Our own crew cleans gutters in Charlotte, flushing every downspout, testing the flow, hauling away what comes out and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Charlotte customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on those roofs enough seasons to know what a clean gutter should look like by the next storm. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Our cleaning services in Charlotte are priced per house, not by the foot. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is multiplied out, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs the things that move the price are consistent. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift rather than a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed with compacted leaves and grit, and it takes longer to get them clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the cleaning and maintenance, and none of them is billed as an extra. A run that has been left for years can sag under its own weight, and we flag it before anyone climbs up. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
When we are in a Charlotte yard, the clogs we see most are leaves and debris packed into the bend at the bottom of the run, seed casings that have settled into the trough, and the buildup that forms where water flow slows near a low spot. Each one is the reason a gutter will sag or water runs over the front edge instead of out the downspout. When we find clogged downspouts, the water has nowhere to go but over the edge and down onto the landscape at the foundation, and clearing them restores the drainage. A gutter that is clean on the first visit is the baseline we measure against. Charlotte homes with mature trees tend to show all three within a single season, so the crew checks the full run and every downspout rather than the stretch you can see from the driveway.
Commercial properties follow the same method but are priced per building, and the scope is agreed before the first visit. Residential properties get the same crew and the same photos. We also clean rain gutter systems on commercial buildings where the roofline is wide or flat, and the structural damage we look for is the same: rot at the fascia, a run pulling away from its brackets, water that has nowhere to go and is working its way into the wall.
Our Charlotte work includes cases with a range of prices, and we link each one to the job so you can see what was found. The before-and-after photos show what a clean run looks like. Ask for the job with the closest stories and tree cover to yours. A small leak at a seam costs far less to fix than the wall behind it. The point is simple: getting the water away from the house costs less than repairing what it does when it stays there.
| 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.
On our Charlotte jobs most customers book two cleanings a year, in spring and fall: late April to May after the seed and pollen drop, and November to early December after the last leaves. Most people wait for the first overflow before they decide to clean your gutters, which is later than it should be. When we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbow of every downspout, and when we open one in November we find a wet leaf mat that has been sitting in the trough since the last leaf drop. Either way the rainwater has less room to move. Charlotte gets 43.8 inches of rain a year, with its wettest months in March, June and September, so a clog that starts small becomes a blockage that overflows during the first heavy rainfall of the season.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps up, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Houses with few or no trees can usually go once a year in late fall. Gutter guards still need the surface cleared, and we check underneath them at each visit, since a twig or seed casing that gets through the guard can settle and start a clog without anyone seeing it from the ground. Debris removal is part of every visit, so the trough is clean when we leave.
Our crews also work on the commercial side, where the schedule is set by the building. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic: the more the trees shed and the closer the water has to travel, the more often the gutters need a visit. Keeping the gutter system clean between visits is what makes the twice-a-year pattern work. For a regular gutter cleaning service in Charlotte NC, most of our customers settle on the twice-a-year pattern.
After the first visit we tell you which gutter maintenance tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing on the estimate, so you can plan the next visit around the weather rather than around a guess.
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 gutter services cover Charlotte as a whole, and our crew works out of the nearest base, which keeps the gap between a call and a visit short. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us to start booking, and the price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the roof. Every visit covers gutters and downspouts end to end. A photo of the front of the house is helpful if it is easy to send, but it is not required. The gutter cleaning process starts with a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Lead time changes with the season, and the two busiest windows of the year are spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. If you call during one of those windows, ask about the next open date and we will tell you honestly how far out it is. Booking early is the easiest way to get your gutters done on the date you want. We would rather you book the right slot than promise a date we cannot keep.
Charlotte homeowners get the same pricing structure, and a homeowner on a small lot is quoted the same way as one with a large yard. We work across Charlotte and the surrounding areas, and we will tell you on the call whether a particular address fits our route that week. If you have a commercial building or a property with several units, say so when you call, because the scheduling and the quote are handled differently.
Charlotte gutter cleaning is a small job that helps protect your home from water damage. The aim is a clean system and a clear invoice, whichever building you are protecting, and the crew keeps the water moving so the rain runs away from your home. Keep your gutters moving, flush every downspout, and the house has far fewer surprises after a storm.
Our cleaning services in Charlotte are quoted from the size of the house and what is in the gutters, over the phone or by text. It is the number you will be charged.
The pattern holds across Charlotte: most of our customers book in late spring and late fall, and on the houses that skip the fall visit we see a sag in the run by March after the first ice. We can tell you which of those dates fits your house after the first visit.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Call and we will tell you when we can get your gutters done. We will not promise same-day if the calendar cannot support it.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The gutter cleaning process is the same either way, and the crew leaves the yard clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, and check where the water exits. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often, but the surface still needs clearing, and guards cut the work without ending it. On our jobs under guards we find needles threaded through, seed casings on top and grit settled underneath, and that mat is what turns a guarded gutter system into a clog.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over the edge during heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Water that keeps running off the edge can rot the fascia and soak the landscape at the foundation. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning. Gutters exist to move water away from your home, and that is what we check.
The quote is the price, and it covers the cleaning and maintenance listed on it. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
