Our own crew cleans your gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing this work across North Carolina long enough to know why those two windows matter.
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. Local homeowners get a figure the same way, by phone or text, from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services are priced off the same details on every job. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the tree cover are what actually move the total on our jobs.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are the same ones we see everywhere: a third story or a roof too steep to walk safely, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, and gutters nobody has opened in years, where the leaves and debris have packed into a solid mass. Guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough add time, and a heavy buildup of wet leaves adds more. Clogged downspouts get flushed until they run clean, and we check the water flow at the outlet before we leave. Structural damage we find in a sagging run is reported to you before anything is repaired. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our jobs show the range well. One of our Havelock homes with two stories and a light leaf load took a single pass and came out clean. Another with heavy overhang and a clog in the back run needed a second pass on the outlets, and the rain gutter on that side got a second look before we left. The gutters, the drainage path, and the sag we found in one run were all part of the same check, and the photos on the phone show each one before we leave. Our gutter services cover commercial properties as well as homes, and the price is built the same way. The point of the job is to get the water away from the fascia, not just to empty the trough. Every visit ends with photos, and you can ask for them from any visit.
| 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 Havelock NC customers book twice a year, in spring and fall. Across North Carolina, the spring window runs late April to May, after the seed and pollen drop. The fall visit falls in late November to December, after the last leaves are down, and Havelock gets 59.8 inches of rain a year, with heavy rainfall in July, August and September. When we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose after the first freeze loaded them with ice.
Residential and commercial jobs follow the same schedule, and residential properties get the same photo log as commercial sites. Homes under heavy tree cover need cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, and even one clog at a downspout can back water up the whole run. Homes with few or no trees do well with one visit in late fall. Gutter guards cut down on regular gutter cleaning, but a clean trough under the guard is what keeps the rainwater moving, and each visit includes debris removal from the surface.
The first gutter cleaning service visit tells us which schedule your lot actually needs, and it leaves you with a clean gutter and a plan. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the first date and get a written estimate, and we will check the blockage and the roofline together. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the fascia dry between visits, and waiting until you see water spill over to clean your gutters is the expensive way to do it.
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 Havelock and the surrounding areas, covering the city as a whole from the nearest base. Havelock gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size and whether trees hang over the roof. A homeowner who sends a photo of the front of the house helps us see the gutters and downspouts, the roofline and the run lengths before we arrive. Anyone looking for cleaning services in Havelock gets the same written estimate, and every run gets the same clean pass.
Calendars fill in the two busy windows of the year, late April through May and late November through December. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to start, and we will give you a written estimate and a date that works. Keep your gutters clear and you protect your home from water damage. We flush every downspout and clear any twig or seed head caught at the outlet, so the water moves. Clogged downspouts are the usual reason water sheets over the edge, and our gutter services move the water away from your home before it can reach the landscape or the foundation. A small leak at a seam costs less to fix than the rot behind it, and cleaning and maintenance on a regular schedule catch it early. Keep the trough clean and the water keeps moving, so the fascia and the trim stay dry. A clean gutter line is the easy part of keeping a house dry.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. There is no fixed figure we can give you without those details. Once we have them, the figure is the price you pay.
Our customers here book the fall visit in late November to December, and across North Carolina the spring window runs late April to May. If you wait past the spring window, the seed and pollen are packed in the elbows, and if you wait past the fall window before the first freeze, we find runs sagging under ice.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call to get your gutters on the calendar. We do not promise same-day service unless we can actually do it on the day you call, and we will not rush a clean job.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, and we leave the yard clean.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before we touch it.
Yes, usually less often, but guards stop leaves rather than needles, seeds and grit. Under guards we find a mat of grit and seed on top that keeps water from getting in, so the whole gutter system still needs a look, and a clean surface still gets cleared.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout capacity, not a blocked trough. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Left alone, that overflow leads to rot in the fascia, and the water that spills also soaks the landscape at the foundation. A sagging run can also mean structural damage, which we report to you on the spot. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Our gutter cleaning process raises every change before work starts. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it first. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
