Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, once the seed drop or the last leaves are down.
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, how much roof area there is, and what is sitting in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo, and we quote from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the total is what matters on your invoice.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a steep pitch we cannot walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above grade, which changes the setup. Gutters nobody has opened in years arrive packed with compacted matter, so the clog is heavier than it looks from the driveway. Clogged downspouts add time too, since each one has to run clear at the bottom. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and we clean out the trough underneath them first. Downspout flushing, flow testing and the haul-away of everything we pull out are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Most of our work here is residential properties, and the homes we clean are a mix of older and newer construction. When we open a gutter on one of the arlington homes we see the same pattern: leaves and debris packed at the elbows, and a run that has been holding rainwater for a season. On one recent job here a two-story house with moderate tree cover needed a full pass on the back run before the water flow came back. The quote came from stories and tree cover, and that is what we charged.
We also do residential and commercial work. Our gutter cleaning service for commercial properties is quoted per building and scheduled to the site. The same rule applies: the quote is set before we start and does not drift. Arlington gets about 49 inches of precipitation a year, and January, November and December are the wettest months, so a clog left alone for a season can reach the fascia and cause structural damage before anyone sees it. So we would rather see a property on a schedule than on an emergency call. Keep up with gutter maintenance and keep the rain gutter clear, and the drainage around the foundation stays where it should.
| 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.
Regular gutter cleaning on our local jobs means most customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves. Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and that is when we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows and the first downspout bend. Between late October and November we find the wet leaf mat that holds rainwater in the trough through the rainy months, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see gutters that sag or have pulled loose by the time the weather turns.
Freeze conditions change what the fall visit is for. Because we get real freezes here, the fall cleaning is the point where we clean out the trough before the first ice forms. Water that cannot drain sits behind the blockage along the roofline and often finds a small leak at a joint first. Then it freezes at the eave and lifts the shingles from underneath. A clear gutter system in November is the cheapest protection a house gets against that, and it is the visit most of our customers come back for.
How often you need a visit depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles, twig fragments and grit pack the outlets between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit comes faster, so the same interval applies. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards slow the buildup but do not remove the need for service, so a guarded gutter still gets a visit, just less often, and we clean the surface off each time.
We do not hand out a schedule before we have seen the house. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we write it on the photo report so you have it in front of you. Our first visit is where we check the interval against your house, so when we say clean your gutters twice a year, it is because of what we saw up there.
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 runs a regular route through town, and cleanings in the surrounding areas are scheduled from the same calendar. To book arlington gutter cleaning, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate from stories, the size of the house and tree cover. Booking is quick, and a homeowner usually gets a date on the calendar on the first call. Our busiest windows are late spring and late fall, so those months fill first, and a call early in the season is how you get your gutters on the schedule.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works from the outside and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The gutter is clean and the photos prove it, and that is the part that helps you protect your home from water damage the next time heavy rainfall hits.
We clean residential properties across the city, and we do gutter services for commercial buildings on a per-building schedule. Whichever you need, including gutter guards that need lifting and reseating, the aim is the same: keep your gutters clear so water leaves the eaves and goes away from your home. Across Arlington's 49 inches of yearly rain, a commercial site with several buildings is quoted once for the whole property, and a scheduled visit costs less than the repair a neglected run turns into.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you over the phone or by text. We do not put a figure on our cleaning services in Arlington without those details, because a two-story house with a steep pitch can differ a lot from one with a flat run.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat and any ice that forms at the eave tend to show up as sagging runs by the next spring, and rot can start behind the gutter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day work depends on the calendar that day, so we tell you what is open rather than promise it.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, our crew does not come inside, and 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 that water is leaving at the outlet. Debris removal is part of the same visit, and we keep the water moving away from the landscape and the foundation. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone starts on it.
Yes, but on a longer interval. Under a guard we still find needles, seed casings and grit that mat on top, so we lift the panels, clear underneath, and flush every outlet. Guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, just less often.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, and the number we quoted is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
