Our own crew cleans gutters here in Canby, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, 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, and that is when we are busiest.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
What moves the number on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, and gutters nobody has opened in years. Those come packed with compacted buildup, and a gutter with a heavy clog takes longer to clear than one that only needs a light pass. Guards we have to lift and reseat also add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, and the gutter comes back clean. They are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice. A rain gutter that is already sagging or has water flow problems is noted in the report, and we tell you what we found rather than selling a repair.
On our jobs we have seen the same few things drive the number again and again. Canby homes with a steep roofline or heavy tree cover tend to have more leaves in the trough, and a little more buildup at the elbows. Our gutter cleaning service on a clean, low-slope house is the simplest visit we run. A house with fewer leaves and debris stays clean longer, so the visit is quicker per run than one with heavy buildup. Clogged downspouts are the most common reason a gutter overflows after rain, and flushing every downspout is part of the job so the water is moving away from the foundation. We have also found structural damage on some older runs, like a bracket pulled loose and a sag that holds water, and we photograph those so you know exactly what we saw. Residential properties follow the same logic, and commercial properties do too at a larger scale, priced per building. The goal is simple: keep rainwater moving and water away from your home.
| 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, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, so few runs come off the ladder clean. In fall it is the leaf load, and where freezing weather arrives, the first ice dams can start at the eave. Houses that skipped the fall visit are the ones where we see runs sagging or pulling loose once the wet winter months arrive.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps up, because needles and grit pack the troughs between visits. A single twig wedged in an elbow is enough to start a clog, so we check the elbows on every run. Homes with few or no trees stay clean enough with one visit a year in late fall. A house on a busy road or near construction follows the heavier schedule as well, since dust and grit settle faster. Guards, if you have them, need less frequent visits, but the surface still gets cleared. Gutter guards hold back the big leaves, but seeds and fine grit still work their way in, so the surface needs attention too. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we note the drainage and rainwater flow in the report. Our crew keeps the roofline and gutters clean and checks for any blockage, since a single clog can send water over the edge on the next heavy rainfall. A gutter estimate should always reflect the schedule that fits your lot, and that is what we give you. Residential and commercial buildings each have their own rhythm, but gutter maintenance follows the same principle: clean your gutters on a schedule matched to what grows around them. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps debris removal to a minimum. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the spring or fall visit on your calendar.
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 works across Canby or the surrounding areas, and we know the neighborhoods where the leaves fall thickest. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we give you an estimate from stories, size and tree cover. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. Our calendar fills during the two busy windows of the year, so it helps to book early if you want a particular week.
Homeowners with heavy trees and a sloped landscape have different needs than ones with an open yard, and we plan the visit around that. We aim to protect your home from water damage by getting the gutters and downspouts moving before the next rain. If your roof has a steep pitch or a tricky roofline, mention it on the call so we bring the right equipment. Canby gutter cleaning is a regular part of our schedule, and we can set up recurring visits so you do not have to remember. Text a photo and we can often tell you what the clogs look like before we arrive, so you know how soon to get your gutters cleaned. Our goal is to keep your gutters clean all year, and cleaning and maintenance on a schedule does most of that work. Cleanings are most effective when they happen on schedule, and we will tell you exactly when the next one should be. Gutter services are a daily part of our work, and we take pride in finishing each run.
Our cleaning services in Canby start with the stories and size of the house, and we give the number by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because the same two-story house can take very different amounts of time depending on what is in the gutters.
Most of our customers book the fall visit for November to early December, before the wet season sets in. Across Oregon, spring visits usually land in mid to late June, after seed and pollen drop. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find the wet leaf mat and, where freezing hits, ice building at the eave. Clean your gutters before the first hard rain of the season.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service unless we have an opening that fits your schedule.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, and the crew does not come inside, so a homeowner can stay indoors. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and you get photos of every run once it is clean, sent to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it until the water runs clean. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water leaves at the outlet and tell you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we give you the price before we touch it.
Yes. Guards are part of the gutter system, but they stop only the big leaves; seeds, pollen and grit still get through and build up on the surface. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them.
If the gutter is clean and still spills over in the rain, it usually has a slope or downspout size problem, a leak at a joint, or a rot spot on the fascia behind it, rather than a clog. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we give you is the number we charge. If we find something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree before we start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
