Gutter cleaning cost calculator
Enter your linear feet and price per foot. Add a story and pitch factor for height and access. Get the total.
Calculator
Cleaning 110 ft at $1.20/ft with a ×1.00 story and ×1.00 pitch factor is about $132.00. Multipliers are labeled (single-story 1.0, two-story ~1.5, three-story/steep ~2.0) — a planning estimate from your own price.
Gutter cleaning is priced by the foot, then bumped up for height and hassle. The math is simple: linear feet × your price per foot × story factor × pitch factor. Everything time- and place-bound stays out of the formula — you type the rate a real crew quoted you, so the number is right in any market and any year.
Single-story houses clean fast. A two-story home needs taller ladders and more setup, so crews charge roughly half again as much. Three-story or steep-pitch roofs cost about double. Those multipliers are labeled planning typicals — nudge them to match the quote in front of you.
Formula
cost = linear_feet × price_per_lf × story_multiplier × pitch_multiplier
- linear_feet — total feet of gutter on the house (measure your eave runs, don't guess).
- price_per_lf — the per-foot rate from your own quote; no price is baked in.
- story_multiplier — labeled: single-story 1.0, two-story ~1.5, three-story/steep ~2.0.
- pitch_multiplier — 1.0 for a normal roof; raise it for steep pitch, heavy debris or hard access.
Worked example
110 feet of gutter at $1.20 per foot on a single-story house:
110 × $1.20 × 1.0 × 1.0 = $132.00
Same house, two stories (×1.5):
110 × $1.20 × 1.5 × 1.0 = $198.00
The two-story lift adds $66.00 for the same 110 feet. That is the ladder time, not more gutter.
What drives the price (and what to check first)
Measure before you book. Cleaners quote by the foot, so a wrong foot count moves the bill. Add up your eave runs, not the whole roof perimeter — gutters sit on the eaves, not the gable rakes.
Edge cases the base rate ignores:
- Guards installed. Micro-mesh or reverse-curve guards cut cleaning frequency but a crew still charges to lift, inspect and flush — sometimes a premium to pull and refit panels.
- Downspout flushing. A clog in the downspout, not the trough, can add a per-outlet charge. Ask if flushing is included.
- Heavy debris. A year of pine needles or a first-time clean after neglect bumps the pitch/difficulty factor.
- Steep or slick roofs. If the crew works off the roof instead of a ladder, expect the two- or three-story multiplier even on a lower house.
This is a planning estimate from your numbers, not a bid. Get itemized quotes from licensed, insured contractors, and never split a two-story job to a homeowner on a wet ladder to save the $66.00.
Reference table
Labeled planning multipliers — you still enter your own price per foot:
| Height / access | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| Single-story | ×1.0 |
| Two-story | ×1.5 |
| Three-story / steep | ×2.0 |
Typical cleaning runs about $0.80–$2.00 per linear foot before the multipliers (labeled planning band — confirm with a local, insured crew).