Our own crew cleans gutters in Burlingame, every outlet flushed and tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of the job before we leave. The price comes from your 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. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we are glad to work out the right visit with you.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Burlingame homeowners get a number before the crew arrives, and no homeowner gets a surprise on the invoice. The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services in Burlingame are quoted the same way: over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will send you an estimate.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more to do safely. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves that take longer to clear, and any leak or sag we find gets raised with you before work starts. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras.
We keep the conversation to the three things you tell us and the photo of the front of the house. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: clear out the leaves, flush the gutters, check that the drains carry water away from your home, and send you the photos. A clear run is how you protect your home from water damage. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk through it with you. Our cleanings and gutter maintenance are priced once, not per trip, and a cleaning and maintenance visit in a heavy rainfall season costs the same as one in a dry month.
| 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 across Burlingame book twice a year, once after the seed and pollen drop in late spring and again in late fall after the leaves and debris come down. On our jobs the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings, a twig or two and pollen paste packed into the outlet elbows, and the fall visit finds a wet leaf mat that holds water against the rain gutter through the rainy months.
Under heavy tree cover or a dense landscape, a visit every three to four months keeps the gutter system moving, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. With few or no trees over the roof, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or active construction the grit builds faster, and a gutter that was clean in spring can be full again by fall. Commercial properties follow the same schedule, and the tree cover sets it. If you have gutter guards, they still need a clean surface and the runs checked on the fall visit.
Across California, our spring visit lands in mid to late June, and by then the seed mat is usually the first thing we find when we open a gutter, with the debris underneath it, which is why we start the season there. Clogged downspouts are the most common reason water ends up somewhere it should not, and they are the first thing the crew flushes and checks on every visit. Left alone, the blockage holds rainwater against the fascia and the roofline, and over time that is how rot and structural damage get started. After the first visit, once the gutters are clean, we tell you which tier your lot actually 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 has cleaned gutters across Burlingame homes and the surrounding areas, and we run the route from the nearest base. Booking a gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house, the tree cover and how much buildup is in the runs, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, the late spring stretch after the seed drop and the late fall stretch after the leaves and debris come down, so booking early in spring and fall gives you more choice of day. We take on residential and commercial work, and we handle commercial properties and residential properties the same way: gutters first, every outlet flushed, and photos sent before we leave. For a sag, a leak or a drainage problem we will tell you what we see on the ladder, and we will say plainly when the issue is a slope or clog problem rather than a cleaning one.
If it has been a while since your gutters were last cleaned, the first visit is the most useful one, because it sets the tier and shows you what the buildup looks like on your house. If you are wondering how often to clean your gutters, that first visit answers it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will set up the next step. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the water flow where it should be, and it is the simplest way to keep your gutters from sagging.
The estimate comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those three things, because a two-story house with heavy tree cover can take a very different visit from one without. The quote you get is the number we charge.
Across California, our spring visit runs mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late November to December, after the last leaves. Most of our customers in Burlingame CA book both. If the fall visit is skipped, a clog or blockage builds in the runs, and the wet leaf mat turns into the first sag along the roofline by the next winter. Both visits help protect your home from water damage.
Most slots come up within the week in Burlingame and the surrounding areas, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service unless we have an opening, and we would rather give you a real date than a fast one that slips.
No, you do not need to be home. The crew works outside and does not come inside, and it texts you photos of the whole job before the truck pulls away. Leave the side gate open and keep pets indoors while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and watch each run until it clears at the bottom. Where a line feeds underground, we check that 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 anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need a clean surface and the runs checked. On our jobs, the landscape around the house drops needles and seed casings that sit on top of the guard, and the grit underneath can still build up. Guards cut down the work, but they do not end the maintenance needed to keep your gutters clear.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets rainwater over the edge when it pours, the problem is usually slope, capacity or the size of the gutters and downspouts, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The number you were quoted is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
