Our own crew does South Charleston gutter cleaning, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the waste 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 hangs over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across West Virginia, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on those houses with you.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Any gutter service that prices by the linear foot lands in a similar place per run, though a per-foot figure hides the stories and the access that drive the crew's time.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and grit, and that takes longer than a normal clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it looks on one of our recent jobs. A house with a clog at the back run, where the gutter had a sag and the buildup had begun to back water up toward the eave, took longer than the front of the house because the crew had to clear the blockage and then flush it until the water flow ran clean. Homes like this are common across South Charleston homes, and the drainage has to be checked end to end, not just scooped out. Commercial properties get the same method, and residential and commercial jobs are scheduled per building. If water is still pooling after a clean, the rain gutter is likely under-pitched, and we will say so.
To start, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories and whether trees hang over the roof. Ask for a written estimate and we will send it. Clogged downspouts and leaves and debris are the most common reasons a job runs long, so the quote already accounts for them. Gutter cleaning services are priced from what we see, and that keeps water away from your home and protects the building from structural damage.
| 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 in South Charleston WV book twice a year. Across West Virginia the spring visit falls in mid to late May, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit comes in late October to November, after the last leaves. Spring is when we open a gutter and find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. Fall is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and pull loose by March under ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles and grit pack the runs between cleanings, and rainwater backs up at the roofline in a clog before anyone notices. On residential properties with few or no trees, one clean a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards mean fewer gutter maintenance visits, but the surface still has to be cleared. When you call to book, we will tell you which tier your lot needs. Ask for an estimate for the season and we will set the date.
On a house with no trees, a twice-a-year schedule kept the gutter flowing through the wet months with almost no buildup. A house under trees on the same street needed a clean every three to four months, because the leaves and seed heads came down faster than the gutter could carry them. Both homes started with the same first gutter maintenance visit, and the crew set the schedule from what was in the gutter, not from a rule. After the first visit we tell you which of those 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 covers South Charleston WV and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we book the work by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 and give us the number of stories, a rough size and whether trees hang over the house, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the week, so ask when you call and we will tell you the first open date. The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months keeps your date. We treat gutters and downspouts as one system, so the same crew clears both.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crews clean every gutter run, flush every downspout and send photos to your phone, which is how a homeowner finds out the gutters are clear and the water is moving away from the foundation. If you are not sure whether a house needs cleaning this season, a photo of the house and a few questions will usually settle it. Clean your gutters before the wet months and keep your gutters flowing, and regular gutter cleaning helps protect your home from water damage before a leak starts.
Our gutter cleaning process is built around the same routine on every job, and our gutter services follow it across the region, but each slot is set for the house. Text us the photo and we will confirm the date, so you can get your gutters on the schedule.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details. The number we quote is the number on the invoice, and downspout flushing and haul-off are included.
Most of our customers book in late October or November, and across West Virginia the spring visit falls in mid to late May. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we find ice, sagging runs and fascia rot, and that turns a clean into a repair conversation. Across South Charleston we book the fall visit for late October to November, so a late-October date keeps your slot.
Same-day depends on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Our cleaning services in South Charleston include cleaning and maintenance as one visit, so there is one date to plan around.
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, and the crew sets stand-offs so nothing rests on the gutter lip or the landscape beds below.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water is leaving at the outlet of the whole gutter system. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find seed pods, needles and twig pieces piled on top of the guard, along with grit, and the mat that forms when it is wet sends rain over the front edge. Guards mean fewer visits, but the surface still needs clearing.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is. A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem, and we will not sell you a second cleaning for it.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
