Our own crew cleans gutters, flushes every drain, flow-tests the run, hauls the mess away and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when we have the most slots open.
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 sitting in the gutters, whether that is a twig or a packed elbow. Every homeowner gets the same process: we give a clean quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. We walk you through the gutter cleaning process on that call, so you know what the crew will do before a ladder goes up. Our cleaning services in Clayton are quoted from the gutters and drain outlets the crew will actually touch, and our gutter services follow the same process on every house. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the per-foot number hides the things that actually drive the time on a ladder. Each of our cleanings is quoted this way, one house at a time.
On our jobs the quote moves for a handful of reasons. A third story, or a steep pitch the crew cannot walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, and that takes longer to set up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave line. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves that have to be dug, not blown, and that much packed material can hide structural damage in the fascia. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on the way in and on the way out. A leak at a seam, a sagging run or a clog at the elbow gets photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. Flushing, flow testing and clearing the run are included and are never billed as extras, and the job is not done until the run is clean. Bagged material is carried away from your home. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homeowners here are a mix of older houses with heavy leaf loads and newer homes with a lot of roof surface to drain, so the homes we see vary a lot. When we open a run on one of those jobs and the mat is two inches deep at the elbow, the quote reflects the time it takes to clean it properly, not a flat rate for the street. Most of the homes we work on are residential properties, and commercial properties are quoted after a short site look. Gutter maintenance is priced from the same details. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and we can usually tell you within a few minutes which of these apply to your place.
| 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 spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and most of our customers book one of each. When we open a rain gutter on a spring visit we often find clogged downspouts, seeds packed into the elbows and pollen paste sitting in the trough, and whatever the landscape drops around the house lands in there too. On the late fall visit it is the wet leaves and debris mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by the time heavy rainfall sets in. A wet fascia can rot behind a run that stays full.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit clog the drains between visits and the water flow slows to a trickle. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Guards cut down how often the trough needs clearing, but the surface still needs a clean, so guarded gutters stay on a regular schedule. To keep your gutters in good shape across the years, a schedule keeps the work small, each run gets a flush at every visit, and the drains keep water away from the house.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutter system and how the water is leaving the house. Our gutter cleaning services run that calendar across Clayton, and the tier is set on that first look.
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 works around Clayton CA from the nearest base and covers the whole city, and it serves the surrounding areas too, so the question is less about which part of town you are in and more about how soon we can get to your house. Every gutter cleaning service starts with a short call to (866) 435-6328 or a text. Tell us your stories, roughly how big the house is, whether trees hang over it and how much buildup you see, and send a clean, well-lit photo of the front of the house if it is easy to take. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop hit. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule in one of those windows, book early. Outside those windows we usually have room, so a regular gutter cleaning visit is easy to book. Clayton homes and commercial sites share one booking calendar, so residential and commercial jobs fill the same slots. Debris removal is included in every visit, and cleaning and maintenance usually happen on that one trip. For how soon we can come out, ask for the lead time when you call, since it changes with the season, and check it before you decide when to clean your gutters.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text as a clean estimate. We do not quote a figure without those details because a two-story house with a steep back pitch and a long roofline can take much longer than one with a low, easy-to-reach edge.
Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and most customers keep one of each. Skipping that fall visit is how most runs end up sagging by winter, so keep your gutters on a schedule that fits your trees. Under heavy tree cover, plan on a visit every three to four months, which we set after the first look at your gutter system.
Our Clayton CA gutter services usually book within the week, and we confirm the date when you call (866) 435-6328. We do not promise same-day service because the schedule shifts with the rain and the seasons.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and drain outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the lifts or ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water is leaving at the outlet. A drain blockage that will not clear gets worked from the top. Clearing a buried drainage line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it. Flushing helps protect your home from water damage, and that is why we do not skip the outlet check.
Yes. Guards keep out most leaves and twigs, but not the needles, seed casings or grit, which mat on top and turn into a paste when wet. We lift the panels, clean underneath, clear the gutters and downspouts and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still spills rainwater over the edge has a slope, capacity or outlet-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it 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 it and agree to it before they start. 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.
