Our own crew cleans gutters in East Los Angeles, every drain pipe flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across California, most of the homes we service book in the spring and the fall, and we keep the same schedule here.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our cleaning services in East Los Angeles are quoted from three things: how many stories the house has, its size 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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the total is added up, but we would rather give every homeowner one number for the whole house.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and more care on the edge. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from the ground, and a sloped lot does the same. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with compacted leaves that have to be cleared by hand before the run is clean, and a clog that deep takes longer than a normal run. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. A leak at a seam is reported to you, and any repair is quoted separately. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included in the number and are never billed as extras. Cleanings are quoted from the same three things every time, so the number on the phone matches the one on the invoice. If something changes the job once we are up on the ladder, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
A homeowner with heavy tree canopy usually sees a bigger quote than a neighbor with no trees, because the leaf load and the twig packing take longer to clear out of the gutter system. We flush each one until the water runs clear at the bottom, and every run is left clean before we go. Where a run drains into a buried line we check the drainage at the outlet. Price follows what the crew finds, and we tell you what that is in plain words. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote, so text a photo of the front of the home along with your stories and an estimate of how much of the roofline is under trees, or call (866) 435-6328 if you would rather talk it through. If you want the same date every year, say so when you ask for the quote, and we will get your gutters on that schedule. Gutter maintenance between visits is up to you, and we will tell you what to look for when we are up on the ladder.
| 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 here book in spring and fall, once after the seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves come down. Across California the spring visit window runs mid to late June and the fall window runs late November to December. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. A flush at that visit clears the seed out before it can set in the rain gutter. In fall it is leaves and debris, plus the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have pulled loose from their hangers by the time the rainy season is well underway.
Across East Los Angeles, rain averages 14.2 inches a year, and the wettest months are January, February and December, so a gutter that is not clean going into winter is the one that overflows first. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and a clogged run has no time to drain between them. Heavy rainfall like that is when a clog turns into water over the edge. A clog left sitting through the winter is how rot and structural damage start at the fascia. Commercial properties under the same tree cover follow the same logic.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits, so those homes stay on the shorter cycle. A home with few or no trees usually does fine with one visit a year in late fall. A gutter system with guards still needs cleaning, less often, and the surface still gets a clean out at each visit, which is part of the job. A lot with a dense landscape of trees fills its gutters faster than a bare one.
On the homes we clean, the tiers look like this. A house with no trees overhead and a clean lot is usually on a once-a-year schedule. A house with big trees overhead and needles coming down in a steady stream stays on the shorter cycle, because the gutter fills again faster. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs, not on a general rule.
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 provides gutter cleaning services across East Los Angeles CA, for homeowners and for residential and commercial buildings alike. Residential properties get the same flush and photo check as everything else, so every job ends with a clean record on your phone.
Booking starts with a quote by phone or by text, using your stories, your home's size and whether trees hang over the house, plus a photo of the front if that is easy to send. To put the job on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo, and the number is given before a date is set.
Lead time changes with the season, and the calendar fills up during the spring and fall rushes. Booking early in those windows keeps the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, since the crew works outside and does not come inside the house.
Some East Los Angeles homes stay on regular gutter cleaning, booked for the same date each year, so the spring and fall visits do not get missed and the runs stay clean between them.
A regular visit keeps water from sitting in a run that has begun to sag, which is how the fascia starts to go. So clean your gutters on schedule, and the system moves water away from your home instead of down the wall.
Each visit clears the buildup before it can slow the water flow. Your debris removal is included: leaves, twigs and grit go into bags and out with the truck, and nothing is blown onto the lawn or the deck, so the ground is left as clean as it was found.
Our cleaning and maintenance visit covers the surrounding areas too: the ground below the gutter line and the deck, with gutter services priced as one job.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus how much of a clog the crew finds in the gutters. Ask for an estimate by phone or text, and that is the number you pay. Our gutter services are priced one way for the whole house.
Our customers usually book in spring and fall. Across California the spring window runs mid to late June and the fall window runs late November to December. If the fall visit gets skipped, we often find runs that have pulled loose by the time the rain starts. Ask us when you call and we will tell you which window fits your lot.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so ask about gutter cleaning service dates when you call. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date before the crew is sent.
No. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the yard clean when it goes.
Yes. The gutters and downspouts are checked together, we flush every downspout until the water runs clear, and a clogged run gets worked from the top where it can be reached. Where a run drains into an underground line, we check that the rainwater leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. To keep your gutters working we lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the drain pipes and reseat the guards, which keeps water off the roofline and helps protect your home from water damage.
A clean rain gutter that still spills in the rain usually has a slope or drain-size problem, not a blockage. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job. You hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
