Our own crew cleans gutters in Lake Stickney, flushing every downspout, flow-testing each run and hauling away everything that comes out. Photos of every run go to your phone before we leave.
The price comes from stories, house size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Lake Stickney customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
Get a quote by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the front of the house.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Every homeowner asks about price first, so here is how our gutter cleaning process sets it. Our cleaning services in Lake Stickney, WA are priced the same way for every house. 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. Some companies price cleanings by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises how high the gutters sit off the ground. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down heavy with compacted buildup, and a twig or packed clog at the bottom of a downspout adds time. A run that is clean at the outlet goes quickly; a packed one does not, and a leak at a seam is listed for you to decide on. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. A gutter system with gutter guards is priced as one job, not run by run. Downspout flushing, flow testing for drainage and debris removal are included in the price, and what comes out is hauled away from your home, never billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
On a recent Lake Stickney job, the house had a heavy tree canopy and two stories, with the back run out of easy reach. What we found was a packed outlet and a leaf mat that had been sitting since the last fall, and that is what set the scope of the visit. A clog like that gets cleared first, because the rainwater has nowhere to go until it is. You can see the job here: Lake Stickney gutter cleaning case. If your roofline has the same tree cover, text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what to expect before you book.
Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote and to get your gutters on the schedule for cleaning and maintenance, or text a photo and we will reply with the number.
| 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 Lake Stickney customers book twice a year for gutter maintenance, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall, usually in late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Across Washington the schedule follows the same rhythm, but the local storms and the wet months set the timing. Our crew comes out to clean your gutters before the leaves and debris pile up, not after.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and clogged downspouts are the first thing we clear. In fall it is the leaf load, and the wet mat it turns into before the rainy season. Where we see freezing in winter, the fall visit is what keeps ice from building at the eave; on houses that skipped that visit, we have seen runs sag or pull loose, and that is where structural damage and wood rot start. Where winters stay mild, the fall visit is about getting the gutters clean before the heavy rainfall arrives. The wettest months here are January, November and December, and that is when rainwater has the most to move through a gutter that is already full.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the runs between visits. Near a busy road or construction, or anywhere in the surrounding areas, the same schedule applies. Where the landscape is open with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to protect your home. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs clearing before a run is truly clean. Even under guards, a rain gutter needs its water flow checked, because the point of the schedule is to keep your gutters running clear through the wet months.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and which outlets carry water away from the foundation. That first visit also sets a clean baseline for the next one. Book a date by calling (866) 435-6328, or ask for a written estimate with the schedule included, and we will walk you through our gutter services for the year.
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 Lake Stickney, WA and the surrounding areas, working out of the nearest base. We clean residential properties in the neighborhoods we already serve, and we clean residential and commercial properties on the same schedule when a building needs it. Lake Stickney homeowners often ask whether tree cover changes the price on their Lake Stickney homes, and it does, which is why the estimate asks about it.
Booking is straightforward. You send us the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and we quote from there, the same way we price our gutter cleaning services. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season; the two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
For a regular gutter cleaning service on a set schedule, ask us to book the whole year at once. That keeps your dates fixed, makes it easier to plan around the wet months, and means the crew can clean your gutters before the rain starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will confirm a date.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure before you book.
Most customers here book in late spring after the seed drop and in late fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the ice can already be building at the eave, and that is harder to clear.
Same-day slots depend on the week. Most come up within a few days, and we confirm the exact date when you call.
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 to clear any clog and check that water leaves the outlet, as part of our gutters and downspouts work on every visit. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and can cause a blockage that keeps water from getting in. We clear the surface and check the flow under the guard, so the run is clean from the top to the outlet.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not debris. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, so you can protect your home from water damage without us selling a second cleaning.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts. The number we give 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.
