Our own crew cleans gutters in Vancouver, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
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. Homeowners get an estimate by phone or text built from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services per linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you add up the runs.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out heavy and take longer to clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. Our service covers flushing, flow testing and debris removal, never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on Vancouver homes. On one job in a neighborhood with heavy canopy, the gutter was packed with leaves and debris, a twig was wedged in the first elbow, and one outlet had a clog two feet further down the line. The back run had started to sag from weight. Clearing the blockage meant lifting the sagging section back to slope and flushing every outlet until water ran clear at the bottom. That is the kind of work that shows up as structural damage if a gutter goes too long without service. Doing that work on time is how you protect your home from water damage, and that is the whole point of the visit. We check every rain gutter for water flow once the clog is out, so you know the runs are carrying water away from your home and not backing up under the shingles. We also check drainage at each outlet and look for a small leak at every seam. If your gutters have not been cleaned in a while, expect the same kind of buildup on your own roofline. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we expect to find.
| 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.
Clean your gutters twice a year if you can: across Washington, spring visits land in mid to late June after the seed and pollen drop, and in Vancouver the fall visit runs November to early December, after the last leaves are down. When a gutter is opened in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged by the wettest months of December and January. Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the rhythm, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. With few or no trees, cleaning and maintenance once a year in late fall is enough. Gutter guards need less frequent service, but the surface still needs a clean. Heavy rainfall is what tests a gutter system hardest, and the wettest months here are January, November and December, with about 37.5 inches of rain a year. Rainwater has to leave through the outlet, so one clog turns a storm into an overflow.
A customer with no trees over the roof is on a once-a-year schedule and has held it for years without a clog. Another Vancouver WA customer with big trees on the lot is on every three to four months and has had the gutter flushed each time. Both have a photo on file from the first visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Booking cleanings twice a year is how we keep your gutters moving, so call (866) 435-6328 or book a date through our calendar to get your gutters on the list before the next busy window.
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 Vancouver and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we keep a regular route through the neighborhoods where we have cleaned. Residential and commercial jobs both start with a phone quote built from stories, size and tree cover, and residential properties and commercial properties get the same photo-first visit. Vancouver gutter cleaning is booked the same way: a photo of the house front helps us see the roofline and the gutter runs before we arrive. Our gutter cleaning process runs in order, quote first, then the visit, then photos. We clean gutters and downspouts on every visit, and our gutter services cover runs and guards. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Every homeowner gets the photos on their phone before the truck leaves. Our calendar fills in the busy windows of spring and fall, so it helps to book early. Ask us about lead time when you call and we will tell you the next open slot, and we will get your gutters on that slot.
The number comes from stories, square footage and tree cover, not from a flat rate. If you want cleaning services in Vancouver, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house and we will quote it that day, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Across Washington, spring visits land in mid to late June after the seed drop. Here the fall visit runs November to early December, and the wettest months are January, November and December. Waiting past the first hard freeze is the risk, because the wet leaf mat can freeze and push runs off their slope before winter ends.
Lead time depends on the week, so we confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy windows across Vancouver, and if you need a visit fast, ask for the first open slot on the gutter cleaning service calendar.
No. 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 the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water leaves at the outlet. If a drain line runs under the landscape beds and needs clearing, we quote that separately before touching it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep leaves out but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top. We clean the surface, flush every downspout and reseat the guards so water still gets in. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance but do not end it.
A clean gutter system that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or outlet-size problem, not debris, and that overflow is what starts rot in the fascia. Send us 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.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
