Our own crew cleans your gutters, flushes every outlet, flow-tests the run, hauls the leaves away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across California, most of our customers book in the spring and the fall, and we can tell you which schedule your lot needs after the first visit.
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, and we quote it by phone or text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but what matters on our jobs is the building itself. Costa Mesa homes differ in stories and tree cover, so call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the gutters and we will quote from those.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are a third story or a pitch too steep to walk safely, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the roofline above the grade, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaf mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can get to the run and leave it clean. Flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what it looks like on a house we cleaned in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover. The gutters were packed to the elbow with seed casings, and the back run had been sitting heavy enough to pull a hanger loose. We flushed every downspout, cleared the run by hand until the water ran clean at the bottom, and photographed each step, so the homeowner could see the water moving through a clean system again. The quote was built from the stories, the size and the tree cover, and it did not change once the crew was up the ladder.
Gutter cleaning services are the work we do on residential properties, and we run the same gutter services for residential and commercial buildings when the schedule calls for it. Whatever the building, the regular gutter cleaning schedule is set so the drainage keeps moving and a clog does not sit long enough to cause a sag or buildup behind the trough. Our crew clears the run to a clean finish, tests the flow, and takes a photo of every section so you have a record of the job. Tell us how often you want to clean your gutters, and we will set the schedule to match the trees on your lot.
| 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, and across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June while the fall visit falls in late November to December. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed in the elbows. In the fall it is the leaf load, which on houses that skipped the fall visit has built into a wet mat that holds water against the roofline and feeds a blockage at the outlet. Leaves and debris left that long are the first thing we clear before the trough can run clean.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the house, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits and a clog or a leak at a seam starts forming before the next scheduled cleaning. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and a gutter that is already full cannot take that kind of heavy rainfall. With few or no trees, once a year at the fall visit is usually enough to keep rainwater away from your home and protect your home from water damage. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be kept clean.
When we open a gutter in Costa Mesa CA, we are usually looking at whatever the season dropped into it, seed and pollen in spring or leaves in the fall. Either way the first visit tells us what the gutter has been through, and after that we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs. Gutters and downspouts work as one system, so keep your gutters clear between visits and flush every downspout whenever you can. A clean rain gutter on the right schedule keeps the water moving and avoids the water damage that starts when it sits.
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 the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we book by phone or text. Give us your stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the front if that is easy. We confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328, and the lead time depends on the week, so ask us for the first open slot when you reach out. The two busiest windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, so if you want a particular week, book early in those windows. Booking a Costa Mesa gutter cleaning takes one call or one text.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the job. The crew works from the outside, so a side gate left unlocked is enough, and the work area is left clean. A twig or a clump of needles caught in an outlet gets cleared before the flush, and cleanings are booked one visit at a time. On a busy week we keep the calendar honest and tell you when the crew can actually reach your address rather than promising a time we cannot hold.
Gutter guards are a part of plenty of the systems we clean, and we clean them with the same care as an open run, lifting the panels and clearing what sits on top and underneath. When the schedule fits, we will sort out the cleaning and maintenance in one visit, and the gutter cleaning process is the same whether the house is old or new. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the guards seated and the trough clear, and if you want to get your gutters on a set schedule, tell us when you book and we will plan around the trees on your lot.
Homeowners get an estimate from their stories and the size of the house, by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, so there is no figure on this page to rely on. The price you hear is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, not after.
Our cleanings usually fall at the spring and fall visits, which across California land in mid to late June and late November to December, because those are the times we find seed and leaves packed in the gutters. If the gutters wait longer, leaves and wet mats build up, and clogged downspouts can lead to structural damage.
Most of our slots across Costa Mesa come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call at (866) 435-6328.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, move any landscape items away from the drains, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every outlet and check where it drains, including the underground lines where we can see the exit, and we keep at it until the water runs clear there. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Gutters with guards still need cleaning, though less often. Under guards on our jobs we usually find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the mat can keep water from getting into the trough at all. Once the guard is lifted, the trough gets a clean pass before the panel goes back on. Water that cannot get into the gutter system overflows at the front edge, and a mat that holds water can leak over the edge and rot the wood behind it.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflowing usually has a slope problem or drains too small to carry the water away, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
Our cleaning services in Costa Mesa cover commercial properties too, when the schedule calls for it, and the job is the same as on a house.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
