Our own crew cleans gutters in one visit, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Oregon, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the same routine on every house we clean.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Forest Grove gutter cleaning is priced from three things: how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we would rather you know the full figure before the crew pulls up.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run far higher than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years take longer to clean, and they come out packed with wet leaves and grit. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included in the price and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On a typical residential visit, we start by checking the clog points at the corners and the elbows, where most blockage forms. We look for sag in the runs and any buildup that is holding water in place, then we flush every downspout and watch the water flow until it runs clean at the bottom. That process is the same whether the house is a small bungalow or a larger home with several pitched sections, and it is why we price the job the way we do.
Our experience here is mostly with homeowners whose forest grove homes sit under mature trees, where the gutters fill fast and the drainage needs regular attention. When we open a run on those houses, we often find the same thing: a clog at the downstream elbow, a section that has pulled a little from the fascia, and a leak at the seam where water has been spilling over the edge for weeks. The fix is almost always a clean and a quick check, not a new gutter system. We tell the customer exactly what we found, with a photo.
Across residential and commercial work, the rule stays simple. The same routine covers residential properties: clean your gutters on a schedule that matches your tree cover, and keep the drainage clear so the water goes where it should. Our regular gutter cleaning services are scheduled in advance, and the debris removal happens on the same visit, so nothing is left up top or on the ground for you to deal with afterward.
| 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 and fall. Across Oregon, the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June, after seed and pollen drop. The fall visit usually falls late October to November, after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and a paste of pollen packed into the elbows. In fall we find the leaf load, and on houses that skip the fall visit, we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time heavy rainfall sets in. Forest Grove gets about 46.7 inches of rain a year, and those two visits protect your home from water damage through the wettest months, which here are January, November and December.
Under heavy tree cover, where leaves and debris pile up quickly, plan on a visit every three to four months, because the gutter fills faster than the seasons alone would suggest. Needles and grit pack each downspout between visits, and a clog that starts in November can turn into an overflow before December is out. When a gutter overflows, the water lands on the grass and soil right at the foundation. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutters clean and the water moving. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, since they keep the bigger leaves out, but gutter maintenance still means clearing the surface and giving the rain gutter a look.
On our jobs, the difference between the two tiers shows up quickly. A house with no trees around it may only need a single visit a year, while a house under a full canopy may need a visit every few months to keep the gutters from backing up. Rainwater that sits in a full run finds the first seam and goes behind it. Across Oregon, storm season brings atmospheric rivers, and a run that is already full has no room left. Let a gutter back up through a wet winter and the cost shows up as structural damage. The point is to keep your gutters clean, not to keep a calendar. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs and the downspout, not on a generic rule.
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 handles gutter services and cleaning services in Forest Grove, and we work in Forest Grove or the surrounding areas. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us and we will give you an estimate from your stories, your home's size and whether trees hang over the house. If it is easy, send a photo of the front of the house by text so we can see the roofline before we come out. We call before we arrive, and nobody needs to be home for the work to get done.
Our calendar fills up for cleanings in two windows each year, late spring and again in late fall, so booking early is the simplest way to get your gutters clean on the date you want. Lead time depends on the week you call, and we confirm the exact date when you reach us. If you are a homeowner on a schedule that matters to you, tell us when you call and we will work around it.
Every visit ends the same way: the gutters and downspouts are clean and flushed, and the photos go to your phone. That is the gutter cleaning process we follow, and it keeps the water away from your home when clogged downspouts would otherwise hold it back. The cleaning and maintenance is the same on every house, and it is the part that matters most. For homeowners who want the work done right the first time, that is the whole deal.
The number comes from how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us for the quote, and that number is what you pay. Downspout flushing and haul-off are included.
Our customers here book in spring and fall, and the fall visit is the one people skip. When it gets skipped, we often find a rain gutter that has sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain starts in earnest.
Same-day depends on the week you call. When you call, we tell you the earliest date we have across Forest Grove and confirm it in writing before we arrive.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Commercial properties get the same outside-only visit. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we watch the water until it runs clean at the bottom. If a line drains underground, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Under guards we find needles threaded through, the odd twig, seed casings on top and grit settling underneath. Guards cut the work down, but the gutter still needs a clean and the downspout still needs a flush.
If a clean gutter system still spills over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, 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. Water left spilling for months can make the fascia board rot, so it gets looked at fast. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
