Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Gaffney, every run flushed and flow-tested, leaves and debris hauled away, and photos of every run, clean and flowing, before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to talk through which visit your roofline needs first.
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. We quote Gaffney homes and commercial properties over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is added up, but on our jobs the stories and how much is packed in the gutters do most of the work in setting the figure.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually easy to see from the ground. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the equipment and the time. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down with heavy buildup and compacted muck, and that takes longer than a light clog. The crew has to clean out the elbow before any water can move. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own minutes. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, such as a clog that has gone past the elbow or a drainage problem at the outlet, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs the heavy load of leaves and debris in older neighborhoods often means the first run to clean out is the one behind the gutter, where a clog sits and water backs up toward the fascia line. We have seen the same thing on homes with mature trees, where one of the clogged downspouts turns into a sag in the run above it within a season. One of our cases was a two-story with heavy overhead cover, and what we found was a packed rain gutter running to the bottom of the elbow, with the water flow stopped and structural damage starting at the joint. That job was priced on the phone from the stories and the tree cover, and the invoice matched it. Gutters that are clogged on one side can also leave water pooling near the foundation, so we flush every downspout to confirm it sends water away from your home.
Call (866) 435-6328 or ask us for a number from the stories, the square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we will give you one before the crew is on the way.
| 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 here book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across South Carolina the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and that is when we open a gutter and find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit usually lands in late October to November, when the wet leaf mat is the problem. On houses that skipped it we have seen runs sag, pull loose and rot at the fascia by the next spring. Heavy rainfall changes the schedule too. With about 48.5 inches of rain a year here, a single blockage fills the trough fast, and it can overflow well before the next booking. Under big trees we see needles, grit and the odd twig packing the drainpipes between visits, so those customers are on every three to four months. Homes with few or no trees do well with a single visit in late fall. Gutter guards mean fewer cleanings, but the surface still needs clearing, and we do that on the same visit. Regular gutter cleaning on this rhythm keeps the trough from filling, and our gutter cleaning service in Gaffney SC is built around it. The schedule logic is the same for residential and commercial buildings: the trees and the rain set how often the gutters fill, and most residential properties with heavy overhead cover land on the three-to-four-month tier. If you would rather clean your gutters yourself between visits, use a ladder stand-off and never lean the ladder on the trough. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A clean gutter in spring is the baseline for the fall visit, and a rainwater gutter that has been overflowing for a season usually needs a full clear before any schedule makes sense, so the first visit sets the starting point.
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.
The crew runs from the nearest base and works across Gaffney as booking comes in, and the surrounding areas get the same gutter services when the schedule allows. Homeowners start with an estimate by phone or text from the stories, the square footage and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and Gaffney gutter cleaning slots fill fastest in late spring and late fall. To get on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328, text us a photo of the roofline, or book a date that works for you. We call before we come. Every homeowner can stay inside, because nobody needs to be home for a cleaning. Our crew is here to keep your gutters working, to clean the trough out before a leak starts, and to protect your home from water damage around the foundation and the roofline.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. We do not give a price range, because the figure depends on what is in the gutters and whether trees hang over the roof. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book a spring visit and a fall visit. Across South Carolina the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and the fall visit usually lands in late October to November. In spring we find seed and pollen packed into the elbows, and in fall the wet leaf mat. If the fall visit gets skipped, we often see runs that have sagged by the following spring.
Lead time depends on the season and our calendar, and the cleaning services in Gaffney fill fastest in late spring and late fall. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the earliest open day when we price the job.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and it sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves, and each one is clean and flowing. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed with water and watched until it runs clean at the bottom, and that is the last step of our gutter cleaning process. Where a drain feeds an underground line, the crew checks that water leaves at the outlet and tells you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. Needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard, and once they are wet the gutter system stops taking water in and water runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath, flush the outlets and reseat the guards on the same visit. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance, but they do not end cleaning and maintenance.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in the rain usually has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken during the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not, as long as you get your gutters checked with the stories and tree cover up front. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
