Our own crew offers cleaning services in Edmonds, WA for gutters. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, what comes out is hauled away, and you get photos of every run before we leave, so you can see what a clean looks like. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Edmonds customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar early so the seeds and leaves do not get the chance to set in.
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 an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A one-time clean and ongoing gutter maintenance are quoted the same way, and repeat cleanings are priced from the same three things. The cleaning and maintenance on the gutters and downspouts is all in that number. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but the stories and the access decide most of it on our jobs.
What moves a quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets up there. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more gear. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves, twig, grit and buildup, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A clog or blockage at an elbow is worked from the top, and that adds time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across Washington, atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts bring the heavy rainfall, and in Edmonds the wettest months are January, November and December. That is when a homeowner most often finds a gutter that has gone quiet and is sending water over the edge, because rainwater has nowhere to go once the trough is full. We clean the whole run, flush every downspout to make sure the water is getting away from your home, and check the drainage at the outlet. When a gutter still overflows after a clean, that points to a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you that plainly. Our process is the same on every house: flush, clear, check, photograph. A clean gutter helps protect your home from water damage, so if you want to get your gutters on a schedule, call (866) 435-6328 and we will quote it from what we see on the phone.
| 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 here book a fall visit in late November to December, after the last leaves come down, and a spring visit that, across Washington, lands in mid to late June. A rain gutter that goes through spring with seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows will back up. In November it is the wet leaf mat that has settled over the gutter system, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see a run that will sag under the weight of the wet season.
Under heavy tree cover we see clogged downspouts most often, and on those lots the crew is back every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits. A downspout that dumps onto a landscape bed is the first place we check. A small leak at a seam is often the first sign. Few or no trees, and once a year in late fall is enough to keep the water away. Houses with gutter guards go less often, but the surface still needs a clean.
Across Edmonds we see the same thing every season, and the gutter cleaning services we book follow it: leaves and debris sit in the trough long enough to rot the gutter and start structural damage behind it. After the first clean 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 gutter systems for Edmonds homeowners and across the surrounding areas of Edmonds, WA, from our own crew, not a dispatch board. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our calendar fills in the spring and fall, so book those windows early; a standard visit is scheduled as the lead time allows, and we confirm the date when you call.
The busy windows are spring and fall, the two seasons we book most. Outside them there is usually room. If the water flow looks blocked from the ground, say so when you book and we will look at it first. Regular gutter cleaning is how you keep your gutters draining, and it keeps the debris removal to a single visit instead of a full clear-out. Residential and commercial jobs are both handled by the same crew, and we clean your gutters to the same standard on each. Our residential properties get the same photos of every run as commercial properties do.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. We give an estimate by phone or text for any of our gutter services once we know those details, so there is no fixed figure to quote before that.
Our customers here book a fall visit in late November to December, and a spring visit that, across Washington, lands in mid to late June. In November the wet leaf mat is what we clear. Edmonds has freeze risk, and in February and December trapped water can turn to ice at the eave, so do not let the fall visit slip.
Same-day depends on our calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328.
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, every downspout is flushed, and we check at the outlet that water is leaving and running clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, which mat on top and turn the water away, and they can hide a clog at the elbow until water spills. We clean the surface, reseat the guards, and the visit is usually shorter than on an open system.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, never added to the invoice after. 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.
