Our own crew cleans gutters in Kelso, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves bagged and hauled, and photos of every run before we leave, so you can see they came out clean. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in the spring and fall, with the same crew from the first run to the last. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from three things: how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Every homeowner gets that quote by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter work and downspout flushing are priced as one job, so the number covers both. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot once the job is measured.
On our jobs the things that move the 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 up the wall, so the crew works from a higher stand. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out with compacted debris and buildup, and a clog that deep takes more time than a quick clean, because water flow is slow across the whole run. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a few minutes per section. Downspout flushing, flow testing and hauling are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts. A trough left that full can also leak at the seams, and the crew checks the whole gutter system while it is open.
On Kelso homes we see the same pattern in the older neighborhoods with heavy canopy, where leaves and debris pile into the trough faster than in open lots, and the clogged downspouts there need the most attention. A rain gutter full of wet leaves sags under its own weight, and that is the first thing we check. A recent job on a two-story house with a packed back run took more time than the front, and we said so on the phone before the crew arrived. Each downspout gets flushed until the water runs clean at the bottom, and the drainage gets checked at the outlet. Any structural damage we see gets photographed and reported, never sold. If the water away from the house is not moving the way it should, we say what we found and where it goes. Our residential and commercial jobs use the same logic: stories, size, and what the gutters hold, whether it is a house or one of our commercial properties.
| 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 customers book two cleanings a year, in the spring and fall. When we open a gutter in the warm months we find the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows; in fall it is the leaf load, and the first ice when the nights drop. Kelso WA gets 48.1 inches of rain a year, and the wettest months are January, November and December, so our fall visits run November to early December, right as the wettest stretch begins. Freeze risk here means the runs that skipped the fall visit tend to sag or pull loose by midwinter, and the ice dams at the eave lift shingles from underneath. Booking the fall cleaning before the first hard freeze is the cheapest insurance we know of, and we say that without any figure attached.
A lot with heavy tree cover needs a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Near a busy road or construction, the same schedule applies, since dust settles fast. Few or no trees around the house, and once a year in late fall is enough to clean your gutters on most lots. Guards change the frequency, not the need: a blockage hides under the guard, so we still clear the surface and check the flow underneath, and the gutter clog problem does not disappear just because a guard is on. Under heavy rainfall, a buildup shows up fast, and regular gutter cleaning and maintenance is what keeps it from turning into a repair. Each visit includes debris removal, so the leaves leave with the crew.
Kelso homeowners on a lot with heavy tree cover see the gutter clog happen faster than on open ground, and the rainwater backs up at the roofline before anyone notices. One customer with no trees and a twice-a-year schedule has a clean gutter at every visit, while a neighbor under the canopy moves to the three-to-four-month cycle and stays clear. Each gutter cleaning service visit ends with the same photos of every run. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same tiers, and residential properties with the same canopy get the same schedule. The estimate on the phone comes with the tier attached, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs for gutter maintenance, with the reasons in writing and the photos attached. The goal is simple: keep your gutters clear between visits, not just after a storm.
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 Kelso and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, without tying the schedule to a single neighborhood. Booking works the same way everywhere: you call or text (866) 435-6328, and we give you a quote from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover. If the house has gutter guards, say so when you call, because they change the visit. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send, and a twig caught in a run shows up well. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Kelso gutter cleaning is booked the same way for a homeowner and for residential properties alike, and if you need a gutter cleaning service this season, the path is the same.
The calendar fills in two busy windows. Across Washington, spring visits run mid to late June, and in Kelso our fall visits run November to early December, when the leaves are heaviest. If you want a slot in those weeks, book early. Outside them, we can usually fit a visit sooner. We clear the roofline, clean your gutters and downspouts, and flush every downspout, so the water runs away from your home instead of pooling, and any leak at a seam goes into the photo report. Our gutter services help protect your home from water damage, since a clean gutter keeps rainwater moving off the foundation. A homeowner with heavy tree cover usually needs more cleanings than a lot in open ground, so the schedule is set to keep your gutters clear between storms.
The number comes from stories and size, and our gutter cleaning service in Kelso is quoted by phone or text before anyone climbs a ladder. The quote covers the whole gutter system, not just the front run.
Most of our customers book two visits a year for gutter maintenance, and a gutter that waits through heavy rainfall picks up more load and, in winter, ice and sagging runs.
We book across Kelso, most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call (866) 435-6328 so you can get your gutters scheduled.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew works from the ladder, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed until it runs clean and flow-tested as part of our gutters and downspouts work, and we check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes. Under guards we find seed casings, needles and grit that mat on top, so the surface gets cleared and the flow gets checked underneath, and a run only counts as clean once the water moves away from your home. Regular cleaning and maintenance is what keeps guarded gutters working.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is slope or capacity, not a buildup of leaves, and water that keeps running over the edge is what causes rot in the fascia. Send us a short video taken during heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the job is different from what you described, and we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice. Our cleaning services in Kelso follow that same rule.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
