Our own crew cleans gutters in Cheat Lake, and every downspout is flushed and flow-tested before we leave. Debris is hauled off the property, not blown onto the lawn, and you get photos of every run. The trough is left clean. 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 West Virginia, most homeowners book us for spring and fall, because a clean trough before the rains is the simplest way to keep water moving. We keep the same crew on the same schedule each year.
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 length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the stories and the condition of the whole gutter system do most of the work.
Four things move the quote on our jobs here. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk. A walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the house. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with buildup and starting to sag, take longer to clear than a light fall load. And guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homeowners here have a wide range of houses, and the quote follows the house. Cheat Lake homes run from ranch-style houses with a single short run to two-story houses where the back run sits high above a slope. A typical job for a two-story house with a moderate leaf load takes our crew most of an hour on the ground. A clean run goes quickly, a packed one takes longer, and we tell you before we start if that changes the price. The gutter clog is usually at the downspout elbow, and that is where we spend the extra minutes, because a clog left there sends water back behind the fascia and into the wall. Tell us what you see from the driveway when you book our gutter cleaning services, and we will ask the questions that tell us whether the job is light or heavy.
If you want to clean your gutters before the spring rains, say so on the call, and tell us if your house has a history of water damage near the foundation so we can plan the flush on the first visit. We run residential and commercial work from the same crew schedule, and regular gutter cleaning for residential properties follows the same two-visit pattern. Our photos of every run go to your phone the same day, which is the simplest way to see what the crew found before the bill arrives. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutter run for a written quote.
| 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.
Across West Virginia, the spring visit lands in mid to late May. Most of our Cheat Lake WV customers book the fall visit for late October to November, after the last leaves. In May, clogged downspouts sit packed with seeds and pollen paste, and the goal is a clean trough and clear outlets before the wettest months. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. Water standing in a sagging run can rot the fascia board and lead to structural damage, so skipping fall is the expensive choice. Winters here bring snow in January, February, March and December, so a clogged run in fall is the one that breaks first under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, a twig or a load of needles can clog a downspout between visits, so customers on those lots are on every three to four months. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit load is heavier, so those lots get the shorter interval too. Gutter services on guarded houses run on the same schedule: clean the surface first, then check underneath, which takes less time. Sticking to the calendar you agree on is how you keep your gutters draining through the season.
Heavy rainfall in May, June and July is when a blockage shows itself, so a spring visit timed before that window keeps rainwater moving off the house. Our crew checks drainage and water flow at the bottom of each downspout, looks along the roofline for a run that has dropped, and tells you what it found before we leave. We flush every downspout on the visit so that gutters and downspouts drain freely through the wettest months. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date on the calendar before the truck pulls away.
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 has cleaned gutters across Cheat Lake and surrounding areas from its nearest base, and we keep the route tight so a Cheat Lake gutter cleaning slot comes up sooner than you might expect. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: the crew comes to clean and check each run, and the photos follow. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we quote from stories, size and tree cover. Lead time is posted on the booking page and we confirm a date when you call. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills first, so call early in those months to get your gutters on the schedule.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the photos go to your phone before the truck leaves, showing a clean run from end to end. If you want cleaning and maintenance for a full year, tell us so we can set both visits on the calendar at once and keep your slots from drifting. The gutter guards go on the same plan, and gutter maintenance on a guarded house still means clearing the surface between cleanings.
For a homeowner who has had water damage near the foundation, a steady schedule of cleanings helps protect your home from water damage and keeps the water away from the foundation. Our crew flushes every downspout and leaves each run clean, so the water moves away from your home through the spring and fall rains, and a small leak at a joint gets caught before it turns into a fascia repair. That schedule is the simplest way to avoid a surprise call from the basement.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the estimate by phone or text. Our cleaning services in Cheat Lake are quoted from those details, so it is the number we charge and there is nothing to add later. The same approach applies to commercial properties.
Across West Virginia, the spring visit lands in mid to late May, and most customers book the fall visit for late October to November. If you wait past the fall leaves, the wet leaves and debris pack into the runs, and on houses that skip the fall visit we see sagging runs by March. Snow in January, February, March and December makes a clogged run in fall the first to break.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We cannot promise same-day work on every call, so ask us what is open when you book.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. We set ladder stand-offs, work around the landscape beds, and clean up before we leave. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush each downspout, clean the outlet area, and check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs pollen, seed casings and roof grit sit on top of the guard and mat over time, and the water never gets in. We lift the panels, clear underneath, clean each downspout, and reseat the guards.
A clean rain gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree to it before the crew starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
