Our own crew cleans gutters in Mercer Island, each run flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, the yard left clean, 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 hangs over the gutters, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Mercer Island homeowners who book with us do it in spring and fall, and that is when we see the most gutters packed and overflowing.
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 at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but we would rather give the homeowner one number for the whole house than make them multiply. Cleaning services are priced this way on every job we take.
On our jobs the things that move the price are the ones you can see from the driveway and a few you cannot. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means more time on a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther off the ground than it looks. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy with buildup, packed grit and sludge, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Gutter maintenance covers flushing, a water flow check and debris removal, and the gutters come out clean. All of it is in the number and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job once the crew is on site, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how our gutter cleaning process looks on our side. On Mercer Island homes with heavy tree cover, the first thing we found on the back run was a packed elbow and poor drainage into the soil beside the foundation, and the price moved because of the extra time to get it clean. Under heavy tree cover, keep your gutters clear with regular gutter cleaning, and each visit stays quick. Between visits, a stray twig or a clog in the elbow can make water back up and leak over the edge, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text is the fastest way to get your gutters priced before we arrive.
| 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 customers across Mercer Island book gutter cleaning services twice a year, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs in spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows and leave clogged downspouts behind, and in fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that stops the water from moving. In winter, when heavy rainfall keeps the ground wet and the rainwater runs heavy, a gutter system that has not been kept clean will sag and rot, and the water finds its way back into the structure, which is how structural damage starts. Clearing it is how you protect your home from water damage.
Under heavy tree cover, we see cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit clog the gutters between visits. Near a busy road or on a lot with heavy landscape planting, the same schedule applies. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is enough. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean and a flush, because leaves and debris sit on top of the guard and the water never gets in to carry water away from your home.
When we open a gutter here after the spring seed drop, we find the seed casings. When we open it in November we find the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under the weight of ice by February. Those are the calendar points that matter on our jobs. A clean gutter in spring is not the same as one in winter, so after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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.
We offer cleaning services in Mercer Island, and our gutter services cover the whole city and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, then tell us the number of stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the house. We give you a quote by phone or text from those three things. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call rather than promising a slot we cannot hold.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when most of the residential and commercial properties we service are due. Residential properties get the same photo log as every other job. If you want a particular week, booking early in those windows for the gutter cleaning service is the safest move, and a clean first visit sets the rhythm for the rest of the year. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The estimate comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. We do not give a range here because the house decides the number. Flushing and haul-off are in the number.
Most of our customers in Mercer Island WA book in late spring, after the seed drop, and in late fall, after the last leaves. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find the gutter has already sagged under ice. On a house with heavy tree cover, we are back every three to four months to clean your gutters.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you are not waiting on a promise we cannot keep.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up, and we send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes. We clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and check that the water leaves at the outlet. If a run drains into an underground line, we tell you whether it is flowing. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. Leaves and needles sit on top of the guard, and grit works through it and packs the rain gutter underneath. On our jobs we lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them so the water gets in, and that cleaning and maintenance is priced as a guarded job.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage problem, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote 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.
