Our own crew cleans the gutters close to home. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, haul the material away, and take 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 spring and fall, when seed and pollen drop or the last leaves come down.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its size and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is added up, but we would rather you know the whole figure before we climb.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with compacted muck, and that takes more time than a normal clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included and never billed as extras. A clog anywhere in the rain gutter run gets cleared before we call it done, because water flow and drainage are the whole point. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Parker homes vary a lot, and the price follows what is on the house. A house with heavy shade often has leaves and debris packed into the downspout elbows, which means flushing takes longer than the surface clean, and that shows up in the price before we start. Clogged downspout elbows and buildup are the most common surprise on residential work, and we flag them on the phone when we can. Any sag in a run gets photographed and reported rather than fixed on the spot. Water left sitting in a clogged run can lead to structural damage in the fascia over time, so we would rather clear it fast and tell you what we saw. Whether you are a homeowner or manage commercial properties, the goal is the same: keep the water away from the building. We also do commercial gutter cleaning for residential and commercial properties, and the same crew approach applies to larger buildings in the area and to residential properties.
| 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 in Parker SC book twice a year, in spring and fall: once after seed and pollen drop, and again after the last leaves come down, usually November to early December. Across South Carolina, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late April, and when we open a gutter then we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows and a pollen paste that holds water. In the fall it is the wet leaf load, and if freezing reaches the area, the first ice and ice dams at the eave. A clog at a downspout elbow is a blockage, and it sends rainwater back up into the trough. A house that skips the fall visit can end up with a run that sags or pulls loose by the next winter.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits, so those homes are on every three to four months. Few or no trees and once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still gets cleared. Debris removal is part of every visit, so the bags leave with the crew. Near a busy road or construction, we move the schedule closer together too. Heavy rainfall in July, August and December, the wettest months here, packs more into the same gutters, so the schedule matters more in those months. Clean your gutters on the schedule the lot needs, and the water stays away from your home. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
Each lot is different, and we would rather set the schedule from the rain gutter and roofline than from a guess. A lot with few or no trees usually runs once a year, and a lot under a heavy canopy often needs the three to four month tier. The estimate for a regular gutter cleaning service is the same whether it is your first visit or your tenth, and residential and commercial sites both get photos of every run on your phone each time.
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 covers the surrounding areas and confirms the route each week as bookings come in. Parker gutter cleaning is busiest in spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular week. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date to get your gutters cleaned. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the slot when you call.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works on gutters and downspouts from the outside of the house and does not come inside. If you want us to protect your home from water damage this season, a call now gets you on the calendar. A leak at a seam, a twig jammed in a run, or a run that hangs low is worth mentioning on the call, and if you have gutter guards, say so too. Regular cleanings keep the schedule simple, and a home that needs gutter maintenance gets cleaning and maintenance priced as one visit. Whether you are one of the homeowners who wants to keep your gutters clear or a property manager looking for gutter services across several buildings, we handle it the same way: one price, one crew, and photos of every run.
Cost is one of the frequently asked questions we hear first, and the answer depends on the house. The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure on the page because every house is different. Tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we will give you the price we will charge. If the landscape slopes toward the house, mention that too.
Late spring and late fall are the usual windows for most homes here. In spring we clear seed and pollen buildup, and in fall the leaf load and the first cold snaps. If you wait past those windows, we usually find more packed-in buildup and a heavier clean.
Same-day depends on the week. Our cleaning services in Parker run on a route, and we book across Parker as slots open. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we have open.
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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested as part of the clean. If a line drains underground, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and pack into the troughs, so the whole gutter system needs a look at each visit. Our crew lifts the guards, clears underneath and checks that water is getting in.
If a gutter that is clean still spills water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not leftover buildup. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. A leak at a seam or rot in the fascia is a separate repair question, and we will say so. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The price we quote is the price on the invoice. Every gutter cleaning process starts with that number and ends with photos on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
