Our crew cleans gutters in Charleston, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave, so the run is clean when the truck pulls out. Everything we pull out is hauled away, and you get photos of every run. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the 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 how many stories the house has, how large it is and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 with those three things and you get the quote before anyone climbs a ladder. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house the total is what you pay.
On our jobs a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy with packed buildup, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Around here, the houses that cost more to clean are usually the ones with a clog that has been building for seasons, where the gutter has started to sag and sits low, and the buildup has settled into the downspout elbows. Those jobs take longer, and we tell you about any drainage problem or slowed water flow before we start. Charleston homes with heavy tree cover tend to need more frequent visits, and homeowners pay the same way for each one: by what we see up top.
Leaves and debris are the bulk of the work on most houses, with a twig or two thrown in, and a clean gutter with a working downspout keeps water away from your home. We photograph the rain gutter run by run so you can see the difference, and we flag any clogged downspouts or structural damage we spot while we are up there. Commercial properties are quoted per building, and our gutter cleaning services follow the same measures.
| 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 book twice a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the last leaves. Timing across South Carolina runs like this: the spring visit lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit runs late October to November. On our jobs, when we open a gutter in spring, we usually find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed in the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that have sagged and pulled loose by the next wet summer.
How often you clean your gutters depends on the trees over the roof. Charleston averages 44.3 inches of rain a year, and July, August and September are the wettest months, so a clogged run gets tested hardest then. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is usually what keeps a gutter clear, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. A roofline with few or no trees does well with one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards need less frequent work, but the surface still needs a clean, and a clog on top of a guard is still a clog. Across South Carolina, hurricanes and tropical remnants bring heavy rainfall, and a gutter that is already full has no room left to take it.
Most of our customers here book the spring and fall visit because the calendar works out, and it is the same gutter cleaning service whether it is the first visit or the fifth. Residential and commercial buildings both follow this rhythm, and residential properties in Charleston SC get the same spring and fall schedule. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the water moving. A clog that stops rainwater at the eave is a blockage we can see from the ladder, and fixing it early keeps the debris removal small and the gutter clean. After the first visit we give you an estimate for which tier your lot actually needs.
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 Charleston from the nearest base, and the neighborhoods we have cleaned there are the ones we can name on our own jobs. We offer cleaning services in Charleston with the same written quote and photos on every visit. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house front, or book a date. Lead time is a matter of the calendar, and the two busiest windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when our schedule fills first.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. Because the crew works outside and does not come inside, you can keep your day as it is, and we leave the yard clean. Every visit follows the gutter cleaning process: quote, date, visit, then photos on your phone. For a homeowner with a question about a run, the phone is the quickest answer. If you are in surrounding areas and want to know whether we can get to you this season, ask on the phone and we will say straight away.
Charleston gutter cleaning is the work we do most, and a clean system that drains properly is what helps protect your home from water damage. Every visit covers the gutters and downspouts, and we clean the whole run, not only the stretch you see from the driveway. To keep your gutters working, book cleanings on the schedule and flush every downspout while the crew is up. If you have gutter guards, the top still gets a visit. Between cleanings, watch the eave after a heavy storm, since a clog left uncleared can leak at the seam and run down the fascia. A property with both homes and commercial space gets gutter services for both on the same booking.
The number comes from how many stories the house has and how large it is, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a range here, because a quote from the house is the only number that holds.
Across South Carolina, the spring visit falls mid to late April and the fall visit runs late October to November. On our jobs, the spring visit clears the seed and pollen, and the fall visit clears the wet leaf mat that the leaves leave behind. If the fall visit waits too long, we find the first leaves packed into the elbows, and by the next season the run can be sagging.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day work, because the calendar fills on the busy windows of the year.
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 in while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the yard clean.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet. A clean downspout that drains is the point of the visit. Clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes, the surface still needs clearing. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance, but they do not end it. On our jobs we usually find needles and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that is wet, water runs over the edge instead of going in. Regular cleaning and maintenance on a guarded system is a shorter job, but it is still a job.
A gutter system that is clean and still overflows in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem. Water that runs over the edge can also wash out the landscape at the foundation, and a fascia board that stays wet long enough will rot. Send us a 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. A clean quote holds up on the roof. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
