In 2026, new seamless aluminum gutters in Kirkland are running $9 to $16 a linear foot, installed. On a one-story house that usually comes to $1,200 to $2,600, and most two-story homes land between $2,000 and $3,600. Most repairs fall between $150 and $600, and a new length to replace a damaged one is $10 to $20 a foot. Those are planning numbers. The real one comes after we measure.
Kirkland's houses are older than the waterfront condos suggest. Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put the median year built at 1984 for the city and 1980 for owner-occupied homes, and about 44 percent of all housing units went up before 1980. Plenty of those houses have already worn out one set of gutters.
We're a Kirkland company; our office is on NE 122nd Way. Atrax Roof and Gutter is licensed, bonded and insured (Washington contractor license ATRAXRG824NU), and new gutter systems we install carry a 20-year workmanship warranty.
New gutter cost in Kirkland by type of house
Footage drives the price, and footage follows the house. The city's survey of mid-century homes found that most houses built here from 1945 to 1965 were ranch houses, usually with an attached garage, and that two-story houses were common too. Older cottages and Craftsman-era homes sit mostly in Market and Norkirk.
| House | New gutters, installed (2026) | Typical gutter length | Where you see it in Kirkland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small cottage or bungalow | $900 to $2,250 | 100 to 140 ft | Pre-war homes, mostly in Market and Norkirk |
| One-story ranch with an attached garage | $1,200 to $2,600 | 130 to 160 ft | The standard mid-century house; most building in those years happened in Finn Hill, Juanita and Rose Hill |
| Split-entry or split-level | $1,700 to $3,400 | 150 to 200 ft | Mid-century subdivisions |
| Two-story house | $2,000 to $3,600 | 200 to 260 ft | Common since the 1950s |
| Large custom home with lots of valleys | $11 to $16 a foot (6-inch rate) | 260 ft and up | Newer homes and rebuilds |
Prices in the table are for the gutters alone. By the foot, 5-inch K-style costs $9 to $13 installed and 6-inch costs $11 to $16. Add $4 to $7 a foot for downspouts, and $300 to $800 if the fascia under the old gutters is soft. Taking the old gutters away is normally part of the job.
Quick example: a one-story ranch with 150 feet of eave and four 10-foot downspouts comes to $1,350 to $1,950 for 5-inch gutter plus $160 to $280 for the downspouts, or about $1,510 to $2,230 before any fascia work.
Take Kingsgate: the city's neighborhood plan dates the 957-lot Kingsgate Highlands community to 1965 through 1976, so any original gutters still up there are living on borrowed time.
Kirkland gutter repairs and what they cost
Most repair calls here come down to one of these, at typical 2026 prices.
| What's wrong | What you'll notice | Usual fix | Typical cost (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlet packed with needles and maple leaves | One corner spills over every time it pours | Dig it out, flush the pipe and reseal the outlet | $150 to $300 |
| Gutter pulling off the fascia | A gap behind the gutter, spikes backing out, water pooling mid-run | Rehang it on hidden hangers with the right fall to the outlet | $200 to $450 |
| Dripping seam or corner | Drips at one joint and a dirty streak on the siding below it | Reseal it or replace the corner piece | $150 to $350 |
| Spills at a valley even when clean | Water jumps the gutter where two roof planes meet | Add an outlet or upsize the downspout to 3x4 inches | $150 to $350 per downspout |
| Soft fascia board | Peeling paint at the eave, screws that won't bite | Replace the rotten board, then rehang the gutter | $300 to $800 |
| Water bubbling up at the base of a downspout | The buried drain line is backing up, so the gutter above overflows | Hose-test the line, then reseat or extend the downspout | $100 to $300 (a broken buried pipe is a separate job) |
| Dented or split length | A crushed or kinked piece, often where a limb came down | Swap in a matching length of seamless aluminum | $10 to $20 per linear ft |
Want the most affordable fix? Ask whether a reseal and a bigger downspout will do it before anyone prices new gutters. The exception is old sectional gutters dripping at joint after joint; price those from the install table. Our gutter repair page has the details on a repair visit.
What Kirkland's trees and rain do to gutters
Kirkland's 2024 canopy assessment, based on 2021 aerial imagery, found trees over 38 percent of the city's land, and 71 percent of that canopy grows in single-family neighborhoods, which mostly means people's yards. It isn't spread evenly. The city's 2018 study measured 50 percent canopy in Finn Hill and 40 in the Highlands against 22 in Moss Bay, and the wooded Holmes Point area on the lake topped every drainage basin at 60 percent.
The city's urban forest plan lists the native forest that once reached the lakeshore at what is now Houghton: Douglas fir, western red cedar, bigleaf maple and cottonwood. All four still end up in gutters. When the city surveyed residents for that plan, one put it plainly: "Needles clog gutters and storm drains." Cutting the tree isn't a shortcut, either. On a developed lot, removing a healthy tree 6 inches or more in diameter takes a notice or a permit from the city, and the Holmes Point overlay in Finn Hill has tree rules of its own. So the answer is gutters sized for the debris, plus a guard.
Then there's the rain. The closest long-term NOAA record is Seattle's Sand Point station, about two miles west of downtown Kirkland across the lake. On its 1991 to 2020 normals, November is the wettest month at 5.85 inches, with measurable rain on about 19 days. In an average November, that's roughly 7,300 gallons off a 2,000 square foot roof. Nearly four of those days bring half an inch or more, which is when an undersized outlet gives up.
For the guard, we recommend stainless micro-mesh: its fine screen stops the fir and cedar needles that slide through coarser guards. It costs $4 to $8 a foot on sound gutters, or $11 to $18 a foot for gutter and guard together on a new install, and it still needs a yearly check. Our gutter guard installation page compares the types, and our guide to how often Kirkland gutters need cleaning sets out a schedule.
