Our own crew does a clean job on gutters and downspouts in Charleston, with every run flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled off, and photos 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 West Virginia, most of our customers book in spring and fall.
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. We quote it 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 run, but on a house the three things above are what actually drive the time on the ladder. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house to get your gutters priced before you book.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. 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 back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup that takes more passes to get clean. Guards we have to lift, clean underneath and reseat add time. 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.
Our crew has cleaned houses in Charleston where a heavy tree canopy kept the gutters full between visits, and the quote reflected the extra passes needed to clear the seeds and needles from the elbows. A house with little or no tree cover on the same street is a clean, fast job. What we tell every homeowner who calls is the same: stories, size and what is in the gutters decide the number. If you want a written estimate before booking a date, ask for it and we will send one.
Cleaning and maintenance cost less when they are done on schedule, because the buildup has not had time to compact and the drains have not had time to clog. Waiting until a leak shows up on the ceiling or the water is coming over the edge means more time on the ladder and a bigger bill. A regular clean keeps the job short and the cost predictable, and most repeat customers simply keep up their cleanings on the same two visits a year.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $185 | from $240 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $165 | from $215 | from $280 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $190 | from $250 | from $325 |
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 book twice a year for a clean: in late spring after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. In late spring the elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and in winter, when freezing rain and ice build at the eave, the runs that skipped the fall visit are the ones that sag or pull loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see on our jobs, because leaves and debris build up between visits, along with needles, twigs and grit. A house with few or no trees can usually take a clean once a year in late fall. Gutter guards mean less frequent work, but the surface still needs clearing. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs.
When we open a gutter in Charleston we find the same pattern over and over: the clogged downspouts back up first, and the rainwater that cannot get away from the house finds the wall. Keeping the gutter system clear is how you protect your home from water damage, and good drainage is what keeps the fascia, the soffit and the foundation dry. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to keep water away from your home and out of the landscape around it.
Cleaning on schedule also means you catch small problems early. A rain gutter that is starting to sag, a seam that is weeping or a hanger that has worked loose is much cheaper to report and fix than a run that tears loose in a storm, or a fascia board that starts to rot behind it, and both end up as structural damage. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July is when that happens most, so a clean gutter going into summer matters. We photograph what we see and put it in the report, so you know where things stand before the next visit.
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 offers cleaning services in Charleston for residential and commercial customers, and the quote is the same whichever side of town the house is on. Charleston homeowners book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: send the stories, the approximate size and whether trees shade the house, plus a photo of the front if that is easy. Lead time depends on the time of year, and the busiest windows are the spring and fall, when most homeowners want the same slot. Booking early in those months is the simplest way to get the date you want.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and checks the water flow at every outlet before they pack up. The gutter cleaning process is the same for residential properties and commercial properties: an arrival window the day before, a second call on the way, and photos of every run on your phone before the truck leaves.
If you are looking for gutter cleaning services for a home like yours, the first call is the only step. From there we confirm the date, the price and the schedule, and we tell you which visit cycle fits the house once we have seen it. Our gutter services stay the same whether the house is old or new, from the roofline down to the downspout outlet, and every job gets the same clean finish across WV.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Send us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees shade the house, and we will quote the job before we book a date.
Most of our customers in WV book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down. Keep your gutters clean through the fall, because a run that skipped that visit is the one we see sagging by March after the first freeze.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Lead time shifts with the season, so book early in spring and fall when the calendar fills.
No. Our crew in WV works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the yard stays clean.
Yes, every run is flushed and flow-tested so we can see the water running out at the bottom. If a drain line runs underground and water is not leaving the outlet, we tell you; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, you still need to clean your gutters even with guards. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of them, and once that layer is wet the water runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath and check that water is getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog or blockage problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. The number we quote on the phone is the number we charge, the same way for homes in town and in the surrounding areas.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
