Our own crew cleans gutters for local homeowners, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the clippings hauled away, the trough left clean, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. 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 sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place once the house is measured, and we will walk you through that math if you prefer it. Quotes for commercial properties start from the same three numbers.
On our jobs, Aloha homes with a third story or a roof too steep to walk move the quote. So does a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the house, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted muck, 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 is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on a recent job. Gutters that had been left alone for years were holding a wet mat of leaves and debris, the clog sat at the bend where two runs met, and the clogged downspouts had been carrying water back toward the wall instead of away. Once that was cleared and flushed, the water flow ran clean from the top run to the bottom, and the fascia behind the gutter stopped taking on water. The quote was driven by the height and the years of buildup, not by anything unusual about the house.
A rain gutter that is never cleaned builds up until rainwater overflows the front edge, and the water that runs behind it is what causes structural damage and rot over time. Clearing the buildup early keeps drainage moving and the water away from your home, and a clean trough protects the eave. Our crew can usually tell from the first look at the gutter whether this is routine gutter maintenance or a larger problem, and we say which it is before we start.
| 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 book twice a year, in spring after seed and pollen drop, and in the fall visit after the last leaves come down. Across Oregon, spring visits come in mid to late June, and that is when we find seeds packed into the elbows and pollen paste in the trough. In Aloha the fall visit falls between December and early January, when the wet leaf mat has built up, and on houses that skip it we find runs that have pulled loose by late winter.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the roof, the gutter fills faster and the clog returns between visits, so those houses go on a schedule of every three to four months. Twigs and grit pack the downspout between cleanings, and a clog that starts small in the wet months of December and January is a full blockage by spring. Houses with few or no trees do well on one cleaning a year in late fall. Guards reduce how often the trough fills, but a guarded trough still needs to be kept clean, so we still do regular gutter cleaning and check the flow.
After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and along the roofline. The same rule holds for residential and commercial work: the schedule follows what the trough shows, and cleaning and maintenance are priced once you know it. There is no guess involved and no sales pitch for more visits than the house 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 Aloha or nearby from the nearest base, and we book residential properties across the surrounding areas. Every homeowner books Aloha gutter cleaning the same way: a quote by phone or text, using stories, square footage and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The calendar fills at two busy windows each year, so calling early in those months gets you a better slot.
Lead time varies with the season and the schedule, and we confirm the date when you call. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: the crew clears the trough, flushes each downspout, and leaves the gutter clean enough to check the flow. Once we have a date, the crew arrives on the day we set and sends photos of every run before they leave. If you have a question about the job before the visit, call (866) 435-6328 and we will answer it directly.
Booking with us is the simplest way to keep your gutters and downspouts working through the season. One visit clears the trough and checks the flow, and it is how we protect your home from water damage before it starts. Our gutter services include a check of the trough, and we flush every downspout, which is how we catch a small leak early. Get your gutters on the schedule by calling early, and the gutter system stays clear all season.
A gutter cleaning service for a two-story house is quoted from the stories and size, and we give an estimate by phone or text. Give us the stories, the square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we will tell you the price before we book the date.
Most of our customers across Aloha book in late spring and again in late fall. Across Oregon, atmospheric rivers bring heavy rainfall, and if you wait until the first hard freeze to clean your gutters, the wet leaf mat has already sat for months, and that is when we find the runs that sag. Waiting makes the job larger and the risk higher.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. We will tell you the earliest opening on the phone rather than promise a same-day visit we cannot keep.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets indoors while the ladders are up, and we will send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not, so the water does not pool in your landscape. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, gutter guards keep out leaves but let a twig, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath until the trough is clean, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, never added to the invoice after the work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
