Annual Roof + Gutter Plan
The Annual Roof + Gutter Plan is one full visit per year — usually scheduled into the late-summer dry window in Seattle before the leaves drop — covering a full-run hand-bag gutter clean, downspout flush from the trough to the splash block at the ground, flashing visual on every penetration (vents, skylights, chimney, dormer), a sodium-percarbonate or zinc moss treatment on the north slope, and a debris sweep of the roof field where the canopy drops needles. From $500 single-story up to $1,200 on a two-story under heavy oak or Douglas-fir canopy. One visit a year is the schedule that catches the failures one wet PNW winter at a time would otherwise turn into rotted fascia, a shortened shingle life, and an overflow stain down the siding.
Service
What Does the Annual Roof + Gutter Visit Include?
The Annual Roof + Gutter Plan is a once-a-year residential program built for the Pacific Northwest weather year — five sequential steps on the same visit, with prices from $500 for a single-story standard run up to $1,200 for a two-story under a heavy oak or Douglas-fir canopy. Each step closes a specific failure mode we see year after year on Seattle-area homes. Roof replacement, full re-roof, flashing replacement that requires removing shingles, full gutter re-runs longer than a single damaged section, and structural roof framing live outside this plan and route to a licensed Washington L&I contractor — we name the issue in the visit photo report and recommend a roofer.
Full-Run Hand-Bag Gutter Clean
Leaves, pine needles, shingle grit, seed pods, the occasional bird nest behind the downspout outlet — the full gutter run is cleaned by hand into a contractor-grade debris bag, hauled off-site, never blown onto the lawn or the neighbor's roof. Single-story runs from a 24-foot stabilizer ladder; two-story runs from a 32-foot extension ladder with a ladder-mount stand-off. A heavy-canopy fall load on a two-story can fill a 30-gallon bag per side; that bag goes off-site, not in your yard waste.
Downspout Disconnect & Flush
A clean trough with a clogged downspout still overflows. We disconnect each downspout at the upper elbow where needed, clear the blockage with a flexible auger or a hose flush, reconnect, and run water through the full line until we see it exit at the splash block on the ground. Most overflow problems we find trace to the downspout outlet at the bottom of the run, not the trough — a fact most homeowners are surprised by when we show them the flush exit point in the photo report.
Flashing Visual on Every Penetration
Every roof penetration is a potential leak — plumbing vent boots, skylights, chimney aprons, dormer step-flashing, roof-to-wall transitions, and the kick-out flashing at the bottom of any vertical run. We walk the eave and shoot photos of every flashing detail on the visible field, flagging cracked sealant, lifted edges, mortar gaps on a chimney apron, or a deteriorated vent boot. The check is visual only — replacement requires shingle removal and routes to a roofer.
North-Slope Moss Treatment
Moss on a composition shingle is not cosmetic — it traps moisture against the granules, lifts shingle tabs, and shortens a thirty-year shingle to fifteen. We treat the moss with a sodium-percarbonate-based or zinc-based product (Wet & Forget, Bayer 2-in-1 Moss & Algae Killer, or a zinc-sulfate spray depending on roof color and product compatibility), applied during a dry window and rinsed naturally by the next rain. Pressure washing composition shingles voids the warranty and tears the granules off — we never do it. A zinc strip at the ridge is available as an add-on for long-term passive moss control.
Roof Debris Sweep & Photo Report
Pine needles, branches, seed pods, and the leaf load piled in roof valleys all hold water against the shingle field and accelerate failure. We sweep the visible roof field of debris from the eave where the pitch is safe to access, photograph the result, and ship the full visit photo set the same day — gutter trough before and after, debris pile on a drop cloth, downspout flush exit at the splash block, flashing close-ups on every penetration walked, north-slope moss treatment before and after, and a one-paragraph tech summary in the inbox by evening.
How the Annual Roof + Gutter Visit Works
Five sequential steps from the gutter hand-bag through the photo report — the actual sequence we follow on every Handis Annual Roof + Gutter plan visit.
Full-Run Hand-Bag Gutter Clean
Leaves, pine needles, shingle grit, and seed pods are hand-bagged into a contractor-grade debris bag and hauled off-site — never blown onto the lawn or the neighbor's roof. Single-story from a 24-foot stabilizer ladder, two-story from a 32-foot extension ladder with a ladder-mount stand-off.
Downspout Disconnect & Flush
Each downspout is disconnected at the upper elbow where needed, cleared with a flexible auger or a hose flush, reconnected, and run with water from the gutter until it exits at the splash block on the ground. Most overflows trace to the downspout outlet, not the trough.
Flashing Visual on Every Penetration
Plumbing vent boots, skylights, chimney aprons, dormer step-flashing, and kick-out flashing get a visual inspection from the eave with close-up photos. Cracked sealant, lifted edges, deteriorated vent boots, and mortar gaps are flagged in the report — replacement requires shingle removal and routes to a roofer.
North-Slope Moss Treatment
Sodium-percarbonate or zinc-based product is applied to the north-facing slope where the canopy keeps the surface damp and moss recolonizes. The chemistry kills the moss; the next rain rinses it. We never pressure-wash composition shingles — that voids the shingle warranty and tears the granules off.
