Our own crew clears the gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roofline, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will price yours from a few questions and a photo of the front of the house. On our jobs most customers book in spring and fall.
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 packed into the gutters, including the leaves and grit packed in the trough. We price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot of gutter, but the stories and the buildup are what really set the bill on our jobs. Gutter cleaning services for commercial properties are priced on the same basis, from the stories, the run length and the access.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a steep pitch takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years carry compacted leaves and a clog that takes longer to clear, and a rain gutter packed that way spills at the low point instead of at the downspout. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. The crew flushes and checks until the downspout runs clean at the bottom. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned a lot of the white city homes in this area, and the pattern repeats: the houses with the most leaves and debris are the ones where a neglected run has started to sag or where water is pooling near the foundation, which points to poor drainage. Most of it starts with clogged downspouts, and a clog left alone can turn into structural damage at the fascia board and the wall below it, which is far more expensive than a cleaning. Any time we find a run that is pulling loose or a downspout that is not carrying water away, we photograph it and say so in the report.
When we have worked on a house with heavy tree cover, the work has taken longer than on an open lot, because the gutter system fills faster and the leaves are wetter. That is part of the quote, and we tell you the number before we start. On a house with few or no trees, the gutters are usually clear and the job goes quicker, so the quote is lower. Either way the price covers the work to flush every downspout so water flow stays clear of the foundation.
| 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, spring and fall, after the seed and pollen drop and after the last leaves come down. Across Oregon, the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June. Around here, the fall visit falls in late October to November, before the first freeze. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we see the first ice forming at the eave and runs that have sagged under the weight by the time winter is over. The fall visit is the one that helps protect your home before the rain and snow arrive.
Under heavy tree cover, the kind where the branches hang over the roofline, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months. Needles, twig fragments and grit pack the trough between visits, and a gutter that looks fine from the ground can have a blockage at the outlet that holds rainwater back. A home near a busy road or an active construction site falls into the same tier, because the grit settles faster. Houses with few or no trees need a clean once a year in late fall. Gutter guards change the work: they cut the frequency, but the surface still has to be cleared, so we still come out, just less often.
Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps a clog from forming at the elbow. The same timing works for residential and commercial buildings, and most residential properties with heavy cover land in the three-to-four-month tier. Clean your gutters after heavy rainfall if you can, and every visit includes debris removal, so nothing is left in the trough to rot.
After the first visit, our crew tells you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and how fast they refilled. That is more reliable than any general rule, and it is the number we put on the estimate.
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 White City and the surrounding areas, and our gutter services reach homes across White City or nearby, with the same crew on every visit. We work from the nearest base without naming it. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, and we will ask how many stories the house has, roughly how big it is and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. A photo of the front of the house and the landscape around it helps us see the layout if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with the quote. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall visits, when most homeowners book their twice-a-year cleanings and cleaning and maintenance work. Booking early in those windows gets you the date you want. Outside those windows the calendar is looser, and we can usually fit a cleaning in quickly if the gutters are overflowing and need attention.
We do this work for the homeowner who wants the job done right and the paperwork squared away before the crew leaves. The crew arrives, gets every run clean, flushes every downspout and sends photos to your phone, so you can see the condition before and after. Customers book to keep your gutters working and keep your home from water damage. If you have seen water going over the edge in rain, that is the time to get your gutters looked at, before it turns into water damage at the fascia and the foundation.
Our White City gutter cleaning quote comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those three things, because the same two-story house can run quite differently depending on tree cover and how long the gutters have gone without cleaning.
Our White City customers book in late October to November, after the leaves come down and before the first freeze, and that visit protects the gutters through winter. The goal is a clean gutter going into the cold months. Across Oregon, the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June. If the fall visit is skipped, we find runs that have sagged under the ice before winter is over, and those two windows cover most houses on our jobs.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If the gutters are overflowing right now, tell us on the phone and we will look at what we can fit in.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and it leaves the yard as clean as it was found. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets indoors while the ladders are up, and we will send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water leaves at the outlet, so gutters and downspouts work together to carry it away from your home. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we confirm the water is draining and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guards still need clearing, since needles, seed casings and grit collect on top and pack underneath, so we still come out in late October to November to keep the gutter clean.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a clog, so send us a photo or short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is, and any seam leak or pulled hanger gets reported as a repair, not sold as a cleaning.
It should not. The price we quote is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a steeper roof than we were told about, you hear it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
