Our own crew cleans gutters in Waxhaw, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled off the property, 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 the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same routine every visit so you know what to expect.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Every run is left clean before the truck pulls out. Some companies price cleaning services in Waxhaw by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot, but we would rather give you one number for the whole job.
Several things move the price on our jobs. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, which adds setup time. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits further up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with compacted leaves and grit that take longer to clear by hand, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and bag haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, such as a leak at a seam or a loose hanger, we raise it with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our jobs show how this plays out. Each house is different, and the first call usually settles it. Send us a photo of the front of the house when you call, and we can tell you a lot about what the crew will find. Waxhaw homeowners who send a clear picture of the roofline and tell us the stories and tree cover usually get an estimate that holds up on the day, because the work matches what we were told. Booking early on a heavy rainfall week is wise, since those are the dates the calendar fills. The call is quick, and we give you a written estimate once we have the details. Ask for a walkthrough of the gutter cleaning process and we will show you what each step covers, from clearing the gutter and hauling the bags away from your home to flush every downspout and checking the drainage where the water leaves the property.
The easiest way to get your gutters on the schedule is a call before the busy weeks. Tell us what your gutters need for cleaning and maintenance up front, so the price matches the crew you will see and the gutters stay clean from one visit to the next. Gutter maintenance done on a schedule tends to keep the price steadier, because the buildup stays small between visits.
| 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 homeowners book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall, usually November to early December, it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by winter. The goal is a clean gutter before the seed drop starts.
On our jobs the schedule follows the lot. Under heavy tree cover we see customers every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the gutters between visits and clogged downspouts back up faster than a yearly plan can handle. A lot with few or no trees is usually fine with one visit a year in late fall to keep the gutter clean. Gutter guards still need the surface cleared, and that visit comes less often but does not go away.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Keep an eye out for water flowing over the edge in rain, or a run that has started to sag, because those are the signs a visit is overdue, and a blockage at a downspout elbow is often the first clue, since wet wood around that elbow is where rot begins. On the lots we clean, we see the same pattern, and our visits are scheduled around that pattern so the leaves and debris do not sit long enough to cause structural damage. Regular gutter cleaning is how you protect your home from water damage, and a rain gutter that moves water cleanly keeps water away from the foundation for the cost of a few visits a year. Keep your gutters clean between visits, and book before a clog forms.
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 cover Waxhaw and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the crew works across Waxhaw, not just one side of it. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we give you a quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills up in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall, so if you want a particular week, book early. If you want to clean your gutters before the spring rains or the fall leaf drop, call early. A clean gutter keeps the water flow steady through a storm, and a clog that waits is the one that causes the overflow you see in the next storm. The same routine fits Waxhaw homes of every size, and every visit we ask the same questions so the next one goes faster, and we keep notes on each house.
Whatever the landscape around the house, the job is the same: the gutter system gets cleared, every downspout gets flushed, and the crew checks that the water is leaving the property, so you end up with a clean system. Booking a gutter cleaning service with us includes debris removal, and the bags leave with the truck. Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial properties under the same crew standards, and we tell you upfront what each visit includes. If you have a question about the schedule or the price, call us and we will walk you through it.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a range on the web because the lot decides the final figure. Tell us the stories and whether tree cover hangs over the roof, and we will give you one number.
Our customers in Waxhaw NC usually book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find the leaf mat has packed the gutter runs, and on some houses the runs have sagged by winter. Freeze months matter here too, so the fall visit comes before the first hard freeze.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar moves with the weather and the crew schedule.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come 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.
Yes, we flush the gutters and downspouts on every visit and check that water is leaving the property. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared and the runs kept clean. Needles, seed casings and pollen can mat on top of the guard and push water over the edge. The visit comes less often, but it does not go away.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a clog. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. The number we quote on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
