Our own crew runs a gutter cleaning service in Sammamish, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house 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 customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been doing this work long enough to know which runs come back first. Every run is left clean before we go.
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 sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot figure hides the stories and the access, which are what actually drive the time on a ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk adds time, and so does a walk-out basement or sloped lot that puts the back run well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat take longer than an open run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. A gutter system that is already clean at the outlet takes far less time on a ladder. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Sammamish jobs the quote usually turns on how many runs are sitting in a clog and how far the water flow has to run before it clears the downspout. A house with a sag in one run and buildup at two clogged downspouts takes a different visit than one that only needs a light flush to stay clean, and we say which one it is when we call. A homeowner calling about one of the sammamish homes we have worked on usually asks about leaves first, but the drainage question is what matters more. When water is backing up at a corner, that is the sign the gutter needs more than a surface pass.
Where we see the most trouble is houses where a run has pulled loose, the trough no longer has a steady slope, and water sits instead of running. Left alone, that is where structural damage starts, and it is cheaper to catch it at the clean than after the fascia has begun to rot. We flush every downspout and check that each one carries water away from your home, across the lawn, a bed or the landscape near the foundation, so you know the path is clear, not just that the gutter looks empty.
For commercial properties we price per building on a schedule, and the same logic applies: the stories, the roof access and the amount of rain gutter run decide the time. The same rules cover residential and commercial work, and we will tell you which one fits the building you have. We also do residential work for homeowners, so if the job is a house, the same crew handles it.
| 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 sammamish wa book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late November to December, after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is leaves and debris packed into a wet mat, and where houses skipped the fall visit and then got the ice, the runs have sagged or pulled loose before spring. A clog that sits all winter is a rainwater problem by spring, and a clean gutter in fall avoids it.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the right rhythm, because needles, a stray twig and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and a blockage can form faster than a twice-a-year schedule catches. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit does the same thing, so those runs need a clean at each visit. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most roofline layouts. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean, because the mess that sits on top of the guard is what starts the roofline problem.
When we open a gutter here in spring, the first thing we check is the downspout outlet, because that is where a blockage shows up as an estimate of how far the water is backing up. If the outlet is clean and the run still overflows, we know it is a slope problem, not a clog. A blocked run shows up fast in heavy rainfall. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text. Most sammamish homeowners reach us by calling (866) 435-6328, and booking sammamish gutter cleaning takes one call or text. Tell us the stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. If you have gutter guards, or the gutters were clean at the last visit, say so, because it changes the time on the ladder. We will confirm a date when we call back. Our crew offers cleaning services across sammamish and the surrounding areas. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, and the calendar fills quickly then, so book early and get your gutters on the calendar before those weeks.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. A cleaning is one of the gutter services we offer, and the crew can also handle regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule. Keeping your gutters clear helps protect your home from water damage around the eaves and foundation. We check the gutters and downspouts on every visit, not just the runs you can see. Regular gutter maintenance is the easy part of the job, and cleaning and maintenance on one visit beats two separate calls. A small leak at a seam is usually the first sign something needs attention, and we photograph it for you. Customers who book a set visit tend to see fewer surprises at the next clean, which is the whole point of the schedule. Booking regular cleanings is the easiest way to keep your gutters clear.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure in writing before we know those two things.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the runs we see later in winter have usually sagged under the weight of ice, which is a bigger job than a clean.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the calendar actually has an opening.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and it sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout in the gutter system and check where the water goes at the outlet. If a line drains underground and needs clearing, that is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the mess sits on top of the guard, and the needles and seed casings work their way through the mesh. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspouts and reseat the guards.
If a gutter that is clean still spills over the edge in rain, it is a slope or capacity problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The number we quoted on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
