Our crew cleans gutters for homeowners here from start to finish: every outlet flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across California, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed, pollen and leaves have done their damage and before the next storm season starts.
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. We give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the height of the house matter more than the footage alone. Our gutter services cover residential and commercial properties, and the same three inputs set the quote for both, so a gutter cleaning service quote for an office and one for a home start from the same three inputs.
On Bostonia homes, the things that move a quote are the ones the crew finds once it is on the ladder. A third story or a steep roof that can't be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid, and a clog that has built up that long takes longer to clear than a run that comes out clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, debris removal and a water flow check at the outlet are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our customers here include homeowners on lots with heavy canopy and homes that have had water damage from clogged gutters, and the cases we keep on file show the same pattern: the quote tracks what is actually in the gutter and how high the eaves sit. We text a photo of the front of the house and tell you what we see before we commit to a number. A rain gutter that stays full cannot move rainwater away from the house, and water that sits in it finds a way to leak past the fascia, which is where structural damage starts. If your gutters have seen several seasons with no cleaning, or a run has started to sag, plan for the extra time that buildup takes, and let us know so the quote reflects it. Call (866) 435-6328 with your stories and square footage and we will give you the number.
| 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 residential properties in Bostonia CA book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down, to keep the gutters clear of rainwater between storms. On our jobs, the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows at the bottom of the pipe. The fall visit finds the wet leaf mat, and when a house has skipped the fall visit we see runs that have started to sag by the time the rainy season is well underway.
Tiers depend on what grows around the house. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. Near a busy road or construction, the same schedule applies. Houses with few or no trees do well with one visit a year in late fall. Guards reduce how often the gutters fill, but the surface still needs clearing, so guarded gutters go on a less frequent schedule rather than none at all. Gutter maintenance is a schedule, not a rescue call.
A gutter that is left alone fills, overflows and starts to sit wrong on the fascia. A blockage in one downspout is the early warning, and it usually shows up as water running over the roofline instead of out the bottom. Regular gutter cleaning carries the leaves and debris away before they turn into a fascia problem, and before the fascia starts to rot. After the first visit we give you an estimate for the tier your lot needs.
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 covers Bostonia from the nearest base and works across Bostonia, with the neighborhoods we clean most often listed in the cases on file. Bostonia gutter cleaning runs on the same route as the rest of our work, and our cleaning services in Bostonia are quoted from the same three inputs. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover shades the house. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm a date on the call.
Gutter cleaning services book up fastest in two windows: the weeks after the spring seed drop, and the weeks after the fall leaves come down or a run of heavy rainfall. A single twig or a wad of seed casings can hold a whole run, so those weeks fill quickly. Booking early in those windows gets you the slot you want, since most cleanings in those weeks go first. The gutter cleaning process starts with the call, moves to the crew on the day, and ends with photos on your phone. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you have gutter guards, say so on the call, because lifting and reseating them adds time to the job.
Whether you are a homeowner in one of the older neighborhoods or a new build on a wider lot, the goal is the same: keep water moving away from your home, protect your home from water damage, and keep your gutters clear between visits. Our crews clean gutters and downspouts across the surrounding areas, and it is simpler to clean your gutters on a set schedule than to wait for the first overflow. We will tell you on the first visit what your house needs over the year.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure on this page, because the house is what sets the price. Tell us the stories, the square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and you get the number before anyone climbs a ladder.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. In late spring the seed and pollen are the problem, and in late fall it is the leaf mat. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that have started to sag by the rainy season, and the fascia behind them can start to rot, so do not skip the fall visit that keeps the gutters clean.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you want to get your gutters done fast, book early in the spring and fall windows.
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 flow-test it so we can check the drainage at the outlet. If a run empties into an underground line, we confirm that water is leaving 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. On our jobs, guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top of the guard and under it, and that mat can run water over the front edge. If your landscape drops needles or seed casings, the mat on top still needs clearing. Guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, just less often. We clear the surface, flush the outlets and reseat the guards, so a guarded gutter system goes on a less frequent schedule rather than none at all.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope, capacity or pipe size, not muck in the trough. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The price you were quoted is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
