Our own crew cleans gutters and flushes every downspout, flow-tests it, hauls everything 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 is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we work from there.
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. Some companies price by the linear foot of rain gutter, which lands in a similar place per run, but we price the whole house so you are not doing the math.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years carry compacted sludge that takes longer to clean out, and a clog that has been building for a season often means buildup at the elbows, drainage that has slowed to a trickle, a run that has begun to sag, a leak at a seam, or clogged downspouts holding water in the trough. Guards we have to lift, clean behind and reseat add labor. We check the water flow at the outlet before we call a run finished. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Every house is different, so the price is built around yours. South Hill homes follow the same logic whether you have a single-story ranch or a two-story house with a long run of gutter. Gutter cleaning services are priced the same way. Residential and commercial properties are priced separately, and residential properties get a price from stories, size and tree cover. Clean your gutters in the spring and fall on a schedule that fits the house, and regular gutter cleaning is the cheapest way to keep water away from the foundation. Debris removal is part of the visit, so you are not left with a pile on the lawn.
| 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.
On our jobs most customers book twice a year. Across Washington, spring visits run mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and our fall visits run late October to November, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in the spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is leaves and debris, wet and packed down, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by the wet winter months. Gutter cleaning in South Hill WA is mostly a question of what rainwater is carrying into the gutter system between visits. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the blockage from building, because needles, twig pieces and grit pack the outlets faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Needles and twigs that land on the roofline wash into the gutter with every rain. A roof with few or no trees is fine once a year in late fall. Guards mean less frequent gutter maintenance, but the surface still needs clearing. Our crew keeps a close eye on the gutters and downspouts, and a quick check of the photos tells you whether the system is doing its job. A clean gutter does a lot to protect your home from water damage, and it is the simplest way to keep rainwater where it belongs, away from your home and the surrounding areas. Schedule the visit, keep your gutters clean and working, and flush every downspout at each visit until the water runs clean. 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.
Our crew has cleaned gutters in the neighborhoods where we have worked. Booking South Hill gutter cleaning is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you an estimate from stories, size and tree cover. Lead times depend on the season. Most homes on our schedule book two cleanings a year, and the calendar fills fast in those two busy windows, so the sooner you book the sooner we can get to your gutters. We call before we come, leave the yard clean, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. For a homeowner who wants a single contact for the job, cleaning and maintenance are handled in one conversation, and the crew arrives with what it needs. If you have had water pour over the edge, a leak at a seam, or a clog that keeps coming back after heavy rainfall, tell us when you call so we can plan the visit to fit. The gutter cleaning process is the same at every house, and a clean first visit tells you what your home needs. Give us a call and we will get your gutters on the schedule.
Gutter services are priced from stories and size, and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not give a range here, because two houses on the same street can need very different work. Commercial properties are priced separately. Once you tell us the stories and the square footage, the quote is the number we charge.
Across Washington, spring visits run mid to late June, and our fall visits run late October to November, after the last leaves. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the wet winter months on houses with ice on the eave, and a sagging run can lead to structural damage and rot at the fascia.
Lead time across south hill depends on the season, and we confirm a date when you call (866) 435-6328. If you need something sooner, mention it and we will check what the crew can do.
No. Our cleaning services in south hill run from outside the house, and the crew does not come inside. Photos of every run go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep the path clean, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed and flow-tested at the visit, and any clogged downspouts get cleared before we leave. We check that water is leaving at the outlet and moving water away from the house. If a line runs under the landscape and is not draining, we tell you and estimate clearing it separately. We never start that work without your approval.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs the gutter guards keep out the leaves and debris, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and mat up when wet. The surface still needs a clean, and we check that water is getting in before we leave.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall has a slope or capacity problem for the whole gutter system, not a clog problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote we give you is built from stories, size and tree cover, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts. You hear it, you agree to it, and only then do we go ahead.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
