Our crew cleans gutters here, every drain outlet flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run 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 Eureka customers book in spring and fall, and we can give you a price by phone or text today.
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 the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Homeowners see the same three inputs on any estimate, and the house sets the price, not the street. Companies that offer gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot and land in a similar place, but per foot is harder to check against your own house.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually easy to see from the ground. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy, and a run that has started to sag under compacted debris takes longer still. Left that long, the buildup can cause fascia rot and structural damage. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and each outlet that comes out clean gets a flow check before we leave. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here the difference between a quick visit and a longer one is often the gutter itself. We have found runs where a drainage path had been blocked for seasons, with a clog at the elbow and leaves and debris packed behind it, and water backing up toward the fascia line. Those are the houses where the buildup sets the time. A rain gutter that has sat this long takes longer to clean out, and clogged downspouts are the first thing we flush. Clean that out, check the water flow, and get the water away from the house, so you get a number that reflects what is actually up there.
For a steep or three-story house, we send a crew member out to look before giving the final number. Most of our customers here simply text a photo of the front of the house, and we confirm the number from there. Eureka homes with a long back run are often the slower visits. Small roofs with no trees move fast, since there is little to clean. Heavy tree cover on a larger lot is where the work gets slower, because the leaves and needles build up between visits and the runs take more care to clear.
| 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 window falls in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop. Most of our Eureka cleanings are booked twice a year, in spring and fall, so the runs stay clean through the wet months. On our jobs, a gutter opened in June often has seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. The fall visit runs December to early January, and it is the wet leaf mat that fills the trough. On houses that skipped that fall visit we see runs that sag by the time the rains settle in.
Under heavy tree cover, we see houses that need a clog cleared every three to four months, because needles, twig fragments and grit pack the outlets between visits. Residential properties with few or no trees can often go once a year in late fall, and that is enough for most roofs. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and a gutter that is already full cannot take that heavy rainfall, which is why a clean trough matters before the storm. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the tree-heavy houses moving, and the crew does debris removal on every visit, not just the first. Near a busy road or construction, the same schedule usually holds. Guards reduce how often the gutter fills, but the surface still needs clearing, so guards alone do not change the schedule much.
Once we are on the roofline and see the rainwater path, we can tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A blockage at the outlet or a leak behind the fascia changes the schedule, and the estimate is based on what we find, not a general rule. Ask us to clean your gutters before the next storm, and a gutter cleaning service on a house here starts with the roof, not a fixed rate. Call (866) 435-6328 and the roof gets checked on the visit, then we book only a date you can confirm.
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 works across Eureka CA and the surrounding areas, going out from the nearest base to keep the trips short. Booking is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a quote from stories, size and tree cover. Booking a Eureka gutter cleaning takes one call, and we offer other gutter services too. Every visit covers gutters and downspouts, from the first run to the outlet, and nothing is left half clean. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs December to early January, so calling early helps. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Lead time depends on the week. Ask when you call and we will tell you the first open slot. We keep the same gutter cleaning process for every house, whether it is a small roof on a quiet street or a larger property with heavy cover, so the booking feels the same no matter where you live. We book residential and commercial work with the same crew, and commercial properties get the same photos and invoice as a house. Homeowners get the same crew, and every homeowner gets the same cleaning and maintenance visit with photos of every run. Regular gutter maintenance helps you protect your home from water damage. Keep your gutters clean between visits and the rest of the year stays easier.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Some cleaning services in Eureka price from the street, but we price from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you is the number we charge.
Most of our customers book in spring and fall, after the seed drop and after the last leaves come down. Waiting past December tends to leave runs sagging by March, one of the wettest months here, and we see that on houses that skipped the fall visit.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Ask us for the first open slot and we will tell you exactly when we can come.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and keeps ladder feet away from your home's siding, then sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout, flow test it, and check where the whole gutter system drains at the outlet, including underground lines where we can see the discharge. A drain that runs clean at the outlet is a finished one. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. Guards help with a heavily planted landscape, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top and under the guard. We lift the panels, clear underneath, and check the water flow before reseating them.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling water in heavy rainfall usually has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts. The number from the phone call is the price on the invoice, and we do not add charges on the roof. If you are ready to get your gutters on the schedule, a text with a photo of the front of the house is enough to start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
