in July, August and September. Freeze risk is part of the picture here too, with frozen runs and the occasional ice dam at the eave, so the late fall visit matters more than it would in a warmer climate. A run that is clear before the freeze has a much better chance of shedding water through the winter, and a blockage that was small in November can hold a full column of ice by midwinter.
We can tell you which tier your lot needs after the first visit, because the crew sees the trees, the roofline and how fast the runs refill. A clean run on that first visit gives us a baseline for the next one. Houses on a twice-a-year schedule that run into trouble usually move to a tighter cycle, and houses booked every three months often find they can step back after a season. Tell us if you want to keep your gutters clear between visits, and we will set the interval with you. The estimate we give you for the next visit comes from that first look, not from a general rule.
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 Norfolk from the nearest base, and we clean residential and commercial properties house by house. Residential properties and surrounding areas are on the same schedule, so the price works the same way. Booking Norfolk gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Tell us the number of stories, roughly how big the house is, whether trees hang over the roof or drop twig into the gutters, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We will give you a date window and call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, and the cleanings booked for those weeks go earliest. Outside those windows the lead time is shorter, but a slot in May or November can take a few weeks to come up. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar before the rush, book early. We do not promise a particular day until we have looked at the schedule, and we will tell you the exact window when you call.
If you are not sure your gutters need a clean now, book the quote anyway. The crew can look at the trough, the downspout and the runs and tell you what they see, and that visit is the cheapest way to find out what your gutters need before the rainy season starts. The gutter cleaning process starts with that call and ends with photos on your phone. A photo of the roofline from the street is often enough to get the ball rolling.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range on the web because a two-story house on a flat lot and one where the landscape falls away behind a deck over the back run are not the same job. Once you give us those three things, the number is the number we charge.
Across Virginia, the spring visit falls in mid to late May, and our customers here book the fall visit for late November to December. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat and the first freeze can leave runs sagging once winter sets in, and the wood behind a sagging run can rot, which makes it a bigger job than a routine cleaning.
Same-day depends on the schedule that week, and we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the quiet months, and longer in May and late fall, so book early if you have a date in mind.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends you photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet and that the run is clean at the bottom. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line and water is not coming out the far end, we tell you, and clearing a buried line is priced separately before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, though less often. On our jobs, needles thread through the guard, seed casings and grit mat sit on top, and once that is wet the water runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards on your gutter system.
If the gutter is clean and still spills over in the rain, the cause is usually a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The price we give on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
