Our own crew cleans gutters in Cedar Mill, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, and photos of every run before we leave. 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 Oregon, most of our customers book in spring and fall, after the seed drop and again after the last leaves.
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. Some companies price per linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Our gutter cleaning services cover the whole gutter system on residential properties and commercial properties alike. Booking one gutter cleaning service works the same way for Cedar Mill homes.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk adds time, and so does a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and the odd twig, and a run that looks clean from the ladder can still be full at the elbow. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. We flush every downspout before the crew leaves, and hauling is part of the same price. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most of our Cedar Mill jobs are on the lower end of the range when the lot has few trees and the gutters were cleaned within the last year. Where a gutter has sagged or a run is pulling away, the crew checks the runs for water flow and photographs any sag or buildup before anything else happens. Heavy tree cover means more leaves and debris in the troughs, and clogged downspouts take longer to clear, which is why those quotes are higher. A run that has been overflowing for a while often shows structural damage, and a fascia board that has started to rot gets reported, not fixed. A blockage at the elbow stops water from leaving the gutter, and clearing that is what the quote pays for. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate by return.
| 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 Cedar Mill customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves. Across Oregon, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and in Cedar Mill the fall visit runs from December to early January. On our jobs, when we open a gutter in late spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and that leaf mat is where the clog starts. Booking to clean your gutters twice a year covers both drops, and if you get your gutters cleaned on that schedule, debris removal goes with each visit.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and the rain gutter fills faster than the trough can drain. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the gutters clean and drainage moving through the wet months. A landscape with few or no trees needs one visit a year in late fall, which is usually enough to keep water moving. Gutter guards, where a house has them, mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs a clean. We see a rain gutter that was guarded and never cleared on its surface sag and pull loose over two winters. Cedar Mill averages 41.8 inches of precipitation a year, and January, November and December are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall lands when the leaf mat is thickest.
Before any rainy season, a clog like that shows up as water spilling over the front edge while the rest of the roofline looks fine. Rainwater that stops at the elbow is the usual cause, and a quick look from the ladder tells us which run is holding water. The gutters can look fine from the driveway, and a clean trough can still hold a clog at the elbow. If it is left alone, that clog becomes a leak behind the trough. The price for each cleaning and maintenance visit is the same whether you book spring, fall or both, so it is worth asking for the full year at once. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can set the schedule from there. The schedule is the same for residential and commercial accounts, and treating it as gutter maintenance keeps the surprises out.
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.
From the nearest base, we cover Cedar Mill and the surrounding areas, so the crew works across Cedar Mill without driving the region to reach your house. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text: stories, approximate size, and whether trees hang over the roof. The gutter cleaning process runs the same way on every house: a quote, each run cleared by hand, and photos before the truck leaves. Each run is left clean before the crew moves on. A photo of the front of the house helps, and it takes a minute. The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so book early in those months if you can. The downspout carries water away from your home, and the crew checks that it still does before the truck leaves. Booking a Cedar Mill gutter cleaning takes one call, and the crew checks the gutters and the downspout together, since a clog in one shows up as an overflow in the other.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If a homeowner is waiting on a specific window, tell us at the quote and we will hold it. Water damage from an overflowing run is the reason many Cedar Mill homeowners call us, and a clean system stops that from starting. Across Oregon, atmospheric rivers are the storm season that tests a gutter hardest, so booking before the wet season is the easiest way to protect your home from water damage. Most people only notice their gutters when water starts pouring over the edge, but a short visit twice a year is how you keep your gutters clean between storms. The crew can clear a gutter that has been left too long, but we will not promise a same-day slot unless the schedule shows one. Ask about our gutter services when you call. The cleaning services in Cedar Mill are booked around the house or building they are for.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a phone or text quote, runs through the troughs and downspouts by hand, and ends with photos of every run on your phone. Every trough is clean before the crew moves to the next run, and nothing is left half done.
On a lot with few trees, one visit a year in late fall covers most Cedar Mill homes. Under heavy tree cover, plan a visit every three to four months instead.
Most of our Cedar Mill homeowners are not, since the work is outside and the crew calls before arrival.
The crew works across Cedar Mill and the nearby streets, so the same booking works whether you are in the middle of town or on the edge.
Ours do, with the flow tested at every outlet and the photos sent before the crew leaves. Does the price include cleaning and maintenance on the downspout? Yes, the flush and flow check are part of the cleaning and maintenance visit.
Call us, and the crew checks the slope and downspout size before anyone sells you anything. Can a clogged gutter rot the fascia? Yes, water that spills over the front edge can rot the fascia board over time, which is why we report it rather than fix it. Ready to book? Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date that fits your calendar.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
