Our own crew cleans gutters in Gresham, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the footprint of your house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Gresham customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the same routes so every clean goes better than the last.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how big the footprint is, and what is sitting in the gutters. Gresham homes come in every size, so we quote each one from those three things, over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but we price the whole house so you know the total before we arrive. The same estimate method applies to our gutter cleaning services for residential and commercial properties, and every visit follows the same gutter cleaning process.
On our jobs, a few things move the price more than anything else. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and that adds setup time. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, and a downspout that empties into landscape beds needs its outlet checked as well. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris that has set into a solid buildup, which takes longer to clear by hand. A run that is already clean costs less to finish than one packed solid. A clog in one elbow can make a run sag and push water back toward the fascia, which is where rot and structural damage start. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends of the job. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are always included, never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts. We flush every downspout so the water flow is checked from the roof to the outlet, and that tells us whether the whole gutter system is moving water. The point of the whole job is to leave the gutters clean and move water away from your home.
Here is what it looks like on a real Gresham job. One house with heavy leaf load and a clogged downspout that drained water back under the fascia took longer than the photo on the phone suggested, and the crew found the blockage in the elbow where the buildup had gone unnoticed. We showed the homeowner the packed section before we started to clean it, then flushed the line until water ran clear at the bottom, and the gutter came out clean. Clogged downspouts and a rain gutter that cannot shed its water like that are where most of the surprises come from, and that is why the crew checks the drainage before we set the final number.
| 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 Gresham customers book twice a year, in spring and fall, once the seeds and pollen have dropped and again after the last leaves come down. Each visit tells us something different. In spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall we find the wet leaf mat and the rainwater backing up behind the first blockage on the roofline, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose once heavy rainfall arrives in January. Winter brings freeze risk here, so a clog that holds water can freeze before the next visit. Under heavy tree cover, you should clean your gutters every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and a clog builds faster than most people expect. With few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is usually enough. Residential and commercial buildings near a busy road or a construction site collect more grit, so we tend to visit those on the shorter schedule to keep them clean.
Our calendar works the same way each year. Across Oregon, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit gets busy in late November and December as the leaves start coming down, so booking early in each window helps. We check each roofline the first time we open it and give you an estimate for which schedule your lot actually needs, rather than sending everyone to the same interval. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to keep the gutters clean, and our gutter cleaning service includes debris removal on every visit. If a gutter is already showing a blockage, we can often fit it in sooner than the regular schedule, and that goes for residential properties in Gresham or the streets right next to it.
After the first visit, we tell you which tier your lot needs and put the reasoning in writing, so you can see exactly what we found and why. That same note covers the cleaning and maintenance it takes to keep your gutters clean and running between visits.
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 cleans gutters across Gresham and the surrounding areas. Our cleaning services in Gresham work from the nearest base to each street we visit. Before we start, we take a clean look at the whole roofline. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We use the stories, the size and whether trees hang over the roof to give you a quote, and the photo helps us see how the house sits on the lot before anyone climbs a ladder. Gresham gutter cleaning is priced the same way for every homeowner, and we confirm the date with you when you call. Lead time depends on how full the calendar is that week.
We are busiest in the spring and fall windows, when most Gresham homeowners want the work done, so booking early helps you get your gutters on the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. Our gutter services cover residential gutter cleaning, gutter maintenance, and gutter and window cleaning for homes around Gresham, and the crew works through the gutters and downspouts on every visit. Houses with gutter guards get the panels lifted on every visit, and the crew leaves a clean run behind. Regular cleanings protect your home from water damage, and a twig lodged in an elbow or a small leak at a joint is easy to catch when the crew is already up the ladder. We keep the same routes so the crew can leave the gutters clean between visits and gets to know the houses as well as the streets.
Our cleaning services in Gresham are priced from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front and we quote it from there, with no surprises on the invoice.
Most of our Gresham customers book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaves can pack into the downspouts before the first hard freeze, and that is the most common reason we find runs sagging once the January rains arrive. Staying on schedule keeps the gutters in working order through the wet months.
Most slots come up within the week, so get your gutters on the calendar early if you can, and we confirm the date with you when you call. If something is already overflowing after heavy rainfall, tell us on the phone and we will see what we can fit in. A booking takes one call and one confirmed date.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only, the crew does not come inside, and it 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. We look at the whole gutter system: we flush every downspout, check where it drains, and flow-test the line. If a buried drain line runs under the landscape and needs work beyond the flush, we tell you what we see and price it separately, and nothing gets added to the cleaning itself.
Guards cut down the leaves but not the needles, seeds or grit. On our jobs, guarded gutters still collect a mat of debris on top of the guard, so we lift the panels, clear underneath, and reseat them. Guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, just less often than an open one, so plan on the surface getting attention at each visit.
If a gutter still overflows after our visit, it is usually a slope or downspout-size issue, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. If the slope sends water back at the wall instead of away from your home, that is a separate fix, and gutter maintenance on it is priced separately. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No. The price you hear on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
