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Gutter cleaning in Akron, OH
In Akron the owner inspects every gutter job himself, you get a photo report the same day, and the written price is good for a year.
Gutter cleaning in Akron, OH is old-house work: the median Akron home dates to the early 1950s and about a third were built before 1940, so most gutters hang on steep roofs under trees older than the houses. Guttrz comes up I-77 from North Canton, about 17 miles and 20 to 25 minutes, and every cleaning clears each run by hand, flushes each downspout until it runs clear, hauls the debris, flags loose hangers and seams with a photo, and texts before and after photos the same day. Send an Akron address and a photo and you get one written price within the hour, good for a year.
Gutter cleaning in Akron, OH is mostly work on houses that were built before the trees were tall and are now under them. The median Akron home dates to the early 1950s, about a third of the city's houses went up before 1940, and the city has more than 55,000 street trees by one published count, with a 2025 plan adding 1,800 more along the devil strips. Guttrz is based in North Canton, about 17 miles and 20 to 25 minutes down I-77. The owner inspects every job himself, the photo report comes the same day, and you hold one written price good for a year. The service is described on the main gutter cleaning page; this page is about Akron's neighborhoods.
What does an Akron gutter cleaning include?
Whether it is a bungalow in Ellet or a Tudor in Wallhaven, the list is the same:
- Every run cleared by hand and scoop, including the porch and bay-window gutters that 1920s houses carry.
- Every downspout flushed from the top until the water runs out the bottom clear, with the top elbow dug out when it is packed.
- Debris bagged and hauled away, not raked onto the devil strip.
- Loose hangers, failed seams, and runs pulling off the fascia photographed and listed, with no pressure to fix anything that day.
- A look at where each downspout discharges, since downspouts on older houses often feed buried clay tile that no longer carries water.
- Before and after photos of every run on your phone the same day.
Every Akron cleaning visit also checks the pipe boots, the chimney flashing and any skylights while we are on the roof, because on a steep older roof those are the parts that leak before the shingles wear out; the roof leak repair page explains the repair.
How does gutter cleaning differ across Akron's neighborhoods?
Highland Square
The median house here was built in 1918, and more than half predate 1940. Colonials and Tudors along the streets off West Market have steep roofs, a gutter line 20 to 25 feet up, and dormers with their own short runs. These are slow, careful cleanings from a tall ladder with a standoff.
Firestone Park
Harvey Firestone began the neighborhood in 1916 around a central park shaped like the company shield, with Alling S. DeForest laying out the curving boulevards, and about 600 homes went up in the first year. Brick two-stories for managers sit a few streets from small frame homes for workers. Both are now on their third or fourth roof, with trees that have had a century to grow over them.
Goodyear Heights
Frank Seiberling planned Goodyear Heights as early as 1910 with curving streets instead of a grid, but most of the housing dates from 1940 to 1980. Many are small houses with short runs and one downspout per side. One packed elbow backs up a whole side of the house.
Ellet
Ellet, annexed in 1929, is Akron's largest neighborhood, with more than 19,000 people across about seven square miles in the southeast corner near Canton Road and the airport. Housing runs from 1920s bungalows to postwar ranches, mostly single-family. Lower gutters, longer runs, big yard maples.
West Akron and Wallhaven
Wallhaven's Sunset View, Castle and Hunter's Lodge sections were developed mostly from the early 1920s to the mid 1930s, with Tudors, colonials and Capes on Castle Avenue and the streets around Market, Exchange and Hawkins. West Akron continues that pattern toward Copley Road. Expect steep roofs, some of them slate, and gutters hung on spikes that have had ninety years to work loose. We flag every loose spike with a photo.
Merriman Valley
Merriman Heights has homes from 1911 onward, once nicknamed Rubber Baron Heights for the industry families who built there, and Merriman Woods is a multi-level subdivision from the mid to late 1970s. Sand Run Metro Park sits to the north and the Cuyahoga Valley is just beyond. A back gutter under valley oaks can fill to the lip while the front looks clean from the street.
When should you clean gutters in Akron?
After the city has cleared the leaves in your ward, and 2026 changed how that works. Akron's leaf program begins Monday, November 9, and the city no longer posts a start date per ward. The trucks work through the ten wards in this order: 5, 3, 9, 7, 6, 4, 8, 1, 2, 10, with signs going up about 48 hours before they reach yours. Leaves go on the devil strip this year, not in the street, loose and free of branches, and not in bags for regular trash. Anything left after all ten wards are done can be requested through 311, but the city says that could take several weeks or longer.
For gutters, that puts most of Akron between late November and mid December: after the trucks have been through your ward and your own trees are bare. If a gutter is pouring over the edge in a normal rain, it does not wait for the ward schedule. Our post on how often to clean gutters in Ohio covers the spring and fall trade-offs.
What goes into the price of gutter cleaning in Akron, OH?
