Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have been doing this work across North Carolina, and most of our customers book in 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 for cleaning services in Smithfield depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote the job 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, though the per-foot method hides how much work a steep roof or a packed run actually takes.
On a typical homeowner job, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far higher than the front, and a sloped lot does the same, so gutters and downspouts take longer to reach. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves, twig and grit, and a blockage at the elbow takes longer to clear. Gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat add time too. Here it gets about 49.4 inches of rain a year, and July, August and September are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall is when a weak run shows its problems first. A rain gutter that is full will leak at the joints, and rainwater that cannot reach the downspout spills behind the trough. Poor drainage at the foot of a downspout is the next thing we check. A clean run sends water away from your home, which is how you protect your home from water damage, and a run left full can sag and also cause structural damage to the fascia. We flush every downspout, check the water flow, and include debris removal in the price, so nothing gets billed as an extra, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Tree cover is what usually changes the time on a house around here, since seed casings and needles pack the back run, and a clogged elbow adds minutes on the ladder. Every quote we give accounts for the stories and tree cover we can see, and we ask for a photo of the front of the house by text when that helps us size the job. Call (866) 435-6328 to book our gutter cleaning service, and we will tell you exactly what goes into the number.
| 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 across Smithfield book twice a year, in late spring after seed and pollen drop and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across North Carolina, the spring visit falls in late April to May, and the fall visit runs November to early December, when the wet leaf mat has settled into the trough. Regular gutter cleaning keeps spring pollen and fall leaves from sitting in the gutter system long enough to cause trouble, and it leaves a clean trough, so get your gutters on the calendar before the wet months.
Under heavy tree cover and a busy landscape, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps the water moving, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots, as long as you keep your gutters clear of wet leaves. Guards need less frequent gutter maintenance, but the surface still needs clearing, and the trough has to stay clean underneath. After your first cleanings with us, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can book us to clean your gutters on that schedule.
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 have cleaned gutters on Smithfield homes and in the surrounding areas, and the crew covers the whole town from our nearest base. We handle residential and commercial properties, and every visit includes the same photo report. Our gutter cleaning process for residential properties starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. The two busiest windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, so homeowners who want a particular week should reach out early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for a clean visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm a date for your gutter services.
The estimate comes from the stories, the square footage and how clean the gutters are, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will quote it from those three things.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. Across North Carolina, the spring visit falls in late April to May, and the fall visit runs November to early December. Keep your gutters clear through that fall visit, because a clog left alone turns into sagged runs and rot by the next spring, which costs more to fix than a clean would.
Most slots in Smithfield NC come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Ask about the next opening and we will tell you what we have.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see the clean result. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check where the water exits. If a line runs underground, we tell you if water is not leaving at the outlet, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone starts.
Yes, guarded gutters still collect leaves on top of the guard and grit under it, and water can stop getting in. We clear the surface, lift the panels when needed, and check the flow.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water in the rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. Anything that changes the job, including extra cleaning and maintenance you did not ask for, is raised and agreed before the crew starts, so the number you were quoted is the number on your invoice, clean and simple.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
