Our own crew cleans gutters in Tumwater, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, 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 is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Homeowners ask about the number first. For Tumwater homes, the price depends on the number of stories, the square footage and what is actually sitting in the gutters. That means the whole gutter system gets priced, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. 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, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far above the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in our gutter services and never billed as extras. A clean trough is only part of the job, and the flow test is the other part. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here the gutter that comes in worst is the one left alone through a full season, where the leaves turn to sludge and a clog forms at the elbow of the downspout. Once we open it the drainage comes back, and the water flow runs clear again. Most homes that book us in spring and fall have a sag that has just started, and catching it early keeps the repair bill small. Some of that buildup is grit and seed from the roofline, and it hardens if it sits. Commercial buildings get the same treatment, and we serve residential and commercial clients on one schedule, so residential properties and offices are cleaned the same way. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the trough from failing in the first place. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate for the job. Our gutter cleaning services are scheduled around our booking calendar, so ask for a date when you call. If you plan to clean your gutters yourself, the downspout still needs a flow check.
| 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 here book two cleanings a year, in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Washington, the spring visit window runs mid to late June. For homes in Tumwater WA, the fall visit runs October to early November. When we open a gutter in June we find seeds, seed casings and a pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped that visit, the first freeze at the eave and runs that sag or pull loose by the wettest part of the winter. Under heavy tree cover we see clog buildup in each downspout between visits, so those homes are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the rainwater path faster than a yearly visit can clear it. Each clean on a lot like that catches the buildup before it hardens. Trees in surrounding areas drop seed and needles onto roofs too, even when your own lot looks clear. Few or no trees, and once a year in the October to early November window is enough.
Guards mean fewer leaves reach the trough, but the roofline still collects grit, and the surface needs clearing a few times a year. Homes with a landscape of mature trees are the ones that need the tighter schedule. Across Washington, storm season brings heavy rainfall from atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts, and the rain here averages about 59 inches a year, with January, November and December the wettest months. The schedule that suits your lot is the one that keeps the water moving past the blockage, not the one that sounds tidiest on a flyer. A twig or seed head that lodges in the trough can hold back a whole run, and a leak at a seam is often the first sign that a run has backed up. A clean run is what keeps the water moving. The first clean of the year usually shows what the season left behind. On each visit we flush every downspout and photograph the result. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing at the calendar. Clear gutters and downspouts are the point of the whole schedule, and the goal is to keep your gutters draining through the rainy months and keep water away from the foundation, because a clogged run pushes water over the edge and that water needs to end up away from your home. If you want to protect your home from water damage through the rainy months, a booked gutter cleaning visit before the season is the simplest way to do it.
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 Tumwater WA from the nearest base, so you do not need to be in a particular part of town to book. Homeowners here ask for a quote by phone or text from the stories, the size and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busiest windows are spring and fall, when most homeowners want the gutters clean at the same time. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm a date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for an exterior visit. If you are handling a gutter maintenance schedule for a building, tell us that when you call, because we can plan the visits around it. If your house has gutter guards, mention them when you call so the crew can plan the lift. We handle cleaning and maintenance for homes and offices on the same route. Our gutter cleaning process stays the same from house to house, so a first-time homeowner gets the same clean flush and photo report as a regular. Tumwater gutter cleaning is quoted from the same three things every time, and a clean finish with photos is what you get on every visit.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, and we give it by phone or text. A two-story house with a normal tree load is quoted from those two things, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
For homes here, the fall visit runs October to early November, and across Washington the spring window runs mid to late June. Skipping the fall visit leaves the wet leaves and debris sitting through the wettest months, January, November and December, and the first freeze at the eave can leave runs sagging before spring.
Most slots across Tumwater come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that day, so we do not promise it.
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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, since a clean run in the trough means little if the water does not leave at the outlet. Clogged downspouts are the usual reason water is slow to leave, and clearing an underground drain line is a separate job that is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep most leaves and debris out, but the grit, needles and seed casings sit on top and mat down, so the surface still gets a clean and the downspout still gets flushed.
A rain gutter that still spills after a clean has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem, and water running over the edge for a long time can rot the fascia and cause structural damage to the trim. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