Four things: how tall the house is, how many feet of gutter it carries, how packed they are, and whether guards are already on. Send the address and a photo and you get one written price within the hour that holds for a year. The gutter cleaning cost page has the detail behind it.
| Akron home | What moves the price | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Ellet bungalow or small Goodyear Heights house | Low gutter, short runs, small downspouts | Shortest visit, twice a year if a maple hangs over it |
| Firestone Park two-story | Steep roof, century-old maples, packed elbows | More ladder moves, twice a year |
| Highland Square or Wallhaven colonial or Tudor | 20 to 25 foot gutter line, dormers, loose spikes | Slowest clearing, priced from the photo |
| Merriman Valley house on a wooded slope | Oak leaves and acorns, uneven footing | Seen first if the ladder set is in question |
Other gutter services in Akron
- Gutter guards: the Leaf Solution micro-mesh guard on your existing gutters, with the cleaning and downspout flush built into the install.
- Gutter repair: rehanging a run on loose spikes, resealing a corner, or resloping a run that holds water, all common on Akron's older houses.
- Seamless gutters: a new 5 or 6 inch run when a 1920s steel gutter has rusted through.
- Roofing by Guttrz: asphalt shingle roof replacement from spring 2027 and roof repair now, with a fixed written price before any work starts.
How close is Guttrz to Akron?
About 17 miles. The office is at 1196 Doncaster St NW in North Canton, and I-77 runs from there into South Akron in 20 to 25 minutes. Akron is one of the shorter drives we make, so there is rarely a grouped day to wait for.
How do you get a gutter cleaning price in Akron?
- Request a gutter cleaning quote, or text the address to (330) 818-5584, or call.
- Tell us the number of stories, the neighborhood, whether guards are on, and whether the roof is steep or slate.
- Within the hour you have one written price by text or call, and it holds for a year.
- On the day, every run is cleared by hand, every downspout flushed clear, and the photo report follows the same day.
Under Akron's century-old street trees, a gutter cleaning is a bill that comes back every year. Gutter guards end it. Guttrz installs the Leaf Solution stainless micro-mesh guard on your existing 5 or 6 inch gutters, fascia mounted so nothing goes under the shingles, priced per linear foot with a written price after a free measurement. With guards on you never pay for a cleaning again; the material carries a Lifetime No-Clog Warranty and the install a Guttrz 10-year workmanship warranty. The gutter guard page covers the pricing and the warranty terms.
Every Akron cleaning also comes with a free roof inspection. The owner photographs the slopes, valleys, flashing and boots, then sends a written report with a Good, Watch or Replace Soon rating. On a Firestone Park roof on its fourth set of shingles, that report tells you what the next few winters look like, and it costs nothing.
Questions
How much does gutter cleaning cost in Akron, OH?
Height, gutter footage, how packed the runs are and whether guards are on decide the price. An Ellet bungalow with a low gutter costs less than a Highland Square colonial with dormers and a 25-foot gutter line. In Northeast Ohio a gutter cleaning commonly runs about $100 to $250 for a single-story and $150 to $350 for a two-story, a market range, not a Guttrz price. Send an Akron address and a photo for one written price within the hour, good for a year.
How often should gutters be cleaned in Akron?
Twice a year for most Akron houses under mature trees: late spring after the maple seeds and late fall after the leaves. In Highland Square, Firestone Park, Wallhaven and Merriman Valley the trees are a century old and twice a year is the norm. A newer house in Ellet or Goodyear Heights with young trees can often go once a year in late November with a downspout check.
Do you clean gutters in Akron that already have guards on?
Yes. Mesh and perforated guards are cleared and rinsed in place and the downspouts are flushed the same as on an open gutter. Foam inserts and some snap-in screens have to come out to reach the debris, and we say so before starting. Add the guard type to your text so nothing is a surprise.
Do you also serve Fairlawn and Cuyahoga Falls?
Yes. Fairlawn is directly west of Akron along West Market Street and has its own Guttrz gutter cleaning page, and Cuyahoga Falls sits just north along Route 8 and the river. Both are on the same drive up I-77 and Route 8, so they fit easily with Akron visits. Text either address with a photo of the house.
Can you clean gutters on a slate roof in West Akron or Wallhaven?
Yes, from a ladder with a standoff. We do not walk a slate roof and do not rest a ladder on the gutter. Half-round and built-in gutters on these houses are cleaned by hand with a gentle flush. If a built-in gutter has a split liner you get a photo and a straight answer, and relining is specialty work Guttrz does not do.
My Akron downspout goes into a pipe in the ground. Do you clear that?
No. Guttrz flushes the downspout from the top and checks the outlet, and if water backs up at the ground that tells you the buried tile is blocked. We photograph it and tell you so you can call a drain company. On older houses those clay tile drains have often shifted or collapsed, and a downspout extension to daylight is usually the simplest fix.
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Written by Christian Schaffner, owner of Guttrz. Updated November 8, 2026.
Also serving: Fairlawn, Cuyahoga Falls and Tallmadge. Gutter cleaning across Stark, Summit and Medina counties, from the same North Canton office.
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