Our own crew will clean your gutters in Sunnyside WA. Every visit we book follows the same steps: each drainpipe gets flushed and flow-tested. The waste is hauled off, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Washington, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when Sunnyside homeowners call us most.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its size 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. Other crews price by the linear foot, and the result lands in a similar range per foot, though the math is harder to check on your own house. Our gutter cleaning process starts the same way every time, with a clean count of stories, size and what is in the gutters.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk changes the work the most. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line, so the back run sits far above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted sludge, and that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well, since the whole gutter system has to go back together. Drainpipe flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are always included and never billed as extras, and we check the drainage at the outlet before we leave. If anything changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Sunnyside homes vary a lot. Some have no trees and a clean roofline; others sit under heavy canopy where leaves, needles and the odd twig build up quickly. The gutter that clogs first is usually the one on the shadiest side. Our crew checks each run and each drainpipe, and what we find is written into the quote so you can see what drove the number. Weak water flow at a low spot or a sag in the run is the first clue that a clog is building, and a seam that starts to leak is the next. Left alone, that buildup backs water up behind the fascia, and the wood underneath starts to rot. Keeping it clear helps you protect your home from water damage, which is structural damage we would rather you never see. Our residential and commercial jobs follow the same method, though commercial properties are priced per building. We keep the scope to the cleaning itself and the photos that show its results.
| 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 two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop and once in late fall after the leaves are down. On our Sunnyside jobs, the spring visit is the one that finds the seed casings and pollen paste packed into the clogged downspouts. The fall visit finds the wet leaf mat, and across Washington that mat is what backs water up before winter. A gutter with a clog sends rainwater over the edge instead of into the pipe, and that is the first sign of trouble at the eave. Across Washington, atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts bring heavy rainfall, so a rain gutter that is clean before the wet months has room for the first big storm.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles and grit pack the drainpipes between visits. A home with few or no trees and a simple landscape usually needs one visit a year, in late fall, and a clean run stays clean much longer without the trees. Residential properties near a busy road or construction are on the shorter schedule too. Guards slow the buildup, but the surface still needs clearing, so guarded gutters go on the same calendar with less time per visit. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to keep your gutters draining, and it is the core of any gutter maintenance plan.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A quick look at the runs and the drainpipes usually settles it, and we confirm the schedule before the crew leaves. A clean gutter at the first visit makes every visit after it faster, and sticking to that schedule keeps the cleaning and maintenance on each visit small.
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 provides cleaning services in Sunnyside, and Sunnyside gutter cleaning services reach the surrounding areas too, working from the nearest base to keep travel short. Booking starts with a quote from your stories, your home's size and whether the house is under tree cover. A photo of the house front by text helps us see the roofline before we call back. Lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you the next open date when you call, so you know when to get your gutters on the calendar.
Our calendar fills in the spring and again in the fall, so those are the windows to plan around. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew leaves each run clean, so the rain has a clear path to carry water away from your home. If you want a commercial building cleaned, we handle that on its own schedule, separate from residential bookings. Our gutter services cover gutters, downspouts and debris removal, and we keep the scope tight so each visit gets the attention it needs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and ask for a written estimate. The crew will explain the visit before the truck arrives.
The number comes from your stories and your home's size, and we give it to you by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. We do not quote a range without those details. Once we have them, the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall. If the fall visit is skipped and the first hard freeze comes, runs that are already holding water are the ones that sag first. Waiting past the leaves usually means more work later.
Same-day depends on our schedule that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know what to expect.
No. As the homeowner, you do not need to be there. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. A clean outlet is the goal. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings and grit, which turn into a mat on top of the guard. We lift the panels, clean out what sits underneath, and flush the drainpipes.
If a clean gutter still sends water over the edge in rain, the problem is slope or outlet size, not a blockage. Send us a photo or short video in the rain, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and agree on it before work starts. The number 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.