5-inch or 6-inch gutters in Kirkland
Gutter sizing in Kirkland is really a tree question. Homes under the heavy tree cover of Finn Hill, the Highlands and Holmes Point catch a year-round needle load that mats inside the trough, so there we spec 6-inch K-style with oversized 3x4-inch downspouts, which moves about 40 percent more water and buys real time between cleanings. Down in Moss Bay, Market and Norkirk, where exposure is lighter, a 5-inch system handles our 38 inches of annual rain without the upcharge.
That upcharge is small: about $2 to $3 a foot, or $11 to $16 installed against $9 to $13. Don't skimp on the downspout either. A 3x4 has roughly double the opening of the old 2x3, so maple seeds and clumps of needles drop through instead of corking the elbow. We space downspouts no more than 30 to 40 feet apart, add one wherever a valley dumps into a run, and give long ranch eaves extra thought, since 60 feet of shallow roof draining to one corner makes a slow gutter. The roof-area math is in our sizing guide.
Repair or replace: how we make the call
If the metal is straight, the joints hold and the problem sits in one spot, repair it. That covers a single leaking corner, one sagging run or a length dented by a falling branch.
Replace when the trouble is spread around the house: old sectional gutters leaking at a string of joints, rust or splits in more than one place, runs that spill in every heavy rain even after a cleaning, or soft fascia on more than one side. On a 1960s or 1970s house that needs new fascia anyway, replacing the gutters in the same visit saves you paying to pull the old ones and rehang them. New gutters we install are covered by our 20-year workmanship warranty, and profiles and colors are on our seamless gutter replacement page.
Downspouts and drainage: what the City of Kirkland asks
Kirkland's public works department makes property owners responsible for installing and maintaining the drainage on their own lots. Its advice for gutters and downspouts:
- Put a removable connection where each downspout meets its underground roof drain, and disconnect it when you clean so debris stays out of the pipe.
- Point downspout water away from the foundation and away from property lines.
- Slow and spread the flow with a splash block, rock or perforated pipe.
Some drainage projects need a building or grading permit before work starts, so if your plan reroutes downspouts or adds a drain line, check with the city's Building Division at 425-587-3600 first. We flag anything on an estimate that changes where the water goes.
How a Kirkland gutter job runs
- Look first. We measure each eave, look over the fascia and roof edge, and hose-test any downspout that goes underground. You get photos of what we find.
- One written price. For a repair, a fixed price and an honest call on whether it's worth doing. For new gutters, one price listing size, color, downspouts and any fascia work.
- Install day. Old gutters come down, soft fascia gets replaced, and new runs are rolled on-site to each eave's length and hung on hidden hangers. Most houses take one day.
- Water test. We flush every run, check each outlet, haul away the old metal and walk the house with you.
Kirkland neighborhoods we cover
We work in all 14 of Kirkland's neighborhoods: Bridle Trails, Central Houghton, Everest, Finn Hill, Highlands, Juanita, Kingsgate, Lakeview, Market, Moss Bay, Norkirk, North Rose Hill, South Rose Hill and Totem Lake. Finn Hill, Juanita and Kingsgate joined the city on June 1, 2011, in an annexation of about seven square miles that holds most of Kirkland's 1945 to 1965 homes. Before then, the Kingsgate area was commonly called Evergreen Hill.
For everything else we do in town, start at our Kirkland service page. Next door, we have dedicated pages for gutter installation and repair in Redmond and gutter repair in Bothell.
Questions Kirkland homeowners ask about gutters
How much does gutter installation cost in Kirkland, WA?
Most Kirkland installs come to $1,200 to $2,600 on a one-story house and $2,000 to $3,600 for most two-story homes, at $9 to $16 a linear foot for seamless aluminum. Downspouts are another $4 to $7 a foot. Gutter size and the state of the fascia set the final number.
How much does gutter repair cost in Kirkland?
Most repairs cost $150 to $600 in 2026. Clearing and resealing a plugged outlet is $150 to $300, rehanging a sagging run $200 to $450, and replacing one damaged length $10 to $20 a foot. Soft fascia behind the gutter adds $300 to $800.
Should I get 5-inch or 6-inch gutters in Kirkland?
For houses under heavy canopy, as in Finn Hill, the Highlands and Holmes Point, go with 6-inch K-style and 3x4-inch downspouts. It costs about $2 to $3 more a foot and carries roughly 40 percent more water. A simple one-story roof with few trees overhead does fine with 5-inch.
How often should gutters be replaced?
Expect 25 to 30 years from seamless aluminum. Older sectional systems usually fail at their seams first, often long before the metal wears out. Replace when leaks, rust or sagging show up on several sides of the house; one bad corner on otherwise solid gutters is a repair.
Why are my gutters overflowing if they aren't clogged?
Usually it's capacity, not debris. One 2x3-inch downspout on a long run, a valley pouring two roof planes into one spot, or a backed-up drain line underground will make a clean gutter spill in heavy rain; a hose run down the downspout shows whether the buried line is to blame. An extra outlet or a 3x4-inch downspout, at $150 to $350 per downspout, usually fixes it.
Do gutter companies replace fascia?
We do, and on older Kirkland houses it's worth planning for. Hidden hangers need solid wood, so once the old gutters come off we check the fascia behind them, show you any soft sections and replace them before the new gutters go up, typically for $300 to $800.
Get a Kirkland gutter estimate before the wet months
The three wettest months at Sand Point run back to back, November through January, and the first big storms find every plugged outlet and loose hanger on a house. Request a free estimate on our contact page. You'll see photos and a written price before anything is scheduled, and larger jobs can be financed.
Gutters Ready Before the Big Storms
A written price and photos of the problem first, anywhere in Kirkland from Finn Hill to Bridle Trails.