Gutter Cleaning Before Seattle's Rainy Season Starts
A clogged gutter doesn't overflow politely over the edge. It backs up under the roof line, soaks the fascia board, and sends water down the wall and into the foundation. By the time you notice a stain on the ceiling, the repair isn't a gutter repair anymore. We clear gutters, downspouts, and fascia across Seattle and the Eastside — and show you photos of what came out.
- check_circle From $149 — flat quote, not hourly
- check_circle Gutters, downspouts & fascia
- check_circle Debris hauled away, not left in your beds
- check_circle Before/after photos every visit
Gutters clogged before the rain? We've often got a slot this week.
Send your address and we'll check availability and send a quote — usually within 1–2 hours during business hours. Same-day and next-day slots open up often.
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How Much Does Gutter Cleaning Cost in Seattle?
Most Seattle homes pay between $149 and $295. The number depends on how many linear feet of gutter you have, how many stories, and how long it's been. A typical Seattle home has 125 to 200 linear feet.
- Single story, up to 150 linear ftfrom $149
- Two story, up to 150 linear ftfrom $215
- Two story, 150–250 linear ftfrom $295
- Fascia cleaning (add-on)from $60
- Roof + Gutter Cleaning bundlefrom $410 — save $49
We quote flat, not hourly. An hourly rate rewards a slow crew. You get one fixed number before we start, and it doesn't move unless you add something. Two honest surcharges, told to you up front: a steep roof adds about 15% because of ladder work, and gutters that haven't been touched in several years can add more — there's simply more to remove.
When to Clean Gutters in the Pacific Northwest
The honest answer for Seattle is twice a year, and the second one matters far more than the first.
Late fall — the one you can't skip. Big-leaf maples don't finish dropping until well into November. Clean in early October and you'll be clogged again by Thanksgiving. The right window is mid-November through early December: after the leaves are down, before the sustained rain arrives.
Spring — the one everybody forgets. Winter fills gutters with fir needles, seed pods, and shingle grit. Douglas fir and cedar shed needles year-round, which is why an evergreen lot needs clearing even in a year with no leaves.
If you only do one, do late fall. If your lot has firs, do both.
Book in September or October and you're choosing your date. Book in December, during the first storm, and you're on a waitlist with everyone else.
What Clogged Gutters Actually Cost You
A gutter has one job: move water away from the house. When it can't, the water doesn't disappear — it goes somewhere worse.
The fascia board rots first. It's wood, it sits directly behind the gutter, and it stays wet. Replacing fascia and re-hanging gutters runs into the thousands.
Then the foundation. Water that should have traveled to a downspout instead pours straight down at the base of the wall. In Seattle's clay soil that means a wet crawlspace, and eventually a cracked footing.
Then the roof edge. Standing water backs up under the bottom course of shingles. Same damage moss causes, faster.
And in January, ice. Trapped water freezes, expands, and pulls gutters off their hangers under the weight.
A gutter cleaning is $149. A fascia replacement is not.
What's Included
- check_circle Gutters cleared by hand. Debris is bagged and taken with us — not blown into your garden beds or left in a pile by the driveway.
- check_circle Downspouts flushed and checked. A clear gutter feeding a blocked downspout is still a blocked system. We flush each one and confirm it runs.
- check_circle Fascia and gutter faces wiped of the black streaking that runs down the front of the trough.
- check_circle Slope check. Gutters that pitch the wrong way hold standing water no matter how clean they are. We check and tell you what we find.
- check_circle Hanger and seam inspection. We flag loose hangers, separated seams, and rot before they become the expensive version of themselves.
- check_circle Before and after photos. You can't see your gutters from the ground. You'll see ours.
Gutter Cleaning Tips (If You'd Rather Do It Yourself)
Plenty of single-story homes are a reasonable DIY job. Here's how to do it without hurting yourself or the house.
- check_circle The ladder is the whole risk. Falls from ladders send more people to the ER than any other home-maintenance task. Level ground, someone home, never the top two rungs, never leaning sideways to reach farther. Move the ladder.
- check_circle Clear by hand, not with a hose. Flushing wet debris just packs it into the downspout. Scoop it out first, rinse second.
- check_circle Flush the downspout separately and watch the bottom. If nothing comes out, the clog is in the elbow.
- check_circle Look at the fascia while you're up there. Soft, dark, or spongy wood is a problem that's already started.
- check_circle Do it after the leaves finish falling, not during. Mid-November in most of Seattle.
When to stop and call someone
Two stories. A steep or slick roof. A ladder that won't sit level. Gutters you haven't touched in three-plus years. Any of those, and the cost of a fall outruns the cost of the service.
Gutter + Roof: One Visit, One Ladder
If your roof has moss, cleaning it fills the gutters — everything we remove goes over the edge. Doing both in one visit means the crew, the ladders, and the setup are already in place, which is why the bundle costs less than two separate bookings.
- Roof cleaningfrom $310
- Gutter cleaningfrom $149
- Booked separately$459
- Roof + Gutter bundlefrom $410
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The Rain Is Coming Either Way
Every year the same thing happens: the first real storm hits in November, everyone looks up at once, and the calendar fills in a week. Send us your address. We'll count your linear feet, look at the roofline, and send a flat quote — usually within 1–2 hours during business hours.
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