
Our own crew cleans gutters in Campbell, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, and we can give you a number by phone or text today.
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 in the gutters, and we set it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we name is the number we charge, and we give a clean number before the crew arrives. Our gutter cleaning services are priced the same way, and the gutter cleaning process starts with that one number. Some companies price per linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down heavy and compacted, and guards we have to lift and reseat take extra care. A clog packed with leaves, grit and a twig for a season costs more time than a light cleaning, and we say so before we start. Campbell homes with a roof within reach of a standard ladder are the simplest jobs, and the rest are priced as lift work. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and we flush every downspout before the truck leaves. We clean the whole system together, so the quote covers both. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it works with a typical customer: most of our Campbell customers are homeowners with a single or two-story house and a mix of trees, and the quote is set once we know those three things. Campbell homeowners who keep up with gutter maintenance see fewer leak calls, and a homeowner who waits pays for it later. Heavy rainfall in the winter months is when we see the most leak and buildup complaints, so we find that a clean system held through the wet season is the easiest one to keep. The gutters send rainwater away from your home, so a clean system matters more than the price tag. On every visit in Campbell, CA we check each run, each downspout and any gutter guards, and a hanger pulled loose or a dripping seam gets photographed and flagged, not fixed without your OK. Most of our cleanings here are booked by phone or text, and a cleaning and maintenance visit is priced from one quote. Text a photo of the front of the house and we can tell you what your lot needs, and that is the simplest way to get your gutters into the calendar.
| 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 twice a year, in late spring after seed and pollen drop and in late fall after the last leaves. Across California, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and by then we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit runs December to early January, when the wet leaf mat and leaves and debris build up, and on houses that skipped it we see runs that sag by February. A rain gutter that sits full overflows fast, and clogged outlets are the first thing we check when a run overflows. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and Campbell's wettest months are December, January and February, with about 17.6 inches of rain a year. A clean gutter system helps protect your home from water damage, because it keeps water away from the foundation through those months.
Under heavy tree cover, where big trees hang over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because seed casings and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Under those trees a clog can form between visits, so the schedule matters. Keep to that schedule, because a blockage left through a wet winter turns a routine cleaning into a fascia repair, and the estimate for the cleaning is the smaller bill. Homes with few or no trees do well with one cleaning a year in late fall. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and we book those less often. A landscape that drops a lot of leaves, or a house near a busy road or construction, belongs on the shorter schedule too.
Once we are on the ladder we check for rot and any structural damage at the fascia and the roofline, and we report it in the photos. A clean roofline gives the crew a clear look at the fascia, so nothing hides behind the leaf mat. A clean system is also easier to check, so the photos show more. Across Campbell, the houses we see most often are the ones that get the cleaning on time, so the damage never starts. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we will keep the calendar for you from there.
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 Campbell from the nearest base, and we work on residential and commercial buildings across the city. Our gutter services cover homes and surrounding areas, and we handle residential properties and commercial properties alike. Booking is simple: you get a price by phone or text from your stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Gutter cleaning is booked the same way, from the first call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Each clean run gets a photo before we leave, and a drainage problem found on the first visit gets a note in the photos, not a surprise on the invoice. Lead time depends on the calendar at the moment you call, and we will tell you the first open date when we talk.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the seed and leaf drop peaks, so book early if you want a specific date. Outside those windows, we usually have room, and we can often fit a visit in around the rain. Whether you need a regular gutter cleaning service or a one-time visit to clear a backed-up system, we will say plainly what we can do and when. If a clog has already backed water over the edge, tell us when you call. Good water flow is the goal on every visit, whatever the season. Clean your gutters on the schedule that fits your lot, and we will keep track of it from there. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. We do not put a figure on it here because a two-story house can run very differently depending on what is in the gutters.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we see sagging runs and leaves packed into the elbows by winter.
Same-day gutter cleaning depends on our calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 to ask about the next open slot.
No. Homeowners do not need to be home for exterior work. 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 check that water leaves at the outlet, including where it feeds an underground line. We are looking for a clean run of water at the outlet. Clearing a blockage in a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes. Leaves, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge instead of getting in, so a clog forms right where the mat sits. The surface still needs clearing, and we book those less often than open gutters. That is how you keep your gutters working between visits.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets rainwater over the edge has a slope or downspout problem, or a run that sags, and that is not a cleaning problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.