Our own crew cleans gutters in Alderwood Manor WA. We leave every run clean, flush every downspout and flow-test it, haul the leaves away, and send photos of every run before we drive off. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, most of our bookings come in for spring and fall, and that pattern holds here as well.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Gutter cleaning services in Alderwood Manor are priced from stories, square footage and what is 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the amount of leaves and debris packed in are what actually decide it on our jobs.
What moves the number on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up from the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years so the material is compacted, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Clogged downspouts can back water over the front edge, and a single twig wedged at a bend is enough. Getting the trough clean is part of the price, not an add-on. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Alderwood Manor jobs, the clog is rarely the whole story. On one recent house with a heavy tree canopy, the crew found the gutter system full of leaves and grit, with buildup in the elbows, and a run that had started to sag at the far end was slowing drainage. Once the gutter was clean and every downspout flushed, water flow came back to normal on the first rain. Alderwood Manor homes with the same setup usually show the same pattern, so we ask about the trees on the phone before we give you an estimate. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what the job looks like.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $225 | from $295 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $260 | from $335 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $235 | from $305 | from $395 |
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 Alderwood Manor customers book two cleanings a year, in spring and fall. Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late November to December, after the last leaves come down. When we open a rain gutter at the spring visit, even one that looks clean can hide a blockage of seeds and pollen paste in the elbows; at the fall visit it is the wet leaf mat and the grit underneath, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have sagged after the first freeze.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning means every three to four months, because needles and leaf litter pack the runs faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Few or no trees in the landscape means once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards cut down how often you need a clean, but the surface still needs clearing and the downspout still needs a check. Standing water left in a trough can lead to structural damage.
Winters here are wet. Alderwood Manor gets 45.2 inches of rain a year, and the wettest months are January, November and December. Snow is light, about 3.8 inches a year, mostly in February and December. Across Washington, atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts bring heavy rainfall through the wet months. That is why the fall visit matters: a clean trough going into the wet months keeps rainwater moving away from the roofline instead of backing up at the eave, and a small leak at a seam is how the rot starts. Keeping the trough clear helps protect your home from water damage. 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 service works across Alderwood Manor and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Local cleaning services in Alderwood Manor run on a regular route through the neighborhoods where we have done the most work. Alderwood Manor gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills first. To get your gutters on the schedule, call before it does. This page covers residential properties. If the job is on commercial properties, or on a residential and commercial lot, tell us on the call and we will say whether it is one we can take.
We call before we come, and no homeowner has to be home for the visit. Gutters and downspouts come out clean from the outside, and the waste leaves with us. We send photos of every run to your phone before we leave. Our gutter cleaning process is the same whether it is your first visit or your fifth.
If you want us to keep your gutters clear all year, tell us on the call and we will set up regular gutter maintenance. Cleaning and maintenance visits are booked the same way, and the schedule is set on the first call. Keep water away from your home all year by keeping the trough clean. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through our gutter services and the options.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, so call (866) 435-6328 or send us a photo of the roofline.
Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged after the first freeze.
Slots come up as the calendar allows, and most fill within the week. When you call we confirm a date that works, and we do not promise a same-day visit we cannot keep.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and 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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before we start.
Yes, though less often. Needles, seed casings and leaf litter sit on top of the guard and the grit settles underneath, so the surface still needs clearing and the downspouts still need a flush.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
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 number 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.
