Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Tualatin, flushes each run, flow-tests every one, hauls away everything it pulls out 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 Tualatin customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been doing that work on local roofs for years. Call (866) 435-6328 to get a number for your house and to book a 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 how many stories the house has, its 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. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the total is what matters to you.
On our jobs, a few things move the number. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat that takes time to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Flushing, drainage checks, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, the Tualatin homes with the most buildup we pull out are the ones with clogged outlets that nobody noticed until water started running down the siding. The gutter is full, the clog sits at the elbow, and the blockage stops the water flow, so the water goes over the edge and runs down the wall. We have seen that cause structural damage to fascia boards and rot behind the trim that a single cleaning would have prevented. Most of the work we do is clearing those blockages and getting the water away from the house. On commercial properties we apply the same method per building, scheduled to the building's needs.
| 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 Tualatin jobs, most customers book twice a year, in the spring and fall. In the spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the gutter and the elbows, and a rain gutter that looks clean from the ground can hold a surprising amount. In the fall it is the leaf load, meaning leaves and debris packed wet into the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag and runs pulling loose from the fascia once the wet season sets in. Heavy rainfall in the wet months, when rainwater has nowhere to go, is what turns a small clog into overflow, so the timing matters.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see most often, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and a single clog can back up the whole run. Homes with few or no trees do well on once a year in late fall. Keeping the surface clear of twig and leaf litter between visits is simple gutter maintenance, and it helps with any guards you have, but the guards still need checking.
When we open a gutter here at the start of the rainy season we find the buildup from the year before, and when we open one in November we find the wet leaf mat that the rain has been sitting in. Staying ahead of that, and asking us when to clean your gutters, is what keeps the runs from sagging. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Our gutter cleaning service covers residential properties and commercial work alike. The regular gutter cleaning schedule includes debris removal on every visit, and cleaning and maintenance between visits is something we plan around the property, so we can set it up with you once we know the roofline.
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 gutters for Tualatin homeowners, and any homeowner in Tualatin or the surrounding areas can book the same crew from the nearest base to keep the trip short. Getting a price is simple: tell us your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so it helps to book your cleanings early if you want a particular week. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call. Our crew is set up to protect your home from water damage by getting the water away from your home and off the foundation, and we flush each run as part of the visit and leave it clean at the outlet, so the water has somewhere to go.
If you want to keep your gutters working through the rainy season, the simplest step is to book the next Tualatin gutter cleaning visit while the last one is still fresh. Our gutter services are priced by the house, not by the hour, so the number you hear on the phone is the one you pay. We would rather plan one good visit than come back for a clog that could have been caught in time, or a leak that started behind the gutter.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and our cleaning services in Tualatin give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a figure without those three things. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we see the first freeze, the ice dams along the eave, and runs that have sagged once the wet season arrives. Under heavy tree cover, most houses need a visit every three to four months.
We confirm the next open date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar depends on the season and the day.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and keeps the landscape around the house clear of ladder feet and dropped tools. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the whole gutter system for drainage at the outlet. If a line runs underground and is not draining, we tell you and quote that work separately, because clearing a buried line is a different job.
Yes. Under heavy tree cover, needles and seed casings land on top of the guard, and grit settles underneath. Guards do not replace cleaning and maintenance, so the surface still needs clearing, and we check the flow once the guard is reseated.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, that is usually a slope or pipe-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts. The gutter cleaning process stays the same either way, and the quote from 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.
