Our own crew cleans gutters in Anacortes, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris 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 is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work across Washington through spring and fall, and most of our customers here book in those two windows. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
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 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 offering gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but on our jobs the height and how packed the trough is decide it more than the length does. Anacortes homes vary a lot in roof pitch and height, so the quote starts with the stories and the roofline. Our price covers the whole gutter system, not just the run you can see from the driveway.
What moves the quote on our jobs: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, gutters nobody has opened in years where the leaves have compacted into a sag, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can get at the trough. Leaves and debris packed into a sag are the biggest variable, and a heavy buildup changes the job more than the length does, so we ask about trees before we quote. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. A rain gutter left for years usually takes longer than the photo suggests. A clean trough is the goal, and a clean finish means the bags leave with us. Drainage is what the job is for, because a run that sags holds water and sends it over the edge. Most of the time a clog at the bottom of a downspout is the whole problem, and the flow test at the outlet confirms the water flow is back. Clogged downspouts left alone can start structural damage at the fascia, and that is the cost we are trying to keep off your invoice. Our goal on every job is to get water away from the house, and the quote is built around that. Every job ends with a clean yard, the bags gone and the ground as we found it. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent Anacortes job that was a two-story house under heavy canopy, the crew found a sag in the back run and a clogged downspout that had been backing water behind the fascia for a season. The price was set from the stories and the tree cover at the start, and the back run was cleared and flushed inside that number. You can see that job here: this job. Text a photo of the front of your house and we can tell you what we expect to find before anyone climbs a ladder. A homeowner who wants the price in writing gets it before work starts. If you manage commercial properties, send the same photos and we will quote them the same way.
| 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 customers book twice a year, in spring and fall, after the seed and pollen drop in spring and after the last leaves come down in fall. Our fall visits run late November to December, and by then the rain has already started. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged under frozen leaves by January. Cleaning in Anacortes WA is mostly a rain-season job, and it gets about 29 inches of precipitation a year, with most of it in November, December and January. Freezing is a real concern on these roofs, which is why the fall visit matters. The right time to start with a clean gutter is before those months.
Under heavy tree cover we see customers on every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the drains between visits and a clog can start within a few weeks. Rainwater that cannot clear the trough spills behind it, and a blockage is often the first sign the trough is full. Overflow also soaks the landscape beds under the eave, so the mulch washes out. Each visit includes debris removal, and the bags leave with the truck. For most homes under heavy cover, regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the trough from filling. With few or no trees around the roofline, once a year in late fall is usually enough, so if you only want to clean your gutters once a year, late fall is when to do it. Keep the trough clean between visits, a clean run holds the rain. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and on our jobs that visit comes less often than an open gutter needs, but it does not go away.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we find in the trough and the downspouts rather than a general schedule. Gutter maintenance is set the same way, so the interval comes from the house, not a template. Residential properties and residential and commercial jobs share one calendar, so ask which slot fits. Ask for a written estimate for your first visit and we will set the interval with you before we leave.
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 have cleaned gutters across Anacortes, and the crew covers homeowners and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Our gutter services include the gutters and downspouts together, not one or the other, and every one of our cleanings is followed by photos. If you are searching for cleaning services in Anacortes, this gutter cleaning service runs on the same written quote every time. Booking works by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: send the stories, a rough square footage, whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. That gets you a quote the same call, and tell us if you have gutter guards so the crew brings the right tools. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: a quote, a call before the crew arrives, the clean, then photos. Whether you need anacortes gutter cleaning or a single downspout checked, booking runs the same way. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you book rather than promising one we cannot hold.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, when most homes are on the same schedule. Booking early in those months gives you more choice of date, and it is the simplest way to protect your home from water damage before the rain. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Each visit includes a check that the water leaves, because we flush every downspout before the truck goes. If you want to keep your gutters clear before the rainy season starts, book the visit before the first heavy rainfall and avoid the rush of calls that follows the first storm. Getting a clean start before the wet months is the point of booking early, and the crew will be there to get your gutters ready.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. It is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book cleaning and maintenance in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall, after the last leaves. If you wait past the first hard freeze we find freeze damage at the eave on houses that skipped the fall visit, and a sagging run can rot the fascia and turn into structural damage.
Same-day depends on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can stay away from your home for the visit. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Needles and grit get through the guard and the mat on top of it, and a guard does not keep the gutter clean on its own. On our jobs we clear the surface and flush the downspouts under the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. If you see a leak at a joint after the cleaning, send that too.
Not without your agreement. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
