Our own crew cleans gutters in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, flushes every downspout, flow-tests it, hauls the debris away and takes photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage 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 work here comes from homeowners booking in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf load are at their worst. Across Washington, the houses we clean are the ones where someone finally noticed water pouring over the edge.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and that number is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per foot, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep pitch takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the height of the eaves. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed solid, and that is slower work. Guards that we have to lift and reseat add time too. Hauling away what comes out is part of the price. Gutters that are only lightly full come down clean in a fraction of the time. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts.
On the Union Hill-Novelty Hill homes we clean, we see the same things again and again: a buildup of leaves and debris packed into the trough, a gutter line with a slight sag that holds water, and clogged downspouts at the elbow. When a run is sagging, the water has nowhere to go and it sits, which is how a clog turns into structural damage behind the fascia over time. A clog stops the gutter from carrying water away from the house at all. We check the drainage path all the way to where the water leaves the house, so you are not just clearing the top of the gutter. If the water flow looks wrong at the outlet, we tell you before we leave.
What we can say about the houses we have cleaned here is that the ones that cost more were almost always the ones that had been left alone the longest. Our gutter cleaning services are priced to the house, so a rain gutter that has been full for a few seasons takes more time than a regular cleaning, and we price that honestly. Commercial properties get the same treatment: the quote is built from what we find when we walk up, and you hear the reasons for it. If a neighborhood needs a different approach, we say so.
| 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.
Homes in Union Hill-Novelty Hill WA are most often booked twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall, after the last leaves come down. Most jobs land in spring and fall. Across Washington, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, while fall visits here run late November to December. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see runs that have sagged by January. Those are the rain gutter sections that have been holding water all winter. Rain here totals 47.4 inches a year, and it lands hardest in January, November and December.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see working, because needles and grit collect along the roofline and pack the drainage path between visits. With few or no trees over the roof, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or a construction site, the grit alone can drive you toward more frequent visits. Gutter guards also cut the frequency, though the surface still needs clearing. The residential and commercial buildings we clean follow the same logic, and residential properties with few trees usually land on the once-a-year end. Regular gutter maintenance on that schedule keeps each visit short, since there is less debris removal to do. The point of cleaning and maintenance on this schedule is a clear blockage path, so the gutter stays clean and water runs away from your home instead of over the edge.
Each visit is a regular gutter cleaning service visit: the crew clears the troughs and will flush every downspout, then checks the flow at the bottom. Between visits, if you see rainwater spilling over the edge, that is your signal to clean your gutters, and a clog caught early is the quicker fix. Give us a call at (866) 435-6328 for an estimate and we will schedule the next pass. 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 worked here and in the surrounding areas. Every Union Hill-Novelty Hill gutter cleaning job starts with an estimate, not a ladder. Booking is simple: you tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and if it is easy, text a photo of the front of the house. We send a quote by phone or text. The lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
Two windows fill fastest on our calendar, the late spring and the late fall, because those are when most homeowners want the seed and leaf loads cleared. If you want a slot in those windows, book early. A homeowner booking outside them usually moves faster. Commercial properties in the area can ask about a regular schedule for their buildings, and our residential properties get the same crew. Between cleanings, a twig or a clump of needles can lodge in the trough, so the crew sweeps it out and will flush every downspout while they are up there. A house with gutter guards still needs its top cleared and its seams checked for leak. The goal is to keep your gutters clear enough that you can protect your home from water damage all year, and that means gutters and downspouts moving freely from one season to the next.
Once we are done and the site is clean, you get photos of every run and every downspout, so you can see the work yourself. If you want the gutter services to keep running on schedule, let us know when you book and we will keep the next visit on the calendar, so you can get your gutters cleared before the wet months arrive.
Pricing for a two-story house across Union Hill-Novelty Hill comes from how many stories the house has, its square footage and how much landscape debris has blown in. Homeowners can call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will give you one number over the phone. That number is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If the gutters wait until the heavy rainfall starts, we usually find a packed trough and runs that have already sagged, sometimes with rot starting in the fascia. To get your gutters on the calendar, text a photo of the gutters and the roof and we can tell you which visit fits your lot.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Cleaning services in Union Hill-Novelty Hill book up fast in the busy windows, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call. Ask for a written estimate with the date included.
No. Our crew works outside the house and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up. Most homes on a gutter maintenance schedule need nothing else from you. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes. Every downspout gets flushed out and the flow is checked where the water leaves the house. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often, but a guarded gutter system still collects needles, seed casings and grit on top. Under guards we check that water is actually getting in and lift the panels to clear what has settled underneath, and we set that visit into your cleaning and maintenance plan.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not what is sitting in the trough, and the water is not running away from your home. A leak at a seam can look the same from the ground, so send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The gutter cleaning process starts with what we see when we walk up, and that is when the price is set. If something changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
