Our own crew handles the job from start to finish. We clean every run, flush every downspout until it runs clear, haul away the leaves and every twig, and send you 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 is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, spring visits run mid to late June, and in Maltby, fall visits run late October to November.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its 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. We quote residential and commercial properties the same way, so commercial properties get a firm number before a crew is booked. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run count is known, but the fastest way to an exact number is a call with the storey count and a photo of the front of the house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and that is priced into the visit. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. A rain gutter that has not been opened in years comes out with compacted leaves and debris packed into the troughs, and water that sits behind it will rot the fascia board, so that takes longer than a routine clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Maltby homes tell the same story at the gutter. On one job, the front run looked clean from the sidewalk and had only a light sag, but the rear run had a clog at the elbow and a buildup of leaves and grit that had been sitting for two seasons. The crew cleared both runs, flushed the clogged downspouts until the water flow ran clear at the bottom, and noted a loose hanger for the report. That visit was quoted from the story count and the tree cover, and the number on the phone held. Our crew checks the whole gutter system for structural damage as part of the visit, and if the water is not draining away from your home, the crew says so and photographs it.
| 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 Maltby customers book two cleanings a year, once in the spring after the seeds and pollen drop and again in the fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and a rainwater run that backs up if it is left. In fall we find the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat is what sets up a gutter that sags or pulls loose by the time winter is over. Maltby gets 45.2 inches of precipitation a year, with the wettest months in January, November and December, so a clog left over winter can turn into water damage during heavy rainfall. Where freeze risk is part of the year, the first ice shows up at the eave, and ice dams form on houses that skipped the fall visit. Spring and fall are the two times our crew sees the blockage most clearly.
Tree cover changes the schedule for every homeowner here. Under heavy tree cover, needles, seeds and grit pack the drain outlets between visits, so those lots go on a three to four month schedule. Near a busy road or a construction site, the same schedule applies because the grit settles faster. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the roofline clean. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the lot on track, and gutter guards change the job too: they cut down on the leaves, but the surface still needs gutter maintenance, so the visits come less often rather than stopping. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and cleaning and maintenance follow that tier.
If you want gutter cleaning services that come back at the right time, call to clean your gutters and get the visits on the calendar, and we will set the cadence and give you an estimate from the first visit. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date for the spring or fall visit here, or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the tier.
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 cleans gutters across Maltby, and we work from the nearest base when a job is booked. Homeowners here start with a quote by phone or text from the story count, the size of the house and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. The gutter cleaning process begins there, and lead times depend on the season, so we confirm the date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so book early if you want a particular week. We also offer cleaning services in Maltby for residential and commercial properties, and commercial properties follow the same booking steps.
Homeowners ask us how we keep the work tidy. We flush every downspout and check that the water runs clean at the bottom, then haul the leaves off rather than blowing them onto the lawn, so the yard and landscape are left as we found them. The gutter services we provide are all about drainage, getting the water away from the house, and that helps protect your home from water damage over the long run. We cover residential properties in the city and the surrounding areas. Between cleanings, we keep your gutters and outlets in working order from one visit to the next.
The number comes from the story count and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we find sagging runs, a leak at the eave and ice by winter. Under heavy tree cover we go every three to four months. Call to get your gutters on the calendar before the busy weeks fill.
Lead times vary by season, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when the crew arrives.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, and the lawn is left clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow tested. If an underground line is involved, we check the outlet, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need gutter maintenance, and we clean out the surface and check the water flow. On our jobs the guard reduces the leaves but not the seeds, needles or grit that sit on top, so the visits come less often rather than stopping.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size rather than what is in the trough. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
The price we quote is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, not after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
