Our own crew cleans gutters in Fife, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave. Debris is hauled away, not blown onto your lawn, and you get photos of every run on your phone. The price comes from your stories, roof 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 that schedule has held up for us season after season.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Jobs here are priced on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Outfits that price by the linear foot tend to land in a similar place, though the per-foot figure does not account for a steep pitch or a walk-out. Tell us those details when you call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you a firm number.
On our jobs, a few things drive the quote up. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, which takes more time to set up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves, so the back run sits farther off the ground than the front. Gutters that have not been opened in years carry compacted buildup, and that takes longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. We see clog after clog in older runs, and a homeowner is usually surprised by how heavy the buildup is.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Flushing matters because a downspout that looks clean from the ground can still hold grit at the elbow, and a clog there is how water flow and drainage go wrong. So we flush every downspout, and any clogged downspouts get cleared before we leave. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our experience is mostly on residential properties, the kind of Fife homes in this city that get a lot of rain and a lot of needles. We have cleaned gutters on houses with heavy canopy cover, and a rain gutter under that canopy fills faster than one on an open lot, because the leaves and debris on those homes build up quicker. Commercial properties get the same phone quote, from the same details. One customer booked us after a run began to sag and water spilled off the front edge; when we opened it, the gutter was packed and the downspout was blocked at the first elbow. Clearing it kept the water away from your home and cut down on the rot we might otherwise have seen. Most of our calls from this city come from people who have noticed water flowing over the edge rather than out the downspout, and by then the structural damage has usually started. If you are unsure, text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see.
| 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 homes on our schedule book two visits a year, spring and fall: once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the leaves come down. Across Washington the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs November to early December. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load and the odd twig, and if the first hard freeze arrives early, we find the ice dams that form at the eave and the runs that pull loose by January on houses that skipped the fall visit.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roofline, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps a clog that starts small in spring from becoming a blockage by summer. Few or no trees and one visit a year, booked for November to early December, is usually enough. Gutters with guards still need the top of the guard kept clean, and we schedule those less often, though the guard does not replace the visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutter and on the eaves. The right time to clean your gutters depends on the tree cover, not the calendar alone, and gutter maintenance is a schedule, not a single job. You can request a written estimate for the whole year at once if you want to book the full schedule up front. Fife gets 40.8 inches of precipitation a year, and January, November and December are the wettest months, which is when heavy rainfall tests the gutters hardest. A clean gutter is how rainwater gets where it should, so the timing of a cleaning matters more than the number of visits, and we will walk you through it.
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 has worked across Fife, especially the older neighborhoods, and we know the landscape around many of the homes there. We cover Fife WA and surrounding areas from the nearest base and run a steady schedule through the busy seasons. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, using your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover above it. If it is easy for you, send a photo of the front of the house, because it helps us see what kind of gutter we are dealing with before we arrive.
Lead time changes with the season. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when most homeowners in town book at once, so call early at (866) 435-6328 if you want a date during those months. The process runs the same way every time: a phone quote, a call before we come, and a clean set of photos when the job is done. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and you get a text when the crew is on the way. Our gutter services and cleanings run on that same schedule, so if you want to get your gutters checked before the heavy months, tell us when you call.
The point of all this is simple: a clean gutter helps you protect your home from water damage, and gutters kept on a regular schedule keep the work small. If a leak shows up between visits, text us a photo and we will tell you what we see. We are not trying to sell you more than the house needs. We just want to keep your gutters working so the rain goes where it should.
Our cleaning services in Fife are priced from the stories, the size of the house and what we find in the gutters, and we quote residential and commercial properties the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the eaves, and we will give you a price on the spot that matches the invoice.
Book the fall visit for November to early December, because January is one of the wettest months and a gutter that goes into it full is harder to clear. Waiting past the wet season usually means heavier buildup and sometimes a sag in the run.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Ask for the next open window 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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and we leave the yard as clean as we found it.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it at the outlet, so the water leaves clean. Clearing a buried drain line counts as gutter maintenance, and we quote it separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. A guard changes the gutter system, but under it we still find needles, seed casings and grit that sit on top of the screen and keep water from getting in. We clear the surface and leave the gutter clean as part of the cleaning and maintenance visit.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we will tell you what it is.
No, the quote is the price. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
