Our own crew cleans gutters in Greer, SC, for Greer homeowners who want every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Greer customers book in spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we work to.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for Greer gutter cleaning depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Every homeowner gets the same three questions, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those answers. The number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the eave height move the quote more than the length of the run does.
Here is what moves it on the jobs we have done. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk safely, means a boom or scissor lift and more time up top. A walk-out basement or a landscape that slopes toward the house raises the effective height of the back run. A gutter system nobody has opened in years comes down packed with compacted debris, and it takes longer to get clean than a routine clog. A twig jammed in an elbow is a quick fix; a blockage of compacted grit is not. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. A leak at a seam or joint gets its own look before the crew starts, and you hear about it first. We flush every downspout and flow-test it until the water runs clean at the bottom, and debris removal is included in the number and never billed as an extra. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Greer work tells the same story. On a recent job a home with heavy tree cover had a sag at the back run and a buildup of seeds and grit in two outlets. The clog was the easy part; checking the water flow after the flush and confirming the drainage path from the outlet to the foundation took the crew the rest of the visit, and the run was clean before they left. We keep residential and commercial properties on separate schedules, and the residential side is where most of our Greer homes book their regular gutter cleaning. Any gutter cleaning services we perform on residential properties get the same photo report as the commercial ones, and the clean your gutters checklist is the same whether the house is old or new.
| 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 Greer customers book in spring and fall, and the timing follows the leaves and the pollen. Across South Carolina, most spring cleanings land in mid to late April, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit usually falls in November to early December, after the last leaves come down. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows of the rainwater path, so the goal is a clean run before the rain starts. In fall it is the leaf load, and because Greer sees freezing weather in January and February, the wet leaves and debris left behind by a skipped fall visit are what turn into ice at the eave by winter.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and the clogged downspouts fill faster than a rain gutter can carry the water. Greer gets 53.3 inches of rain a year, with its wettest months in March, July and December, so keep your gutters clear before those months. Few or no trees, and once a year in late fall keeps a clean run for most houses. Gutter guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs to be cleared. Houses near a busy road or construction tend to need the shorter interval too, since dust and grit settle into the gutter and create a slow buildup.
Our crew works this way on gutters and downspouts across Greer, and the schedule lines up with the seasons so the protect your home part of the job happens before water finds the fascia and the eave, and every visit ends with a clean system. Getting this right helps keep your home from water damage, and from the structural damage that follows it, which is harder to fix later. If you are not sure which tier applies to your lot, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which one fits your trees and your roofline. After the first visit we tell you 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 crews handle Greer gutter cleaning across the surrounding areas, and we know the lots and the tree lines that come up most often, and a clean job on each one is the goal. Booking is simple. You tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote from there. A photo of the front of the house by text helps us see the roof edge before the visit. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the job.
Lead time depends on the calendar, and the cleanings in those windows fill first. Our schedule fills in the two busy windows of the year, mid spring after pollen and late fall after the leaves, so booking early in those months keeps the slot you want. The gutter cleaning process runs the same way whichever window you book in, and the crew shows up with everything needed for a clean, complete visit. Ongoing gutter maintenance and our other gutter services run on the same calendar.
If you have a clogged gutter that is already overflowing, or a gutter run that drains badly after heavy rainfall, tell us when you call so the crew can plan for it. The goal is to move the water away from your home, not to watch it pour over the edge. For cleaning and maintenance on your schedule, we will set the date with you. To get your gutters on a regular plan, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roof edge and we will reply with a written estimate and a date.
The number comes from stories, size and how full the gutter system is, and our cleaning services in Greer are quoted by phone or text before anything is booked.
Most of our customers book in mid to late April and again in November to early December. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat can freeze at the eave before winter, and by March we are often looking at sagging runs and boards starting to rot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested until it runs clean, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. On our jobs the guards hold leaves but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and turn to paste, so we clear leaves and debris off the top, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards, and the gutter comes back clean.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number 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.
