Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and the crew does the same walk-through on each job so nothing gets skipped.
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 what is sitting in the gutters. We set it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real house the stories and the access matter more than the length.
On our jobs, a third story or a pitch too steep to walk changes the crew's setup and the time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with buildup, and getting them clean takes longer. A sag in the run holds water that slows the water flow, and the crew has to work every foot of it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and bagged haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what that looks like on a typical job. A house with a clean gutter line and no trees overhead is quick to price and quick to clear. A house under heavy tree cover, with seed casings and grit working into the downspout, is the kind of job where the clog is deeper than it looks from the driveway. We open the run, clear the trough, flush every downspout and watch the water leave the bottom, and the run comes out clean. Drainage is confirmed before the truck goes, so the number you were given holds. If the crew finds a problem that is not a cleaning problem, such as a hanger pulled loose or a seam dripping, we photograph it and report it, and we do not sell the repair on the spot.
Burien homes vary a lot in pitch and age, and the crew prices each house on what it actually has. Pricing for residential and commercial properties follows the same method, and residential properties on any street get the same walk-through. Our regular gutter cleaning visits keep each job small, since there is less to bag. Hauling is part of the price, debris removal included, so leaves and twigs go in the truck and any clogs get cleared first. If you want to clean your gutters each spring and fall, say so when you call, and we will quote the visits together before the crew is on the ladder. The point is to give you one number you can plan around, and to tell you early if the number is going to move. Call (866) 435-6328 for that number.
| 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 local customers book twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after the seeds and pollen have dropped. In Burien WA, the fall visit lands in late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Our gutter services run on that twice-a-year schedule, and in spring we open gutters and find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbow at the bottom of the downspout. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain settles in.
Under heavy tree cover, we see the gutter fill back up faster than the schedule suggests, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and a clog forms before the next scheduled cleaning. Those customers are usually on a three to four month rhythm. A house with few or no trees overhead usually needs one visit a year in late fall. Houses with guards still need the surface cleared, though less often than an open gutter, because the sediment sits on top of the guard instead of inside the trough. Between visits, a clean gutter system is what keeps the water moving, and each visit we flush every downspout to confirm it.
Burien gets about 39.3 inches of precipitation a year, and the wettest months are January, November and December, so heavy rainfall is the norm here. Across Washington, storm season brings atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts, and a full trough is the first thing those storms test. Every rain gutter on that house is going to clog at some point, and the question is whether it clogs under a clean schedule or a neglected one. Rainwater that cannot leave the gutter line runs back behind the fascia and into the roofline, and the blockage that starts as a few handfuls of needles and leaves can turn into rot in the fascia board and structural damage at the eave by the next storm. That is the reason the schedule matters more than the single visit.
After the first visit we give you an estimate of which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the trough and the downspout, not on a generic rule. Each visit, gutters and downspouts get checked, and keeping the gutter clean between visits is how you protect your home from water damage and keep water away from the foundation. A steady schedule does that far more reliably than a single visit. Overflow also soaks the surrounding areas along the foundation, so the goal is to keep your gutters moving between visits. Most houses settle into a rhythm within a year.
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 provides cleaning services and clears gutters on the houses you see every day, from the front yard to the back run, and the gutters come out clean on every job we finish. Getting a Burien gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text. The gutter cleaning process is simple: we ask how many stories the house has, roughly how big it is, and whether trees hang over the eaves, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call. The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, so homeowners who want a slot in those months should book early.
We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home for the visit. The crew works from the outside of the house, so you do not need to clear the way inside. Leaves and twigs the crew pulls out go into bags and off the property, away from your home. A leak at a seam or hanger is reported with the photos, and a twig or clump of seed casings lodged in a downspout is cleared before we leave. Gutter guards still need a check, and we lift them to clear what sits underneath. Cleaning and maintenance go together: the crew clears the run and reports anything that needs more than a clean. Regular gutter maintenance keeps each visit short. Our cleanings each follow the same walk-through, so a repeat visit is a clean run to check, not a new job. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule before the next storm, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what the first available date looks like for your address.
The fastest route to a number is a price from stories and size. Our cleaning services in Burien are set by phone or text, and the number we give is the same number on the invoice.
Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and the fall visit lands in late November to December. Waiting past that fall visit is what we see behind most sagged runs.
No, you do not need to be home, whether the building is a house or commercial properties. The crew works outside, does not come in, leaves the yard clean, and sends you photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves.
Yes. We flush every downspout, clear any clogged downspouts we find, and check that water leaves the bottom, which confirms water away from the house. Leaves and debris go into bags and off the property. Work on underground drain lines is quoted separately, and we tell you before touching it.
No, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared, and a heavy-tree landscape puts more on them. What we find under them on our jobs is seed and grit packed onto the guard and into the trough, so the cleaning is shorter but not skipped. Everything the crew lifts out goes into bags, and the guards are reseated before the crew leaves.
If the gutter system is clean and still overflows, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not buildup. Overflow left alone can cause rot in the fascia and structural damage to the eave, so send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
The price should not change once the crew is on site, whether it is a rain gutter or a full run of gutters. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before work starts.
We run the same walk-through on every job, and we confirm a date when you call, since open slots depend on the calendar for your address. Spring and fall fill first, so call early in those months.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
