Our own crew cleans gutters in Crestline, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaves have finished coming down.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our cleaning services in Crestline depends on how many stories the house has, how big the house 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides the things that actually change the job on the ground, and that is the gap in most gutter maintenance quotes.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the back run well above the ground, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with compacted debris or a twig wedged in a downspout elbow, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean anything underneath. A leak at a seam is photographed and called out before we leave, not quietly fixed. Gutters and downspouts are checked from end to end on every job. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent visit, the house had a steep side pitch and a tree that dropped needles straight into the lower run. The crew cleared the trough, flushed every downspout until the water ran clear at the bottom, and photographed each run before leaving. That is the whole gutter cleaning process: the gutter comes out clean, the water runs away from your home, and you get the proof on your phone. Most homeowners who book with us say the quote was the number they paid, and that is the standard we hold ourselves to on every job.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of your house, and we will give you a written estimate from what we see. Heavy rainfall is hard on a neglected system, so the sooner you book, the better. Get your gutters cleaned on a date that works for you. Cleanings are quoted per visit, and we will walk you through the cleaning and maintenance schedule that fits 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, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Crestline, our gutter cleaning services follow the same two windows. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris that matters, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see a rain gutter that has sagged or pulled loose, and the trough is rarely clean by the time winter ends.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is enough for most lots. Crestline's wettest months are January, February and March, and that is when heavy rainfall finds a gutter system that is already full. Water left in a full trough is what causes rot at the fascia and structural damage behind it, and the whole point of each visit is to keep the water away from the house. A gutter that runs over a landscape bed fills with mulch and soil, so that run gets checked every time. Gutter guards change the frequency, but they do not remove the need for maintenance. Guards still need the surface kept clean, and once a year is still the minimum we see on guarded houses.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what the crew found in the gutter, not on a generic schedule. Regular cleanings keep the water moving and the fascia dry, which is how a small problem stays small, and the same flush and photo check runs on commercial properties.
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 serves Crestline homes from the nearest base in CA, and the same route covers the surrounding areas. Booking a gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text, using your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. If it is easy, send a photo of the front of the house too. We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home for the visit. A run with a sag in it holds water in the trough where it should be running off, and we say so in the quote. The crew also checks water flow at the outlet, and tells you if a clog, a buildup or a drainage problem is holding it back.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, spring and fall: the weeks after seed drop, and the weeks after the leaves come down. Booking early in those windows gives you the most choice of dates across all of our gutter services. Lead time is confirmed when you call, and we will tell you the earliest slot we have for your house. We clean residential and commercial properties on the same route, and residential properties get the same flush and photo check. Debris removal is part of every visit and is in the number you were quoted. If you want to clean your gutters before the next rain, call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the calendar with you. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest way to keep the water moving.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. We give an estimate by phone or by text, and it is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here usually book in late spring after the seed drop and again in late fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose.
Same-day service depends on our schedule that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We also serve surrounding areas, so ask about your street when you book.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, and leaves the yard as clean as it was found.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check flow at the outlet. If a buried drain line has a blockage and is not carrying water, we tell you, but clearing an underground line is a separate job we quote before touching it.
Yes. Guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top and underneath, and that is how you keep your gutters flowing. We lift the panels, clear what is underneath, reseat them, and clear the gutters and downspouts before we leave.
If the gutter is clean and still spilling water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a clog. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Rainwater that sits against the fascia can cause structural damage, and water sitting along the roofline is how a small overflow turns into rot, so clearing gutters is how you protect your home from water damage.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it. Nothing is added to the invoice without that conversation.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
