Our own crew cleans gutters in Orchards, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave, so you see a clean trough. Our crew handles houses across Orchards WA, from single-story ranches to homes with heavy tree cover and built-up gutters. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the eaves, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Orchards customers book in spring and fall, and we have been running those visits on the same houses for years. Call (866) 435-6328 for pricing.
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. We price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per run, but it does not account for a third story or a steep roof, which is where most of the extra time goes. If you own commercial properties, we price them the same way, from stories, size and what is in the gutters.
On our jobs the things that move the price are consistent. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk means a boom or scissor lift and more setup. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits far above the ground. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed with buildup, leaves and debris, and a rain gutter like that takes longer to clear than one that was kept clean last season. A clog at the outlet stops the water flow, so we flush each downspout and check the drainage before we leave. A run that has been left to sag is a different job, because water sitting in the trough turns into structural damage and rot at the fascia. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the quote and never billed as extras. The whole point is to get water away from the foundation, and the landscape at the outlet decides whether it stays there. If anything changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our orchards gutter cleaning is one job for the whole house, and most orchards homes we see are older single-family houses where the gutters have not been touched between visits. The quote usually comes down to whether the back run has a clog that needs a flush from the top. Among orchards homeowners, the ones with heavy tree cover tend to need the most work on the downspout. On one recent Orchards job the house had heavy tree cover and the clogged downspouts held seed casings and leaves; the crew flushed each downspout and flow-tested every run, and the trough was left clean before they left. The number held because we had priced the tree cover in on the phone. You can read the full write-up on that job here. If you want a number, text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see.
| 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 Orchards customers book twice a year: mid to late June across Washington, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late October to November, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in the warm months we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, and a paste of pollen on the back of the trough. A clean gutter in June can be full again by late October. When we open one after the leaves drop we find the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag under the weight of ice by the first hard freeze. That is the cost of one missed visit.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees overhanging the house, our customers come back every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits and a single clog in the back run can back rainwater up along the roofline. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep a clean run on most houses, and that is the regular gutter cleaning schedule we set. Guards change the schedule a little. They keep out leaves, but the surface still needs clearing, so the interval gets longer without disappearing, and each visit still includes debris removal. Across Washington, the wet season arrives with atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts, and that heavy rainfall is what shows a blockage first.
We have one residential customer with no trees who books once a year in late fall, and one under heavy cover on a schedule of every three to four months, each with the gutter-level detail from their visit. Both are written up with their links. Our residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic. Most residential properties with a steady clog problem get the closer interval, and most homeowners find the spring and fall pair is enough. Ask for a gutter cleaning service estimate by phone or text for any house in orchards wa, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you do not have to guess how often to clean your gutters.
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 has worked across orchards neighborhoods, including the older blocks with mature trees and the newer subdivisions where the gutters are a few stories higher. The crew covers the whole city and the surrounding areas from our nearest base, and every visit starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts in one visit, so one price covers the whole house, and every visit ends with a clean yard. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the number, and it takes a minute to send. Lead time for orchards gutter cleaning depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: mid to late June across Washington, and late October to November. Those windows are when every homeowner in Orchards wants the gutters clean before the heavy rain, and the slots go first. The wettest months here are January, November and December, with 45.1 inches of rain a year, so a blocked run can leak at the seam within days of a storm. If you book outside those windows you usually get the earlier date.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you keep your gutters on a schedule and flush every downspout each time, you will protect your home from water damage. Gutter guards count too: on a guarded gutter system the crew still clears the twig and needles that sit on top and leaves the trough clean, and the cleanings are shorter. Our crew keeps the water moving, and we can set up the next visit before we leave the first one.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. We do not give a generic range; we give you the number for your house. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will ask about stories, size and tree cover.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, with spring visits across Washington usually landing mid to late June and fall visits in late October to November. Try to get your gutters cleaned before the first hard freeze. If you wait past it, we find the wet leaf mat, ice damage at the eaves and rot at the fascia, which is harder and slower to clear.
Our cleaning services in orchards usually have a slot within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need something sooner, ask and we will tell you what is open.
No. Our crew works outside, leaves the yard clean, and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout gets a flush and a flow test, and we check that water leaves at the outlet and runs away from your home, not back toward the foundation. We also leave the outlet clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it. Landscape grading at the outlet decides where the water ends up, so we tell you if the landscape is holding it.
Yes. On our jobs the guards keep out the leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and stop the water getting in. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them. A guarded gutter system still needs cleaning, just less often, and guards do not end gutter maintenance.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
The number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: quote, visit, photos, invoice, and our cleaning and maintenance visits follow it too. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
