Our own crew cleans gutters in Kenmore, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover it sits under, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Kenmore customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs through both.
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 sitting in the gutters. We quote each gutter cleaning service over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but we would rather you hear one number from us that already covers the whole house. Commercial properties get the same kind of quote, built from the same three things.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the driveway. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, which takes longer to clear than a normal season's leaves. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A gutter that was clean last season takes the least time of all. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Across our Kenmore work, the houses that take longest tend to be the ones with the most leaves and the most blockage in the downspout, not the ones with the most gutter run. When we open a clog in the elbow and find the leaves packed up into the drainage, we clear the whole line, not just the visible part. Those homes also tend to show the first signs of water away from the foundation going the wrong way, which is why we flush every downspout and not just the ones we can see from the ground. Kenmore homes with mature trees over the roofline are the ones where a little leaf buildup can become a sag by the next season. The crew sees that pattern often, and it is much cheaper to catch it in one clean visit than to repair structural damage later.
Leaves and debris are the first thing we check, then the gutter run, then each downspout, and we check the water flow at the bottom before we call it done. Clogged downspouts are the most common reason water runs over the edge instead of away, and a single one can make a whole rain gutter overflow in a storm. We keep working until the gutter runs clean.
| 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 Kenmore customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June. For Kenmore, the fall visit falls in late November to December. On our jobs the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit finds the wet leaf mat, and where a house skipped the fall visit, runs have often sagged or pulled loose by the next spring.
Under heavy tree cover, a visit every few months is the schedule that holds up, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and a clog can start in weeks. Between visits, regular gutter cleaning keeps each run clean enough to carry water, and a small clog left alone is how a leak starts at the fascia. With few or no trees over the roofline, a single visit in late fall is usually enough. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be cleared, because a wet mat of leaves and grit on top of the guard can keep water from ever getting in.
When we open a gutter in the spring, the first clog is usually in the downspout, not the trough. That is why the spring visit matters, and why the rainwater that came through the winter is worth checking before the heavy months start. A clog left alone through the summer can become a blockage that sends water down the wall. A gutter that looks clean from the ground often has the leaves packed into the back run, out of sight, and a lot with a dense landscape of conifers fills faster than most. Of our cleanings across the year, the spring one turns up the most blockage.
Your gutter system is only as good as the gutters and downspouts that drain it. After the first visit, we give you a seasonal estimate for the schedule your lot actually needs, and the next visit starts from a gutter that runs clean. Residential properties with the tree cover described above run on the shorter schedule.
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 gutters across Kenmore WA from the nearest base. The crew covers residential and commercial properties as one route, so every Kenmore gutter cleaning booking follows the same steps. Booking our gutter cleaning services starts with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Typical lead time is listed on our booking page, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall stretch, and the calendar fills faster then, so an early call helps.
Kenmore homeowners who book cleaning services in Kenmore get a call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. If you want to protect your home from water damage through the wet months, book before the first heavy rainfall, and tell us if you have gutter guards, since they change what the crew clears. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date and we will hold it.
Ask about the surrounding areas when you call, and we tell you whether your address is on the route; a twig stuck in a downspout is part of the cleaning, and our gutter services are quoted the same way across it. A homeowner who books each season can keep your gutters clean between storms, and that is cheaper than waiting for an overflow.
The number comes from stories, size and the landscape around the house, and we give it to Kenmore homeowners by phone or text before the visit. Nothing is added after the crew is up the ladder.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall and settle into two cleanings a year, which is the simplest gutter maintenance we offer. For Kenmore, the fall visit falls in late November to December, so clean your gutters before the wet season starts. Waiting past the leaves means the wet mat gets packed into the back run before the freeze arrives.
Same-day depends on our schedule that week for gutter services in Kenmore. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 early to get your gutters on the schedule.
No. The homeowner does not need to be there. The crew works outside, and we send 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, and the crew leaves the yard clean.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and checked for flow at the outlet, as part of our gutter cleaning process. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep the leaves out of the gutter system but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over the edge. We lift the guard, clear underneath and reseat it, so the trough is left clean as part of the same cleaning and maintenance visit.
A gutter that is clean and still spills in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we tell you what it actually is, including any drip or leak under the eave or any fascia that has started to rot, so the water goes away from your home without selling a second cleaning.
No, not without you hearing about it first. If something we find changes the job, we tell you and you agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
