Our gutter cleaning services in SeaTac WA come from our own crew. We clean the runs, flush every downspout, flow-test each one, handle debris removal, and send photos before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to book. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall visit window, so the calendar fills early in those months.
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. We quote it over the phone 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 once the run count is added up.
On our jobs, a clog that has built up for years costs more time than a light seasonal load, and a gutter system that has been holding rainwater for a long stretch can have a leak at a seam or a joint. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more setup, and a walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves the crew has to reach. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and so does packed leaf mat that has turned into a buildup of wet grit at the elbows. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of the leaves and debris are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job once we are on site, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
For SeaTac homes the usual pattern is a full clean on the front runs and a flush of the downspouts, with the drainage checked at the outlet. When a run shows sag or water is spilling over, we say so in the report instead of quoting a second visit. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic: the quote comes from what we measure and what we find, and it is set before the ladder goes up.
Our jobs are mostly residential properties, with a steady share of residential and commercial work from the same crew. On the houses we clean, the most common driver of the quote is how many runs need clearing and how many downspout outlets need flushing. We clean your gutters to the point where water flows freely, and we will tell you what it takes to keep them clear between visits. Regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule usually costs less per visit than waiting until the water is over the edge.
If you call with the number of stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, we can give you a firm figure for our services the same day. A photo of the front of the house by text helps us confirm what we are looking at before we arrive.
| 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 the spring visit window after the seed and pollen drop, and in the fall visit window after the last leaves. Across Washington the spring visit falls in mid to late June. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds, seed casings and pollen paste. In SeaTac the fall visit usually lands in late November to December, the same stretch as the wettest months, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by the time the rain settles in. A clean run going into the wet season is the simplest fix.
Under heavy tree cover over the roof, needles, a twig and grit pack the runs between visits, and clogged downspouts show it first, so those houses are on a schedule of every three to four months. Near a busy road or active construction the same thing happens faster. On a landscape with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be clean before rain, because the leaf mat sits on top of the guard, and rainwater has nowhere to go when a blockage there is left alone.
One customer has no trees around the house and books once a year, and the gutters came back clean with no clog found at the outlet. Another has heavy cover over the back run and is on the three to four month schedule, with every downspout flushed and the flow checked each time. Both are listed in our case notes with the details of what we found.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so the schedule is based on what the gutters show, not on a generic recommendation. Keeping the gutters and downspouts clear is how you protect your home from water damage, and we aim to keep your gutters moving water to the outlet in every season. We flush every downspout on each visit, so a clean gutter drains the way it should. Ask for an estimate by phone or text, and we will say which schedule suits your gutter system.
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 gutter services reach across SeaTac WA, from the single-family streets to the larger lots, and surrounding areas are served from the nearest base. We also take on commercial properties on the same route. Booking runs by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: you send the stories, the square footage, whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the house front if that is easy. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when the calendar fills first.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the cleaning. If you have a question about the schedule or the visit, or you spot a leak, text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with what we see. Once a date is set we confirm it again the day before, so the gutter cleaning process starts on the day you expect. Our crew works the same way on every job, and the same crew comes back to a house on the next visit where possible, so the notes carry over and each run is left clean. Get your gutters on a set schedule and you will see fewer surprises after heavy rainfall, and the goal is simple: carry water away from your home instead of over the edge.
For the homeowner who wants the gutters kept clear through the wet months, cleanings are booked in advance, and each cleaning and maintenance visit includes a gutter maintenance check. The wettest months here are January, November and December, so book before the fall visit window fills. If your house has been in place for years and the gutters have never had a full clean, the first visit takes longer, and we tell you the time before we start.
For a homeowner with a two-story house, the number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how much buildup is in the runs, so we ask for those by phone or text. We will give you one figure before the crew is booked, and that figure is what the invoice shows.
Most of our customers book SeaTac gutter cleaning in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat is still there when the rain starts, and a run that was not clean can sag before spring.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
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. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check the outlet. If a buried line is involved, we tell you what we see at the outlet; clearing an underground line is a separate job and is quoted separately before we touch it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard and mat once they are wet. On our jobs we clear the surface under and over the guard and check that water is still getting in.
If a rain gutter that was clean still spills water in the rain, that is usually a slope or downspout capacity problem, not a clog, and a run left spilling for long can cause structural damage and rot at the fascia. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we stop, tell you what it is and what it costs, and you agree before work continues. The invoice matches the quote unless you approved a change.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
