Our own crew cleans gutters in Kent, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves bagged and 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 has, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep those visits open for them.
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 it 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 measured, but a per-foot rate hides what the crew actually finds on the roof.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the work, and so does a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, compacted and gritty, and lifting and reseating guards across the whole gutter system takes extra time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Kent homes we see the same pattern: the gutter fills, the water flow backs up, and the clog pushes water over the edge, and clogged downspouts back it up from the bottom. In one case we cleared a heavy buildup from a two-story house and flushed every run until the drainage ran clear at the outlet, then photographed each stretch for the homeowner. Leaves and grit left in the trough for a season can also sag the run, and a seam leak is often the first sign. By then the water is working its way toward the fascia. Our gutter cleaning services are priced to get that out before it turns into structural damage, and a clean trough is far easier to keep than a rotted fascia.
We also clean commercial properties on the same schedule, so the pricing here is written for both. The method does not change between a house and a building: the leaves come out by hand, the rain gutter is checked for pulled hangers, and the clogged runs are cleared until we can clear the water away from your home without pooling. The trough is left clean before the truck leaves.
| 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 Kent WA customers book twice a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Washington, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and our fall visit runs from November to early December. When we open a gutter in June we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows, and the pollen paste turns to a clog that slows the rainwater before it reaches the roofline.
In the fall the leaf load is the main problem, and it is heavier on the lower runs. Where freezing is a risk here, the first ice can form at the eave and build into ice dams, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the wettest months of the year. Where winters stay mild, the wet leaf mat is what clogs the outlets before heavy rainfall.
Under heavy tree cover or a busy landscape, every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles, twig fragments and grit pack the outlets between visits and the blockage builds faster than the fall. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Properties near a busy road or construction are on the same tighter schedule, since the dust settles into the trough. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean so the water can get in.
Our calendar fills in the busy spring and fall windows, so an estimate booked early means a better date. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule, or text a photo of the house front and we will tell you what your lot needs. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep the regular gutter cleaning on that schedule from then on. Gutter maintenance is mostly a matter of timing, and our gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial buildings alike. Between visits, a look from the ground is enough to spot trouble, but do not climb up to clean your gutters on a wet roof.
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 cleaned gutters in many neighborhoods, and the ones we work most often are the ones where the tree cover and the age of the houses make regular cleaning worth the schedule. We work from the nearest base for the whole city and the surrounding areas, and the crew is the same people from the first visit to the last. Kent gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover. If it is easy, send a photo of the house front so we can see the setup before the crew arrives.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The two busy windows of the year fill up first, so if you want a spring or fall slot, call (866) 435-6328 early and we will get your gutters on the schedule. Lead time for gutter services is confirmed on the phone when you book. Text a photo of the house front and the crew will tell you what we see before we set a date.
Homeowners who book with us get the same crew and the same written quote for every one of their cleanings, and that cleaning and maintenance schedule keeps the work consistent for the house. Each visit our crew checks the gutters and downspouts, and we flush every downspout before the crew leaves. We also service residential properties across the surrounding areas, and the commercial work is booked the same way. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage, and the simplest way to do that is to keep your gutters clear before the rain arrives.
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. Every gutter system is priced from those three things, since a two-story house with a light leaf load and one with packed runs are not the same job.
Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and our fall visit here runs from November to early December. In spring we find seeds and pollen packed into the outlets, and in fall the leaf load and, in colder years, the first ice at the eave. Skipping the fall visit leaves the runs full going into the wettest months, and that is when they sag and the fascia starts to rot.
Most of our cleaning services in Kent have an opening within the week, and across Kent we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need the work sooner, say so on the phone and we will tell you what is open.
No. Our gutter cleaning process is the same either way: the crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet 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 and check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the guards keep out leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and mat when wet. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them, so the water still gets in.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is slope or pipe size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, and the balance on the invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
