Our own crew cleans gutters in Mebane, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris 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 is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across North Carolina, most of our bookings come in for spring and fall.
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. Every gutter cleaning service we book is quoted the same way, by phone or 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, though we do not work that way. A homeowner with a two-story house gets the same answer as anyone else, so call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a figure before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs in Mebane, four things move the quote. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall, which changes how we set up. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with compacted leaves and debris, and that takes more time than a yearly clean. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add labor up top. Downspout flushing, water flow checks and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
A clog that has sat for a season leaves a buildup of leaves and grit that holds water against the gutter. On one Mebane home with two stories and heavy tree cover, the back run had a sag where the leaf mat had sat wet all winter, and the clogged downspouts had a twig wedged at the elbow. The crew cleared the run, flushed both outlets until the water ran clean at the bottom, and reported the sag in writing rather than repairing it. The job was priced from stories and tree cover before we arrived, and the invoice matched.
Most of the Mebane homes we service belong to homeowners, but we also clean gutters on residential properties and commercial properties in the area. The method is the same: we start up top, clean the rain gutter run by run, and flush every downspout so it moves water away from your home and out past the landscape. If the drainage from a single downspout is blocked, we say so and show you the photo. Structural damage that we find up top is photographed and written up, not repaired by us. A gutter that still overflows after a clean is usually a slope problem, and we will tell you that rather than sell you a second 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 customers in Mebane NC book twice a year, in late spring after seed and pollen drop and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In November the wet leaf mat is what fills the trough, and on houses that skipped the November to early December visit, freeze risk in Mebane is real enough that runs can sag under ice. Our gutter cleaning services follow the same steps on every visit, but the load changes with the season.
Under heavy tree cover, cleanings every three to four months are what keep a downspout from clogging, because needles and grit pack in between visits. Near a busy road or active construction the same schedule applies, since the grit builds up faster. On a lot with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutters with guards still need a clean surface, though less often than open gutters. A clog that goes unchecked lets rainwater sit in the trough and leak into the fascia board and the soffit behind it, and wood that stays wet that long starts to rot. That is the blockage we are trying to catch before it reaches the wall. Mebane gets about 48.8 inches of rain a year, and June, August and September are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall is when a blocked run shows itself first. Each visit leaves the runs clean and ends with a photo of every run so you can see what we cleared.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see from the picture before we set a date. The residential and commercial schedules work the same way, and we keep a regular gutter cleaning rhythm for the buildings we service. If you are not sure when to clean your gutters, ask for a written estimate for a schedule and we will send 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 cleaning services in Mebane run across Mebane and out to the surrounding areas, worked from the nearest base to keep the travel short. Booking with us starts with a quote for our gutter services by phone or text based on stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Lead time depends on the week, and the two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. Booking early in those months is the simplest way to get your gutters on the schedule.
Most Mebane homeowners we work for want their gutters clear, and the point of the visit is to protect your home from water damage. A clean gutter moves rainwater away from the foundation. If you want to keep your gutters working between visits, the photos we leave behind show where the water goes from your gutters and downspouts. Whether the house is a small ranch, a two-story with a long back run, or a place with gutter guards, you get the same clean run and photos, and the commercial clients get the same method on a set schedule. Text us a photo of the back run and we will tell you what we expect to find.
The number comes from stories and size, quoted by phone or text, and it is the number on the invoice. We do not give a range on the page because the house decides it.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, because that is when seeds, pollen and leaves have finished falling. If you wait past those months, the clog is heavier when we open it and the sag shows up sooner.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We will tell you the earliest open day when you book.
No. The gutter cleaning process is outside only: our crew works the gutters, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can check the clean result yourself. 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. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. Under guards, gutter maintenance is lighter than on open gutters, but the surface still needs a clean. On our jobs under guards we usually find needles and seed casings sitting on top, and grit underneath, so cleaning and maintenance means clearing the top and reseating the guards.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts and agreed to first, never added after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
