Our own crew cleans gutters in Sterling, flushing every downspout and checking that it runs clear, then hauling it all away and sending you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we start with a quote from you.
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. Among our cleanings, a run with little in it is the quickest job we do. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price cleaning and maintenance by linear foot land in a similar place, though that is a different way of arriving at the same total.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more care, and a walk-out basement or sloped lot changes how high the gutter sits off the ground, which changes the equipment we bring. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed with buildup, and that packed mass takes more time than a light fall of leaves. Gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat add time too. The gutter cleaning process covers flushing gutters and downspouts, a flow test that checks the drainage on every run, and hauling the material away, all of it included in the quote and never billed as extras. A twig wedged in a downspout elbow can stop a whole run, so a clean trough also tells us quickly whether a downspout is worth a second look. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
The quotes that move most are the ones where the gutters have gone a long time without a clean and the homeowner has seen water running down the wall. Those runs come down heavy, and a clog at a downspout elbow is often where the slow drip starts. We see the leak that started behind the fascia by the time we open them. Heavy rainfall in the region makes that worse, because a full gutter overflows faster than a clean one. We name the cost and the work up front so the homeowner can decide before we climb. Call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate from our cleaning services in Sterling VA, by phone or text, and we will tell you what we need to see from the outside.
| 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 book twice a year, once after the spring seed and pollen drop and again after the last leaves come down. Across Virginia the spring visit falls in mid to late May, and the fall visit runs late October to November, before the cold settles in. A clean gutter system carries rainwater away from the house, and that is what both visits protect.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is leaves and debris, a wet mat that sits in the gutter and holds water against the rain gutter for weeks. Freezing weather arrives in the snow months, December through March, and when a gutter goes into winter still full, the trapped water freezes and forms ice dams at the eave. A gutter that goes into winter clean has room for the first thaw. Houses that skipped the fall visit show a sag in the runs and loose hangers by March, and that is the structural damage we would rather catch before the fascia starts to rot.
Under heavy tree cover, we see our customers every three to four months, because the needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits, and one clog at the elbow can hold water for weeks. Homes with few or no trees do well with one visit a year in late fall, as long as the gutter stays clean along the roofline and the landscape beds below stay dry. Homes with guards still need the surface cleared, and we do that less often, but the grit still builds up underneath. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the schedule follows from what we find on your house.
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 worked across Sterling, VA and serves sterling homes from one schedule, so a call from anywhere in town reaches the same calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, or text the same number. Send us a photo of the front of the house if it is easy, and tell us the stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the house. From that we give you a quote and a date, so you can get your gutters booked before the busy windows.
The two busy windows on our calendar are late spring and early fall, when most of our homeowners want their slot. Book ahead for those months. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our work covers residential properties and the homes that sit in the surrounding areas. Residential and commercial jobs get the same flushing, the same photos and the same quote, and we handle commercial properties on the same schedule. When you clean your gutters on a set schedule, water flow stays steady, the house stays dry, and the fascia and soffit keep their shape, which is why we offer regular gutter maintenance rather than one-off visits. A booked crew for gutter cleaning services also means the cleanup happens the same day, and the crew hauls the material away from your home, so nothing is left on the lawn.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house in Sterling, VA, plus what is in the gutters. Tell us those by phone or text and we give you a quote that is the number we charge.
Across Virginia the spring visit falls in mid to late May, and the fall visit runs late October to November. Booking the fall visit helps protect your home from water damage. Wait past it and we often find sagging runs and ice damage by March on houses that skipped it.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Ask us what is open for our gutter services and we will tell you the earliest we can come.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, and we send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout, clear any blockage we find, and check that water runs clear to the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes, guards keep out leaves but not the seeds, needles and grit that sit on top of them, so you still need to keep your gutters clear. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them, and the gutter stays clean under the guard.
A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree before the work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
