How we count gutters
Measure your roofline. Get a ballpark.
We price gutters by linear foot — the length of gutter around your roof edge. You don’t need a tape measure: the shape and size of your home gets you close enough.
Measure your roofline
Footprint and shape get you close. No ladder needed.
Home width
40 ft
Home depth
30 ft
Pace it: one relaxed step ≈ 2.5 ft.
Roofline shape
Stories
Buildup
Detached garage or shop
Adds about 80 ft of gutter
Gutter guards
$6 per foot · Installed alongside a cleaning visit to cut down on future buildup.
Gutter length
140 ft
Ballpark
$210
140 ft × $1.5$210
A ballpark — exact measurement and price on the visit, before any work.
The rules
Three rules cover it.
We count feet, not downspouts
Every foot of gutter around the roof edge counts once. Downspouts, elbows and the flow check are included — they don’t add feet.
Corners add length
An L-shaped or many-cornered roofline has more gutter than a simple rectangle of the same footprint. That’s why we ask about shape.
Height and buildup can adjust the quote
Two stories, steep pitches and gutters packed solid take more time and gear. We tell you on the visit — before any work.
Case by case
What common situations count as.
Fig. 01
Single-story rectangle
≈ perimeter
A 40 × 30 ft home has about 140 ft of gutter. At $1.50/ft that’s $210.
Fig. 02
L-shaped home
≈ perimeter × 1.15
The inside corner adds a run of gutter. Same footprint, roughly 15% more feet.
Fig. 03
Two-story home
same feet, may adjust
Feet are counted the same; the second story is about access, and we confirm on the visit.
Fig. 04
Detached garage or shop
+ its own perimeter
Any building with gutters is measured on its own and added to the visit.
Fig. 05
Gutter guards
+$6 per foot
Installed on the same visit, on the feet we just cleaned.
Fig. 06
Packed solid / seedlings growing
adjusted quote
Years of buildup is real work. We look first and give you a firm number.
Standard gutter cleaning
$1.5
per linear foot
$150 minimum
Add-on · Gutter guards
$6
per linear foot
Installed alongside a cleaning visit to cut down on future buildup.
Heavily clogged gutters, difficult access or multi-story homes may need an adjusted quote. Washington sales tax applies to gutter cleaning.
All gutter cleaning ratesQuick answers
Are downspouts extra?
No. Clearing and flow-checking downspouts is part of every gutter visit.
How do I know my footprint?
County property records list it, or pace it: one relaxed step is about 2.5 ft. Ballpark is fine — we measure on the visit.
Do you take the debris away?
Yes. Everything we pull out leaves with us.
Sales tax?
Washington charges sales tax on gutter cleaning; it’s shown on your estimate.
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