Our own crew cleans gutters in Hilton Head Island, flushes every outlet and tests the flow, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof size and how much tree cover sits over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice.
Across South Carolina, most of the homes we clean are on a spring and fall schedule, and we set that schedule with you after the first visit.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price on Hilton Head Island homes depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We work out the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that sell gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, though the total on a typical house can still run differently from what you expected.
On our jobs, a few things move the figure. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with leaves and debris, plus the odd twig, and that adds time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. A working rain gutter keeps water flow moving away from the roof, so clogged downspouts are the first thing we check, and a sagging run can mean structural damage at the fascia. If anything changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our customers here tend to be the homeowner who calls after a clog has already shown up as water in the wrong place. On one of those jobs, a clog sat high in a downspout where nobody could see it from the yard, and the crew found the sag in the run only once the trough was emptied. We cleared it and flushed the line to the outlet, and the drainage ran clean in the next storm. That is the kind of find that changes the figure, and we would rather name it on the phone than surprise you on the ladder.
Before we give you a number, tell us about the three things we ask for. If you can, text a photo of the front of the house, because it shows us the roofline and the number of stories before a truck ever pulls in. Our crew does the work, and the estimate is built from what they will actually see.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and ask for a written estimate.
| 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, usually December to early January, after the last leaves come down. Those cleanings are the core of regular gutter cleaning here, and the schedule is built around what we find each time we open a gutter. Regular gutter maintenance keeps a small clog from turning into a repair bill, and that is the whole point of the schedule.
Hilton Head Island SC gets about 46 inches of rain a year, with June, August and September the wettest months. Across South Carolina, spring visits land in mid to late April, and by then the elbows are packed with seeds, seed casings and pollen paste. In fall, it is the leaf load and the wet buildup it turns into. On houses that skipped the fall visit, that buildup is still sitting in the trough when the heavy rainfall starts, and a blocked run holds rainwater against the fascia until it finds a way in.
The tiers are simple as we see them. Twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, we are back several times a year to keep the gutters clean, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. With few or no trees, one visit a year in the fall window is enough for most lots. Guards change the schedule a little, since they keep the big leaves out, but the surface still needs clearing and we still check the flow.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and how the water moved. Ask us which schedule fits, and we will tell you how often to clean your gutters on your lot. Each gutter cleaning service visit ends with the same photo report, and our calendar is set around what those photos show, not around a fixed date.
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.
Hilton Head Island gutter cleaning starts with a phone call before anyone climbs a ladder. Booking starts with a call or text, built from your stories, your size and your tree cover. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send, but it is not required. Once we agree on the number, we give you a date and confirm it the day before, with an arrival window and a second call when the crew is on the way. Debris removal is part of every visit, and nothing is blown onto the lawn.
The two busy windows of the year are spring and the December to early January fall window, when our calendar fills fastest. If you want a slot in those months, call early. Residential and commercial jobs both compete for those weeks, and residential properties and commercial properties get the same flushing and flow check. Gutter guards get that check too. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, since we call before we come.
We cover homes across Hilton Head Island and the surrounding areas, and the route is planned so that when a storm sweeps through we can usually fit a visit in soon after the rain. Hurricanes and tropical remnants bring heavy rainfall across South Carolina, and that is when a clogged run overflows first. Clean gutters and downspouts protect your home from water damage, and the sooner a blockage is cleared the less water finds a leak or rot behind the fascia and into the walls.
Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar and keep your gutters running clean through the season. Ask about our gutter services for the whole year, and we agree the schedule with you after the first visit.
Cleaning services in Hilton Head Island are priced from the stories and size of the house, plus what is in the gutters. We give the number by phone or text, and it is the number on the invoice.
Across South Carolina, spring visits land in mid to late April, and most of our customers also book the fall window from December to early January, after the leaves come down. If you wait past that, the wet leaf mat can sag the runs and pull them loose.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and outlet go to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Needles, seed casings and grit still get through, and once they mat on top of the guard, rain runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or outlet size, not a clog. Send us a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. The job is to carry water away from your home, and a gutter that sheets over the edge into the landscape is not doing it. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
