Gutter Cleaning in Alpharetta

Full gutters do not announce themselves. They rot your fascia and dump rainwater against the foundation while you are busy not thinking about them. The first sign for most people is a waterfall over the front door during a storm, and by then the wood behind the gutter has been wet for a year.

We clear every run by hand, flush the downspouts, haul the debris off, and send you photos of what was up there.

What's included

• Every gutter run cleared by hand, not blown out with a leaf blower
• Downspouts flushed until water moves like it should
• Debris bagged and hauled off your property
• A photo report of anything up there that needs attention

We bag the debris instead of dropping it in the beds. Wet gutter sludge kills plants and stains concrete, and raking it out of pine straw is its own afternoon.

What a clogged gutter actually costs

Water that cannot move goes somewhere. Three places, in order of expense.

The fascia board first. It sits right behind the gutter and stays wet, and rotted fascia means the gutter loses its anchor. Replacing a run of fascia and rehanging the gutter costs more than a decade of cleanings.

Then the foundation. A blocked downspout dumps the runoff from an entire roof plane at one corner of the house. In this clay soil that means settling, and settling means the cracks you start noticing in the drywall upstairs.

Then the basement. Water pooling at the foundation finds its way in. Most of the wet-basement calls in North Fulton start at a gutter, not a crack.

When to clean them

Twice a year for most homes here. Late fall after the leaves finish dropping, and spring after the seed pods and pine straw come down.

Heavy tree cover earns a third visit. If you have pines within reach of the roof, the straw mats into the gutter and holds water like a sponge, and that is the worst version of the problem because it never dries out.

New construction on a wooded lot is the sleeper case. Builders rarely clean the gutters before handover, so year one already has a season of debris in it.

About gutter guards

Guards slow the problem down. They do not end it.

Fine debris still washes through and settles into a layer at the bottom of the trough. Pine needles wedge into mesh from above and build a mat that keeps water from getting in at all, which is its own failure, and it is harder to spot because the gutter looks clean from the ground.

If you have guards, plan on cleaning every other year instead of twice a year. We pull the guards, clean underneath, and put them back.

Why choose Alpharetta Handyman

• Family operated and Alpharetta based
• You see the price before we start
• Book online in minutes, no sales visit
• We clean up like we were never there

Frequently Asked Questions

How often should gutters be cleaned?

Twice a year for most homes. Heavy tree cover earns a third visit.

Do I need to be home?

No. If we can reach the gutters, you can be anywhere. The photo report lands in your text messages either way.

I have gutter guards. Still needed?

Yes. Guards slow the clog down, they do not stop it. Every other year is usually right.

Will you fix the gutter if it's damaged?

Small stuff yes, resealing a joint or rehanging a sagging run. Full replacement we quote separately or point you to the right person.

Do you clean two-story and three-story homes?

Two-story, yes. Three-story depends on the roof pitch and whether we can set a ladder safely. Send a photo and we tell you straight.

What if the gutters have never been cleaned?

That is most first visits. It takes longer and the price reflects it, and you get the photo report on the fascia condition, which is the part worth knowing.

Book a gutter cleaning online. Your fascia will thank you.