Our own crew cleans gutters in Mukilteo, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Mukilteo customers book in the spring and the fall. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar.
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 square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning service gives an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Commercial properties are quoted from the same three inputs. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the length is only part of the work on a steep or tall house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the roof. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, and a clogged downspout takes longer to clear than a clean one, so one blocked run can slow the whole gutter system. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras. If the crew finds structural damage or a leak at a seam, that is reported to you and quoted separately, and if something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across Washington, the houses we see most often have a clog at the elbow of the downspout, a sag in one run, or buildup of seeds and needles along the back edge. We call those what they are: a clog that stops the drainage, a sag that pools water and can rot the fascia board, and a buildup that holds the leaves and debris in place. Our crew works on Mukilteo homes the same way, one run at a time, checking water flow at the bottom of every downspout. Where a downspout empties into the landscape, we check that the outflow carries water away from your home, because a rain gutter that is clean still fails if the outflow is wrong. If a run is still overflowing after we clean it, we say so and show you the photo rather than selling a second cleaning. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and we will tell you what the job looks like on the phone.
| 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 Mukilteo customers book twice a year, in spring and fall, to clean your gutters before the seeds and the wet leaves arrive. Across Washington, spring visits usually land in mid to late June, after the seeds and pollen drop. When we open a gutter here in June we find seeds packed in the elbows, a twig or two wedged under the lip, and a paste of pollen along the back run. The fall visit runs late November to December, after the last leaves come down, and that is when we find the wet leaf mat. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we find runs sagging by late winter, after a wet season that peaks in January, November and December.
Under heavy tree cover, we see the downspout runs packing between visits, so those houses need more cleanings, roughly one every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees need a cleaning once a year in late fall. Gutter guards need a clean less often, with the surface still cleared between visits. Our schedule covers residential and commercial work, so a commercial lot under heavy tree cover follows the same tiers as a family home. Our crew can tell you on the first visit which tier your lot needs, based on what is in the gutters and how the water runs off the roofline, and what needs watching between visits is mostly the downspout, which is the core of gutter maintenance.
Atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts across Washington bring heavy rainfall, and that is when a clog shows. If a gutter starts to overflow between visits, the blockage is almost always in the downspout rather than the trough. A slow discharge at the bottom, or a drip at a seam, is the first sign of a leak, and rainwater running down the siding is the second. Mukilteo averages about 33 inches of rain a year, and snow is light at about 3 inches, mostly in February. Ask us to check it on the next visit rather than waiting for water to run down the wall.
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 reach across Mukilteo WA and the surrounding areas, and we offer cleaning services in Mukilteo from the nearest base. The crew covers residential properties across the city. Booking for Mukilteo gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, based on stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. We will tell you our lead time when you call, and we call before we come. A homeowner does not need to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: spring visits across Washington land in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs late November to December. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar in those months, book early. Outside them there is usually room, and we can confirm a date on the call.
Our gutter cleaning process ends with photos of each run and each downspout on your phone, so you can see the work whether you were home or not. Each visit we flush every downspout and check the flow at the outlet. Keep your gutters and downspouts clear and the rest of the house lasts longer, and our crew sets up cleaning and maintenance on a schedule that fits the house. Clean gutters help protect your home from water damage in a wet winter.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and our gutter cleaning service gives it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range; the price we give is the price we charge.
Our customers here book in spring and fall, after the seeds and the leaves are down. Freezing is a real risk here, so if you wait past the fall visit, the first freeze can bring ice to the eaves and sag the runs by winter, and standing water can rot the fascia. Keep the late November to December visit, since gutter maintenance done before the wet season is the cheaper fix.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. A homeowner does not need to be there, because our crew works outside and does not come into the house. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the lifts are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that the drainage is working at the outlet. If a drain line runs underground and water is not coming out, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. The guard is only part of the gutter system, and on our jobs we find seed casings and grit sitting on top of guards and water running off the front edge because of it. We clean the surface and check the flow under the guard.
We check it with you during heavy rainfall, since that is when the problem shows. Part of our gutter cleaning process is that follow-up: a gutter that is clean and still overflowing usually has a slope or downspout size problem, which we report as a finding rather than selling another cleaning.
The number we quote covers the cleaning and maintenance listed on the quote, and it is the number we charge. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work continues.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