Roof Debris Sweep & Photo Report
Visible roof-field debris (pine needles, branches, leaf piles in valleys) is swept from the eave where the pitch is safe to access. The full visit photo set — gutter before and after, downspout flush exit, flashing close-ups, moss treatment before and after — lands in your inbox the same day.
Annual Roof + Gutter Plan Pricing
Final pricing depends on roof height, roof pitch, gutter linear footage, tree exposure overhead, and the number of roof penetrations walked. Members pay member labor rate on add-on repairs caught during the visit and skip the per-visit trip charge. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.
Tell us roof height, pitch, gutter footage, and tree exposure — we will quote the annual visit.
Why Handis for the Annual Roof + Gutter Plan
Most roof and gutter failures we get called for trace to the same three issues — a downspout the previous service did not flush, moss left untreated through a winter that lifted shingle tabs, and flashing details that quietly leaked for a season before the ceiling stained. After a few thousand visits across single-story ranches, two-story colonials, and homes under mature oak and Douglas-fir canopies in the Seattle area, every one of those issues has a fix in the truck or a clear handoff to a roofer when it crosses out of the handyman trade. The annual visit is the schedule that catches them before the winter does.
We flush every downspout — most overflows start there
The trough catches the debris; the downspout outlet catches the rest at the elbow. A clean trough with a clogged outlet still overflows on the first heavy November rain. Every Annual Roof + Gutter visit ends with a hose flush from the upper end of each run until water exits at the splash block on the ground — not just a visual check of the trough.
Chemistry-only moss treatment — no pressure washing of shingles
Pressure washing a composition shingle roof voids the shingle warranty almost universally and physically tears the protective granules off the surface, shortening the roof faster than the moss would have. We treat moss with a sodium-percarbonate-based or zinc-based product applied during a dry window and rinsed naturally by the next rain. The chemistry kills the moss; the rain carries the debris off. The shingle field stays intact.
Flashing photographed, not just glanced at
Every roof penetration walked from the eave gets a close-up photo in the report — plumbing vent boots, skylights, chimney aprons, dormer step-flashing, kick-out flashing at vertical transitions. Cracked sealant, lifted edges, mortar gaps, deteriorated vent boots all flagged in the tech summary. If a flashing detail needs replacement we name the issue and recommend a roofer; we do not silently leave it for next year.
Honest handoff to a roofer when needed
Roof replacement, full re-roof, flashing replacement requiring shingle removal, full gutter re-runs longer than a single damaged section, structural roof or framing repair, and any permit-required structural change live outside the handyman trade and route to a licensed Washington L&I contractor. We name the issue in the visit photo report, recommend a roofer when we know one, and come back for the finish work after their rough-in if you want us in the loop.
Insured, background-checked, 30-day workmanship guarantee
Every Handis handyman carries liability insurance and has cleared a background screening before the first job. If a gutter we cleaned clogs from debris we missed within 30 days, a downspout we flushed re-blocks because of incomplete work, or a moss-treatment pass did not take on a section we treated, we come back and re-treat at no extra charge. New leaf fall, a windstorm during the 30-day window, or a shingle failure unrelated to our maintenance is outside the guarantee — we are honest about the line.
Estimate
Share roof height (single or two-story), roof pitch (6:12 standard, 8:12 or steeper for premium), approximate gutter linear footage, tree exposure overhead (sparse, moderate, heavy oak or Douglas-fir), and any roof penetrations you know about (skylights, chimney, dormers). We will send back a clear annual estimate.
Customer Reviews
Recent Annual Roof + Gutter Plan reviews from verified Seattle-area customers.
Two-story under three big Douglas-firs. The tech bagged what felt like 50 pounds of needles, found one downspout completely blocked at the elbow, flushed the whole system, treated the north-slope moss with sodium-percarbonate, and walked the chimney apron and dormer flashing. Photo report had close-ups of two cracked vent boots that I never would have spotted from the ground. Recommended a roofer for those and the gutter visit closed everything else.
Single-story rambler in Shoreline, mature maple in the front yard. Gutters had not been touched in two years. The tech hand-bagged what looked like 40 pounds of leaves and pine needles into contractor bags, hauled them off, ran the flush on every downspout. Showed me a clean stream of water out of the back-corner splash block when he was done. No leaf blower onto the lawn like the last service.
Booked the plan in late August because we were tired of moss every winter. Tech treated the whole north slope with a sodium-percarbonate product, told us we would see it darken in a few days and the rain would do the rest. Two months later the moss was gone and the slope was clear. Also installed the zinc-strip add-on at the ridge for long-term control.
Two-story under heavy oak canopy in Bellevue. Tech walked every flashing detail he could safely reach from the eave, shot photos of the chimney apron, two skylights, and the kick-out flashing where the dormer wall meets the lower roof. Found a mortar gap on the chimney that had been quietly leaking. Named it in the report and gave us a roofer recommendation. Saved us a separate diagnosis call.
Steep-pitch two-story in West Seattle. The tech told me on the booking call he would not walk the roof at 9:12 and would work from the eave with a longer-handled moss-treatment tool. Worked exactly that way — no shortcut, no risk, full job done from the ladder. The slope is clear and the gutters are clean.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Annual Roof + Gutter Plan — pricing, scope, scheduling to PNW weather, moss treatment chemistry, and what routes to a roofer.