How Much Does Gutter Cleaning Cost in Perth?

Gutter cleaning in Perth costs from $270 for a single storey home and from $400 for double storey with Coates Window Cleaning, cleared by hand and gutter vacuum, downpipes checked for flow and the debris bagged and disposed of in your bins. Most homes land close to those starting figures, and the things that push the price up are the length of the gutter run, guards that need to come off and go back on, and how long it has been since the last clear.

We publish these numbers because almost nobody in Perth does, and because a gutter quote that only arrives after someone has stood in your driveway is a quote you cannot plan around.

Storeys come first, because a double storey home means more gutter, higher reach and more time setting up safely, which is why it starts at $400 rather than $270. After that it is length, a four-by-two on a corner block with a wrap-around verandah carries a lot more metres of gutter than a villa, and we quote on the roofline rather than the bedroom count.

Guards are the third factor. Mesh, brush and clip-in systems each come off and go back differently and some take a good deal longer than others, so we ask about them at booking and price the time honestly rather than discovering them on the day.

The last one is how long it has been. A seasonal clear lifts dry leaves and seed pods quickly. A gutter left through three winters holds a wet, compacted layer that only hands and a scoop will shift, and that is the difference between a quick visit and a long one.

Some companies only carry a vacuum and some only clear by hand, and each will tell you theirs is the proper way. The honest answer is that it depends on what is in the gutter. Dry leaf load and roof-valley debris come out fastest with the gutter vacuum, which also reaches sections that would otherwise mean walking the roof. Compacted sludge, moss and the wet layer under old leaves need hands, because a vacuum skims the top and leaves the blockage in place.

We carry both to every job and use whichever the run of gutter needs, which is why the price above is for a cleared gutter rather than for a method. Either way the debris goes into bags and into your bins, not blown across the garden or left on the driveway.

April or May is the right time for most Perth homes, cleared before the first proper winter rain finds the blockage rather than after it. Leafy and jacaranda streets benefit from a second clear in November or December once the drop is over. Perth gutter searches spike in March and again in June, which is exactly when the first storms arrive, so the month before the rush is the easiest time to get a booking at the quoted price.

Every job is done by a working-at-heights certified team carrying $20 million public liability insurance, with the downpipes flushed and checked for flow rather than just the gutter scooped, and photos of the cleared gutters sent on request so you can see the result without climbing anything. If we see a cracked tile, a lifted flashing or a downpipe that is not draining properly, you hear about it the same day. We do not repair, but you will know before the rain does.

A blocked gutter overflows backwards, into the eaves, the fascia and sometimes the ceiling, and the repair for any of those costs many times what the clear does. Against that, $270 once a year is the cheapest piece of maintenance on the house. It is also the job most people put off until the overflow makes the decision for them, which is why the booking calendar fills in March and June rather than February and May.