Our own crew clears gutters in Bothell, flushes every outlet and flow-tests it, bags what comes out, and sends you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed and leaf drop has finished.
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 give the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and it is the number we charge. Bothell homes vary a lot in roof pitch and height, which is why the price starts there. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides what the crew actually finds on the ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck, and that changes the time on the ground. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Gutters that sag or pull away can cause structural damage and fascia rot, so we flag that before the crew climbs. Outlet flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Our gutter cleaning services are priced by the house, not by the foot. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice. A clean, open gutter with nothing in it is the quickest job we run.
On a recent job the price moved because the house had two stories, heavy tree cover and a back run that was sagging, which we found once the guards came off. We cleared the clog, flushed the clogged outlet and checked the flow so the drainage would carry water away from the foundation. Price moved only because the work was real, and the crew told the homeowner before the first ladder went up. We left the trough clean and the photos on the homeowner's phone before we drove off. The rule is the same for residential and commercial work: you hear the number before the work starts.
| 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 the spring and fall. In spring we find the seeds, seed casings, the odd twig and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall we find the leaves and debris, and on houses that skip the late November to December visit we see runs that sag or pull loose once the wet winter sets in. Gutter cleaning in Bothell from the crew's side is mostly about timing the clean to what the trees drop, not about a fixed schedule on a calendar. The question is not whether to clean your gutters, but when.
Under heavy tree cover we see the lots that need cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits and the rainwater backs up at the roofline. Bothell gets 45.2 inches of rain a year, and heavy rainfall is what fills a trough faster than it can drain. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or a construction site, the grit comes off the street and the gutter clog builds faster. Gutter guards change the rhythm: they keep out the leaves, but we still clear the surface mat and the buildup on top of the guard, and that stays on the schedule too. Gutters that are clear going into the wet season hold up better than ones full of grit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the blockage we found in the photo report so you see it. Cleaning and maintenance go on the same photo report, and gutter maintenance is the schedule while the report is the proof. Residential properties get the same photo report as commercial jobs, and a rain gutter that stays clear through the wet months is the goal.
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 covers Bothell from the nearest base, and we keep the calendar open for homeowners in the surrounding areas as well. Our crew works across Bothell and the homes around it, and every quote starts with the same three questions. Booking starts with a phone or text estimate from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Homeowners here follow the same gutter cleaning process from the first call to the photo report. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the slot when you call. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular date. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works outside and does not come inside. If you want us to keep your gutters clean for the long term, the regular gutter cleaning plan covers the visits between seasons, and we will tell you the tier on the first visit. Gutter services for a home or a commercial building run on the same booking process, and the aim is simple: protect your home from water damage before the next heavy rain. A small leak in a trough becomes water damage fast, so we report any leak in the photo report. We check gutters and downspouts together, and the water flow has to be right before we sign off. Keep the water moving away from your home and the rest of the house stays dry. Bothell gutter cleaning is booked the same way for a house or a commercial building. Across Washington, storm season brings atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts, which is when the gutters get tested. Get your gutters on the schedule before that season starts.
We give the number by phone or text from stories and size, and it is the number on the invoice. Our gutter cleaning service prices the house, not a page figure, and our cleaning services in Bothell are priced the same way for every house.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall, after the seed drop and after the last leaves. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find the sag and ice damage that could have been caught earlier.
Same-day depends on the week. Most slots come up within the week. Call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm a date while you are on the line.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the landscape is left as it was found.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we agree the price before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop the leaves but not the needles, seeds or grit, and those sit on top of the guard. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the drains and reseat the guards.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or outlet-size problem, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The whole gutter system is priced up front. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, not after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
