Our own crew cleans gutters, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run, hauls the clippings away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, most of our customers book for spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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. Homeowners get the number by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by linear foot land in a similar place, though the per-foot math hides what the crew actually climbs to reach.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped landscape raises the effective height of the gutters, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters that have gone years without a clean hold compacted muck that takes longer to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends of the job. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of what comes out are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see on our jobs. A house with a clog in the back run that has been sitting for two seasons often shows sag at the middle hanger, with leaves and debris packed into the elbow and sometimes a twig wedged in the outlet. Good water flow matters here: water away from the foundation depends on that downspout running clear, and a blocked one can send it to the wrong side of the house. Clogged downspouts that go unnoticed for a year are the usual reason we find structural damage and rot at the fascia board. Newcastle homes with heavy canopy see this more than most, and a leak that shows up at the fascia is usually the last warning.
We price each job on what we find when we arrive, not on the house next door. A clean run costs less to finish than a packed one. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate, whether it is one rain gutter on a bungalow or the whole house.
| 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, in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in fall after the last leaves come down, so the gutters start the wet season clean. Across Washington, spring visits land mid to late June, and that is when we open gutters full of seed casings and pollen paste packed in the elbows. Our fall visits here run late November to December. In November we find a wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sagging by midwinter under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm that works, because needles and grit pack the downspout between cleanings, and a blockage forms before rainwater starts running over the edge. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall keeps most gutters clean. Surface grit on gutter guards still needs clearing, but less often than an open run. Near a busy road or active construction, the grit settles faster, so we move residential properties and commercial properties to the shorter interval.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Clean your gutters before the buildup gets heavy, and a regular gutter cleaning visit helps you keep your gutters flowing. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on a schedule that suits your roofline and your trees.
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 crew covers Newcastle WA and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and leaves each house clean when we leave. Newcastle gutter cleaning starts with a phone call or text, and it is simple for homeowners: you give us stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and we send a written estimate. A photo of the house front helps us plan the ladder setup, though it is not required. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months to get the slot you want. We will confirm the lead time when you call, because it changes with the season and with how many jobs are already on the route. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: we clean and flush every run of gutters and downspouts, then send photos so you can see what we found.
Regular service helps protect your home from water damage, and a regular schedule keeps the work small and the gutters clean. We also handle gutter services that tie into the cleaning, such as checking drainage flow after heavy rainfall. We treat cleaning and maintenance as one visit, and our gutter services cover residential and commercial work on the same route, with debris removal included. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house to start.
The number comes from stories and size, which we get by phone or text. We do not give a range here because the house and the gutters decide it. Once we have those two facts, the homeowner gets a written estimate.
Most of our customers book gutter maintenance in late spring and late fall. In spring we clear seed and pollen; in fall we clear the leaf load before the first freeze, since ice dams can form at the eave once temperatures drop. Our fall visits here run late November to December. Waiting past fall means runs that sag under winter snow and ice.
Most slots come up within the week across Newcastle, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day service depends on our route that day, so ask us when you phone in.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see each run is clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On a guarded gutter system, the guards hold back leaves but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top. The surface still needs clearing, though a guarded run stays clean longer than an open gutter.
A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a leaf problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. Left alone, that overflow runs down the wall instead of away from your home. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. Every job is quoted from the stories and size you give us, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
