Our crew cleans the whole gutter system in Alum Rock, every run cleared by hand and left clean, the flow checked to the outlet, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. A homeowner gets one number on the phone, and that is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we keep that calendar for every home we serve.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge for a clean run. The alum rock homes we see usually compare us to companies that price by the linear foot, and those land in a similar place, though the per-foot math hides what a third story or a steep roof does to the job. Quotes for commercial properties are separate from the house numbers on this page.
Four things move the quote on our jobs. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. A rain gutter that has not been opened in years comes out with a buildup of packed leaves and grit, and it takes longer to clean than a seasonal load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing, flow testing and the haul-off of leaves and debris are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
The water has to go somewhere, and that is the whole job. When clogged downspouts back up, water spills over the front edge and behind the fascia, so the crew checks each run until it drains. A single clog, or a sag that holds water in the trough, does the same thing, and the crew carries that water away from the house before anyone leaves. Alum rock homeowners get the same measure on every visit: the water flow checked at the drainage outlet, the leaves bagged, and any structural damage photographed and reported, not repaired. The crew does not leave until the run is clean.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $225 | from $295 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $260 | from $335 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $235 | from $305 | from $395 |
For context, nationally: Angi 2026, US average $168, most $119 to $234, $0.95 to $2.25 per linear foot.
Downspouts flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, photos of every run. The quote already has all of it in.
Our crew clears every gutter run by hand, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. Roof valleys and the area above the gutter line are blown clear first, so the next rain does not refill what was just emptied. Every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom; one that will not clear is worked from the top where it can be reached. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, the crew checks that water is leaving at the outlet and tells you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Debris goes into bags and leaves with the truck. It is not blown onto the lawn, the deck or next door. The ground is left as it was found.
Before the crew leaves you get photos of every run and every downspout, before and after, on your phone, whether or not you were home. Anything the crew sees that is not a cleaning problem, a hanger pulled loose, a seam dripping, a run sitting flat, is photographed and reported, not repaired and not sold on the spot.
What can change the number, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice: a third story or a roof too steep to walk; gutters that have not been touched in years; guards that have to come off and go back on.
Twice a year for most houses: once after the spring seed and pollen drop, once after the last leaves fall.
Homes in alum rock ca book on the same calendar as the rest of our work, with spring and fall the busy windows. Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. Alum Rock's wettest months are January, February and December, and across California atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so a gutter gets its real test in heavy rainfall.
Spring comes after the seed and pollen drop, when the bends at the bottom of each run are packed with seed casings and pollen paste that a clean has to break up. Fall comes after the last of the leaves drop, before the rains set in, when a wet leaf mat holds rainwater against the roofline. A gutter that skipped the fall visit tends to show a sag or a loose hanger by the time the first heavy rainfall of the season arrives.
Under heavy tree cover, the schedule tightens to regular gutter cleaning every few months, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits and a single blockage can back water up behind the fascia. A home with few or no trees can often wait for the late fall visit. Guards buy you time between visits, but the surface still needs clearing and the drains still need a clean check.
Across California the fall visit falls in late November to December, so ask us to clean your gutters on that schedule before Alum Rock's wettest months of January, February and December. Our gutter cleaning service covers the flow check too, and the gutter system gets looked at end to end. Debris removal is part of the visit.
When we open a run in June we find seeds, and when we open one in December we find a mat of wet leaves that has been sitting there since the last rain. The first visit is where we tell you which schedule your lot needs, and the same logic holds for residential and commercial work, though this page is about residential properties only. If you are not sure, text a photo of the eaves and we will give you an estimate.
Water over the edge rots the board behind the gutter first. Everything after that is slow, and slow is what a policy excludes.
The three signs. Water pouring over the front edge in rain instead of out of the downspout. A run that sags, sits low or has pulled away from the fascia. Plants growing out of the trough. Any one of them means the gutter is full.
What happens next. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and spills behind it. The fascia board rots, then the soffit. Water backs up under the first course of shingles and shows up as a ceiling stain. Siding stains and swells. Below, the overflow cuts a channel at the foundation and finds the basement. The wet debris itself weighs enough to pull the gutter off the house. Standing water breeds mosquitoes; dry debris houses wasps. Where winters freeze, the trapped water becomes an ice dam at the eave and lifts the shingles from underneath.
