Our own crew runs this gutter cleaning service in Tukwila WA, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Every homeowner gets those photos on the phone, so nobody has to take our word for it. 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Tukwila customers book in spring and fall, and we work through those windows with the same crew each time, leaving a clean trough behind.
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 square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate for our gutter cleaning services by phone or 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, but on our jobs and on commercial properties the height and the roof pitch do more to set the time on the ladder than the length of the run.
Here is what moves the quote as our crew finds it. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means boom or scissor lift work. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline at the back of the house. A rain gutter that has not been opened in years comes out with leaves and debris packed into the trough, and a gutter clog that has to be cleared by hand before water flow can be checked. Guards that we have to lift and reseat take extra time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Tukwila jobs we see the same few things push a quote up. Older houses in the Tukwila homes we visit tend to have a gutter system that has been patched rather than replaced, and the patched sections sag or hold standing water where the fall leaves collect. Sag in one run usually means the rest of the system is carrying more weight than it should, and a buildup of wet leaves and grit on a long run can push water over the front edge, which left alone can turn into structural damage. We clean the trough, flush clogged downspouts until water runs clear at the bottom, and check the slope and drainage, because that is what keeps water away from the house. If the fix is a repair or a new section, we photograph it and report it so you know what it is, but we do not sell it.
After the first visit you will know exactly what your house needs. That is the whole point of quoting by phone: you hear the number before anyone is on a ladder, and the crew is already working from the same three facts you gave us. For most houses that means a clean, flushed system and a set of photos sent to your phone before the truck leaves.
| 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 Tukwila customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seed casings and pollen paste, and a gutter that looks clean from the ground can still hold a clog or blockage two feet down the run. In fall it is the wet leaf and twig mat that matters, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have pulled loose from the fascia by early winter. Gutters exist to carry rainwater away from your home. A trough that cannot empty finds a leak at the roofline and gets in behind it.
How often you need to clean your gutters depends on the trees over the house. Where the landscape has heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and those lots go on a schedule of every three to four months. Near a busy road or a construction site the grit load is high enough to justify the same schedule. Houses with few or no trees need one regular gutter cleaning in late fall. Guards reduce the work of gutter maintenance, though the surface still needs clearing and we check the runs under them on every visit. Each tier is a schedule of cleanings we set after we have looked at the lot, not a rule we apply to every address, and debris removal is part of every visit.
Here is what it looks like on two of our jobs. One customer with no trees over the house is on a once-a-year schedule, and the fall visit leaves a clean trough before the first rain. Another customer under heavy trees is on the every three to four month schedule because the downspouts clog fast. The first visit tells us which of those tiers your lot actually needs, and we tell you what we found before we put it on the calendar.
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 covers Tukwila from the nearest base and works across Tukwila, including the neighborhoods where our customers have booked before. Booking for Tukwila gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and a photo of the front of the house is a big help if it is easy to send. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you call so the lift and reseat goes into the quote. Every homeowner gets a call before we come, a twig pulled out of a downspout elbow is cleared on the spot, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call the easier it is to get the date you want.
Lead times vary with the season and the work involved, and we confirm a specific date when you call rather than promising a slot we cannot keep. Booking works the same for residential and commercial work, and residential properties get the same flush-and-photo routine. We take gutter services that protect your home and the surrounding areas. Our cleanings run from a basic clean of gutters and downspouts to a visit where we flush every downspout, and we keep the crew on the same scope when you come back. Each visit leaves a clean trough, and if you want to keep your gutters clean without thinking about them, book the visit cadence that fits your lot and we will hold it. Keeping the trough empty is how you keep your home from water damage.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those three facts, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Across Washington, spring visits usually land in mid to late June. In Tukwila our fall visits run late November to December, and if you wait past the fall visit, we find the wet leaf mat packed into the trough and the runs that sagged by the time the rain settles in.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. We book across Tukwila from one calendar, most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you are not left waiting on a promise we cannot keep. The fastest way to get your gutters on the calendar is to call (866) 435-6328 or send a text.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout 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, we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clear at the bottom, and we check that water is leaving the outlet and carrying it away from your home. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we tell you whether water is getting out, and clearing a buried line is a separate job quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, though less often. Gutter maintenance on a guarded system means lifting the panels, clearing underneath and reseating them, because where the landscape is heavy with trees we find needles and seed casings sitting on top and grit packed underneath. Wet debris left on a guard can soak the fascia and rot the board behind the gutter.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a debris problem, which means the gutter system itself needs attention. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The price should not change once the crew is on the roof. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
