Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts for Mount Vista homeowners, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, 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 roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar before the rain season sets in. We have been doing this work across Washington for years, and spring and fall are when most of our homes get booked.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from 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 quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run count is done, but on our jobs the stories and the amount of buildup decide it far more than the length.
What moves the quote is usually what the crew finds once it is on the ladder. 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 roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. A rain gutter that has not been opened in years comes down packed solid, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, and so is clearing leaves and debris from the trough; neither is billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the experience side, our crews have seen the same few things drive the quote again and again. Clogged downspouts are the usual trouble: a clog at the elbow means the crew has to open the run and clear it by hand. A twig wedged in the elbow is quick to clear. Sag in a run usually means water has been sitting in the trough, and that extra weight on the hangers is how structural damage starts. If the fascia behind it has begun to rot, that is a bigger job than cleaning, and we say so. Buildup from a few seasons of skipped cleanings is a bigger job than a single season's leaves. We have cleaned homes across Mount Vista where the gutters held a full season of leaves and grit, and we priced those by the work in front of us, not by a rate card. Water flow after we clean is the thing we check before we leave, and that check is part of the number we gave you. Our crews take residential and commercial jobs, and commercial properties follow the same logic, but this page is about residential properties.
| 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 book twice a year: once in spring, which across Washington runs mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall, usually late October to November, after the last leaves come down. On our jobs the spring visit is when we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit clears the wet leaf mat before the heavy rainfall, since Mount Vista gets about 43.9 inches of rain a year and January, November and December are the wettest months. If the house skipped that visit, we often find runs that sagged under the weight of the water by the next spring. A clean gutter going into the wet months is the goal of both visits.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, we see gutters every three to four months, because needles, twigs and grit pack the elbows between visits. With few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall to clean the gutters is usually enough. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs to be clean so the water can get in. After the first visit we tell you how often to clean your gutters on your lot, and the rainwater should run clear off the roofline once we have finished.
A clog left alone in the trough will eventually show up as a leak at the seam or a blockage at the downspout, and the estimate for clearing it grows with every season it sits. That is why regular gutter cleaning on a schedule tends to cost less over time than waiting until water is coming over the edge. Keeping up with the trough costs far less than the repair that follows. Our crews are booked by the season more than by the week, and booking a visit now is the simplest way to keep your gutters on the schedule.
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 Mount Vista gutter cleaning crew serves the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we keep a steady schedule across the city. Booking with us takes one call: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call so there are no surprises about when the crew arrives.
Our gutter services fill up in two busy windows: the mid to late June visits across Washington, and late October to November, when the leaves are coming down across the city. Booking early in those windows is the easiest way to get the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If your gutters are older or the roof is hard to reach, mention it when you book so the crew can bring the right equipment to clean the gutters safely.
We cannot promise a same-day visit for every address, but we do try to keep the calendar open enough to get a homeowner in the door when the gutters are already spilling over the edge. When the crew is on site, we clean carefully and leave the property the way we found it. The goal is to protect your home from water damage and to carry the rain water away from the foundation, so the gutters keep doing their job for another season.
Pricing for cleaning services in Mount Vista comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. We do not quote a figure without seeing those three things.
Across Washington, spring visits run mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit is usually late October to November, after the leaves are down. Most of our Mount Vista homes are cleaned on those two visits. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged under ice and water by the time the weather turns, and a fascia board that has started to rot. Those are the two windows we see most, and a clean trough going into the wet season is the goal.
We confirm a date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. Same-day is not something we promise on every address, so ask when you book and we will tell you what the calendar looks like. Either way, the crew arrives ready to clean the gutters you have.
No. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside: the crew does not come inside, the ground is left clean when they leave, and photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the crew packs up. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and keep any landscape beds near the house clear of the ladder feet.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and check the outlet to confirm the drainage is clear and the water runs clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guards, and grit underneath, so the surface still needs clearing. Guards cut the work, but they do not end cleaning and maintenance. The gutter maintenance visits are usually less frequent, and they keep the water flowing away from your home.
A gutter system that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. The number we gave you on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