Why your policy will not pay. Homeowners insurance generally does not cover water damage traced to clogged gutters. Carriers class gutter cleaning as routine maintenance, and damage from skipped maintenance as preventable neglect, which a standard policy excludes. A limb that tears a gutter off in a storm is sudden and accidental and is usually covered; a fascia board that rotted over two years is not. This is general information, not insurance advice; read your policy or ask your agent.
Guards stop leaves. They do not stop needles, seeds, grit or the paste they turn into. The job gets shorter, not gone.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and it is a different job: clearing what sits on top of the guard and checking that water is actually getting in, rather than scooping out the trough. Mesh and screen guards hold whole leaves off. Pine needles thread through, seed casings and pollen mat on top, roof grit settles underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge. The gutter is empty and the water never went in.
Guards earn their keep under big leafy trees and on roofs too high to want to climb. They do not end maintenance, whatever the installer said. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspouts and reseats the guards; tell us what is on the house when you get the quote and it is priced as a guarded system, which usually runs shorter than an open one.
Under an hour on most houses. Nobody has to be there, and the photos arrive either way.
The crew calls the day before with an arrival window and again when they are on the way. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical home; bigger houses, steep roofs and gutters left for years run longer. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. Before they arrive: side gate unlocked, cars off the driveway if runs face it, pets inside while ladders are up. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder off the gutter lip and the siding. After: photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, and an invoice that matches the quote.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. You hear what it is before anyone talks about money.
Still overflowing. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. If that happens after a cleaning, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it actually is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The number. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Your house. Stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and screens and downspout extensions go back where they were.
Payment. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone. Some dates take a small booking fee to hold the slot, and you hear about it before you book.
The whole city and the towns around it, booked by phone or text from the nearest crew.
We cover Alum Rock and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and keep a regular route through the city, so the crew is already nearby most weeks. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, and the estimate comes from stories, size and tree cover. A homeowner who can send a photo of the house front helps us count the runs and check access before the first call is done. Every alum rock gutter cleaning slot is confirmed when you call, and that is the window we give you. Our calendar fills in spring and fall, so those are the times to book early. To keep your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 for the next open window.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the cleaning. The crew works from the outside and does not come inside. On each visit we flush every downspout and check the flow until water runs clean at the outlet, across the gutters and downspouts on the house. Any twig or leaf caught in a run comes out by hand, and the bags leave with the truck, not on the lawn. Haul-off is part of the quote. Our cleanings cover the whole house, from the first run to the last outlet, and the yard is left as clean as we found it.
Our gutter services cover residential and commercial properties. Quotes for commercial properties are separate from this page, which covers residential properties only.
Gutter guards are outside this visit: we do not install, repair or sell them, and if the crew finds one that needs work, it goes in the report with photos. When the crew sees a sag, a loose hanger, a dripping seam or a leak, it goes in the report with photos, so you can protect your home from water damage before the next heavy rainfall.
Our price is set by stories and size, and you get the number by phone or text at (866) 435-6328. We do not put a figure on this page, because the house decides it. Once we know the stories and the square footage, you get one number, and that is what you pay.
Most customers across Alum Rock book in spring and fall, and the spring window catches the seed and pollen load that packs the bends at the bottom of each run. Skip the fall visit and a wet leaf mat can hold water against the edge going into the first heavy rainfall.
We confirm a date when you call and tell you the next open window, so you can get your gutters on the calendar before the rains. We do not promise same-day service on this page, so the window you get is the one we can keep.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the landscape as clean as it found it.
Yes, we flush each run until it is clean at the outlet and check that the water moves away from your home. Clearing a buried underground line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it. The flushing and the haul-off are in the number already.
Yes. Guards keep the leaves out of the gutter system, but on our jobs we still find needles, seed casings, the odd twig and grit packed on top of the guard, and water that never gets in. The surface needs clearing and the flow needs checking, though a cleaning and maintenance visit on a guarded gutter is usually shorter than on an open one.
If a gutter we just cleared still spills over the edge in rain, the flow check at the outlet points to a slope or outlet-size problem rather than a clog, and any leak behind the fascia that has gone on long enough to rot the board is reported with photos, so send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second visit for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
