Our own crew cleans gutters in Concord, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and most of our Concord customers also book in December to early January, when we see the most seed, pollen and leaf load.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. The same three things set the price for residential and commercial work, since residential properties and commercial properties are quoted the same way. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the total still comes down to how the house is built and how packed the gutters are.
On our Concord jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk changes the crew's setup, and so does a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has cleared in years arrive with a clog at every elbow and a buildup of compacted leaf mat, which takes more time to clean out. A run with a sag in it slows the water flow, and a sag often hides a leak at the seam that can lead to structural damage, so we check it too. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the quote, never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Our Concord homes vary, but the gutter maintenance pattern is consistent. In neighborhoods with heavy tree cover, the back run is often where the leaf mat builds up first, and water backs up behind the fascia on the low side. Clearing it and flushing every downspout takes the crew longer than the front run would suggest, and that is the kind of thing we price in before we start. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we can usually tell you what to expect before we drive out. Calling (866) 435-6328 gets you a written estimate the same day.
| 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 Concord customers book in spring and fall. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs December to early January, after the last leaves are down. In June the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and a clean downspout is what keeps the rain gutter draining. In December it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find a run pulled loose from the fascia, with the fascia board starting to rot, once the next rains arrive. Our Concord rainwater runs hardest in December, January and February, so a clog in the rain gutter is most likely to overflow during heavy rainfall then.
On a lot with heavy tree cover and a dense landscape, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A blockage that starts small in one run can spread to the next and slow the drainage across the whole house before anyone notices. A twig wedged in a downspout elbow is usually the first sign. Lots with few or no trees can get by with just one of our cleanings a year, in late fall. Houses near a busy road or construction tend to need the shorter schedule too, since the dust settles into the trough and bonds with the wet leaves and needles. Leaves and litter from a single storm can change that schedule too.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Protect your home from water damage by booking before the rainy months start, and clean your gutters before the buildup can push water over the edge. A homeowner who keeps the schedule tends to catch a loose hanger in the photos before it becomes a fascia problem. Our crew handles the whole gutter system, gutters and downspouts alike, as part of our gutter cleaning services, and the photos we send after each visit show exactly what we found. A clean roofline is the whole point: keep your gutters clean and the water stays off the fascia and foundation.
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.
Concord homeowners book us for cleaning services in Concord from across Concord CA and surrounding areas, and the crew is dispatched from the nearest base. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text: stories, approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the earliest slot when you call. If you want a Concord gutter cleaning slot in a busy window, get your gutters booked early.
Our gutter services calendar fills in two busy windows: late spring when seeds and pollen come down, and late fall when the leaves finish. Booking early in those windows keeps the Concord gutter cleaning schedule clear. We call before we come and nobody needs to be home. The crew works from the outside of the house and leaves the ground clean, so the side gate should be unlocked and pets kept inside while the ladders are up. Everything we pull out goes with the truck and is hauled away from your home.
If you have a question about cleaning and maintenance beyond the clean itself, we will say so plainly. We do not repair, replace or install gutters, and we do not install gutter guards. If a hanger has pulled or a seam is dripping, we photograph it and put it in the report, so you know what to bring to whoever handles that work. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: clear, flush every downspout, flow-test, haul, photograph, and leave the gutter clean. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date and we will confirm it in writing.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote residential properties and commercial properties the same way, by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the figure before anyone is on a ladder.
Most Concord customers choose spring and fall, which is when it pays to clean your gutters. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs December to early January. If you wait past those windows, the seed, pollen and leaf load tends to set into the clogged downspouts, and in the wetter months a clog can overflow in one storm.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most of our cleaning services in Concord come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. 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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout, flow-test it and check where the water goes at the outlet, including underground lines where we can see the discharge. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it. Where we can reach the outlet, we clean it before we leave.
Yes. Under guards we commonly find a mat of needles and grit on top and packed leaves underneath. We clear the surface, lift the panels, flush the downspouts and reseat everything, and the gutters are left clean.
A gutter system that is clear and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Left alone, that overflow can lead to rot in the fascia and structural damage at the roofline. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts. The 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.
