Our own crew cleans gutters with each run flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Homeowners usually notice the trouble when rainwater starts spilling over the edge, and by then a clog has been building for months. Once the gutter system is clean, drainage runs the way it was built to. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book a spring visit and a fall visit each year.
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, its 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. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is multiplied out, but the stories and the state of the gutters matter more than the footage on most Citrus homes.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the crew's setup, and that changes the quote. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks. A rain gutter that has not been opened in years arrives packed with compacted muck, and it takes longer to clean a gutter that is full of mud than one with loose leaves. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. Left alone, clogged downspouts can push water back toward the fascia, which is where fascia rot and structural damage usually start, and flushing them carries the water away from the walls. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Our Citrus gutter cleaning jobs show this clearly. On one house in a neighborhood we have cleaned several times, the gutters had sat for a long stretch and the leaves and debris had turned into a heavy mat at the low corner, where water had started to sag the run. The crew cleared the mat, flushed every run and confirmed the water flow ran clean at the outlet. Nothing about that house surprised us once we were on the ladder, because we had asked the right questions on the phone: how many stories, how much tree cover, and whether the gutters had been cleaned in the last year. If you can text us a photo of the front of your house, that helps us size the job before we arrive. We are glad to talk through what the crew will find before anyone books a date.
| 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.
On our Citrus CA jobs, most homeowners book in spring and fall. Across California the 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 come down. When we open a gutter here in spring we usually find seeds and seed casings packed into the outlet elbows, a twig or two, and pollen paste that has dried into a crust. In fall it is the leaf load that matters, and the wet leaf mat settles in before the rainy season arrives. Heavy rainfall in January, February and December is when a loaded run gives way first. Houses that skipped the fall visit show the most trouble by early winter, with runs that have sagged under the weight of wet leaves and pulled loose from the fascia. A slow leak at a seam is often the first sign of trouble.
Under heavy tree cover, we see the clog build up faster, so regular gutter cleaning matters more here. Needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and make a blockage the crew has to clear first, so those houses are on a schedule of every three to four months. Few or no trees overhead means once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards slow the buildup, but the surface still needs clearing, so guarded gutters go on a less frequent schedule with the top cleared on each visit. Most homes on our books are on one of these three tiers, and the tier depends on what the gutter actually looks like at the first visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the photos of every run in your hands so you can see the reason. A gutter that is clean and still overflows after a visit is a slope or outlet-size problem, not a buildup problem, and we say so. Book the first visit now, and we will tell you how often to clean your gutters once we see where your roofline stands.
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 gutter cleaning service covers the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we clean across Citrus, keeping the crew close to every street we serve. Booking our gutter services works the way most people want it to: you call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your roofline, and we give you the quote from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead. If you can send a photo of the house front by text, the quote comes faster and is more precise. We call before we come, and no homeowner needs to be home for the visit. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that call. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we confirm the date when you book, so you know when to expect us. On the visit we flush every downspout and watch the water run clean.
The calendar fills in two busy windows each year, one in late spring and one at the end of the year, when most homeowners want their gutters cleaned at the same time. If you can book outside those windows, you will usually get the slot you want. Booking early keeps the crew on your street, and the photos from each of the cleanings land in your inbox the same day. Our crew works carefully around landscaping and walkways, and we leave the yard clean, the way we found it. Gutter guards get the same treatment: lifted, cleared underneath and reseated. Debris removal is included, and we treat residential and commercial properties the same way: the gutters and downspouts are cleared and flushed, and the water is moved away from your home. We want the gutters clear of leaves so they can protect your home from water damage, and regular cleaning helps you keep your gutters flowing through the rainy months.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those details. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you the number before you book.
When to book depends on what is on your roof. Across California, most of our customers book the spring visit in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. If the fall visit gets skipped, heavy rainfall often finds runs that have sagged by early winter. Ask for a written estimate, and call us so we can tell you the right month to get your gutters cleaned on your lot.
Same-day availability depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when you call. Most open slots come up within the week during the quieter months, and our cleaning services in Citrus follow that same calendar all year.
No, you do not need to be home, and that holds for residential properties as well. Our crew works outside around the landscape, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet 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 run and watch the water until it runs clean at the outlet. Where a pipe from the gutter feeds an underground line, we check that the water leaves at the far end. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, just less of it than open ones. On our jobs we find seeds, needles and grit sitting on top of the guard, and when it gets wet the mat can run water over the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them, so the water actually gets in.
Send us a photo or a short video of the overflow in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope, capacity or outlet-size problem, and we will tell you what it is. If the problem is a slope, water can keep sitting behind the fascia and cause rot over time, so we point you to gutter maintenance on that run instead of selling a second cleaning.
It should not. The number we quote on the phone is the number 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.
