Our own crew cleans gutters here, 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 it has, 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 running that schedule across our local jobs for years.
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 sitting in the gutters, and we work it out over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is worked out, but we prefer to price the whole house because that is how the work actually runs. Our gutter cleaning services are priced for the whole gutter system, so the price covers every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, and debris removal is part of the same price, so the leaves and debris never show up as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here, the things that move the price are consistent. A third story or a steep roof that is not safe to walk adds time. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline we have to reach. A sloped landscape around the house can also push runoff toward the foundation, so the drainage at the outlet matters as much as the gutter itself. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, and that takes longer than a light cleaning. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own minutes. Most of the homes we clean here have one or two of these, and we see them on the first photo.
Our crew has worked on a range of Salisbury homes, and the thing that drove the price on one recent job was the clog in the back run, where the leaves and muck had built up enough to slow the water flow and push it over the edge toward the foundation. We cleared it, flushed the clogged downspouts, and confirmed that the downspout was carrying water away from the house. The case is linked below if you want to see the full job. The homeowner had seen the sag and the staining on the fascia behind the gutter and wanted to know whether there was structural damage. We checked, reported what we found, and said plainly what was and was not a cleaning problem. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date and we will price from there.
| 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 Salisbury NC customers book twice a year, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves come down. Across North Carolina, spring visits usually land in late April to May, and our fall visits here usually land in late October to November. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have pulled loose or sagged by the next winter. Under heavy tree cover, where a gutter collects needles and grit between visits, most of our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the water moving. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but regular gutter cleaning still means clearing the surface and checking each downspout. If you are wondering when to clean your gutters, the answer depends on your trees more than the calendar.
On our jobs in this area, a clog that goes unchecked between visits tends to show up first as water spilling over the front edge during heavy rainfall, not as a dramatic failure. By the time that happens, the rainwater has usually been running behind the gutter for a while, and a small leak at the seam is often the first sign. A rain gutter that is full of wet leaves is heavy enough to sag, and a sagging run is the one that starts losing water over the edge. A gutter cleaning service on the schedule that fits your lot catches the blockage before the water finds another path, and it helps protect your home from water damage. We get real freeze risk here, so trapped water can also turn into an ice dam at the eave. Rainfall here averages about 43.7 inches of precipitation a year, and March, June and July are the wettest months, so the schedule matters. The estimate we give at the first visit tells you which tier your lot needs. Our goal is simple: keep your gutters clean enough that water always has somewhere to go.
If you want a firm date, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a slot. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep the schedule from there.
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 has gone out to clean gutters across Salisbury, and we cover the city as a whole from the nearest base. We also serve surrounding areas from the same base, so if you are just outside the city limits, ask. Every visit covers gutters and downspouts from end to end, including the twig and needle debris that collects in the elbows. If you have gutter guards, we lift them, clear underneath and reseat them as part of the visit. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text based on the stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. Homeowners who send a photo of the front of the house let us see the roofline before we arrive. Our lead time varies with the season, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills with cleanings in two busy windows each year: the spring stretch after the seed and pollen drop, and the late fall stretch after the leaves are down. If you are booking in one of those windows, call early and get your gutters on the schedule before the slots go. Booking a Salisbury gutter cleaning is simple, and the same crew that prices the job is the one that does the work, so you will know who is on your roof. We do not repeat the scope here, because it is covered in the pricing section above. Gutter services are booked the same way whether you have a single two-story house or a larger building with several runs. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same steps, so residential properties and commercial properties both get a price before any work starts.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We will not name a figure off the cuff without those details, because the number moves with the job. Once we have the details, the price we give is the price we charge.
Our customers here usually book in late spring and again in late fall, because that is when the seeds and pollen have dropped and the leaves are down. Across North Carolina, spring visits usually land in late April to May, and our fall visits here usually land in late October to November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, you may find ice dams at the eave and runs that have sagged. Calling for a date in those windows gives you the least trouble.
When a slot is open we can often come within a short window, but it depends on the day. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We will tell you honestly what is open rather than promise a time we cannot keep. If you need cleaning services in Salisbury sooner, ask whether a cancelled slot can clean your gutters that week.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside only, so there is no mess to clean up inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. That covers the gutter cleaning process from our side, and nothing about it needs you at the house.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we confirm the water is moving, and we tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, though less often. Guards do not replace your gutter maintenance, because water left in a full gutter can rot the fascia. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards. A downspout that is working sends water away from your home, and that is what we check.
If a gutter is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a cleaning issue. Send us a photo or a short video taken during the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The quote is the price unless the crew finds something that changes the job. If that happens, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
