Our own crew cleans gutters in Monroe, 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to price your house from a few quick details.
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 give is the number we charge. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the stories and the amount of material in the trough do more of the work than the footage alone. A one-story house with clean gutters is the quickest number we give.
What moves the price is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height we work from. Gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed with compacted leaf and seed load, which takes longer to clean out than a seasonal leaf drop. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Here is what a typical job looks like on our schedule. The houses that carry the most gutter load are usually the ones with a heavy clog at the elbows, where drainage has slowed and the trough has started to sag. We see buildup of seeds and wet leaves in the same spots every visit, and clearing it leaves the trough clean, which is what restores proper water flow away from the foundation. Most of our monroe homes need the same routine work, but the amount of material varies a lot from one lot to the next, and that is what the phone estimate accounts for. Our gutter cleaning services cover the whole run, including the leaves and debris that collect where the valleys meet the gutter line.
We also clean residential and commercial properties in the area, and the pricing logic is the same: stories, size and load. On residential properties the rain gutter runs are usually shorter and simpler, while commercial buildings often have longer runs and more clogged downspouts to flush. A clogged downspout left alone is how structural damage starts, so flushing every one of them is part of the price, not an upsell. Our goal is to keep the water away from your home.
Here is how the number gets set on any house. Before the crew arrives we ask about stories and tree cover, so the figure we give you on the phone already accounts for the ladder work. Then the crew clears the trough, flush every downspout, and checks the water at the outlet before we photograph the runs.
| 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 customers book a gutter cleaning service for spring and fall: once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November after the last leaves. Across Washington, our spring visit runs mid to late June, and the exact timing depends on your lot. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and when we open one in November we find a wet leaf mat under a run that looked clean from the ground.
Freeze risk changes the fall visit. Where ice forms at the eave, runs left uncleaned in fall tend to fill and then freeze, and by midwinter we see sagging and pulled-loose sections on houses that skipped the fall visit. In Monroe WA, rain totals about 50.8 inches a year, and the wettest months are November, December and January, when heavy rainfall outruns a full run. It also gets about 3 inches of snow a year, mostly in February, so a clog or blockage at the eave can turn into ice fast. That is why the fall cleaning matters more here than it looks on paper. Clean gutters let rainwater leave the eave before it can refreeze and carry the water away from the house.
On lots under heavy tree cover, or close to a busy road or construction, needles, twig litter and grit pack the downspout between visits, so those lots come back more often. Lots with few or no trees usually stay clean enough for a single late-fall visit. Houses with gutter guards still need gutter maintenance on the surface, and that visit runs less often, though never zero.
When we first walk a lot, we look at how much material sits in each run, how the downspout drains, and how close the trees are to the roofline. The result of that look is the tier we put on the estimate. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and how often to clean your gutters, and we adjust from there based on what we see.
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 gutter services run from the nearest base, and our crew covers every street on the route. Booking a monroe gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text: tell us the stories, the approximate size, and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We confirm a date when you call, and the lead time depends on the calendar that week. If you are comparing cleaning services in Monroe, ask each one what the price includes. Busy stretches in spring and fall fill faster, so book early and get your gutters on the calendar.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and you get photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves. Whether you want the whole house done or just the back run, the same crew does the job, and we will keep your gutters and downspouts clean through the season.
A homeowner who has had water damage or a leak from a blocked run often wants to protect your home from a repeat. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to do it, and regular cleanings keep your home from water damage through the wet months. If you have questions about what we include or how the visit runs, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the gutters and we will tell you what we see. We cover nearby neighborhoods on the same route, and we work with homeowners across the surrounding areas to keep their gutter services on schedule.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. That figure is what we charge, with no surprises after the crew is on the ladder.
Most of our customers here book in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in late October or November after the last leaves. Freeze risk makes the fall visit important here, because runs left full can ice up before midwinter.
We confirm a date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. Same-day service depends on the calendar that day, so ask us when you call.
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. If there is landscape work under the eave, tell us when you book so the crew can plan ladder placement around it.
Yes. Our gutter cleaning process is to flush every downspout and confirm the water is leaving at the outlet, which keeps water from soaking the fascia until it starts to rot. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards still need cleaning and maintenance, because seeds, needles and grit sit on top of the guard and pack underneath, and a guarded gutter system still needs its downspout flushed.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. Call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate before you book a date.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
