Gutter cleaning in New Jersey runs $75 to $250 per visit in 2026 — about $100 to $250 on a two-story house and $200 to $400 on a three-story. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free estimate.
Gutter cleaning in New Jersey runs $75 to $250 per visit in 2026 — about $100 to $250 on a two-story house and $200 to $400 on a three-story. Repairs and resealing run $100 to $450. New seamless aluminum gutters cost $6 to $12 a linear foot installed, so a typical 150 to 200 foot house lands at $1,200 to $3,000. Gutter guards are where the spread gets wild: $5 to $15 a foot from a local installer, $18 to $45 a foot from the national brands.
What do gutters cost in NJ in 2026?
We don't sell a $99 gutter cleaning. Our minimum visit is $495 and covers up to two hours of a licensed crew: gutters and downspouts flushed, seams and end caps resealed, loose hangers re-driven, pitch checked, and photos of the fascia, roof edge and roofline sent to you. If we find rot or a failing roof edge up there, you get a written price for it, not a sales pitch.
| Work | Typical price (NJ, 2026) |
|---|---|
| Gutter cleaning, one story | $75 – $150 |
| Gutter cleaning, two story | $100 – $250 |
| Gutter cleaning, three story | $200 – $400 |
| Add: guards that have to come off and go back | +$25 – $75 |
| Repair, reseal or re-hang a section | $100 – $450 |
| Replace a section of gutter | $6 – $17 per ft |
| Seamless aluminum gutters installed | $6 – $12 per ft |
| Whole house, 150–200 ft of seamless aluminum | $1.2K – $3K |
| Large house, 250–350 ft | $2K – $5K |
| Copper gutters | $25 – $40 per ft |
| Extra downspouts | $50 – $100 each |
| Gutter guards, local installer | $5 – $15 per ft |
| Gutter guards, national brand quote (150 ft house) | $2.7K – $6.8K |
| Rotted fascia repaired behind the gutter | $300 – $1.5K |
| Our minimum visit: clean, inspect, reseal, re-pitch (up to 2 hours) | $495 |
How often do gutters need cleaning in New Jersey?
Twice a year for most houses here, and the timing matters more than the count.
Spring, late April into May: maple seeds, pollen and the shingle grit that washes down all winter. Fall is the one people get wrong. Maples drop in October, but oaks in Bergen and Morris counties hold leaves into December, and pin oaks hang on past the first snow. Clean in early November and you'll be clogged again by New Year's. If you have oaks, clean after they're actually done, or plan on two fall visits.
Pines are their own problem — needles fall year-round and they knit together into a mat that water runs straight over. No trees within fifty feet of the house? Once a year is fine.
Do gutter guards pay off?
Run the math on your own house. Two cleanings a year on a two-story at $150 each is $300 a year. A good micro-mesh guard on 180 feet from a local installer, at $5 to $15 a foot, is $900 to $2,700. That pays back in roughly three to nine years, and a lot sooner if you're on a three-story or you're paying $250 a visit.
The same 180 feet quoted by a national gutter-guard brand at $18 to $45 a foot is $3,200 to $8,100. Same ladders, same gutters, a commissioned rep and a one-visit close. The product is usually fine. The price is the problem, and it's negotiable — which tells you what you need to know.
Two honest limits. Guards don't make gutters maintenance-free: fine grit and pine needles still build up on top, and they need a look once a year. And guards don't stop ice dams. Nothing hanging off the edge of your roof does.
Repair or replace — which do I need?
- Replace when the spikes or hangers are pulling out of rotted fascia. New gutters on bad wood fall off again.
- Replace when seams leak in more than a couple of places. Sectional gutters have a seam every ten feet and each one is a future leak; seamless has them only at corners and ends.
- Replace when the gutter holds standing water after the rain stops — bad pitch, sagging, and a mosquito farm in July.
- Upgrade to 6-inch gutters with 3x4 downspouts when a big or steep roof dumps more water than a 5-inch trough can carry. Cheap change, big difference.
- Repair when it's one loose hanger, one bad end cap, a separated seam or a downspout that's come off the elbow. That's a $495 visit, not a $3,000 project.
- Repair the fascia first, always. New gutters hung on soft wood is money thrown at a wall.
What do clogged gutters actually cost you?
This is the part people underrate. Water that overflows the gutter lands at the foundation, and that's where wet basements start — a full perimeter drain to fix it runs $3,000 to $12,000. Water that backs up under the bottom course of shingles rots the roof deck and the fascia. In winter, a gutter packed with frozen debris is a ready-made ice dam.
A $150 cleaning, or a $495 clean-and-service visit that also reseals and re-pitches, is the cheapest preventive maintenance on a New Jersey house. Nothing else on the outside protects that much for that little.
Do I need a permit for gutters in New Jersey?
Replacing gutters is normally ordinary maintenance under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code — no permit. Where towns do get involved is the water: many have rules about where downspouts discharge, and tying roof drains into the sanitary sewer is prohibited in most New Jersey municipalities. Some towns require a drywell or a set distance from the property line, because your runoff is not supposed to end up in the neighbor's yard.
We check your town's rules before we set the downspouts, and we extend them away from the foundation as a matter of course, not as an upsell.
Where these numbers come from
2026 New Jersey roofing and gutter contractor price guides, national cost guides for guards and repairs, published national-brand per-foot pricing, and our own 2026 quotes across Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties.
Questions people ask next
How much does it cost to clean gutters on a 2-story house in NJ?
$100 to $250 a visit at market rates, more if guards have to come off and go back. Our minimum visit is $495 and covers up to two hours, which buys a full clean plus resealing, re-pitching and a photo report — a service visit, not a leaf scoop.
Do gutter guards really work?
Good micro-mesh guards keep leaves and most debris out and cut cleanings to about once a year for a check. Cheap screens and foam inserts mostly relocate the clog. No guard stops ice dams, and none of them is truly maintenance-free.
How long do aluminum gutters last?
Twenty to 30 years on a New Jersey house if they're pitched right and not overflowing all winter. Copper lasts far longer at four times the price. What usually fails first isn't the gutter — it's the fascia behind it or the hangers holding it.
Should I replace the gutters when I replace the roof?
If the gutters are older than about 15 years, yes. The ladders, the crew and the staging are already there, the drip edge goes on in the right order, and you're not paying mobilization twice. Doing both together usually saves a few hundred dollars.
Can I just clean my own gutters?
On a one-story ranch with a stable ladder, sure. On a two or three-story with a steep roof, a wet ladder and no spotter, it's the most common way homeowners get hurt on their own house. That's the honest reason most people hire it out.
Need gutter repair near you?
If you searched “gutter repair near me” anywhere in New Jersey, that's us. First Call Contracting is based in Paramus and sends its own licensed crew to all 21 counties — written price before work starts, no deposit, a real person on the phone 24/7.
Overflowing at the corner, or sagging off the fascia?
We clean, reseal, re-pitch and replace — and we fix the fascia underneath, because we're the contractor who'd have to come back for it. See our Gutters & Downspouts page, or the Gutter Guards page if the oaks have won.
Or call Alex direct: (201) 676-3099