Our own crew cleans gutters in Mount Pleasant, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we pack up. Debris is hauled off the property, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across South Carolina, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall have finished filling the gutters.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters before we clean them. Mount Pleasant homeowners get a quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the roof pitch matter more than the length on most houses.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift, and that changes the quote. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, which adds time, and a leak at a joint usually shows up only once the trough is clean. Guards that we have to lift and reseat are priced as part of the job. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across Mount Pleasant, the quotes that move the most are the ones with heavy tree cover and a long run of clog-prone gutters. Often a single twig at a downspout elbow is enough to back the whole run up. On one recent visit the crew found sag at a corner run, water flow backing up from clogged downspouts, and structural damage starting where leaves and debris had been sitting for a long time. We clean the drainage, make sure to flush every downspout, and tell the owner what the sag would cost to fix before we touch anything else. Regular gutter maintenance matters here: gutters that stay full of buildup let water away from the roof poorly and start rot behind the board, which is why we flag it on the first visit. Mount Pleasant homes and commercial properties both see this, and commercial buildings are quoted per building, not by the foot. If you want the number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will give you 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 Mount Pleasant gutter cleaning customers book twice a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across South Carolina, spring visits land in mid to late April, and our fall visit here lands in late November to December. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat has to come out before July through September, the wettest months here, so the gutter is clean when the rain arrives.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps a rain gutter draining, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the rainwater stops moving freely. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep the gutter clean. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs a clean. When we open a gutter in spring we find the blockage in the first foot of the run, and when we come back in late November we find the rest. That is the pattern that keeps the gutter system working.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing at the calendar. Our cleanings are scheduled around your gutters and your trees, not a generic rule, and a clean first visit sets the baseline. For a regular gutter cleaning service plan that fits your house, text a photo of the house and we will put you on the right tier. Our estimate covers the first visit and the schedule that comes after it.
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 covers Mount Pleasant and the surrounding areas from the nearest base and works the whole city, so you do not need to be in a specific area for us to come out. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We confirm a date when you call. Lead time varies with the season, and the two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when our calendar fills fastest.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, so a homeowner does not have to take the day off. If you want to protect your home from water damage this season, book the first visit now so the clog and leaf buildup is gone and the gutter is clean before the next heavy rainfall. Our crew handles residential and commercial work, including residential properties and commercial buildings on a scheduled basis. Keep your gutters and downspouts working, gutter guards included if you have them, so water runs away from your home and the rest of the system holds up. Use the form or call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar for gutter services in Mount Pleasant.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. Our gutter cleaning services are not quoted as a range without those three things.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. In spring the seeds and pollen are the problem, in fall the leaf load, and waiting too long lets the buildup work into the downspouts.
Most gutter cleaning service slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless we have an open slot that day.
No. 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, and the crew leaves the yard as clean as they found it.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed and the outlet is checked to confirm water is leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, outside the regular cleaning and maintenance visit, and we quote it before we touch it.
On our jobs guarded gutters still collect needles, seed casings and grit on the surface, so they need a clean even when the guard keeps the leaves out. That is ongoing gutter maintenance, not a one-time install.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, it is a slope or capacity problem, not debris. 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.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. Text a photo of the house or call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
