Our own crew cleans gutters in Brea, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run, hauls the debris away and sends 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 most of our customers book the spring and fall visits, and we keep the same crew on the same houses.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
A homeowner asks for a firm number before anyone climbs a ladder, and our gutter cleaning services are priced from three things: 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, and we are glad to walk you through either method. What moves it on our jobs is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a sloped lot that puts the back run further off the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can get to the clog. A gutter system that has never been opened takes the longest, and that is where a drainage check matters most.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote. We do not add them on at the end. The point is to get the rainwater moving off the roof and away from the foundation, so a clean gutter is only half the job. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a clog that needs more time than the estimate allowed, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job the owner had a two-story home with heavy leaf load and water running behind the gutter at the low corner. Our crew found the rain gutter packed with compacted leaves, a low run where the hangers had worked loose, and buildup in two downspout runs that were holding water away from the roofline. We cleared the blockage, re-hung the bent run, flushed every downspout, left the trough clean and sent the photos before we left. Most Brea homes we clean look like this, with leaves and debris working into the same few corners year after year, and a twig or two wedged in the elbows, which is why the first visit tells us what the rest of the year will look like. Our commercial properties are priced per building, so the same crew can handle the storefronts and the office buildings we service here. Where clogged downspouts drain into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you what we see. We want water away from the foundation and the structural damage it causes, and we do not want to guess about 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 of our customers book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seeds and pollen have dropped and once in late fall after the last leaves are down. Across California the spring visit falls mid to late June and the fall visit falls late November to December, and the timing follows the leaf and seed drop on each lot. When we open a gutter in spring we usually find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and at the fall visit the wet leaf mat is the first thing we clear. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag before spring, because the weight of that material sat in the trough all winter. The spring and fall visits are the core of a regular gutter cleaning schedule, and they keep a clogged run from soaking the fascia until it starts to rot.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, we see the downspout runs pack between visits, because needles and grit keep arriving and rainwater stops moving. Those houses are on a schedule of every three to four months. Few or no trees, and a once-a-year cleaning in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards change the picture a little: they cut down on the big leaves, but the surface still needs clearing, so the schedule drops a step rather than disappearing. The same rule holds for residential and commercial buildings: clean your gutters on the schedule the trees set, and our gutter cleaning service will tell you where your lot falls on the estimate.
We have two customers here who show the range. One has no trees and books the twice-a-year or once-a-year schedule. The other sits under trees and is on the three-to-four-month cycle. Their case records are linked on the coverage section. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for that schedule is what we quote you.
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 the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters across Brea and the neighborhoods around it. Brea gutter cleaning books up in the two busy windows of the year, the spring visit and the fall visit, so call early if you want a particular week. The quote comes by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps us see the roofline before we arrive. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. To book, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house front, or pick a date on the booking line. Our standard lead time is listed on that same line.
We want the water moving away from your home and off the siding, because that is how you protect your home from water damage. The simplest way to keep your gutters working is a regular visit, and our gutter maintenance and gutter services run on that schedule. The crew works from the ground and the ladder, and on every visit we flush every downspout before we pack up. Gutters and downspouts are checked run by run, from the low corner to the high one, and the yard is left clean. The same crew works residential properties and commercial buildings, and we do not climb onto a roof that cannot be walked safely. Where the gutters need more than a clean or a leak has started, we photograph it and write it into the report so you can decide what to do next.
Our cleaning services in Brea are priced from stories and size, and we quote it over the phone or by text. Once you give us the house and the tree cover, the figure we give you is the figure on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, and across California the spring visit falls mid to late June while the fall visit falls late November to December. In spring we clear the seeds and pollen, and in fall we clear the leaves before the heavy rainfall starts. Waiting past that is when we see runs pull loose and downspout runs clog.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call (866) 435-6328. If you want to get your gutters done before the heavy rainfall, call that number or text a photo of the house front, and we will tell you the earliest date we have.
No. Our gutter cleaning process runs outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout reach 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 check the water flow on each one. Where a downspout drains into an underground line we check the outlet and tell you what we find; clearing a buried line is quoted separately and nothing is done without your approval.
Yes. Guards keep out the big leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top, and the landscape around the house decides how fast. We clear the surface and check the flow every visit.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size rather than a blockage. 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.
Cleaning and maintenance are quoted as one number. The price only changes if the crew finds something that changes the job, and if that happens you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
