Our own crew cleans your gutters, every run flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of each run before we leave. 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 customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to size up your house by text or on the phone.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Federal Way homes vary a lot on those three things, so we quote over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, though a per-foot figure hides what the crew actually finds up the ladder. Commercial properties get their own quote and are not priced from this rule.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, a rain gutter nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off of leaves and debris are included and never billed as extras. A heavy buildup of grit in the trough slows the water flow, and that is worth seeing before the rain. If clogged downspouts point to a drainage problem, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a two-story house, a packed gutter that has started to sag overflows in a storm and water runs down behind the fascia, which is how structural damage starts. A clog is the usual reason. Once the run is clean and flushed, it carries water away from the house again. Where a run feeds a buried line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not; clearing that line is quoted separately. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we can tell you what we expect before anyone climbs. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through the rest.
| 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.
Regular gutter cleaning usually means two visits a year, in spring and fall. Across Washington the spring visit lands in mid to late June, after the seed drop. In spring a clog forms in the bend of the pipe from seeds and pollen paste, so a clean run by then keeps the bend open. The fall visit runs November to early December, right as the wet leaf mat blocks the run.
Under heavy tree cover, needles, grit and the odd twig pack the outlets between visits, so the schedule gets tighter. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards change the rhythm but not the need: a visit still clears the surface, checks the flow underneath and includes debris removal. Residential properties follow the same logic, and the estimate covers residential and commercial jobs alike. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot needs, and you can clean your gutters on that schedule without guessing.
Federal Way WA gets about 55 inches of rainwater a year, and January, November and December are the wettest months. Snow falls in January, February and December, and freeze risk is real, so ice can build behind a blockage at the eave. Check the roofline before the storm, call for an estimate, and we will book the gutter cleaning service for the open date on the calendar. Across Washington, atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts bring the storm season, so a clean gutter going into November matters.
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 Federal Way and surrounding areas, and we work the whole city rather than a few streets. Federal Way gutter cleaning starts with an estimate by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Homeowners get the same walk-through on every visit, with gutters and downspouts checked and flush every downspout before the crew leaves. Our gutter services end with the run clear and the water flowing away, and the number we quote is the number we charge.
Two windows fill fastest each year: the spring visit in mid to late June across Washington and the fall visit from November to early December. Book early for either and you keep your slot. Homes with gutter guards get the same visit, and cleanings follow the schedule set after the first one. We call before we come, and a homeowner never has to be home for exterior work. Our aim is to keep your gutters working through the wet months, and a clean run keeps the water moving so a small leak never starts. That is how we protect your home from water damage.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus what is in the gutters. Cleaning services in Federal Way are quoted by phone or text, and that quote is what you pay. Call (866) 435-6328 for a number on the phone.
Get your gutters on the calendar for the spring visit in mid to late June across Washington, and for the fall visit from November to early December. Freeze risk is real here, so book the fall visit before the first hard freeze, since ice can load a clogged run.
Same-day gutter service across Federal Way depends on our calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside only: the crew does not come inside, and it 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 run is flushed and watched until it runs clear, and it carries water away from your home. Where it feeds an underground line, we check the outlet; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, which mat on top and stop the water getting in, and guards do not end gutter maintenance. If trees or landscape beds sit close to the house, the leaves still get in. We clear the surface, flush the drains and reseat the guards, so the whole gutter system is clean when we leave.
If a clean gutter still spills water over the edge in heavy rainfall, it is a slope or pipe-size problem, not a cleaning problem, and water left running over the edge is how fascia rot starts. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts. Cleaning and maintenance visits are quoted the same way. Text a photo of the roofline and call (866) 435-6328 to get a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
