Our own crew cleans gutters for Molalla homeowners, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof's size and how much tree cover is over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Molalla customers book in spring and fall, and we can give you a number in one call. Our service covers every rain gutter on the house, front and back, and we leave every run clean.
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 give is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the total depends on how much of the house we have to reach, and on how clean the runs are when we get there.
On our Molalla homes, the things that move the price are consistent. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means we work from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted gunk, and that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent Molalla job we cleaned a home where the clog sat in the back run, and the buildup had started to sag the gutter away from the roofline. Left alone, that kind of pull turns into structural damage, and the fascia board behind it can rot. The crew cleared the blockage, checked each downspout until it ran clean, then photographed each run before leaving. The owner was told what had caused the trouble, and the photos went to their phone that afternoon.
Our crew checks the drainage before we start, and a clean gutter is the first thing we look for. Once a run is clean, the water flow check at the bottom of each downspout tells us whether the rainwater is draining water away from your home. Where the leaves and debris are heavy, the job takes longer, and we tell you that on the phone. Homes with clogged downspouts and heavy tree cover tend to need more visits, and we account for that when we price it. We price commercial properties the same way we price homes. If a gutter has a leak at a seam, we photograph it and report it, but we do not repair it ourselves.
| 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 in Molalla or near it book twice a year, once in late spring and once in late fall, which is the regular gutter cleaning schedule for residential properties. Spring and fall are when the buildup is heaviest. When our crew opens a gutter in late spring, even one that looks clean from the ground is holding seeds packed into the elbows and a pollen paste that holds water. In November, heavy rainfall turns the leaves into a wet mat, and the rainwater backs up toward the roofline. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen a clog that let the rain gutter pull loose under ice by midwinter.
The tiers are simple. For most houses, cleaning and maintenance twice a year is enough. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road where grit blows in, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because the buildup packs the downspouts between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. The simplest rule is to clean your gutters before the leaves pile up, not after. Gutter maintenance does not end when guards go on, so the guards still need checking, less often, with the surface clean. Every gutter system is different, so after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we give you the estimate on the spot.
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.
For Molalla gutter cleaning, our gutter services cover Molalla and the surrounding areas, and our cleaning services in Molalla reach residential and commercial properties across Molalla. The crew does a clean job on every run. You book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. We ask for your stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and if it is easy, a photo of the front of the house. That is enough to quote the job. A twig in the downspout or a leak in a seam can change the scope, so tell us about those too. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm a date when you call. Our calendar fills quickest just before the spring and fall visits, so if you want to get your gutters done on a specific week, book early.
We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: the crew works from the outside, we flush every downspout, we leave every run clean, and photos of the work go to your phone. If you have been living with a clogged gutter, the sooner we are out, the sooner it stops feeding water toward your foundation and the less chance there is of water damage getting into the walls. Keep your gutters clean and clear, and you protect your home from water damage through the wet months.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us those three things and we will price it on the spot.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall, the usual calendar for gutter maintenance. If you wait past the fall rains, the leaf mat can hold water against the roofline all winter.
Most slots come up within the week for Molalla or nearby addresses. We confirm a date when you call, and if you want to get your gutters done sooner, ask us and we will say so if we can come sooner.
No. As a homeowner you do not need to be home, since our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder away from your home and off the gutter lip.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water leaves at the outlet, and we leave the outlet clean. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it. Flushing is part of the cleaning and maintenance visit, not an add-on.
Yes. Under guards we find needles, seed casings and grit that settle on top, and the mat holds water that runs off the front edge. The job is shorter, but it is still needed.
A gutter that is clean and still spills during heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. If it is left alone, that spill can turn into structural damage at the fascia. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we stop, tell you, and agree on the change before we do any more work.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
