Our own crew cleans gutters in El Monte CA, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave. Any clog in the outlet gets cleared, the bagged material is hauled off the property, the gutters are left clean, and you get photos of every run on your phone.
The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice.
Across California, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, once the seed drop and the last leaves have come down. Anything that falls from the gutter onto the landscape gets bagged with the rest, and the trough comes back clean.
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 size and what is in the gutters. Our cleaning services in El Monte 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 by the linear foot tend to land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the state of the gutters decide most of it.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted debris, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clear the trough. Downspout flushing, flow testing, drainage checks and debris removal are included in the number and are never billed as extras. If we find a leak at a seam, a loose hanger or structural damage, that changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
In practice, the quotes that move most are the ones where the gutters have not been cleaned in a long time. A run packed with leaves and grit takes longer to clear, and the buildup usually sits in the downspout elbows, where water flow stops first. Once the trough is clean, the flow test shows whether the run still has a sag, a low spot where water pools instead of draining. That is a repair question, and we tell you what it is before we touch it.
Our crew works on residential and commercial properties across El Monte, and commercial properties get the same flush and flow test. El Monte homeowners usually book the spring and fall visits, which cover most of what the gutters need in a year. Gutters that stay clean between visits are usually quicker to finish. When you call, we will tell you which schedule your house actually needs and what it will cost on the phone, from the same three things every time.
Our gutter services are priced the same way for every house we visit, so you can compare the number to the work we describe here. The quote covers the whole gutter system, the gutters and downspouts on the house, and each rain gutter run is included. If you want regular gutter cleaning, or to clean your gutters on a set schedule, ask for the quote for the whole year and we will explain each visit.
| 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, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, after the seed drop and the last leaves. In El Monte CA, the spring visit is when we open the downspout elbows and find seeds, seed casings and pollen packed into the bends, and the fall visit is when the leaf mat is thickest in the trough.
In spring, the clog is usually in the downspout. Seeds and pollen paste collect in the bends and slow the flow, so the run looks clear from the ladder but water backs up. In fall, leaves and grit sit in the front run, and the leaf mat holds water against the fascia board if nobody clears it. Houses that skipped the fall visit can show a sag or rot by late winter, a run that pulled loose from the wall with the rainwater nowhere to go. A clean trough with the outlet open is how you protect your home from water damage, and a clear run keeps water away from your home.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roofline, our customers book more visits than the spring and fall pattern, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and cause a blockage that builds quickly. In a storm, clogged downspouts are the usual reason a run overflows, and a twig in the outlet is enough to start it. Keeping the run clean between visits matters more than the calendar. For a house with few or no trees, our cleanings usually come once a year in late fall. Homes with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, though less often than an open gutter.
We see the same pattern across the surrounding areas. A house with a heavy overhang collects more debris in one season than one in the open, so the schedule changes with the lot. After a clean first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date in writing so you can keep your gutters on schedule without guessing.
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 cleans in El Monte and covers the whole city. When you call, we ask for your stories, the approximate size of the house and whether there are trees over the roof, and if it is easy for you, a photo of the front of the house by text. That is enough for an estimate, and we give you the number on the phone.
Our calendar fills up around the weeks after the spring seed drop and the weeks after the last leaves. If you want a slot in those weeks, call (866) 435-6328 early. Outside those weeks, we confirm the exact date when you call.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works from the outside of the house, does not come inside, and leaves the trough clean. A homeowner with a question about the gutter cleaning process can ask us on the phone or text a photo of the gutter, and we will walk you through each step. A twig or a clump of seed casings in the outlet gets cleared on the same visit.
For homeowners who want the whole system kept in order, our El Monte gutter cleaning service runs on the same schedule as the gutter maintenance, and the cleaning and maintenance visits are priced as one plan. El Monte gets its heavy rainfall in January, February and March, and across California atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so we would rather see you before the first storm than after the water starts to come over the edge. Ask us for the schedule in one call, and so get your gutters cleaned before the winter rain and keep a clean gutter all year.
The first thing most homeowners ask is what it will cost. For a two-story house, the number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how much of the gutter system is packed with leaves and grit, and you can call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo for a number.
Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. Skipping the fall visit is how we end up with runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the next season.
Same-day service depends on the calendar. We confirm a date when you call, so ask about the first open slot.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and all of the downspouts to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and clear the landscape near the back run so the crew can reach it.
Yes. We flush every downspout, check where it drains, and tell you if water is not leaving the property. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it. If we find rot in the fascia or structural damage to a run, we photograph it and tell you before anything is sold.
Guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. Under guards on our jobs we usually find a surface mat of leaves and debris, seed casings, pollen and grit, and water running over the front edge when it stops getting in. We clear the surface and make sure the gutter is clean where the water enters.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem, and we tell you what it is.
The price on the invoice is the price we quoted, unless the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a cracked rain gutter or a bad hanger. In that case you hear about it before work starts and agree to it before anyone goes higher.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
