Our own crew cleans gutters in Matthews NC, and every run comes out clear. We flush every downspout, flow-test each one, haul away what comes out, and take 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 hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills.
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 runs, and we give it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we give is the number we charge. Companies that sell gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and how much leaves and debris removal a run needs do most of the moving. A clog looks the same on residential and commercial roofs, and the price still turns on height and access. Residential properties and commercial properties both get the same check of the runs before a number is given. To get a number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date.
On a job like this, the things that move a price are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline, runs that have not seen a clean in years and are packed with compacted grit, and clogged downspouts that have to be cleared from the top before the water flow can be checked. Flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Gutters that have gone several seasons without being opened usually hold a sag or a drainage problem that the footage on the front of the house never shows, and that is what sets the price. Left alone, that backed-up water can lead to structural damage. The homeowner hears the number before anyone climbs a ladder. That is how we want every visit to go: the clog, the drainage problem and the buildup are all named on the phone, so nothing surprises you once the crew is up top. A clean number on the phone beats a surprise on the ladder.
If the house is one of the larger Matthews homes with a long back run of rain gutter, a flat section, or a lot that does not carry water away from the foundation, tell us when you call. Those details help us price the job once and correctly, and they keep the crew from spending the first hour on the ladder working out what you could have told us in two sentences.
| 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 in Matthews NC book in spring and fall, which is twice a year for most homes. The spring visit comes after the seed and pollen drop, and spring visits run late April to May across North Carolina. The fall visit comes after the last leaves come down, and our fall visits run November to early December. Our regular gutter cleaning service runs on that rhythm, and the same two-visit pattern holds for residential and commercial roofs. When we open a run in spring we find seeds, seed casings and a pollen paste packed into the elbows, and the rainwater has nowhere to go. Keep the runs clean through spring and you avoid most of it. In fall it is fallen leaves and the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see sections that have sagged or pulled loose by the time winter weather arrives. Heavy rainfall, the kind that comes hardest in June, July and August, is when that backed-up water does its worst, and that is where structural damage usually starts.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees overhead, cleaning every three to four months keeps up with the needles and grit that pack the runs between visits. A single twig or a clog can start a blockage that a week of rain turns into a full run. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the roofline clear and the water moving. Gutter guards still need the surface cleared, and we tend to see those houses on the less frequent end of the schedule.
Some homes here have mulch beds and landscape right against the house, and that dust and grit gets into the runs faster than leaves do. Those lots go on the shorter cycle too. The crew checks each run on every visit, includes the haul-away, and tells you what the blockage looks like before we move on to the next one. If you call for an estimate, tell us about mulch beds against the house, and we will put your lot on the right cycle.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Whether you clean your gutters yourself between visits or let us handle it, a schedule you can keep matters more than any calendar we print. We would rather you hear it from the person on the ladder.
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 Matthews and the surrounding areas. Matthews gutter cleaning is booked the same way every time: to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a quote from the number of stories, the size and the tree cover. Lead time is posted when you call, and we call before we come so you know when the crew is on the way. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our gutter services are priced the same way. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, so if you want a particular week, ask early.
We serve the homeowner here who wants the gutters clean right the first time and would rather not spend a Saturday on a ladder. Our crew handles the runs, the gutters and downspouts, and the haul-away. We flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet. Between cleanings, tell us plainly what we find on the way, including any leak. Gutter guards get the same check, because a guard can hide a full run. The aim is to keep your gutters working, carry water away from your home, and protect your home from water damage before a leak turns into a repair.
The number comes from stories and size, not from a rate card. Our cleaning services start with a phone or text quote: give us the stories, the size and whether there are trees overhead, and we will price the job on the spot. The total is the price you pay for a clean run from top to bottom.
Most of our customers here book late spring and late fall. Spring clears the seed and pollen, and fall clears the leaves before cold weather sets in. Gutter maintenance skipped past fall means the leaf mat and grit settle into the runs, and where water sits the fascia can rot.
Most slots come up within the week, so get your gutters on the calendar early when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the crew has an open run that day, and when it does we will tell you.
No. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and outlet go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested at the outlet, and a clean outlet is what we look for. If water is not leaving an underground line, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under a gutter system with guards we still find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and keeping water out. The surface needs clearing even when the guard is doing its job.
A clean rain gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or drainage problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video of the gutter system in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Cleaning and maintenance visits are priced the same way.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
