Our crew cleans gutters in Vienna, flushing every downspout and checking that it drains, hauling the debris away, and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have run this work for homeowners across Virginia, and spring and fall are when most of them book.
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 the leaves and debris sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. We quote residential and commercial properties the same way, and the total on your house is what matters.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup, which means more hours on the ladder. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, water flow testing for drainage, and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find across the gutter system changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On a recent gutter cleaning for Vienna homes with a steep back pitch, the first run was clogged with leaves and grit, and the clogged downspouts had been sitting full through the rainy season. Once the runs were clean, we flushed every downspout, traced where each one drained, and photographed every run before we left. The clog was the whole problem, and the rest of the job was simply finishing a clean job properly. Our gutter cleaning services are most useful when a clog has started to back water over the edge, because standing water in a gutter is how structural damage and rot start.
Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we will give you a number on the spot.
| 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, most of our customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, or after a stretch of heavy rainfall, every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the rainwater has nowhere to go. Residential properties in Vienna VA with few or no trees usually do fine once a year in late fall. A rain gutter near a busy road or a construction site tends to fill faster than one on a quiet street, so it moves up a tier. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing.
In mid to late May, across Virginia, we often find the first blockage has already formed at the roofline, and the first sign is water running over the front edge in a storm. A clog caught at the spring visit is a quick clear, and a clean run is far easier to keep that way. The same clog left until fall can hold water through the winter. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to avoid that, so plan to clean your gutters on a set schedule and put gutter maintenance on the calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a text for an estimate, and we will tell you which schedule your lot actually needs after the first visit.
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.
Vienna gutter cleaning runs from our nearest crew base, and we clean homes across Vienna and the surrounding areas. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover. If it is easy, send a photo of the house front so we can see the roofline before we arrive. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our cleaning services in Vienna fill up in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months gets you a slot sooner. To get your gutters on the schedule, call and we will tell you what is open this week.
Once the crew is on the ground, the work is outside and the goal is a clean finish. We keep the ladders off the gutter lip and the siding, and we keep the landscape around the house clear of debris. The crew checks gutters and downspouts together, and we flush every downspout to carry water away from your home. The yard is left clean when we finish. If you want a homeowner reference for a repeat visit, we will tie the next booking to the same schedule. We also keep gutter services in mind for the whole exterior, so the crew reports anything we see that needs attention, like a loose hanger or a leak at a seam. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set up a date that will help protect your home from water damage and keep your gutters working through the next heavy rainfall.
Q: What does gutter cleaning cost for a two-story house in Vienna?
A: Vienna gutter cleaning pricing comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range here, because the house in front of us decides the price.
A: Most of our Vienna customers book in late spring and late fall, and gutter maintenance on that schedule keeps the runs from sagging by March. Get your gutters on the calendar before the fall rains, because a fall visit skipped usually means sagging runs by March.
A: Same-day depends on our schedule that week. Our cleaning services in Vienna fill most weeks, so confirm a date when you call, and most slots come up within the week.
A: No. Our crew works outside, leaves a clean yard, and does not come inside. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Q: Do you flush the downspouts and check where they drain, including underground lines?
A: Yes, we flush every downspout and check that it drains until the water runs clean at the bottom, and we add extensions to carry water away from the landscape. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
A: Yes. On our jobs, guards keep leaves out, but needles, seeds and grit sit on top and mat down. The surface still needs a good clean now and then.
A: A gutter system that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem. Send us a short video of it in heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is.
Q: Will the price change once the crew is on the roof?
A: It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
