Our own crew cleans gutters in Port Townsend, and we flow-test every run before we leave. Everything we pull out gets hauled off the property, and you get photos of each run. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book with us in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for them.
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, how big it is, and what is sitting 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 gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the job is measured. What moves a quote on our jobs is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough.
Flushing, water flow testing and haul-away are included and never billed as extras, on residential properties and commercial properties alike. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs the clog we find most often is a packed elbow where one of the clogged downspouts meets the ground, where leaves and debris settle and turn into a plug. A rain gutter that looks clean from the ground can still hold a long buildup that sends water over the front edge in the first heavy rain. That is the kind of thing that turns a routine visit into structural damage if it sits for a season, so we clear it and flush the line until the water flow runs freely and the drainage clears, and keep water away from the house. On some houses the sag in a run is the real problem, and we photograph it and tell you what we see rather than guess. Some of the Port Townsend homes we clean sit near the water with a lot of leaves and needles coming off the nearby trees, and those gutters fill faster than the ones inland.
Quoting is simple, and it is the first step in our gutter cleaning process. Tell us the stories, the approximate size, and whether trees sit over the house, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. We will give you a number 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 customers book twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, after the seed drop and again after the last leaves are down. After the spring seed drop, when we open a gutter here, we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and if the first ice comes early enough, the ice dams at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag or pull loose by the next wet season, and that is the difference between a clean-up and a repair conversation.
Heavy tree cover changes the schedule for Port Townsend gutter cleaning. Under big trees, or near a busy road or a construction site, needles and grit pack the gutters between visits, and those customers are on every three to four months. Few or no trees overhead is usually once a year in late fall, which is enough for most houses. Gutters with guards still need debris removal from the surface, and we schedule those less often but never skip them entirely.
Port Townsend wa is a wet place most of the year, and rainwater moves fast off a clean gutter and slowly off a blockage. A small clog that you cannot see from the ground, up under the roofline, can back water up behind the gutter and cause a leak before anyone notices. Regular gutter cleaning on the schedule that fits your lot is the cheapest insurance we know of against that, and it is what most of our customers settle into after the first visit. Plan to clean your gutters before the wet months start, then again on the schedule we set.
After your first gutter cleaning service we give you an estimate of which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date in writing.
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 cleans gutters across Port Townsend and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we run a steady route of gutter services through the neighborhoods where the houses sit under the most leaves. If you call, we will tell you when the next open slot comes up, and we will confirm the day with you before we come out. Booking is one phone call to (866) 435-6328 or one text: give us the stories, the rough size, and whether trees hang over the house, and we will quote the job from there. It is the quickest way to get your gutters on the calendar. We flush every downspout on your gutters and downspouts before we leave.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when the seeds and the leaves are at their worst. If you want a particular week in those months, ask early. Outside those windows we can usually find a slot sooner. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The same process applies to residential and commercial properties, with photos of every run at the end of each visit.
If you are a homeowner who wants to protect your home from water damage, book before the first heavy rainfall rather than after the first overflow. Keep your gutters clean and flowing through the wet months and the rest of the house has an easier year. If you have a question about a run that looks wrong, text us a photo and we will tell you what we see.
The number comes from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you on the phone or by text. We do not quote a range here. Once you tell us those three things, the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring after the seed drop and again in late fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find runs that have sagged under the first ice by the next wet season. Heavy tree cover calls for a visit every three to four months.
Most of our cleaning services in Port Townsend get a slot within the week, and we confirm the date when you call at (866) 435-6328. If a day opens up sooner, we will tell you when you ask.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we check the gutters and the lines together, and every run is flushed and flow-tested until the water runs clean at the bottom. That way we can see that water runs away from your home and not onto the landscape at the foundation. If a line runs underground, we check the outlet and tell you what we find; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes, they do. Under guards on our jobs we most often find needles, the odd twig and seed casings sitting on top and grit underneath, so the top still gets a clean and the guards get reseated. Guards change the cleaning and maintenance schedule, and gutter maintenance on a guarded system is less frequent than on open gutters, but the gutter system still gets checked for flow at every visit.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, it usually has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Water left running over the edge can rot the fascia board behind it. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will 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 the change before they start. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
