Our own crew cleans gutters in East Renton Highlands, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, all of it hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, 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, and we have worked these houses through both seasons.
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, size and what is sitting in the gutters. We give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Every homeowner gets that same quote process. Some companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold packed-in leaves and grit that take extra time to clear. A twig or a wad of leaves at a downspout elbow takes extra time too. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of what comes down are included, and we never bill them as extras. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Our East Renton Highlands jobs show how this plays out. A two-story house with a heavy leaf load in the back run cost more to clean than a single-story with an open front. Our cleaning services in East Renton Highlands are the same either way: every run cleared, every downspout flushed, and photos sent to your phone. Gutter cleaning process is the same whatever the house, and the quote reflects what we find up top. A customer under heavy rainfall who had us out after a wet season saw the back run was the real job, and the quote said so before we climbed.
Keeping up with gutter maintenance, so each run stays clean, is the cheapest way to avoid a bigger bill later, and cleaning and maintenance on time is what keeps a leak from starting. A packed gutter is what sends water toward the fascia and the foundation, and a leak behind the trough is the kind of damage that gets expensive. The point is to keep water away from your home. Call (866) 435-6328 for the number, or text us a photo of the front of the house if that is easy, and we will tell you what the job looks like. If you want to get your gutters on a regular schedule, tell us and we will set it up.
| 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 East Renton Highlands customers book two cleanings a year. Across Washington the spring visit lands in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late November to December, after the last leaves are down. In spring we open gutters to find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and because freezing weather is a real risk here, the runs that skipped the fall visit are the ones that sag or pull loose once the first hard freeze arrives.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the system clear, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. Near a busy road or active construction the same schedule applies. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Across Washington the rain runs heavy in the wettest months, so a gutter that is clean in November carries the winter better than one that was not. Regular visits are how you keep your gutters clear of seed and pollen.
A gutter system in good shape clears water away from the roofline and out of the landscape, and a clean rain gutter is the first line of protection against rot and structural damage. We check clogged downspouts and the flow at the outlet on every visit. On every visit we flush every downspout and leave each run clean. Keeping them clear is how you protect your home from water damage. Gutter cleaning services here follow the same routine across East Renton Highlands and across the rest of the area, and leaves and debris come off on each pass.
Commercial properties follow a similar pattern on a different schedule, but that is a separate job. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 clean gutters and downspouts on residential properties and East Renton Highlands homes, plus the surrounding areas in WA, and the same crew comes back to East Renton Highlands homeowners each time. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text with stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months gets you a slot you want. Outside those windows we usually have room. Clear runs keep drainage and water flow moving off the house, so a clog or a buildup of grit never gets the chance to settle. We confirm the date when you call. For a spring and fall schedule, tell us which months you want and we will hold them.
Residential and commercial work runs on the same crew discipline, and we handle both. Our gutter cleaning service runs on a route, so the next visit is already on the calendar. A run that sags gets photographed and reported, and debris removal is part of every visit. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the route predictable, so if you want to clean your gutters on a schedule we can hold, just ask.
We give you an estimate by phone or text, built from stories and size, and that one figure is the price on the invoice. We do not quote a range.
Most of our customers here book twice a year: across Washington the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs late November to December. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the runs can sag and pull loose, so the fall visit matters.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our gutter services run on a route, and same-day depends on that day's route, so ask and we will tell you what we have.
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.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the flow at the outlet. A clog or blockage shows up as slow flow at the outlet, and rainwater that will not drain away is what we are checking for. If a buried line needs clearing, that is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes. Under guards we still find grit, needles and seed casings, and the surface still needs clearing so water gets in. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them. Keep your gutters on a schedule even with guards.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge at the roofline has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Text us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear it and agree before work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
