Our own crew cleans gutters in Antioch CA, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California our crews have cleaned gutters every spring and fall for homes that want the water kept off the foundation, and we run the same gutter cleaning process for Antioch homes.
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 in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our residential properties the stories and the buildup do most of the work.
Here is what moves a quote, as our crew finds it. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means boom or scissor lift time. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, and a sag in the run can be hiding structural damage at the fascia. Guards on the gutter system we have to lift and reseat add time on the ladder. Flushing every outlet, flow testing and hauling the material away are included and never billed as extras, because the whole job is to move water away from your home. Once the runs are clean, the flow test shows whether the water flow reaches the outlet. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Antioch jobs, one customer with a two-story home and mature trees on the north side had seed casings and a leaf mat sitting in the rain gutter all the way to the drain outlets. The crew got the runs clean, flushed every outlet and found the clog at the elbow of the rear drop. The quote came from stories, size and the tree cover, and it did not change on the roof. Another home had gutters that clogged downspouts at the same elbow every spring, and the flushing was what kept the drainage moving. We service residential and commercial properties, and the number for a house follows the same three inputs. If you send a photo of the front of the house by text, we can usually give you the number while you are still looking at it.
| 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.
Most Antioch homeowners book two cleanings a year, once in the spring after the seeds and pollen drop and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and by then we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit, which runs late November to December across California, finds the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the rain gutter until the first heavy rainfall, and by then it can form a clog. Our crew cleans the roofline, the gutter runs and every outlet at each visit, and leaves them clean, so the rainwater keeps moving instead of backing up.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning means a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and the blockage builds faster than a twice-a-year visit can keep up with. A home with few or no trees usually does fine with one gutter cleaning a year in late fall, as long as the runs were clean at the spring visit. Homes near a busy road, active construction or heavy landscape work also tend to need a closer schedule because the grit gets into the gutter runs.
Guards change the schedule, but not to zero. A guarded system still needs the surface cleared a few times a year, and we check underneath the guard when we are there. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters, not on a general rule. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you an estimate and tell you what the first visit should look like for your house.
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.
Our crew has worked on homes and commercial properties in the surrounding areas, and we offer cleaning services in Antioch from the nearest base to the city. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, so call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the next open date, and you can get your gutters on the schedule the same call.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when the seeds drop and when the leaves come down. If you want a slot in those windows, book early. Outside them, we can usually fit you in sooner. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Booking with us is simple. If you keep the gutters clean on a schedule, you protect your home from water damage, and the crew flags any issue before it turns into a leak or a bigger repair.
We also handle gutter services that go beyond a single clean, including the first-visit check of gutters and downspouts to see whether the slope is doing its job. Our cleaning and maintenance visits in Antioch follow the same routine as our crews elsewhere, and every homeowner gets the photos of every run before the truck leaves. Gutter maintenance is quoted from the same three inputs, stories, size and tree cover. Debris removal is included in every visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those two inputs. The number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, the two windows after the seeds drop and after the leaves come down. Across California the fall visit runs late November to December, and waiting past it lets the wet mat and leaves set in the rain gutter. Our calendar fills in those windows, so book early.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our gutter cleaning service is booked by phone or text, and we clean your gutters on the date you pick. If your gutters are overflowing now, tell us when you call so we can see what is open.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. We leave the yard as clean as we found it.
Yes. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that water leaves at the outlet. If an underground drain line needs clearing, that is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we still find seed casings, the odd twig, needles and grit that have worked through the mesh and turned into a mat. We clear the surface, check underneath and reseat the guards.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a debris problem. Water that keeps spilling over the edge can rot the fascia board. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice. The quote covers stories, size, tree cover and what is in the gutters, and that is what we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
