Our crew cleans gutters in Apex, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across North Carolina, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to take your call.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For a typical homeowner, the price depends on stories, square footage and what is 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. Our cleaning services in apex, NC are priced per house, not per foot. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but on our jobs the stories and the pitch matter more than the length of the gutter.
What moves the quote on our jobs: a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run twenty-four feet up, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean underneath. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice. A clean trough that still drains badly, with rainwater sheeting over the front edge, is a slope problem, and we say so instead of charging for a second visit.
On our Apex jobs the quote most often moves on stories and tree cover. We cleaned a two-story house off Sweetwater Drive where the back run had not been opened in three years; the crew found the leaf mat two inches deep and the downspout elbow packed solid around a twig, and the quote reflected the extra time for that run. Once the back run is clean, the crew flushes the downspout and checks the water flow at the outlet. The case is written up in full at its link. Under heavy tree cover we also note how often the gutter will need the visit again, so you can plan the cleaning and maintenance around the season rather than chase a clog after a storm.
To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house. We will give you the number from what we see, with no rate card to decode, and we can walk through a gutter maintenance schedule while you are on the line.
| 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 Apex customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen have dropped, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across North Carolina, spring visits run late April to May, and fall visits here run November to early December. In spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaves and debris, wet and matted, and a rain gutter packed like that does not drain. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we have seen runs sag, pull loose or let rot start on the fascia once the January and February cold sets in, because Apex has real freeze risk. Keep the trough clean and the rest of the year is far easier.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, we see the gutter system fill faster, so those customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. Heavy rainfall in July, August and September fills a trough fast, and about 48 inches of rain falls here in a typical year. A blockage at the elbow or a leak at a seam can start as a drip that only shows up in a storm. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs clearing because wet debris sits on top of the guard and runs over the front edge. Keep the trough clean between visits and the cleaning is quicker each time.
Here is what the spring and fall visits look like across this landscape: the crew works the full run, checks each downspout for drainage and flow, and leaves every run clean before the photos go out. We look at gutters and downspouts as one system, so a clean trough with a blocked elbow still gets the flush. A run that is starting to sag is where structural damage begins, so the crew flags it on the visit. The visit is the same whether you are home or not. Customers who want a monthly check between cleanings will have that scheduled on their first visit, since a low-slope house or a tree-lined lot can back up without a sound.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Our gutter cleaning services are sized to the lot, so the first visit decides the tier. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up the first one.
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 serves apex nc and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters on apex homes along Sweetwater Drive and in the older streets off Salem Street. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text: give us the number of stories, a rough sense of the house size and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front if that is easy. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. We clean the trough, flush the downspouts and leave the ground clean, because gutters exist to move water away from your home.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, one in late spring and one in late fall, so calling early in those months helps. We confirm a date when you call and give you the arrival window the day before. Our gutter services cover residential properties and commercial properties. Residential properties get a standing spring and fall visit, and commercial properties are booked on a per-building schedule, so the routine is set once and the visits repeat without a new call each time. Residential and commercial accounts get the same photo report.
If you already know your gutters need regular gutter cleaning, a standing spring and fall schedule is the simplest way to keep your gutters clear between visits. It also means nobody has to remember when to clean your gutters next. Our gutter cleaning service runs the same checks each time, and the photo report comes with every visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the next open slot.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details.
Clean your gutters in late spring and late fall. Across North Carolina, spring visits run late April to May, and fall visits here run November to early December. If the fall visit is skipped, runs can sag or pull loose after the January and February freezes.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet, because gutters and downspouts work as one system. That helps protect your home from water damage. If a line runs underground, checking the outlet is included; clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone starts.
Yes. Under guards we find the surface grit and the buildup that settles beneath the mesh, so the guard is lifted, cleared and reseated.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem. Rainwater that cannot leave the trough is either a slope issue or a clog lower down, so send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you which.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
