Our own crew provides gutter cleaning services for Portland homeowners, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, photos of every run before we leave, and the ground left clean. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the gutters, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Portland customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on these houses for years. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, and we will confirm a date when you call.
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 quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides the height and the mess, which is what actually drives the time on the job. On Portland homes the clog, the buildup and the sag are where the hours go, not the gutter itself.
On our jobs the things that push a quote up are consistent. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run far higher than the front suggests. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with compacted debris that takes longer to clear and more flushing to get water moving, and a twig jammed at an outlet or a leak at a seam adds time because each one has to be found before it can be cleared. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Our crew does not leave a run until it is clean at the outlet. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent Portland house with mature trees on two sides, the back gutters held a seed and grit buildup that had sealed the outlet at the downspout elbow. Our crew cleared the run by hand, flushed the drainage path until the water flow ran clean at the bottom, and photographed each step before calling the run clean. The house had a clog that was hiding a sag at the far end, which we reported rather than repaired. The quote we gave on the phone was the one we billed, and the photos were on the homeowner's phone before we left the driveway.
We clean residential and commercial buildings, and the quote process is the same for both. Portland gutter cleaning quotes come from the same questions every time. For residential properties, we ask about stories and access first. For commercial properties, we ask for the number of buildings and the access points. Either way, we give you a single number before we arrive, and that is the number you pay. Ask for a written estimate if you want one, and we will send it the same day.
| 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 Portland customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. The point of both visits is to clean your gutters before the wet season, not after. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and a pollen paste, and that buildup holds water back in the gutter. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, mixed with leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain settles in.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the gutter line, our customers book cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and cause a clog that builds quickly. Near a busy road or during a landscape project the grit load is similar. Homes with few or no trees do well with one visit a year in late fall, which is enough to keep rainwater moving away from your home through the wet months.
Our gutter services start with the gutter system itself, which is the first thing we check on every visit, and the downspouts come second. Where a blockage is forming, we flush every downspout and check how the water drains at the outlet, including where it goes into any underground line. Left alone, water sitting in a full trough is how rot starts on the fascia and the roofline, so the gutter comes first. If the water is not clearing, we tell you and show you the photo before we leave. Guards still need a visit, less often, but the goal is the same: keep your gutters clean and the water flowing. A clear run helps protect your home from water damage through the wet months.
On a Portland lot with no trees, the homeowner books once a year and the gutters stay clean and clear from one fall to the next. On a lot under big trees, the same homeowner was on the three-to-four-month schedule and the drainage held through the winter. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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.
We clean across Portland and the surrounding areas, and send the crew from the nearest base without naming it on the phone. Most of our calls from Portland or the surrounding areas come from homeowners who want a quote from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text helps us quote it faster. Lead time varies with the season, so we confirm a date when you call and tell you what we can fit in. To book, call (866) 435-6328.
The calendar fills in two busy windows: late spring after the seed drop and late fall after the leaves. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar in either window, book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Booking a date is the first step in the gutter cleaning process, and the rest of the visit follows the same order every time, ending with a run that is clean before the truck leaves.
We work on gutters and downspouts from the ground up, on the roof where it is safe to do so, and we handle the cleaning and maintenance on your schedule. Where gutter guards are fitted, the crew lifts the panels, clears underneath and reseats them on the same visit. Homeowners who keep to regular gutter cleaning and gutter maintenance avoid the heavy rainfall problems that come in the wet months, and the drainage stays clean and clear as the water moves away from your home.
The cost for a two-story house comes from stories and size, and I give you the number by phone or text before we book. There is no figure I can say from here without seeing the lot, and that is true of any of the cleaning services in Portland.
In Portland the months we see the most demand are late spring and late fall, because the seeds, pollen and leaves are heaviest then. Freezes arrive in January and February here, so the fall visit is the one that keeps ice from sitting in the gutter. Waiting until after the first hard freeze is the case where we find the most structural damage.
We can often get a slot the same week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that day.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the ground clean, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The same applies on commercial properties, where we work from the outside as well. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and check where the water drains, including underground lines, and the photos show the outlet. Clogged downspouts that the flush does not move are cleared from the top, and each one is checked to pull water away from the foundation. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts it.
If you have gutter guards, they still need cleaning, because the leaves and debris that sit on the guard, along with fine grit, stop the water from going in. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards, and we tell you what we find without selling a new system.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean rain gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you what it actually is rather than selling a second cleaning. Left alone, that overflow can lead to structural damage at the fascia.
The price 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 the ladder is down.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
