Our own crew comes out to clear the gutters on your house, flushing every downspout, flow-testing each run and hauling it all away. Photos of every run arrive on your phone 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, most of our customers book for spring and fall, and that is when we see the most clogged runs on the houses we visit. Every homeowner gets the same flush, flow check and photo set, which is the core of our gutter maintenance. A scheduled visit also helps protect your home from water damage before the next storm arrives.
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. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, and on our end that lands in a similar place once the work is measured out.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run far up the wall. A gutter system that nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted muck, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across California, the houses we clean on a spring and fall schedule are the ones that stay out of trouble. Our crew sees the same pattern in Dana Point homes: when the gutter runs stay clean, the water flow stays steady and the drainage works the way it should. A gutter with a season of buildup is a clog waiting to become a sag, and that is the call we would rather you make early. Regular gutter cleaning is cheaper than the repair that follows a leak or a sag, and we price it so you can see every line before the ladder goes up. If you would rather clean your gutters yourself, count the ladder time and the trips to the curb first.
Residential and commercial work follows the same rules here. The residential properties we clean get the same flush, flow check and photo set as any other job, and commercial properties are quoted from the same stories and square footage.
| 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, most customers book twice a year, in mid to late June after seed and pollen drop, and again in late November to December after the last leaves. Homes in the surrounding areas follow the same rhythm. For a home in Dana Point CA, the fall visit lands right before the wet months. In June we open gutters, clean out seeds and pollen paste sitting in the downspout elbows, and most runs have a clog of seed casings by then. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs pull loose by winter.
Under heavy tree cover, or on a lot near a busy road or construction, gutter services are needed more often than the twice-a-year visit, since needles and leaves pack the gutters and downspouts between visits. A twig in an elbow can stop a whole run. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep a clean run moving. Gutter guards mean fewer cleanings, but the crew still has to clean the surface.
A rainwater blockage rarely announces itself until the first storm, and by then the roofline and fascia have taken the hit. Every visit starts with an estimate built from stories, size and tree cover, and our crew will flush every downspout on each visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing so the next booking is already set. Book the visits and you keep your gutters moving, keep water away from your home, and call (866) 435-6328 to set the first date.
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.
Dana Point gutter cleaning runs from the nearest base, and we have cleared gutters across the neighborhoods nearby. Homeowners book by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting us, and each homeowner gets a quote from stories, size and tree cover. A photo of the house front helps us see the roofline, but it is not required. We call before we come, we work around landscape beds, and nobody needs to be home.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months to get your gutters on the calendar, and you keep the slot you want. Outside those windows, the calendar opens up and a date usually comes sooner. Across California, most customers plan two cleanings a year, which lines up with those windows.
Each visit follows the same gutter cleaning process from start to finish, part of the cleaning and maintenance plan we set after your first visit, with the same flush, flow check and clean photo record on every job. If heavy rainfall is in the forecast, tell us when you book and we will plan around it.
Ongoing gutter maintenance is what keeps the runs clear between storms. If a joint starts to leak, or a single twig jams a downspout, the crew checks it on the next visit. The goal is keeping water away from your home, and a clean run is the cheapest way to do that. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book, and the cleaning still happens with the panels lifted and reseated.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Across Dana Point, two-story homes are priced from the same three inputs as every other rain gutter job, so you know the number before we arrive.
Across California, most customers book for mid to late June and again in late November to December. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have started to sag by the time winter rain arrives.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar depends on where the crew is working that day. For cleaning services in Dana Point on a tight timeline, ask for the first open date on the 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. We work around landscape beds, so leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet, which gets the water away from the foundation. That covers clogged downspouts that hold leaves and debris. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. Under guards on this gutter system we find needles, seed casings and bark bits threaded through, leaves on top and roof grit underneath, so we lift the panels, clean what is there and reseat them. We only do the cleaning, not the guards themselves.
If a clean gutter still spills over in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog, and a fascia that begins to rot can lead to structural damage. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice for residential and commercial properties alike, and the crew leaves the site clean.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
