Our own crew cleans your gutters on every visit, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything bagged and hauled away, each run left clean, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, most of our customers book the spring and fall visits, and we keep the same crew on each one so the next visit starts where the last one left off.
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 size and what is sitting in the gutters. Any homeowner can call (866) 435-6328 or text us those three things and get one clean estimate, which is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place for a typical home, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole job, and that is how our gutter cleaning service is priced on every visit.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is what moves the quote most. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, and gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves that take longer to clear. A clog or a twig jammed in an elbow adds time too, and so does a leak at a seam that we have to find first. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add more. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, never billed as extras, and the price buys a clean run from end to end, with the whole gutter system checked before we leave. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our work in Gig Harbor, WA is mostly homes with a single street-side run and a back run that faces the water, and the experience we bring to a quote is knowing which of those runs holds the leaves. Text a photo of the front of the house if that is easy, and we can usually tell you from it how many stories and how much canopy we are dealing with. Keep three things in mind when you call: stories, approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. Those are what we use to give you a figure on the phone, and the gutter cleaning process starts from exactly those facts. A clean number up front is what we promise, and most quotes for gutters and downspouts come back the same day, with the figure holding through the visit.
| 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 twice a year, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, when we open a rain gutter in late spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, the buildup we clear first. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and a single leaf can start a clog or a blockage that holds the whole run. On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or have pulled loose by the time the rains of late winter arrive. Across Washington the rain comes in atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts, and a clean gutter going into that season has room for the water, while a full one does not. Gutter maintenance is mostly timing.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, we keep customers on a schedule of cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits. Near a busy road, a construction site or a yard under landscape work the same schedule applies, since the dust that settles in the trough is heavier than leaves. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Guards cut the frequency down, but we still clear the surface and flush the outlets when we come. A sagging run is how a clog turns into structural damage and rot in the fascia, and heavy rainfall finds the weak runs first, so how often to clean your gutters depends on what grows overhead.
Our cleaning services in Gig Harbor follow the same logic: the tree cover sets the schedule. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we note the date on your account so the next call is a reminder and not a guess. Leaves and debris left in place after the visit are the most common reason a fall cleaning turns into a spring repair, and clogged downspouts that were never cleared in fall show up as overflow by spring. Keep your gutters on that schedule, and a clean trough every visit is the usual result. The cleaning and maintenance stays a small bill that way, and the fall visit is not optional under trees.
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 works across Gig Harbor, WA and the surrounding areas from a base that is close enough to keep the calendar tight, and we do not name the base because the route changes with the week. The quickest way to get your gutters on the calendar is a phone call or a text: we ask about stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Every visit is about keeping rainwater moving away from your home, and a clean route means a clean start, with water flow checked before we leave. Lead time on a slot depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call rather than promise one we cannot keep. The two busiest windows, late spring and late fall, bring in the most calls, so the earlier you call, the better your choice of day.
To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we confirm the day with you. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If the side gate is unlocked and nothing is parked under the runs, the crew can start on arrival, and a clear side yard keeps the ladder feet clean and stable. Gig Harbor homes with a steep roof or a walk-out basement get a short check on the phone first, so the crew arrives with the right equipment and the right number of hands. We serve residential properties and commercial properties on separate calendars, so a residential visit does not get bumped by a commercial job. Gutters carry water away from the fascia, and that is the job we keep at the front of every visit.
If you want regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule, tell us when you call and we set the next two visits at once. That way the spring and fall dates are on the calendar before the first leaves turn, and the crew you had last time is the crew that comes back. Gutter services booked on one call are the simplest to keep, and the route stays clean from one visit to the next.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not put a figure in writing before we have those three things. Once you have the quote, the number is what you pay.
Most of our customers here book a fall visit in late November or December, after the last leaves come down, and a spring visit once the seed drop is over. If you wait past the leaf drop, we find the wet leaf mat packed into the elbows, and houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show sagging runs once the wet months of January arrive. A fall cleaning helps protect your home from water damage. Under heavy tree cover we visit every three to four months instead.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a specific date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the crew has an open route that day, and we tell you straight if one is not available. Booking in Gig Harbor WA follows the same rule in every season.
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 with water and watch until the water runs clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the drainage at the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs under guards we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packing the elbows beneath. The job is shorter than an open gutter, but the surface still needs clearing and the outlets still need a clean flush.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. If that happens, tell us and we will tell you what the problem is before anyone sells you anything. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Not unless something changes the job, and if it does you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts. The number we gave you 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.
