Our own crew cleans gutters in Milwaukie, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run, hauls the debris away and sends 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 Milwaukie customers book in the same spring and fall windows, so the schedule fills in a predictable pattern.
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 in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning service for Milwaukie homes starts with a quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price per linear foot land in a similar place, but we would rather you know the whole number before the crew climbs the ladder for a clean. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a figure from there.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot changes the drainage at the back run, which sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted debris, a heavy buildup that slows the water flow, and that is slower work than a routine clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. A clog at a downspout elbow is cleared on the same visit, and it is not billed as an extra. We flush every downspout, check the water flow at each run, and include debris removal in the clean, none of it billed as an extra. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our residential and commercial jobs show how this plays out, and residential properties follow the same logic. A house with heavy tree cover over the roof and a clogged back run gets a different quote than a single-story house with a clear roof, even at similar square footage. Where the crew finds a buildup that has started to sag a run, we say so and price the clearing, and we photograph the sag for you to decide on repair separately. The same logic holds for a spring and fall visit. Ask for a written estimate and we will put the same figures on paper, and if you would rather clean your gutters on a set schedule, we can price regular gutter cleaning the same way.
| 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.
Across Oregon, most of our customers book twice a year, in mid to late June after seed and pollen drop, and in December to early January after the last leaves are down. In June the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. By late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sagging by the time the rain season settles in. Under heavy tree cover or a busy landscape, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months keeps the gutters clean, because needles and grit, plus leaves and debris, pack the downspouts between visits. Few or no trees on the lot, once a year in late fall is enough.
Across Oregon, storm season brings atmospheric rivers, and in Milwaukie January, November and December are the wettest months, at about 45 inches of precipitation a year. A clog or blockage that sits through that wet season lets rainwater spill behind the gutter and rot the fascia. A roofline that drains cleanly from the first storm helps protect your home from water damage. Before the first heavy rainfall, a short visit can flush every downspout and keep your gutters and downspouts moving water away from the foundation.
After the first visit we tell you which of our gutter services your lot needs in Milwaukie or surrounding areas, based on what we find in the trough and at the downspout outlets. Guards, if you have them, still need a clean on top, just less often. Call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate and to set the first date.
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 covers gutter cleaning services across Milwaukie from the nearest base, and works the neighborhoods we clean on an ongoing basis. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you to send. From the first call to a scheduled visit is a short wait in most cases, and we confirm the date when we call back. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, the stretch before heavy rainfall, when the calendar fills fastest for cleanings.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Ask any homeowner who has booked with us and they will say the simplest part of the process is the phone call, with no paperwork and no surprise on arrival. Homes with gutter guards are booked the same way, and the crew lifts the guards only where it has to. A small leak at a downspout joint or a loose twig in the outlet is the kind of thing we clean out while we are there, and it falls under gutter maintenance, which is part of our cleaning and maintenance work. Water that runs away from your home is the whole point of the visit.
If your home is in a neighborhood we have not worked yet, ask anyway about cleaning services in Milwaukie. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you whether the crew can get your gutters on the schedule.
What does gutter cleaning cost for a two-story house in Milwaukie? Every quote across Milwaukie starts from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range here because the figure depends on what is in your gutters.
Q: What month should I clean my gutters in Milwaukie? Most of our customers book in June and again in late fall, and if they wait past the first heavy rains we find sagging runs, packed with leaves and debris, and fascia boards that have started to rot.
Q: Do you offer same-day gutter cleaning services in Milwaukie? Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
Q: Do I need to be home? No. Our crew works outside only, on homes and commercial properties alike, 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.
Q: Do you flush the downspouts and check where they drain? Yes, we flush every downspout and check the outlet, including where the water goes if there is an underground line, so it carries water away from the foundation. Clogged downspouts are cleared on the visit. A buried line is quoted separately, and we tell you before touching it.
Q: If my gutters have guards, do they still need cleaning? Yes. A gutter system with guards keeps leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit from the landscape sit on top and turn to paste, so the surface still needs clearing, just less often.
Q: What happens if the gutters still overflow after you leave? A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog or a pile of debris. Water that keeps spilling over the edge can cause structural damage, so send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Q: Will the price change once the crew is on the roof? It should not. The clean is quoted as a whole, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, so 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.
