Our own crew cleans gutters here, every run flushed and flow-tested, leaves 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 it has, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Durham customers book in the spring and fall, and we are glad to quote you from a short call or a text.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For cleaning services in Durham, 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. Every homeowner gets the same number on the phone and on the invoice. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the stories and how much buildup sits in the gutters do most of the work in the number. A clean quote is one with no surprises, and a clean invoice matches it.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the ladder. 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 back roofline. A gutter system that has not been opened in years holds packed-down leaves that take more time to clear, and a clog at an elbow adds time to the flush. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Flushing, flow testing and leaf haul-off are part of every cleaning and maintenance visit and are never billed as extras. Anything beyond routine gutter maintenance is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice. A leak at a seam found on the ladder is flagged for you, not patched on the spot. A blockage that slows drainage at the outlet is flagged while the crew is on the ladder, and getting a run truly clean takes longer when packed leaves sit under the seam.
On our Durham jobs the quotes that move most are the ones with heavy tree cover, where the leaf load arrives every few weeks. The customers who call us before the buildup forms tend to get the quickest visit and the simplest quote. Keeping your gutters clean between visits keeps the quote small. If you want a number before you commit, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see.
| 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 customers book two cleanings a year, and the visit windows are the same across North Carolina. The spring visit runs late April to May, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds, seed casings, a twig or two and pollen packed into the elbows, and the run is clean again by the time we leave. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and a run that sits full through winter can sag, pull loose and let the fascia rot, which is structural damage a cleaning cannot undo. Beds and landscape under the eave take the overflow in every storm.
Heavy rainfall comes in May, July and September, the wettest months here, and that is when a clog shows up as rainwater going over the edge. Rain runs about 50 inches a year. Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the schedule we see most, because needles and grit pack the troughs between visits and clogged downspouts back water up into the gutter. Near a busy road or a construction site the same holds, and on a wooded lot leaves and debris reach the trough first. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots.
A rain gutter that starts the winter clean is far less likely to back up in the first heavy storm. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, and we tell you that when we quote. Lots in Durham and surrounding areas get the same schedule check, and starting a season with clear outlets is the simplest way to avoid a backed-up run. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 cleaning services reach across Durham, and booking a gutter cleaning service here starts with a quote by phone or text. Give us the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees overhang the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to set a date, and we will call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Durham homes with heavy tree cover fill our calendar fastest, and homeowners book early in the spring and fall windows, so calling early in those months gets you an earlier slot.
Once a date is set, the gutter cleaning process is the same job every time. The roofline is checked from the ladder, every run is cleared, and we flush the whole drain path and watch the water flow out the bottom. Debris removal is part of the visit, and the run is clean before we leave. The photos go to your phone before the crew leaves, and anything that needs a separate fix is photographed and reported to you, not sold on the spot.
Our gutter services cover residential and commercial properties, and commercial buildings are booked on a scheduled basis. Residential properties get the same photo report as every other visit. If you would rather not climb a ladder to clean your gutters, that is what we are here for.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. A two-story house is quoted from those inputs plus what is in the gutters when we look at it. Flushing and debris haul-off are included.
Across North Carolina the spring visit runs late April to May, and the fall visit runs November to early December. If you wait past the leaf drop, the wet mat often means a second visit before the first hard freeze. Keep your gutters clean between those windows and the visit stays quick.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless we have an open crew that day, and we will tell you straight if we do not. To get your gutters on the schedule, the first step is the call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see a clean run without being home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Gutters and downspouts get flushed, and we watch the water run out the bottom. Where a run empties into an underground line we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often. On our jobs under guards we find needles, seed casings and roof grit sitting on top of the guard, and the surface still needs clearing. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
A clean gutter that still sheets rainwater over the edge usually has a slope or drain-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Catching it early helps protect your home from water damage.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If a longer outlet extension would help keep water away from your home, you hear about it before it goes in.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
