Our own crew runs this gutter cleaning service in North Lynnwood WA, and the job is simple to describe. We clear every run, flush every downspout, haul the mess away and send you photos before we leave, so you can see a clean result on your phone. 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 your invoice. Spring and fall are when most North Lynnwood homeowners book with us, and we keep the calendar open for both.
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. We work it out over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Owners of commercial properties ask the same question, and the answer starts with the same three things.
What moves the number on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes how we set the boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed solid, and that takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are part of the job and are never billed as extras. If we see structural damage, like a run pulling off the fascia, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On North Lynnwood homes, the figure is driven as much by what is in the gutter as by the house. One home we cleaned had an overflowing run with leaves and debris packed into the downspout, and the clog was the reason water was spilling over the front edge in rain. Clearing the clog and confirming the water flow through every downspout was the whole job. Some of the houses near the older tree-lined streets carry heavy buildup from years of leaves, and a clogged downspout there can push water back toward the foundation. We look at drainage on every run, because a rain gutter that sags or pulls loose is a sign the water has been sitting in it too long. Clean gutters move water away from the foundation, which is the whole point.
| 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 in North Lynnwood WA book spring and fall visits, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in spring, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag before midwinter. Where a home has heavy tree cover, clogs build between visits, so those customers book every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout faster. A house with few or no trees usually does fine on one visit a year, in late November to December. The rhythm is much the same for residential and commercial buildings, since the trees and the weather do not care which one it is. Gutter guards mean fewer cleanings, but the surface still needs clearing.
The wettest months here are January, November and December, and that heavy rainfall lands on the same gutters that are already full of fall leaves, so residential properties feel it first. About 33 inches of rain falls in a year here. Freezing weather adds one more reason for the fall visit. Once the first ice arrives, rainwater trapped in the gutter can freeze at the eave and form ice dams, and an ice dam can leak into the attic before anyone sees a stain. That is hard to fix after the fact, so our crews are out ahead of the cold.
We keep a record of what we find at each house. Regular gutter cleaning is easier on everyone that way. After the first visit we tell you how often to clean your gutters on your lot, and you can adjust it from there.
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 works across North Lynnwood and the surrounding areas, and we cover the city from the nearest base so you are not waiting on a long drive. To book North Lynnwood gutter cleaning, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a quote from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof. The quote takes a few minutes, and most of the time we can give you the number on the call. Lead times depend on the season, and the spring and fall windows fill first. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, so you can book it around your day.
North Lynnwood homeowners tell us the biggest reason they book is that their gutters are overflowing, and they want to protect your home from water damage. Gutter maintenance is what keeps the water away from your home. Clean gutters move it away from the walls, the roofline and the foundation, and that keeps small problems from becoming larger ones. A twig or a handful of needles is enough to start a clog, so the crew checks gutters and downspouts on every visit. We flush every downspout before the truck leaves, and debris removal is part of the visit, so the bags leave with the crew. Cleaning and maintenance go together on a gutter, because clearing it is only half the job. Our gutter services end with photos on your phone, and every homeowner gets the same record. Keep your gutters clean between visits, and call us if you see water going over the edge. If you have a question about the job before you book, ask when you call, and we will answer it directly.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will quote the job before anyone climbs a ladder.
Most of our customers book a spring visit and a fall visit. Our fall visits run late November to December, ahead of the first ice, because water trapped at the eave turns into ice dams. If the gutters wait until winter, we find sagging runs and ice behind the gutter. Ask for a written estimate, and we will book the date that fits your schedule, so the gutters are clean before the first freeze.
Lead times depend on the season, and most open slots come up within the week. To get your gutters on the schedule, call and we confirm your date, so you know when the crew is coming.
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 before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and checked for water flow at the outlet. If a line runs underground and needs clearing, we tell you about it and quote that separately before we touch it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs attention. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit on top of the guard, and the surface still has to be cleared so water can get in.
If the gutter is clean and still spills water over the edge, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a blockage. Sometimes the landscape around the house is part of it, and we will point that out. A fascia board that stays wet can rot, and that is a repair, not a cleaning. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, and we will not sell you a second cleaning for it.
The number we quote is the number we charge. If we find something that changes the job, we tell you and agree on it before the crew starts work. That is part of our gutter cleaning process, and it applies on every house.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
