Our crew gives North Charleston homes a clean gutter run, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, 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, after seed and pollen drop and again after the last leaves, and that is when our calendar fills fastest. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what the job needs.
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. Every homeowner gets an estimate by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the house itself is what sets the work, and we will walk you through why the number is what it is.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer to reach safely. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck that takes more time to clear, and a blockage at the elbow adds a stop of its own. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away of everything taken out are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job, like poor drainage or a seam that is starting to leak, gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our North Charleston jobs, the quote on one recent house rose because the gutters had not been opened in years and the leaf mat under the guards had turned to paste. That is the kind of thing we tell you about on the phone before the crew arrives, so the number you hear is the number you pay. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a photo, and the crew keeps the job clean from the first ladder to the last downspout. Text us a photo of the front of the house, and we can usually tell you more from it than from a description. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and the crew works outside, away from your home, so nothing inside gets disturbed.
| 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 North Charleston customers book twice a year. Across South Carolina the spring visit lands in mid to late April, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late November to December, after the last leaves. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows where the water turns and make a clog nobody sees until the first storm. In fall it is the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat sits in the gutter system until the rainy season tests whether the rain gutter can still move water away from the roof. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag or pull loose by the next winter, and a clean fall visit is the cheapest way to avoid that.
How often a lot needs cleanings depends on what grows around it. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit cause a steady buildup in the runs between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing, so we keep those houses on a schedule too. Commercial properties and residential properties follow the same logic, and our gutter maintenance covers both residential and commercial roofs, with the cleaning and maintenance schedule built from the roofline up. Keep your gutters clean through a heavy rainfall, and you keep the foundation dry.
When we open a gutter here in spring, we find the same things we find across South Carolina: the seeds and the paste, and under them a run that has been carrying rainwater into the landscape and sometimes into the fascia boards without anyone noticing. A clean run keeps the rot and structural damage from starting, and that is how you protect your home from water damage, which is cheaper than fixing what it leaves behind. 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 crew works across North Charleston SC and the surrounding areas, and our cleaning services in North Charleston run from our own schedule rather than being sent out. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a quote from stories, size and tree cover. Lead times depend on the week, and the two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when our calendar fills first. North Charleston homeowners who want a specific date should book early in those months.
We call before we come, so you always know the crew is on the way, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If your gutters have started to overflow or a run has pulled loose, tell us when you call and we will put that on the schedule. Each gutter cleaning service visit is scheduled ahead, and the leaves and debris are hauled away on the same visit, so the ground is clean when the truck pulls out. Our gutter cleaning services cover the gutters and every run on the whole house, not just the runs you can see from the driveway, and if you want to get your gutters done before the busy weeks, book early.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text, so every homeowner knows the figure before we come. We do not quote without those, because the two-story roof on a lot with trees is a different job from one on a clean, open lot.
Most of our customers here book in mid to late April and again in late November to December. Homeowners across North Charleston SC who skip the fall visit see sagging runs by the next winter, on houses that were not cleared after the leaves came down.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need something sooner, say so and we will check the schedule, and we will clean your gutters as soon as a slot opens.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and every corner to your phone before the truck leaves, so you see the clean result without being there. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet until it runs clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we still find a twig, seed casings and grit sitting on the surface, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge instead of into the gutter. We clear what sits on top, then check that the gutter is clean and that water is getting in, and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. Our gutter services are quoted from the stories and the size, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after. 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.
