Our own crew cleans gutters in Maple Valley, and we flush every downspout, flow-test it, haul away the mess and photograph every run before we leave. We leave the yard clean. Gutter services here are priced from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, most of our customers book for spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf load are at their heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 for your 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 how many stories the house has, its size 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 serve residential and commercial properties, and the quote works the same way for commercial properties as it does for residential properties. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place once the length is worked out, but the stories and the condition of the runs are what usually decide it on a real house.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted muck, and guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Clogged downspouts add time, since each one is cleared and flushed before the crew moves on. Even a clean gutter gets the full flush and flow test. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, we tell you before work starts, not on the invoice.
Here is what it looks like when a neighborhood decides the price. On one Maple Valley job the lot had no trees over the roof, the house was two stories, and the gutters had been opened once in the last several years. What we found on the first run was a clog in the downspout elbow and a sag where the hanger had let go, and both were flagged on the phone before we booked the date. Most Maple Valley homes come in on a similar pattern, with the clog and the drainage problem showing up at the same downspout, so ask us to look at the photo of the front of the house by text and we will tell you what to expect before the crew shows up.
Regular gutter cleaning services are the cheapest way to keep water moving, but the real cost comes from letting a buildup of seed and grit turn into a water flow problem that gets into the fascia. Clean your gutters on a schedule that matches your trees, and ask us for a written estimate so you have the number before any work starts. We check the gutters and downspouts together, because a clear trough does nothing if the downspout cannot move water away from your home. Our crew handles the debris removal in the same visit, so you are not paying a second company to haul the mess away.
| 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 Maple Valley customers book two cleanings a year, one in the spring and one in late October to November, after the last leaves come down. Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after seed and pollen drop. When we open a gutter here in the spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and the clog usually sits right where the downspout meets the run. A blockage at the elbow backs water up to the roofline, so it is the first thing we clear. In the fall it is leaves packed into the trough, and on houses that skipped that visit we have seen runs sag, pull loose and cause structural damage by March, after the first ice has backed up water at the eave. Clean gutters help protect your home from water damage.
If your landscape has heavy tree cover, the schedule tightens. Across Washington, atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts bring heavy rainfall, and Maple Valley averages 59.7 inches of rain a year, with November, December and January the wettest months. Needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and on those lots we see the rainwater backing up or a leak at a seam within a few months of a cleaning. Under heavy tree cover we keep customers on a cleaning every three to four months, the simplest way to keep your gutters clear. If you have few or no trees, once a year, in late October to November, is enough for most houses. Lots near a busy road or a construction site fall in the tighter group, because the dust from those sources gets into the runs faster than leaves do.
Guards cut down how often the gutter system needs a full clean, but they do not remove the need for cleaning. Think of guards as a way to stretch gutter maintenance, not as a replacement for cleaning and maintenance. We still clear the surface and check the flow under the guard on the same visit, and a clean trough is the only proof the water is getting in. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so the schedule is based on what we found, not on a guess.
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 Maple Valley WA and the surrounding areas out of the nearest base. Every homeowner gets a quote by phone or text based on your stories, your square footage and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the front of the house helps us see the eaves and the runs before we come out. Lead time depends on the week, and we will tell you the next open slot when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar. Booking a Maple Valley gutter cleaning takes one call, and tell us about any gutter guards when you dial.
The calendar fills in two busy windows: across Washington, the spring visit lands in mid to late June after seed drop, and in Maple Valley the fall cleaning comes in late October to November, after the leaves are down. Booking early in those windows gives you a better choice of date. A twig stuck in a run gets pulled out before the flush, not left for the next rain. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, since the crew works from the outside and sends photos of every run when they finish. Once the gutters are clean, we check the flow and send the photos. If you want to see how the visit runs before you book, ask us to walk you through the gutter cleaning process on the phone, and get your gutters on the schedule before the rush.
The number comes from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across Washington, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after seed and pollen drop. In Maple Valley, the fall visit usually lands in late October to November, after the leaves and debris come down. If the gutters wait until winter, the rainwater and ice can back up at the eave before we get there.
We confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week, and we will tell you the nearest opening.
No. Our crew works from the outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed and watched until it runs clear, and we check the outlet at the bottom. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep out the leaves, but the needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and turn into a mat that sends water off the front edge. A rain gutter with guards still needs the surface cleared, and a clean trough is the only way to know the water is moving. We flush the downspouts even with guards in place.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a dirty trough. Water that keeps running over the edge can rot the fascia board behind it, so send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote is the number we charge, and anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
