Our own crew cleans gutters in Oregon City, 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 is overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing that schedule for their houses since the first visit.
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. Every homeowner gets that quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the per-foot math hides what the crew actually finds once they are up the ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually one of four things. A third-story rain gutter, or a roof too steep to walk, takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and debris, which is a longer job than a gutter that gets a visit every season. A clean run with no guards goes fastest, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and 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 our jobs we see the same pattern in older Oregon City homes where the gutters have not been touched since the last owner. A clog that has been building for two or three seasons means the buildup of seeds, leaves and grit has packed into the elbows, and the water has been spilling over the edge because the clogged downspouts cannot take it. The run comes out heavier and takes more time, and the sag we find along the fascia tells us how long the water has been running behind it. Homes with trees overhead tend to show that pattern sooner, and we flag it on the quote so there are no surprises when the crew is on the ladder. A clogged gutter is the most common reason water ends up moving toward the foundation instead of away from your home, so the crew checks every downspout, the drainage at the outlet, and the water flow to confirm it carries water away, and where a home already shows structural damage from years of standing water, we photograph it and report it because the crew does not repair it.
| 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.
On our jobs most customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and a single clog there is enough to back the rainwater up at the eave before it finds the outlet. In fall heavy rainfall turns the wet leaf mat to sludge, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs that pulled loose from the fascia along the roofline by the time the rain settled in. Regular gutter cleaning twice a year is the simplest way to keep that from happening, and most customers find two cleanings a year keeps the runs clear.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees overhead, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack each downspout between visits and a single blockage can start a leak at a seam. Few or no trees means one visit a year in late fall is enough for most houses to keep the gutters clean. Near a busy road or active construction, the same three-to-four-month schedule applies because the grit is finer and sticks to the leaf mat. Gutter guards help with the leaves, but they do not stop the seeds or the grit from building up on top, so guarded gutters are on a longer interval with the surface still cleared. Either way, your gutter maintenance schedule should match what we find on the first visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs and at the outlets rather than a general rule. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar for the next open window, or text us a photo of the eave and we will tell you what we see. Staying on that schedule is how you protect your home from water damage.
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 has cleaned gutters across Oregon City or the surrounding areas. Our gutter services run from the nearest base to keep the travel time short. For every homeowner, booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using your stories, your home's size and whether there are trees over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the number if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The two busiest windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, when most of our customers book, so reaching out early gets you a better slot.
If you want the most reliable scheduling, book the spring and fall visits as a pair so the crew can stay on the same route. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: photos, flushing and haul-away, with nothing added to the invoice. Commercial properties in the area are scheduled in blocks, so a confirmed date holds once we send it. The same process covers residential and commercial work, so residential properties and commercial properties get the same photos of every run. Our Oregon City gutter cleaning service is one of the cleaning services in Oregon City that sends photos of every run, and it is the simplest way to keep your gutters working through the seasons. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to start, and we will get back to you with a quote and the next open date to get your gutters on the calendar.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. A two-story house is a common quote on our jobs, and the final figure depends on what is in the gutters and whether there are trees over the roof. We will not quote it without those details.
Most customers book in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. If that window slips, the outlets are usually packed and the fascia rot starts behind the runs that sag by winter, so schedule a visit to clean your gutters in those two windows.
We confirm a date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. Same-day is not something we promise for every address, so ask when you book.
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, we clean out the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout and check that the water is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not coming out, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guards still need cleaning, because they keep out the leaves but not the seeds, needles or grit that build up on top and run off the front edge, so we lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them on every visit.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before any work starts and you agree to it first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
