Our own crew cleans gutters in Lumberton, NC, and leaves each one clean: every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover sits over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across North Carolina, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and the instant estimator above takes about a minute.
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 in the gutters. Most homeowners want the total before anything else, so we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, so ask whichever way you are being quoted what is included before you agree.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run well above the ground, and that adds time. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup that has to be dug out by hand, and a blockage at the elbow can hold water until we get it open. A leak at a seam or joint gets flagged on the photo report. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of our gutter maintenance, and they are included, never billed as extras. If a run shows structural damage, such as a sag or a bracket pulling loose, we tell you before any repair is discussed. Anything else that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has left gutters clean on Lumberton homes with all of these conditions. When we open a gutter that has not been touched in years, the first thing we tell the homeowner is what we found and how it changes the time on the ladder, before we start. That is the part of the gutter cleaning process most people never hear from a company that prices from a rate card.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you the number and what a clean visit covers before anything is booked.
| 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.
Across North Carolina, most customers book twice a year, once in late April to May after the spring seed and pollen drop, and once in November to early December after the last leaves are down. Even a clean gutter here in late spring can hold seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, because it holds water against the fascia and causes rot in the boards behind the gutter before anyone sees it. On homes that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged or pulled loose by the next spring, and that kind of structural damage costs far more than a cleaning.
Under heavy tree cover, cleanings come every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the gutter between visits. On a wooded lot the whole gutter system fills faster, so that is the first schedule we set. Near a busy road or a construction site the same schedule applies, since the dust settles into the gutter faster. With few or no trees overhanging the house and a simple landscape, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be clean, because the leaves and debris that sit on top of a guard turn to paste. A twig or seed clump wedged in the elbow can hold a whole run full, so we check the elbows on every visit.
Gutter cleaning services in Lumberton, NC run on the same logic as anywhere else in the state. Locally, rain totals 50.8 inches a year, and June, July and August are the wettest months, which is when buildup washes into the gutters. Heavy rainfall is what pushes that buildup into the outlets, and clogged downspouts are where the job of keeping water away from your home breaks down. A rain gutter only protects the house when rainwater can reach an open outlet. After the first visit we tell you which of these schedules your lot actually needs, and we put the photos of every run on your phone so you can see it yourself.
Call (866) 435-6328 to book the spring or fall visit, and tell us whether you have big trees overhanging the house so we set your regular gutter cleaning schedule right the first time. A clean first visit makes every visit after it shorter.
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.
We clean gutters across Lumberton and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and do not need to be told which street you are on to plan the route. Booking works like this: you call or text, we ask about stories, approximate square footage and whether there are trees overhanging the house, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. From that we quote the job and set a date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busy windows on our calendar are late April to May and November to early December, the same months most homeowners think of for gutters, so those dates go first. Outside those windows the lead time is shorter, and we will tell you the earliest slot when you call. Our gutter services cover residential properties and commercial properties alike, and the crew that books your house is the same crew that does the work.
If you have been putting off a cleaning because the last company did not show up, tell us that when you call, so we can get your gutters on a date that works. Cleaning and maintenance go on the same visit, and the photo report comes with it. We will confirm the date in writing and text you when the crew is on the way. Once the gutters are clean, you get the photos.
Call (866) 435-6328 for a date and a written estimate before anything is scheduled.
The number comes from stories and size, so we give it by phone or text once we know those. On a two-story house the crew is usually up a short ladder on the front, and the back run can take longer if the lot slopes. The quote is the invoice, and the flushing of gutters and downspouts is in it.
Across North Carolina the spring visit runs late April to May, and the fall visit runs November to early December. In May we find seeds and pollen packed in the elbows, and in November it is the wet leaf mat that causes rot in the fascia if it sits. Waiting past the first freeze means we are doing the work after the damage starts, so book before then.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm a date when you call rather than promise one. Most slots come up within the week during the quieter months. If you need the earliest possible visit, say so on the phone and we will check. The same booking applies to every gutter service we run.
No. Our crew works outside along the roofline and does not come inside. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, and your gutters are left clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. To keep your gutters running, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the water flow at the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep the big leaves out, but needles, seed balls and seed casings still settle on top and turn to paste. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush every downspout and reseat the guards, which usually runs shorter than an open system. That is how we protect your home from water damage.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout problem, not a buildup 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.
Only if the job changes in a way you have not been told about, and then you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice, so there are no surprises at the end of the visit.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
