Our own crew cleans gutters in Davis, CA, flushes each run until the water runs clean, hauls the leaves away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. Our gutter cleaning services are built to protect your home, and the price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over it. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been on homes in town for seasons now, and most of our customers book in the spring and again in the fall.
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. Cleaning services in Davis are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price a gutter cleaning service by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the house is the thing that moves the job, not the length of the run. We will not give you a figure before we know those three things.
The gutter cleaning process is the same on every job. What moves the quote is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, gutters nobody has opened since the last heavy rainfall and packed with compacted leaves, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clear underneath. A gutter that looks clean from the ground can still hide a packed run and a layer of buildup, so we check every one. Every gutter and outlet gets the same check on every visit: flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Gutter maintenance is quoted from those same three things, so cleaning and maintenance come in as one number. Each outlet gets flushed until the water runs away from your home. If anything changes the job once we are on site, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how a recent job came together. The house had two stories, a mature canopy over the back run and a gutter that had not been opened in a long time. The crew cleared the packed-in gunk, flushed the drop pipe until the water ran clean at the bottom, and photographed every run before leaving. The number on the phone matched the invoice because we had asked the homeowner the right questions up front. Every house is different, so the cleanest way to get your gutters quoted is a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with a photo of the front of the house.
| 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 across Davis book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packing clogged downspouts, and the fall visit finds the wet leaves and debris that rot the back run if they sit through the rainy season. Those two visits keep most houses in town on a clean run.
Under heavy tree cover, where debris drops straight onto the roofline, or near a busy road or construction, the schedule tightens to every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets faster than the seasons alone would suggest, and one clog at an elbow in the pipe can back up a whole run. Commercial properties near a busy road follow the same tighter schedule. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards hold back the big leaves, but seed casings and grit still collect on top, so we clear the surface on every visit and the interval holds. A rain gutter that is full when the rain starts is already behind, and water spilling onto the landscape below shows it.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, based on what we found in the gutters rather than a schedule written for every house. Our gutter cleaning services are booked from that finding. A gutter system cleaned on the right interval keeps its drainage clear, moves water away from the fascia, and is far less likely to turn a small leak into structural damage behind it. That is why the interval matters, and why a clean gutter going into the rainy season is worth booking.
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.
We clean gutters across the neighborhoods of Davis, CA, and the crew works from the nearest base to whichever part of town you are in. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will quote from stories, size and tree cover. Our gutter services are booked by phone, and the two busiest windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, so the sooner you call the better your chance at the date you want. Ask about the surrounding areas when you call if you are just outside town.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Ask for a written estimate if you want one before you commit, and we will put the number in writing so the price you were quoted is the price on the invoice. Residential properties and commercial properties run on the same booking process, and it is the route Davis homes use whenever the house in question is the one that needs the work. The easiest way to clean your gutters on schedule is to book the next visit before the crew leaves, and regular gutter cleaning keeps each visit short. Debris removal is part of every visit, not an add-on.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure before we know those, because a two-story house with a shallow pitch and a two-story house with a steep one are not the same job. Once we have the three things we need, the gutter cleaning service quote you hear is the price you pay.
Most of our customers book in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the leaves are down. Winter brings the heavy rainfall, with January, February and December the wettest months, so a call in late fall keeps your gutters clear before the rain. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the wet leaf load turns into a bigger job, and the runs that sat through the winter are the ones we see sagging when the rains come back. Calling early keeps the visit simple and leaves a clean trough for the wet season.
We confirm the date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. Same-day is not something we promise for gutter cleaning in Davis CA, because the calendar in spring and fall fills faster than the day allows. Tell us what you need and we will tell you what we can do.
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 and keep pets inside while the ladders are up; that is the whole list.
Yes. Gutters and downspouts get checked on every visit, and we flush every downspout as part of the cleaning. If a line drains underground, we check the drainage at the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention, though less often. Under guards we usually find a mat of seed casings and fine grit that rain runs over instead of into the trough, and that mat is what turns into a clog. Guards cut the work, but they do not keep your gutters clean on their own. We clear what sits on top, check that water is getting in, and reseat the guards, so the job stays on the schedule.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a blockage. A slope problem sends rainwater over the front edge even when the trough is empty, and a run with a sag in it is often the first sign. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Catching it early protects the home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem, and we say so plainly.
It should not. The gutter cleaning process is built around the number we quote from stories, size and tree cover, and that number is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after. Nothing is added at the end without your sign-off.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
