Our own crew cleans gutters in El Sobrante, every run flushed and flow-tested, leaves bagged and hauled away, and photos of each one before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book the spring and fall visits, and we have been doing it long enough to know which houses need the second one.
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 in each rain gutter run. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the job is measured, but we would rather give El Sobrante homeowners one figure they can plan around. Compare any quote with the gutter cleaning process behind it, since a low number that skips the flush is not the same job.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means boom or scissor lift work. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape puts the back gutter higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf matter, which takes longer to clear than a clean run that was done last season. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on the ladder. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the job and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the scope gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On El Sobrante homes, the gutters that clog fastest are the ones with heavy leaf load and seed drop, where the buildup sits at the elbow and the water flow stops before it reaches the drain. We have seen one run on a two-story house where clogged downspouts had let a slow leak sit against the fascia for a season, and the crew spent the extra hour opening the elbow and checking the drainage at the outlet. If a board is soft, we note the structural damage and tell you before anything else happens. That is the kind of find that moves a number, and we tell you about it on the phone before we come out.
| 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 El Sobrante customers book twice a year, in spring after the seed and pollen drop and again in fall after the last leaves. Across California, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and by then we usually find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit lands in late November to December, the same statewide window. El Sobrante gets 24.2 inches of rain a year, with January, February and December the wettest months, so the fall visit comes before the heaviest rain. On houses that skipped it we see the wet leaf mat, then sag and loose runs by the next season.
Under heavy tree cover, more than one visit a year is what keeps the gutters moving, because needles, grit, a twig now and then, and leaves and debris pack the runs between visits and the rainwater backs up before the next scheduled clean. With few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutter flowing. Guards change the schedule a little, but the surface still needs clearing, so the visit is shorter rather than skipped. Regular gutter cleaning on a fixed schedule costs far less than the repairs a clog leaves behind, and only a clean gutter moves water away from the house, so book those cleanings before the rain. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, which is when heavy rainfall finds a gutter that was not cleared.
We look at the roofline and the blockage points on the first visit and tell you which tier your lot actually needs. That first estimate is the one that sets the calendar. Good gutter maintenance is mostly about fitting the schedule to the tree cover, and between visits, do not climb a ladder to clean your gutters yourself; call us instead. We would rather get it right the first time than book you for more visits than the house requires.
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 residential properties across El Sobrante CA and the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base and calling before we arrive. El Sobrante gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, square footage and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. On every visit we clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout and send photos, because that is what helps protect your home from water damage. Call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo and we will confirm a date when we have one.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, the spring visit and the late fall visit, so a homeowner who wants a specific date should book early. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and we keep the side gate and the ladders clear as we work. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book, because lifting and reseating them changes how long the visit runs. Booking our gutter services with us also means you can keep your gutters on schedule without chasing a crew each season, and the twice-a-year rhythm is easy to plan around once the first visit sets it. Our gutter cleaning service sends the same photo report every time, and if you see a slow leak at a joint between visits, tell us when you call.
The quote on this page is for houses. If you are looking into commercial properties or a residential and commercial job, call and describe the building, and we will tell you whether it is something we take on.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, and we give it to you by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house with a clogged back run is a different job from a clean run that only needs a flush.
Our visits run on the same statewide calendar, spring in mid to late June and fall in late November to December, and most of our customers here book one of each. Gutter maintenance is timed to the seed drop and the leaves, and if you wait past the fall leaves, we find the wet mat and in some cases the sag that follows a wet season.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the crew has an opening that day, so ask when you book. If you want to get your gutters done quickly, ask any of the cleaning services in El Sobrante the same question and listen for an actual date.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Anything we pull out goes into bags and away from your home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every run and flow-test it, and we check the outlet to see that water is leaving. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs cleaning and maintenance, since wet leaf and seed litter on top of the gutter guards lets water run over the front edge and can lead to fascia rot.
If a clean gutter still overflows during heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope or downspout capacity, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it, and the number on the invoice matches the number we quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
