Our own crew cleans gutters in Auburn, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Auburn customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both so a clean gutter is never more than a call away.
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 how much of the gutter system is packed with leaves and grit. We quote Auburn gutter cleaning over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price per linear foot land in a similar place, though we do not work that way, and a clean per-house number is what you get from us.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that puts the back run far above the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves and debris, plus years of buildup, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can get a clean run at the trough. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Auburn homes the work is the same whether the house is new or old, and Auburn homeowners get the same flush-and-check routine every time. Each homeowner sees the photos on their phone before the truck leaves. We clear the run, flush the drainage path to the outlet and check that water flow is moving freely until it runs clean. Where a gutter has begun to sag or a joint has started to leak, we photograph it and note it in the report rather than selling a fix on the ladder. The gutter cleaning services we provide cover both residential and commercial work, and commercial properties get the same photo report as residential properties. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps a clog from turning into a water damage claim, and we tell you which schedule your roof actually needs after the first visit.
| 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 Auburn customers book twice a year. Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs from November to early December, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, a blockage that forces water over the edge. In November it is the wet mat of leaves and grit, the hardest kind to clean out of a trough, and houses that skipped the fall visit show runs that have sagged by the time winter ends.
Under heavy tree cover across Auburn, we see the gutters on a three to four month schedule, which means more cleanings a year, because needles, twig bits and grit pack the downspouts between visits and rainwater backs up along the roofline. Few or no trees over the roof, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutters with guards still need the surface kept clean, and we check underneath at every visit so a clog does not sit unnoticed.
Auburn sees its heavy rain between November and January, so the fall visit matters more than the spring one for keeping water away from your home. Keep your gutters clean through those months, because a neglected run turns into an ice dam at the eave once snow sits on the house. Before any of that happens, check the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and confirm each one carries water to a splash block or underground line, sending it away across the landscape. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage through the wet season. Our estimate for your house comes with the tier we think your lot needs, and after the first visit we confirm it or adjust it.
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 cover Auburn WA and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, so the crew can reach most streets without a long drive out. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, built from your stories, your home's size and whether trees overhang the eaves. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the estimate and is easy to send from your phone. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills with homeowners and commercial sites on the same schedule. Booking earlier in those months gives you more choice of date. Outside those windows, we usually have openings sooner. Use the quote to set your visit, and we will confirm the lead time when you call, so the crew can clean the gutters on the day you planned.
If heavy rainfall is coming and you want to get your gutters done first, tell us when you call and we will schedule against that. Our gutter services cover cleaning and maintenance, with gutter maintenance checked on the same visit, and the crew leaves the area clean when they go. Start the process by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the gutters.
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 range without those details.
Most of our Auburn customers book a spring visit and a fall visit. If you wait past the first hard rain, we find more compacted leaves and the job takes longer.
Lead time depends on the calendar, so call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm a date. Most slots come up within the week during quiet months.
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, and the crew leaves the yard clean.
Yes. Clogged downspouts get flushed first, and we check that water reaches the outlet and leaves the landscape around the house instead of pooling beside the foundation. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the surface debris sits on top of the guard, and needles, seed casings and grit work through underneath. We lift, clean and reseat the guard at every visit.
A rain gutter that is clean and still spills has a slope or downspout size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. If water has already reached the fascia, we flag any rot or structural damage in the photo report instead of selling a repair on the ladder.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
