Our own crew cleans your gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested until the water runs clean, the material hauled away, and 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 overhead. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. Across South Carolina, most of our customers book their cleaning in spring and fall, the two visits that keep water moving away from your home.
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, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we give you is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but on our jobs the stories and how packed the trough is tell us more than the footage does.
Four things move the number on our Socastee jobs. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ground. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back of the house. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted debris, which takes longer to clear than a light seasonal load. Guards we have to lift, clean under and reseat add time on both ends of the visit. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the houses we clean, the detail that matters most is what the gutters have been carrying. Any clogged downspouts that have sat for a season tell us about the drainage path below them, and where the gutters are not carrying water away from the foundation, or the water flow stalls, we say so before we give a number. Many of our customers in Socastee homes ask the same question about gutter cleaning services, and the honest answer is that a light cleaning and a heavy one are different jobs, even on the same street. We photograph the gutter as we find it, then again after it is clear, so you can see the buildup we took out.
For a house with trees over the roof, the leaves and debris come down in one season and sit in the trough until the rain washes them down the downspout. That is where the clog forms, and it is the reason a cleaning in that situation goes past the basic price. A twig wedged in a downspout elbow stops the flow just as well as a wet leaf mat does. If the trough has been sagging, we look for structural damage before we quote, and a rain gutter that has been pulling away from the fascia gets raised before any work starts. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and we can tell you which of these apply before we come out.
| 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.
On our Socastee SC jobs, most homeowners book regular gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. Our crews clean gutters in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and across South Carolina the spring visits land in mid to late April. When we open a gutter then we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and when we open one in late fall we find a wet leaf mat that holds water against the fascia board.
Our fall visits run late November to December, and freezing weather is the other thing we look for. Where freeze risk is part of the picture, the first ice can form on a run that was never cleared, and the ice dams that start at the eave lift shingles from underneath. Gutters that skipped the fall visit tend to sag or pull loose by the next spring. Where the winters are mild, the risk is the wet leaf mat sitting in the trough through the rainy months, and that is the case we see most across the South. July, August and September are the wettest months here, and a clogged trough is most likely to overflow when the heavy rainfall arrives.
Heavy tree cover changes the schedule. Under big trees, or on a lot near a busy road or a construction site, the needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, and our customers in that situation book cleanings every three to four months. A house with few or no trees usually does fine with one cleaning a year in late fall. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean, and the guard does not stop the rainwater from carrying fine grit into the trough below. The landscape around the house decides where the water goes once it leaves the downspout, so we check the outlet on every visit.
We keep track of these patterns on residential properties across the calendar year, so the gutter maintenance schedule we give you reflects what we have actually found on houses like yours. Call for an estimate on any gutter cleaning service. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the schedule follows from that rather than from a general rule. The answer to when to clean your gutters depends on what is overhead, not on the calendar alone.
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 Socastee gutter cleaning crew covers the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and across Socastee we clean residential and commercial properties on the same schedule. Booking works the same way for all of our gutter services: you call (866) 435-6328 or text, we ask for the number of stories, the approximate square footage and whether there are trees over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We give you the number on the spot and confirm a date when you agree to it.
Lead time for cleaning services in Socastee depends on the week, and the two busy windows of the year fill first, which are the spring and fall stretches when most homeowners book at once. Booking early keeps you out of the rush, gives us time to plan the lift or the ladder for a house with a third story, and helps protect your home from water damage before the next storm. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works from the outside, keeps the job clean, and sends you the photos when it is done.
Most of the people who book with us are a homeowner looking to keep the house dry, and that starts when you get your gutters clear before the first heavy rain of the season. We are glad to help you keep your gutters and downspouts clear between visits, with cleaning and maintenance handled on the same visit, and to flush every downspout while we are on the ladder. If a run does not drain after we clean it, the photos show exactly where the blockage or leak sits, and you can decide what to do next with a clear picture in front of you.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus how much material is packed in the gutters. We give you that figure by phone or text, and it is the number you pay on the invoice. We do not give a range without asking those questions first.
Most of our customers here book in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall once the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain comes back, which is why a clean trough before winter matters.
Same-day depends on our schedule that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when the crew will be on the ladder.
No, you do not need to be home. The 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 gutter cleaning process, and we 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, guarded gutters still need attention, and that is part of gutter maintenance. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard and grit working underneath it. Water that stays in a full trough can rot the fascia behind it, so we clean the surface, flush the downspout and check that water is still getting into the gutter system.
If a gutter is clean and still spills over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a clog. Our goal is getting the water away from your home, so send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
