Our own crew provides cleaning services in Cornelius: every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the runs cleared by hand, 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 is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Cornelius customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the ladders for every visit. Call (866) 435-6328 for your number today.
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 gutter system. We quote Cornelius homeowners over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer than a single-storey run, and a walk-out basement puts the back gutter well up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years take longer to clean, since they come out packed with compacted debris, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. We flush every downspout, test the water flow, and haul it all off, and none of that is billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On a recent Cornelius gutter cleaning, the gutter run on the north side was packed solid with needles and grit, and the drainage at the downspout had nearly stopped. The crew cleared the whole run until the trough was clean, flushed the downspout until water ran clear at the bottom, and photographed each step for the homeowner. That visit was a standard two-storey house with a moderate tree canopy, and the customer booked the following season at the same interval. Our Cornelius homes with a heavy canopy need more frequent gutter cleaning services than those with open sky, and we say so on the first visit. Our crew also handles commercial properties, and the residential properties we service are the same kind of house you see around town.
To clean your gutters properly, the job has to include debris removal and a flow check, not just a scoop of leaves from the trough. That is the service we run, and it is why the number on the phone holds.
| 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 Cornelius customers book twice a year: in spring, after seed and pollen drop, and in fall, after the last leaves are down. Across Oregon, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, when seeds and pollen paste are packed into the elbows. The fall visit, late October to November, is when the wet leaf mat blocks the flow. Those two visits are enough to protect your home from water damage on most lots.
On a lot with heavy tree cover and a dense landscape, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack every downspout between visits and a clog starts forming before the next scheduled date. A rain gutter on a house with few or no trees is usually fine with one visit a year in late fall. Guards reduce how often you need to clean the trough, but the surface still has to be cleared, so guarded systems still go on the calendar.
A gutter that skipped its fall visit tends to show structural damage by early spring, once the buildup of wet leaves has frozen and thawed along the run and the fascia behind it starts to rot. The runs sag under the weight of ice and wet material, and the seams start to leak at the roofline. A small clog or blockage in late October or November can become a rainwater problem by January, one of the wettest months here, and that is the cost of waiting. Keep your gutters on the schedule and the rest of the year is simpler.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for the next visit comes with that answer. If you want the same crew on a fixed schedule, ask for the calendar when you call. Scheduled cleanings are the easiest way to keep the same crew on your house.
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 provides gutter services across Cornelius or surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we work on homes and commercial buildings alike. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us for the quote, and we ask for the number of stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the front of the house by text speeds it up, and we can usually tell you the price from that.
The busy windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, when most homeowners want the gutters done, so book early for those months. We call before we come to clean, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. A short note about the gate and any pets is all we ask.
Heavy rainfall in Oregon means the gutters work hard through the winter, so a clear system in the fall pays off in the months ahead. The homeowner who books before the rain sets in is the one who gets your gutters cleared before the first big storm. We keep the schedule open for that rush, and our gutter maintenance visits are timed to it.
Every visit follows the same process: the roof is checked, the gutters and downspouts are cleared, we flush every downspout, and photos go to your phone before we leave. Our cleaning and maintenance work follows that sequence, and so does the crew.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus how much material is in the gutters. We quote it by phone or by text, and that number is what you pay. We don't give a figure on a page because the house decides it.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall, after the seed drop and after the leaves and debris come down. If you wait past the first hard rain in fall, the leaf mat is already packed and it takes longer to clean.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We don't promise same-day unless we have an open crew that day.
No, you do not need to be home. 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.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet, which is how a clogged downspout gets found. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, and those build up on top of the guard. Our crew clears the surface and checks that the flow carries water away from your home, so guarded systems still go on the schedule.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, it is a slope or capacity problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
