Our own crew cleans gutters for Silverdale homeowners, flushes every downspout, tests the water flow, hauls the leaves away, and sends 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 sits over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. This is our gutter cleaning service, and we have run it through every spring and fall, so most of our customers book in those two windows.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with the price. The price for our gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting 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. We price residential and commercial jobs the same way, and commercial properties follow the same three questions. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the arithmetic, but a per-foot figure hides the things that actually change the work.
On our jobs, the quote moves for a few reasons. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and that is set up before anyone climbs. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves that take longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. Downspout flushing, flow testing and the haul-off of leaves and debris are included and are never billed as extras. If something we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Most Silverdale homes we work on are two-story with heavy leaf load and the usual ridge-to-eave runs. The sag and buildup we find on those houses come from water sitting in the trough too long, and once water flow is blocked the rain gutter cannot carry the runoff from the roof. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause, and a downspout that is cleared at the top but still backing up points to drainage trouble farther down the run. A clean trough with a blocked downspout still overflows, so we check both. Water that sits near the foundation is how structural damage starts, so we flush every downspout and check that it carries water away from your home.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate for your home today.
| 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 regular gutter cleaning twice a year, in the spring and fall. Across Washington, spring visits run mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and here in Silverdale WA fall visits run November to early December, after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, spring finds the seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and fall finds the wet leaf mat that the rainy months turn into a rain gutter blockage.
Fall is the visit that matters most here, because the rainwater that follows is heavy and it does not let up. A gutter that is full before the storms starts overflowing at the first heavy rainfall, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see sagging runs by the next wet season. Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, so those lots are on a cycle of every three to four months. A house with few or no trees is fine if you clean your gutters once a year in late fall.
The roofline tells us a lot on the first visit: where the water sheets off, where the runs sit low, and where the clog starts. Most blockage we clear is in the first two feet of a downspout, which is why a quick look at the elbow often tells us more than a long look at the trough. Debris removal is part of every visit, and a clean trough at the first visit is the goal, but the right interval depends on what the elbows show. Once we are on the ladder we can say which schedule your lot needs, and we will put it in writing with the first estimate.
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 Silverdale gutter cleaning crew covers the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we have worked most of the neighborhoods here, from residential properties to the bigger lots. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text, we ask about stories, approximate square footage and whether trees overhang the house, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We quote from that, then book a date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work, though every homeowner gets photos of each run.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: across Washington, spring runs mid to late June, and here fall runs November to early December. So the sooner you call the more choice you get. If you want a specific day during those windows, book early. Outside those months there is usually more room. Each visit covers the full gutter system, not just the stretch visible from the driveway. Our gutter services include the gutters and downspouts, and we flush every downspout on the way, so a twig or a seam that is starting to leak gets caught before it reaches the ceiling.
Our cleanings double as the surrounding work that keeps your home from water damage over time, and that is how we protect your home between visits. That means the roofline check, the photos of each run, and a short note on anything the crew sees that needs attention from someone else. Gutter maintenance is the same idea: we keep your gutters clean and working by telling you what we find, and we put the findings in writing so you can plan around them. On this work, cleaning and maintenance go together, and if gutter guards are fitted we check under them too.
Across Silverdale, the number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, so we price it by phone or text rather than give a range here. The number we quote is the number we charge. If you want to get your gutters priced faster, send a photo of the front of the house and we can give you a written estimate.
Across Washington, spring visits run mid to late June, and most customers book the fall visit in November to early December. In the fall, the wet leaf mat is the thing to clear before the heavy rainfall starts, because on houses that skipped that visit we see sagging runs by the next wet season.
Same-day slots are not something we promise, because the calendar fills in the busy windows. Most requests come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. The same rule applies to all our cleaning services in Silverdale.
No. 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. Clear the landscape beds by the house so the ladder feet have room.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed, and we check that the water leaves at the outlet and runs away from your home, so the whole gutter system drains. A clean flush at the top means little if the water stalls at the bottom. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the guard keeps the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top of it, and that mat turns to paste when wet. Gutter maintenance on a guarded roof is still needed, so we lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a cleaning issue, and water spilling behind the trough is how the fascia starts to rot. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. In our gutter cleaning process the quote is built from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
