Our own crew cleans gutters in Spanaway, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, 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 sits over the roof, and the figure we give on the phone is the figure on the invoice. Most of our Spanaway customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we see the most clogged runs on the roofline.
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 offering gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, so the question to ask is what the whole house costs, not the rate per foot.
On our jobs a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes how we reach the gutter. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck that takes longer to clear, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. We flush every downspout, test the water flow, haul off leaves and debris, and leave the gutters clean, and all of it is included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
When we open the gutters on Spanaway homes we often find a clog at the elbow, with seeds and leaves packed tight enough that water sits behind the lip. Clearing those clogged downspouts is part of every clean, so drainage carries water away from your home again before we leave. On houses where the buildup has been sitting for a long time, the crew checks the run for sag and structural damage and reports what it finds in the photos, not as a sales pitch.
Most of our Spanaway homeowners live in single-family homes, and many are on the same few streets, so we have seen the same patterns repeat. If you want to know what your own house will cost, text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and whether trees hang over the roof. We will give you the number on the call.
| 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 Spanaway WA customers book two cleanings a year, in spring and fall: once after the seed and pollen drop, and once after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, which makes a blockage that holds water. In fall we find the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see runs that have started to sag or pull loose from the fascia, and a slow leak behind the trim often follows before the winter rain sets in. The wet leaf mat is the main problem before the rainy season, and that is when a gutter cleaning service earns its keep.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see on our jobs, because needles, twig fragments and grit pack the gutters between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards on a rain gutter, if you have them, mean less frequent visits, but the surface still needs clearing and the debris removal still happens on every visit. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit load is higher, and after heavy rainfall the schedule tightens.
Regular gutter cleaning stops the clog from building up into the rainwater overflow that stains siding and soaks the fascia. Keeping the gutters clean also keeps the roofline dry and the foundation clear, which is why residential and commercial properties, and the residential properties in Spanaway, follow the same logic. A slow clog is much cheaper to clear than a board that has started to rot, and that is the case we make on every first visit.
After the first visit we tell you when to clean your gutters again and which tier your lot actually needs. Ask for a written estimate and we will put the cleaning and maintenance schedule on paper so you can book the next one without guessing. Text a photo of the roofline or call (866) 435-6328 to set it up.
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 Spanaway gutter cleaning crew works out of the nearest base, so you will not see a long wait just because your street is on the far side of town. Booking runs the same way for every house: a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. The lead time on our calendar varies by season, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our schedule fills faster than the rest of the year.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for our gutter services. The crew works on the gutters and downspouts from the outside of the house and sends photos to your phone before we leave, so you have a record of the clean even if you are at work. Many of our customers in the surrounding areas book a second visit after the first, once they see what came out of the gutters.
Whether you want a single cleaning or want to keep your gutters running all year, we tell you what the gutter system needs on the first visit. A homeowner who stays on schedule can keep the gutters clean and protect your home from water damage, which is the whole point of the service. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo to get your gutters on the schedule.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how much buildup is in the gutters, so we cannot give a figure without those three things. Text us the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote it on the phone. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. Late fall is the one we push hardest, because the first freeze in Spanaway can turn a clogged run into an ice dam at the eave. If you wait past that, a clean run is much harder to get back to, and the first winter rain often shows the sag and loose hangers.
Most slots across Spanaway come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in Spanaway do not promise same-day visits unless an open crew is in your area that morning.
No, you do not need to be home. The gutter cleaning process is outside only: our crew 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. We check the gutters on every visit, every downspout gets flushed, and we check that the water is leaving the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it, so you know the cost first.
No. Even with gutter guards we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard and grit settling underneath. The surface still needs a clean and the water still needs to get in, so the visit stays part of your gutter maintenance, though it may come less often.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris. 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 the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The quote you get on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
