Our own crew gives your gutters a clean pass in Salem, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and a photo of each run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Oregon, most customers book in the spring and fall, and that pattern holds for Salem homes too.
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 gutter system. 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 per run, though the per-foot approach hides the stories and tree cover that actually drive the time on the ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds in the gutters and downspouts. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaf mat, which takes longer to clean by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. A clean run takes less time than a packed one. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras. One twig or clog at a bend can hold up a whole run, so the crew checks drainage and water flow at the outlet before they leave. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here, one recent house had three stories on the street side and a heavy canopy over the back roof, with the gutters packed with seed casings and a wet leaf mat that had sat through two seasons. The crew cleared the runs, and they flush every downspout until the water runs clean at the bottom, then photograph each section before the truck leaves. That is what drives the quote on a house like this: the height, the tree cover and the load in the trough. Every house gets the same gutter cleaning process: clear, flush, photograph. Most of our customers call from the front of the house with a photo, and we give a number the same day. Check the case here: local case study.
| 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 customers book twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall. Across Oregon, spring visits usually fall in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop. Our fall visit usually lands in November to early December. On our jobs, when we open a gutter in late spring, we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, even when the trough looks clean from the ground. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by midwinter. Watch for the sign that a rain gutter is full at the front edge, because that is the first warning.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers book cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and one clog can back water up the wall. In the wettest months, heavy rainfall pushes more buildup into the outlets faster, and a trough that stays full can ice up, since freeze risk is real here. A house with few or no trees and a flat landscape around it usually does fine once a year in late fall, as long as the trough stays clean. Even with gutter guards, the surface still needs clearing, so guarded gutters come on a longer schedule rather than none at all. Left alone, a blocked run can lead to structural damage around the eave, and a leak at the eave usually means a blockage has started. On a steady schedule, gutter maintenance is the simplest way to avoid emergency work, and regular gutter cleaning is the core of that cleaning and maintenance. 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.
Our gutter cleaning services in Salem or surrounding areas start with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the house front, and we give a number, usually the same day. Lead time depends on the week, and the busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, because the work is done from the outside.
If your house is on the far side of town, tell us when you call so we can check the route before we promise a slot. Between visits, keep your gutters clean by watching the front edge in heavy rain, and get your gutters on the calendar before the wet months. The point is to protect your home from water damage: a clear trough sends rainwater down the downspout and keeps water away from your home. Ask for a written estimate with the date if you want it on paper before you commit.
This page covers residential properties. If you are asking about commercial properties, or a building that is both residential and commercial, say so on the call and we will tell you what we can and cannot do.
Salem homeowners get the number by phone or text, based on stories and size. The quote covers clearing, flushing and haul-off, and it does not change on the invoice unless the crew finds something first.
Plan the fall visit for November to early December, and clean your gutters before the rain sets in, since January, November and December are the wettest months here. Across Oregon, spring visits usually fall in mid to late June. Waiting past the first hard freeze makes the leaf load harder to clear, and water can already be sitting behind the runs and starting to rot the fascia.
Most openings for gutter services come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Every homeowner gets a photo of each run and downspout on their phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and checked for flow, and clogged downspouts get a second pass from the top until the water runs clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes, though less often. Guards stop leaves and debris at the surface, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and under it, so the surface still needs a clean pass.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Only if they find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to get a number before you book.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
