Our own crew does a clean pass on gutters in Bloomington CA, and we flush every downspout and flow-test it before we leave. Leaves go into bags and off the property, and you get photos of every run before the truck pulls away. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book us for spring and fall, and that schedule works for homes like yours too.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services are quoted the same way for residential properties and commercial properties. Whether it is a rain gutter on a single-story home or a long run on a larger building, the price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting 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 for a clean, complete job. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a steep pitch takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a heavy buildup of leaf mat, and a run that sags under that weight takes a longer pass. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and leaves and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the Bloomington homes we have cleaned, the quote shifted most when a gutter had a heavy clog at the bend where the run meets the downspout, which we found on a two-story house with a tree canopy over the back side of the house. We flushed the line, cleared the blockage by hand, and checked the whole gutter system until the drainage path ran clean to the outlet. That kind of clog is where rainwater backs up and can turn into a leak at the seam, and it can lead to structural damage if it goes unchecked. Clogged downspouts get flagged on the phone when we hear about a long-running overflow, and we count them into the estimate before the crew shows up. Our crew works the whole run to keep water away from your home, and we send photos of each one.
| 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 of our customers book two visits a year, spring and fall, once after the seed and pollen drop finishes and again after the last leaves come down. Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, so those are the windows to plan around. When we open a gutter after the winter rains we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and sometimes a twig wedged at the outlet that starts a clog. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or have pulled loose by the time the rain comes back. Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because leaves and grit pack the downspout between visits and make a blockage at the roofline. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots, and regular gutter cleaning service keeps the rainwater moving. Every clean includes debris removal.
Guarded gutters still need attention, though less often. The guard keeps the big stuff out, but the surface still needs clearing, and the downspout still needs a flush so the water actually reaches the drain. Near a busy road or an active construction site, the grit settles faster and the same three to four month cadence applies. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and a gutter that copes with light rain can still overflow under heavy rainfall, so we clean the whole run. A small crack at a seam can hide under a guard for months. A clean run helps protect your home from water damage, and we clean your gutters on the schedule that fits the lot. Each lot is a little different, so we give you an estimate by phone, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your house actually needs, and we put the photos on your phone so you can see what we found. Residential and commercial jobs run off the same route, so residential properties and commercial properties get the same schedule.
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.
If you need a quote, start with a phone call or a text. Our crew runs from the nearest base and works the whole route as one, and that reaches surrounding areas whenever a route runs that way. Getting started takes your stories, the approximate size of the house and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the number, and it is easy to send from your phone. Every homeowner gets the same photo report after each clean. Repeat cleanings are priced the same way, so the second visit does not start from zero. Lead times change with the season, and we will tell you the first open date when you call (866) 435-6328. If you want a particular week, call early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Booking a visit with TrueEdge gives you a crew that does the clean work from start to finish and sends you the photos. Our gutter services stop at the cleaning. The gutters and downspouts get checked on every visit, and we flush every downspout to help you keep your gutters draining. Homes with gutter guards are quoted the same way, with the guards counted into the visit. Any repair is quoted separately. Bloomington gutter cleaning is one of our main jobs.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. We do not quote a range without those details. Once we have them, the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Plan a fall visit for after the last leaves come down, and a spring visit once the seed and pollen drop is done. If you wait past the fall leaves, we find a wet leaf mat that packs the downspout and makes the first heavy rain harder on the gutter. Bloomington's wettest months are January, February and December, so get your gutters checked before those months.
Same-day slots come up when our crew has an opening across Bloomington, but most of the time we confirm a date within the week when you call. We will tell you the earliest open time on the phone.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water run to the outlet, which keeps water away from your home and shows whether the whole gutter system is draining. If a line drains underground, we check that the water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes, they still need a clean, but less often. On our jobs we find twigs and seed casings sitting on top of the guard and grit settling underneath, so we clear the surface, flush the downspout and reseat the guards. Guards that cope with light rain can still overflow in heavy rainfall, so we treat the guards as part of the cleaning and maintenance on the job.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over the front edge in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem. Left alone, a run that keeps overflowing can let the fascia board behind it rot. Where the landscape slopes toward the house, the water has less room to drain away from it, so ask about gutter maintenance when you book.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before they start and you agree to it first. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice, and that is the same promise we make at every step of the gutter cleaning process.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
