Our own crew cleans gutters in West Linn, every drain flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave, so each one comes out clean. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
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 per foot of run, but the stories and the state of the gutter matter more than the length on most houses.
Here is what moves the quote on our jobs. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid, and that takes longer to clear than a run kept clean every spring and fall. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If the drainage or anything else we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs, the houses that sit under heavy tree cover tend to carry a clog or a buildup in the drain pipes that needs a full flush, and that is what drives the schedule more than the house itself. Our crew does this work for West Linn homes and for commercial buildings, and for residential and commercial properties the scope and the number are set the same way, by what the building needs and what we find when we get up there. A sag in a run or a partly blocked water flow gets cleared and reported in the photos, not sold as a repair, so if a run needs more than cleaning we say so and leave the call with you.
Gutter cleaning service is what we sell, and regular gutter cleaning on a spring and fall schedule is the cheapest way to protect your home from water damage later. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule that fits your house, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a number before we come out.
| 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 book twice a year, in spring after the seeds and pollen drop and in fall after the last leaves come down, because that is when we find the most material in the gutters. Across Oregon the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and by then seed casings and pollen paste are packed into the pipe bends. Our fall visit runs late November to December, and what we find then is the wet leaf mat and the grit that rides on it. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by January. Freezing weather here means ice can form in a full gutter, and when the rain gutter is full of rainwater the water backs up at the eave and forms ice dams that lift the shingles from underneath.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drain pipes between visits and the gutter clogs faster than the seasons would suggest. A house with few or no trees around it can do once a year in late fall and still come out clean. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and we schedule those less often, but the guard does not stop the buildup in the drain pipe. Our crew checks where the gutters and downspouts drain, so water is carried away from your home and a blockage shows up before it turns into an overflow that runs down the wall and into the foundation.
Each visit we photograph every run as part of our gutter maintenance, so you can see the condition of your gutters over time and whether the clog is getting worse between cleanings. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to book the spring or fall visit under our gutter services, or ask us for a written estimate if you want to plan the year before the leaves start.
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 provides cleaning services in West Linn to homeowners and residential properties, from the older homes to the newer ones across West Linn or the surrounding areas, and we know the tree cover and roof pitch that come with each street. The booking starts with a quote by phone or text: tell us the number of stories, the rough size of the house and whether big trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to take. Lead time moves with the season, and the two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when most of the cleanings on our calendar land. We call before we come out, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
If you are a homeowner who has been searching for cleaning services and wants a crew that works from the same schedule every year, we keep the same route and the same notes on each house, so the second visit starts where the first one ended. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: we clear the leaves and grit by hand, pull out any twig caught in a bend, flush every downspout with water, and check that it runs clean at the bottom. Cleaning and maintenance on the gutters goes better when the crew knows the house, including whether it has gutter guards, which is why the notes matter.
Heavy rainfall in the wet months is when a blocked gutter shows its first leak, so if your calendar is open in the fall, it is worth booking before the first big storm. Our goal is to keep your gutters clear and clean through those months. Text a photo of the roofline or call (866) 435-6328 and we will get your gutters on the schedule.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure in the abstract, because two two-story houses can take very different amounts of time. Once you tell us those three things, you get a price you can rely on.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, after the seeds and pollen drop and after the leaves come down. If the gutters wait until winter, the wet material can freeze into the drain pipes and the water backs up at the eave. The spring and fall visits are the two times we see the most material in the gutters on homes around here, and booking both keeps the gutters clean all year.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day work, because the calendar moves with the season and the weather. If you need a visit sooner, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we have open.
No. Our gutter cleaning services happen entirely outside: the crew does not come inside, and it 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, and that is the whole list.
Yes. Any clogged downspouts get flushed with water until the water runs clear at the bottom, and where a pipe feeds an underground drain line, we check that it carries water away from the house at the outlet and tell you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find the leaves and debris sitting on top of the guard, and the seed casings and pollen blown in from the landscape that get through and settle in the trough. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the drain pipes and reseat the guards, and the job is usually shorter than an open gutter.
If the gutter system is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or drain size rather than a clog, and water left running can cause structural damage and rot behind the gutter. 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after. The number we quote on 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.
