Our crew provides gutter cleaning services in Kirkland and leaves a clean trough behind, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Kirkland homeowners book in the spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs long enough to know why those months work. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 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, whether the gutters are clean or packed. Every homeowner gets that number before the crew climbs. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on Kirkland homes the stories and access decide most of it.
What moves the quote on our jobs: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up the slope, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. A packed run takes longer than a clean one, and that difference is the part of the quote that moves.
On Kirkland homes the heaviest quotes come from a gutter system that has been packed for years. The buildup is a solid blockage of leaves and grit, and it takes longer to clear than a light run. Clogged downspouts add time too, since each one is flushed and watched until it runs clear. A gutter that sags or has pulled loose from the fascia gets flagged in the photos, because a clean gutter will not fix a slope problem, and sometimes that sag points to structural damage. Anything that looks like a leak at a seam is reported, not priced into the cleaning. Ask us about the drainage on your house when we call, and we will tell you what we see from the ladder.
| 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 Kirkland customers book in late spring and late fall. Across Washington, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, when seed and pollen drop packs into the downspout elbows. The fall visit, late November to December, catches the wet leaf mat and the leaves and debris that the rainy months lay down. Our wettest months are January, November and December, so that is when heavy rainfall tests the roofline hardest. Across Washington, storm season brings atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts, so a gutter that is clean in early fall can still overflow when the first big storm brings its rainwater.
On houses under heavy tree cover, the landscape around the roof drops needles, grit and seed casings into the downspouts between visits, so those customers are on every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees near the roof stay clean on a once-a-year schedule in late fall. Gutter guards change the work, not the need: they keep the bigger debris out, but we still clear what settles on top and check that water is getting in. For residential properties, regular gutter cleaning keeps the trough from filling. Most houses fit into two cleanings a year, one in spring and one in late fall, and you can clean your gutters yourself in between if you are comfortable on a ladder.
Freeze risk is real here. When we open a gutter in December we sometimes find ice where water was left standing, and a run that skipped the late-fall visit can show ice and sagging by the next winter. Standing water in the trough can also rot the fascia and cause structural damage, and a run left packed over winter is likely to clog again. Spring and fall are the windows that keep a run clean through the cold months. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for your house follows from that.
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 Kirkland WA from the nearest base, and we have worked across Kirkland neighborhoods. Booking a Kirkland gutter cleaning is simple: a homeowner calls (866) 435-6328 or texts, we ask about stories, approximate size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We give a quote from those details, and the date comes from the calendar. Our calendar fills in the spring and again in the fall, so booking early in those windows keeps your slot. This page covers houses only, so if you are asking about commercial properties or a mix of residential and commercial buildings, tell us on the call and we will say whether we take the job.
We call before we come and nobody needs to be home. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone, and the ground is left clean when they leave. We flush every downspout and check the water flow where it drains, and we keep the ladder off the gutter lip and the siding. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house, from the first call to the photos, and our gutter services are quoted before anyone climbs.
If your gutters are old or the house has been neglected, call us early in the season so you can get your gutters checked before the rain. A clean rain gutter helps protect your home from water damage. Keep your gutters clear between visits, and a fast visit gives us time to flag problems in the photos. Water that backs up has to go somewhere, so keep water away from your home. We serve the surrounding areas of Kirkland, and we check the gutters and downspouts on every visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Tell us the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees are over the roof, and we quote the job from those three things.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. Our wettest months are January, November and December, so a gutter that is clean before the fall visit can still fill before winter, and in December a run that skipped the late-fall visit can show ice and sagging by the next winter.
Our cleaning services in Kirkland fill fast in spring and fall, so most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call (866) 435-6328.
No. The crew works outside and sends photos of every run and downspout 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 it runs clear, including where the water leaves the house. If a line runs underground, we check the outlet and tell you what we see; clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and the odd twig sit on top and roof grit settles underneath, so gutter maintenance on a guarded house is shorter but still needed. We lift the guard, clear the mess from it and the trough, and reseat it on a clean run.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows, even with nothing left to clog it, has a slope or downspout problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. Cleaning and maintenance will not fix a slope, so we say so in the photos.
It should not. On a gutter cleaning service visit, anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, and the number 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.
