Our own crew cleans gutters in Kernersville, flushing the whole system and flow-testing it before we leave, with debris hauled off and photos of every run sent to your phone. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work across North Carolina through every spring and fall, and most of the homes we clean around here book on the same two visits each year. Every run is left clean before the truck pulls away.
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 set it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. The same method covers commercial properties and Kernersville homes alike, so the number is set before anyone climbs a ladder. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is worked out, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs the things that move a price are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above the ground, and a sloped lot does the same. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with buildup, and a clog at the elbow means a full gutter weighs more than an open one, so the crew works it out by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A twig caught in the elbow can hold back the whole water flow until the crew clears it from the top. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs the worst clog we find sits under the heavy tree canopy in the older parts of town, where leaves and debris settle into the elbows faster than anywhere else. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause, and a rain gutter that cannot empty will sag at the hangers and start to pull loose from the fascia. Once that happens the water away from your home stops working, and the fascia behind it can rot before anyone sees it. The first sign of structural damage is usually a leak on the inside wall. One homeowner's quote moved because the back run was buried under a season of leaves and the run had to be cleared from the top; the price was set on the phone before we came out, and it stayed that way on the invoice. That is how our gutter cleaning services are priced, start to finish.
| 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 customers book in spring and fall: once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and in fall it is the wet leaf mat that holds water against the fascia. Houses that skip the fall visit tend to show a gutter that has sagged or pulled loose from the hangers by late winter, which is the blockage we most want to prevent. Gutter maintenance in Kernersville NC usually means that same two-visit plan, and our gutter cleaning service runs it for most homes.
Residential properties under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, move to a visit every three to four months, because grit and seed casings pack the downspouts faster than a twice-a-year visit can keep up with. Homes with few or no trees do well with a once-a-year clean in late fall, and the crew checks where the roofline meets the gutter on every visit. Gutter guards reduce how often a run needs to be opened, but the surface still has to be cleared, so they do not remove the need for cleaning and maintenance.
Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to keep water moving, and the rainwater that runs down the wall with nowhere to go is what causes most of the damage we see. Heavy rainfall lands hardest in June, August and September, so plan to clean your gutters before those months. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutter run and we will tell you which schedule your lot actually needs after the first visit.
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.
Kernersville gutter cleaning runs from the nearest base, and the crew works the same route through the homeowners we already know across the surrounding areas. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will give you an estimate from your stories, your size and how much tree cover is over the house. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Two windows fill our calendar each year: the weeks after the spring pollen drop and the weeks after the last leaves fall, so if you want a particular week in those windows it is worth booking early.
Kernersville homeowners who keep their gutters and downspouts clear protect your home from water damage, and a regular clean is less work than a large repair bill. Our services cover residential and commercial buildings on every route, and the gutter services we do on residential properties follow the same schedule across the surrounding areas. Most homes on the plan get two cleanings a year. Keep your gutters clean and flush every downspout at each visit, and the drainage around the foundation and the landscape beds stays where it belongs.
The number comes from how many stories the house has and its square footage, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not name a figure without those details because a two-story house with a steep roof can cost more than one that is flat. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find ice-damaged runs, sagging hangers or fascia that has started to rot by late winter in the coldest years. Homes under heavy tree cover are usually on a three to four month schedule instead.
Our calendar is booked in the busy windows, so same-day visits are not guaranteed. Most slots come up within the week across Kernersville, and we confirm the date when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. The gutter cleaning process happens outside: our crew does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the stand-offs are set away from your home.
Yes, every outlet is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a pipe feeds an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention. On our jobs we find seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and settling underneath, and once that mat is wet, the rain runs over it and off the front edge. We clear the surface, flush the pipes and check that water is getting in.
A gutter system that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote is set from your stories, size and tree cover before we come out. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we raise it with you and agree to it before work starts, so the invoice matches what you were quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
