Our own crew cleans gutters across Canyon Lake homes, flushes and flow-tests every drain outlet, hauls the leaves away, and takes photos of every run before we leave, so you can see the trough is clean. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on those houses enough to know what the season leaves behind.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, how large the roofline is, 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. We price commercial properties the same way. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real house the stories and the buildup in the trough drive most of the difference.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up in the air, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with leaves and debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough. Flushing every drain, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised with the homeowner before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs, a two-story home with heavy leaf fall was the one that moved the quote most, because the trough had been left a full season and the leaf mat had compressed into a solid layer that had to be broken loose by hand before the water could run. The crew flushed every drain, found one elbow still blocked after the first pass, and cleared it from the top until it ran clean. The number we gave on the phone was the number on the invoice, and the photos of every run were on the owner's phone before the truck left. You can see that job here: this local job.
If you have gutters that sag, or rainwater pouring over the front edge during a storm, tell us when you call. Rain gutter problems like those often trace back to clogged downspouts, a clog at the outlet, or a blockage that has been building for a while, and poor drainage and weak water flow are only part of the picture. Left alone, that can lead to structural damage at the eave. A clean trough is what keeps water away from your home. Our crew will say so if the gutter itself needs more than cleaning, and we will not sell it to you. To get your gutters quoted, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will give you a written estimate by phone.
| 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.
Across California, the two visits that matter fall in mid to late June, after the spring seed and pollen drop, and in late November to December, after the last leaves have come down. Most of our regulars book both, so the trough stays clean through both seasons. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat holds rainwater and builds up before the rainy months. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain came, so the fall visit is the one we push hardest, since a clean trough going into the rainy months is what matters.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the eave, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the outlets between visits and the gutter can clog faster than the trough can hold water. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most homes. Gutter guards change the job too: they cut down the leaves, but the surface still needs to be cleared and the outlets still need checking, so we keep guarded gutters on a lighter schedule with the surface cleared each time. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and heavy rainfall is when a clean trough matters most.
Here is how we decide it on each lot. After the first visit we look at the trough, the outlets and what comes out of them, and we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A lot under heavy canopy and a lot with no trees at all have very different buildup, so we do not guess from the street. The same check applies to residential and commercial lots. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date to clean your gutters, or ask for a written estimate, and we will tell you the schedule of regular gutter cleaning that fits your gutters.
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 offers cleaning services in Canyon Lake from the nearest base and works across Canyon Lake, not a single neighborhood. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, and the quote comes from stories, house size and tree cover. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and the homeowner does not need to be home for the visit. We take residential properties on the same calendar, and cleanings for homes and businesses book the same way. The busy stretches of the year are spring and fall, and the calendar fills quickly in those months, so booking early helps you get the date you want.
Each visit is built around the same steps for the gutters and downspouts: clear the trough, flush every downspout, check that water is leaving at the outlet, and send photos to your phone. That is how we keep your gutters clean and working between visits, and it is how we protect your home from water damage at the eave and foundation, before a leak shows up on the ceiling. This is cleaning and maintenance, not a repair visit, so if something else turns up on the house, we photograph it and report it, and we do not repair it. The crew handles the whole gutter system, and our Canyon Lake gutter cleaning service is the same job whether the pitch is steep or flat.
Give us a call at (866) 435-6328 to book your visit, or text a photo of the house and we will confirm a date with you. Our gutter services also reach the surrounding areas, so if you are on the edge of the city, ask when you call.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote homeowners by phone or text. We will not give a figure here, because the house decides it. Tell us the stories and the square footage and you get the number before we book anything.
Across California, the two good windows are mid to late June and late November to December, because that is when the seed drop and the leaf load are done. If the leaves sit past the rainy months, the wet mat is harder to clear and the trough can sag and the fascia can rot by spring. Book the visit once the trees have finished dropping, and treat it as gutter maintenance, not an emergency.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We will not promise same-day service without a date to back it up.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and outlet 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 run and check the drainage at the outlet. If a line runs underground, such as one that empties under a landscape bed, we check where it empties, and clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs we find surface buildup sitting on top of the guard and needles or grit packed underneath, so the trough still needs checking. We clean the surface, flush the outlets and reseat the guards, and the visit is usually shorter than an open gutter system.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No, unless the crew finds something that changes the job, and then you hear it before any work starts. The number we quote 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.
