Our own crew cleans gutters for homes like yours, 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, which is when our calendar fills first.
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 what is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 to get yours. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, though that method hides the height and access that cost us the most time on the ladder. Commercial properties get a separate quote, because the access and the layout are different.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter run, so the back rain gutter sits far above the ground. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out with compacted buildup, and a clog that has set hard takes more hands. Poor water flow at the outlet adds time too, and so does a downspout with weak drainage. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. A gutter that is clean at the top but blocked at the elbow does not carry water away from your home. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice. If a run has sagged for years, we check the fascia behind it for structural damage and report what we find.
Recent Asheville homes show how this plays out. On one house in the heavy-canopy part of the city, the gutters were packed with leaves and debris, plus moss, and the clogged downspouts had to be flushed with water and worked from the top before the water ran clean at the bottom. The number we gave reflected that, and nothing was added once the crew was on the roof. A house with no trees and a single story is a shorter job to clean, and the quote reflects that too. If you send a photo of the front of your house by text, we can usually tell you from it which of these applies to you.
| 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 Asheville NC customers book twice a year. Across North Carolina the spring visit usually falls in late April to May, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and where the first ice has formed, the runs that skipped the fall visit are the ones that sag or pull loose by March. Twice a year covers most houses in town.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles, twig and grit pack the downspout between visits. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late October to November is usually enough to keep water moving. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and that visit is shorter than an open-gutter cleaning on most houses. Clean your gutters before the wettest months, April, July and August, and the roofline stays clear of standing water. Rainwater cannot drain through a clog, so it spills over the front edge during heavy rainfall.
A blockage that sits through a wet season does damage that one cleaning cannot undo, which is why regular gutter cleaning matters more than the price of any single visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and cleaning and maintenance runs on that date, not on a guess, with the next one on the calendar before the truck leaves. Residential properties follow the same tiers, and residential and commercial work is scheduled the same way.
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 works across Asheville, and we clean in the neighborhoods where we have built a steady route, with surrounding areas added when the calendar allows. A homeowner can book by phone or text, with stories, size and tree cover as the three things we need, and a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. Homeowners who want gutter services on a set schedule can say so when they call (866) 435-6328. Booking works on a short lead time, and the calendar fills in the two busy windows each year, so calling early in those months gives you more choice of date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Every visit is a chance to protect your home from water damage before it starts. We clean the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout until it runs clear, handle debris removal, check where the water is going, and tell you what we see before we leave. Every run we leave clean gets a photo on your phone. That is how we keep your gutters working between cleanings and catch a loose hanger or a slow leak while it is still small. Asheville gutter cleaning books fastest in the two busy windows, so call early to get your gutters on the calendar.
The number comes from stories and size, the two inputs behind every gutter cleaning service quote we give. We do not give a figure before we know those two things, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the number on the spot.
Most of our customers book in late spring and in late fall. If you wait past the fall leaves, the wet mat and the first ice are what we find, and runs that skipped the visit sag by March while the fascia behind them starts to rot. Under heavy tree cover we see the need sooner, so ask us for a gutter maintenance schedule that fits your lot.
Most slots come up within the week for cleaning services in Asheville, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, but ask and we will tell you the first open day on our route.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Nobody has to be home for any step of our gutter cleaning process. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where it drains into an underground line we check the outlet, and clearing a buried line that runs under the landscape is a separate job that we price before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. A guarded gutter system still collects seeds, grit and needles on top of the mesh, and once that mat gets wet the water runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, and reseat them.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No. The price we give you on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
