Our own crew cleans gutters in Moses Lake, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Moses Lake customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing it that way on our own jobs for years.
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 sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning process starts with the same three things for every homeowner, so the quote is never a guess. We give an estimate over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but we would rather you see the whole number up front.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder work. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves, which adds time to every run. A twig or a clog at the elbow adds time too. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to each section. A leak at a seam, a sag in a run or a loose hanger is noted in the quote, not fixed on the spot. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On our Moses Lake jobs the biggest swing usually comes from tree cover and gutter neglect, not from the house itself. A two-story home with heavy buildup packed into the elbows takes more crew time than a taller home that was cleaned last fall, so tell us what you know about the gutters when you call. A gutter that was clean last fall is the easy version of this job. Our cleaning services in Moses Lake start with that call. Text us a photo of the front of the house if it is easy, and we can give you a closer number before anyone climbs. This is the same process we use for every home we clean across the area, and it is why we can tell you the price on the phone and mean it. Bring up the cleanings history and the tree line in your first message, and we will sort the rest out with you before the crew is on the way.
| 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 Moses Lake customers book twice a year, once in mid to late June after the seed and pollen drop finishes and once from October to early November after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in June, the downspout elbows are often packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged or pulled loose by the next spring. All winter, leaves and debris left in a gutter turn into a clog that holds water against the fascia. A clean gutter going into winter is a much smaller job than a packed one coming out of it.
Under heavy tree cover, on our jobs, customers tend to be on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the gutter system fills faster than a twice-yearly schedule can keep up with. Keeping the gutter clean between visits is the whole game under trees. A lot with few or no trees usually needs only one visit a year, in October to early November. A lot with heavy landscape planting against the wall sits somewhere between the two. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and we do that less often than an open run, but it does not go away.
Winter is the other part of the picture here. The wettest months are January, November and December, and the snow comes most often in January and February, so the fall visit is the one that protects the roofline before the season turns. Atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts across Washington push heavy rainfall through the system in a short window, and a gutter that is already half full of leaves cannot take that load. On every visit we flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet, so rainwater leaves through the pipe instead of over the edge. Clogged downspouts in the cold months are where we most often find structural damage: water that backs up has nowhere to go but behind the fascia, where it starts to rot the board, and under the first course of shingles. Keeping the gutter clean is how you protect your home from water damage.
Regular gutter cleaning is less about one heroic cleaning and more about how you keep your gutters moving through the year. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing so you know what to expect the next time we are out.
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 have cleaned gutters across Moses Lake homes for years, from the older blocks near the lake to the newer subdivisions on the edge of town. Our gutter cleaning services also reach the surrounding areas, and the crew covers Moses Lake WA from the nearest base, so there is no long drive to add to the bill. Moses Lake homeowners get the same crew and the same photo log, whichever side of town they are on. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, roof size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you to send. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house front, or book a date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: the weeks after the spring seed drop and the weeks after the leaves come down in fall. If you want a date in those windows, call early. Outside those windows we can usually find a slot without much waiting. Whether you want to clean your gutters in spring or fall, lead time is confirmed when you call, so you know the date before you commit. Debris removal is part of the visit, so there is nothing left on your end to haul. Once the crew is done, the lot is left clean and the photos are on your phone.
Residential and commercial jobs run on the same schedule logic, and commercial properties get the same photo log for every run. Residential properties are what most of our crews are out on week to week. Whether it is a single-story house or a two-story with a long back run, the process is the same: we confirm the time, the crew arrives, and you get photos of every run before the truck leaves. For a regular gutter cleaning service that keeps your system running clean between seasons, ask us about a standing date for cleaning and maintenance.
1. What does gutter cleaning cost for a two-story house in Moses Lake? The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote from that.
2. What month should I clean gutters in Moses Lake? Most of our customers book to clean their gutters in mid to late June and again from October to early November. If you wait past the fall leaf drop, the wet mat can turn into a blockage at the elbows before the winter rains arrive.
3. Do you offer same-day gutter cleaning in Moses Lake? Same-day depends on the calendar, so we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week.
4. Do I need to be home? No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean. It 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.
5. Do you flush the downspouts and check where they drain, including underground lines? Yes. Every visit covers the gutters and downspouts: each downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and a downspout is done when the water runs clean at the bottom. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before we touch it.
6. If my gutters have guards, do they still need cleaning? Yes. Guards stop leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top of them and wet into a paste. Guards lower gutter maintenance, they do not remove it. We clear the surface and check that water is getting in.
7. What happens if the gutters still overflow after you leave? A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is.
8. Will the price change once the crew is on the roof? Only if we find something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Our gutter services are quoted for the whole house from the start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
