Our own crew cleans gutters on Arcadia homes, flushes every downspout, tests the flow, hauls the debris away and sends you photos of every run before we leave, so you can see the gutters are clean. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book in spring and fall, which is when the seed drop and the leaf load build up.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Arcadia homeowners ask how that compares with a per-foot rate. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run of gutter, but on our jobs the stories and the size tell us more than the footage does.
What moves the quote is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a steep pitch takes longer to reach safely. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises how high the gutters sit off the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with buildup packed hard, and a clog that has set takes more time than loose leaves. Clogged downspouts add time too, since a twig lodged in the elbow has to be worked out from both ends. A gutter system with more runs takes longer, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. A seam with a leak or a run that sags gets flagged in the photos. Our gutter cleaning service includes debris removal in the price, and we flush the gutters and downspouts as part of the job, never as an extra. The crew checks the drainage at each outlet and works to leave each run clean, not just the stretch you can see from the ground. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned gutters in Arcadia for homeowners who had water running over the edge and for owners who simply wanted the gutters clear before the rainy season. Each homeowner gets the photos before the truck leaves, so a run that is not clean is seen before anyone drives away. On one recent Arcadia job the quote moved because the back run had a sag and a section of the rain gutter was holding standing water, which we flagged in the photos before we cleaned it. That kind of structural damage is what we report, and it is why we walk every run and check the water flow instead of only scooping out the trough. Clearing the trough is only half of it, because the water away from your home has to actually move, and that is the part we check last.
| 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.
Across California, spring visits run mid to late June and fall visits run late November to December, and most of our customers book two cleanings a year, once after the spring seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves fall. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the downspouts. In fall it is the leaves and debris that build a wet mat, which holds water against the eave before the rainy months. The simplest rule is to clean your gutters before the rainy months, then again after the last leaves are down. Those two visits are the core of our gutter maintenance plan, and they keep a rainwater clog from turning into a blockage that needs a second trip.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, we see the gutters every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Where there are few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough, for residential and commercial buildings alike. Gutters with guards still need the surface kept clean, just less often. Skip a season and a clog that sits through heavy rainfall turns into a second trip, and water that spills over the edge can rot the fascia behind it. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep that schedule on the calendar so the regular gutter cleaning happens without you having to remember it, and a clean gutter becomes the normal state. For gutter cleaning services that fit the way your house gets dirty, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the first date.
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 gutter services cover Arcadia CA and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we clean residential properties and commercial properties on the same visit schedule. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, using your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house. A photo of the front of the house helps us see the eave before we arrive, and it is easy to send from your phone. Lead time depends on the calendar, and our busiest windows are late spring and late fall, when most of our customers book at once. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The fastest way to get your gutters cleared before the next storm is to text a photo of the eave and ask for a written estimate, and we will give you a date. Our cleaning services in Arcadia follow the same steps on every house we visit, and gutter cleaning across Arcadia works the same way whether it is your first visit or your fifth. Part of the job is to keep your gutters clean between visits, which is why cleaning and maintenance go together on one schedule, and that is how we protect your home from water damage. We show you the photos so you can see what we found.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text before we book. Call (866) 435-6328 with the square footage and whether there is tree cover over the house.
Our customers here usually book in late spring and late fall, after the seed drop and after the leaves are down. If you wait past that, a clog that sits through heavy rainfall takes longer to clear.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the calendar has an open slot that day.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the yard as clean as it found it.
Yes. We flush every downspout, check the water flow at the outlet, leave the outlet clean and tell you if a line is not draining. Clearing a buried underground line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, though less often. Needles and seed pods get through the guard and sit in the trough, so we keep the surface clean and check that water is getting in. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance but do not end it. We will not install a guard, but we will photograph and report one that is not working.
A clean gutter that still spills in heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem, and clogged downspouts are already cleared on the visit. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If we find something that changes the cleaning and maintenance job, we stop, tell you what it is and agree on the change before we continue. Once the gutters are clean and the photos are sent, that is the end of the visit.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
