Our crew cleans gutters here and leaves you with a clean gutter every time: every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled off, and photos of every run on your phone 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, pollen and leaves have finished falling.
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 sitting in the gutters. We give you 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, but on a real house the whole gutter system is priced on height and buildup, and the length of the run matters less.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep pitch that is hard to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold compacted muck that takes longer to clear, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. A clog at the bottom of a downspout takes longer than a flush, and we tell you before we start. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our experience on local jobs shows the same pattern. On one local job, the house sat in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover, and what we found in the gutters, seeds and leaf mat packed into the elbows, is what set the time. The clogged outlets were the main cost driver, and we flushed every one of them before we called the job done. Summerville homes with heavy canopy tend to need more attention than open lots, and commercial properties with the same footprint can take longer because of their size. We do not price residential properties the same way we price a commercial building. The same test applies to both: the drainage has to carry water away from the foundation, and the rain gutter has to move water through, not hold it.
When a gutter starts to sag or pulls loose from the fascia, the crew photographs it and reports it. A gutter full of leaves and muck is cleaned out and left clean as part of the job, and any structural damage underneath it is noted for you to decide on. We are not in the business of selling repairs, so we will not turn a cleaning into a sale. You get a clean gutter, a clear report and a number that holds.
| 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 Summerville SC book a gutter cleaning service twice a year, in spring after seed and pollen drop and again in fall after the last leaves come down. Many people wait until water spills over the edge to clean your gutters, and by then the damage has started. Across South Carolina, spring visits land in mid to late April, and the fall window runs November to early December, though the exact week depends on the weather that year.
In spring the gutters are packed with seeds, seed casings and pollen paste that turns to a wet mat under rain. In fall it is the leaf load, and on houses that skipped that visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the weather turns cold. A clog at the elbow chokes the water flow, so rainwater has nowhere to go and spills over the edge and down the wall, which is how a small blockage becomes a stain, rot or a leak in the ceiling below. Around here, rain totals 52.7 inches a year, and the wettest months are July, August and September, so heavy rainfall tests every run. Freeze risk is real on winter nights, and water that sits in the trough can freeze there.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. Near busy roads or construction the same interval applies, since dust and grit settle faster there, and every visit includes debris removal. With few or no trees, a single visit in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because a wet mat on top of a guard stops water from getting into the trough at all, and a clean trough is what keeps the run working.
Residential and commercial buildings follow the same logic, though a commercial building with internal drains needs an extra look between cleanings, since a blockage there can back up without warning. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the gutters clean between seasons, and gutter maintenance is a schedule, not a single visit. Cleaning and maintenance are two different jobs, and the schedule is set by what is on the house, not by the calendar alone. 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 town from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters for homeowners here, from older houses with open lots to newer builds under heavy canopy. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm a specific date when you call rather than promising a slot we cannot keep.
The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months and you will have more choice of dates. The gutter cleaning process starts with the call, and nobody needs to be home for the work, since the crew stays outside and sends photos of every run to your phone, so you get a clean record of the job.
Our crew is glad to clean gutters for each homeowner across the surrounding areas, and we also handle gutter services for commercial properties on a per-building schedule. For cleaning services in Summerville, the quote comes from the same three things every time, and Summerville gutter cleaning is priced from those three things alone. If you want to keep your gutters working and protect your home from water damage, the easiest first step is a call or a text. To get your gutters on the schedule, ask for a written estimate, and we will send it before any work is scheduled. Gutters and downspouts get checked on every visit, not only the ones you can see from the driveway.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text at (866) 435-6328. We do not give a figure without knowing those two things, and the number we give is the number we charge.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If the gutters wait past the first hard frost, the wet leaf mat and any ice that forms can work into the seams, so we would rather see you in the fall window.
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 what to expect.
No, you do not need to be home. 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, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet, and we keep the water moving away from your home and landscape beds. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. A clog in a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone starts.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention. On our jobs we find seed casings, needles, twig bits and grit from the shingles sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat gets wet, water runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, reseat them and flush each downspout, so the run is clean from end to end.
If a gutter is clean and still overflows in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than debris. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
