Our own crew cleans gutters in Exeter, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Exeter customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall have finished filling the troughs.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some cleaning services in exeter price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run count is added up. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through it.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the driveway. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy, and a clog packed with compacted leaf mat takes longer to clean out than a light load. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own time before the gutter system comes clean. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Here is what a typical Exeter visit looks like from our side, most of them in spring and fall. We clear the gutter, and where a clog is holding water back, the water flow out the bottom is the first thing we check. Where a run has sag, we note it and photograph it rather than dress it up. Where the buildup sits in the drain pipes, we flush every downspout until the water runs clean at the bottom. Exeter homes with heavy leaf loads usually have the most material to haul, which is why the quote asks about the trees first. Left alone, clogged downspouts can lead to structural damage, so we flush them on every visit.
Residential and commercial jobs both get the same approach: we look at the gutter, the drainage, the roofline, and the rainwater path to the ground, then give you a number. For residential properties we work from the house. For commercial properties the number is per building and scheduled around your operations. Exeter homeowners and commercial properties both keep the same crew, and our regular gutter cleaning keeps the job from getting bigger with every visit. If you would rather clean your gutters on a schedule, tell us when you call and we set the dates. The homeowner gets the same invoice format each time.
| 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 Exeter CA customers book twice a year: once in spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in fall, after the last leaves come down. Across California the spring window runs mid to late June, and in Exeter the fall visit usually lands in late November to December. Open a gutter in spring and it is rarely clean: seeds and pollen paste are packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris in the trough, and that is the visit that keeps a clog from backing water up behind the roofline before the winter rains arrive.
Under heavy tree cover, where needles, twig litter and grit pack the gutters between visits, plan on more cleanings than a lot with few trees. With few or no trees, one visit in late fall is usually enough to clear the gutter and protect your home from water damage. Gutters with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, just less often, because leaves and grit settle on top of the guard. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing about the rainwater or the blockage, and so a clean gutter stays clean between visits.
Keep your gutters on a schedule that matches the trees and the rain. A rain gutter and its downspouts are the cheapest part of the roof to maintain and the most expensive to ignore, so a short visit before the rainy season keeps the estimate and the crew's time working for you. Our crew handles the gutter services in one visit, from the first run to the last downspout. We flush every downspout and check where the water is going, so nothing sits and starts to rot at the edge of the house, and we look for any leak at the joints while we are up there.
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 covers Exeter and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the same crew works across exeter from start to finish. We book the way most homeowners prefer: a quote by phone or text from your stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule. Exeter gutter cleaning is booked the same way from start to finish, and we confirm the slot when you call. Lead time comes up with the date you ask for. Busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills and the first slots go, so book early in those months if you want a fixed day.
Nobody needs to be home for an exterior visit. We call before we come, and the crew works from the ground and the ladder without coming inside. If your gutters have been left alone for a long time, tell us when you book so we can plan the time and the lift. Keep the landscape clear where the ladder goes, and move patio furniture out from under any run. We aim to be out and off the property with photos on your phone before the next load of leaves comes down, and the gutter is clean when we leave.
Get your gutters on a regular plan and the rest is simple: one visit, one crew, one invoice that matches the quote. Here is the gutter cleaning process from our side: we clean out the trough, flush each downspout, check that rainwater carries water away from your home, and photograph the result. For heavy rainfall areas and homes near busy roads, the gutter maintenance schedule matters more than any single visit, so ask us about cleaning and maintenance as one plan when you call.
The number comes from the stories and size of the house and the length of each rain gutter run, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details.
Our customers here usually book in spring and fall. Across California the spring window runs mid to late June, and in Exeter the fall visit lands in late November to December. If you wait past the first hard freeze, wet leaves and ice start to pull runs loose.
Lead time depends on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, sends photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, and leaves the lot as clean as it was found. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and check where the water goes, including where a line runs underground. If a downspout feeds a buried line, we check that the water leaves at the outlet and tell you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it. Our goal on every downspout is to carry water away from the foundation.
Yes, though less often. Guards hold back most leaves and debris, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top and under the panel, so we clear the surface and check the flow. Guarded gutters can still clog, and a gutter system that is blocked overflows just like an open one.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or pipe-size problem, and we tell you that plainly instead of selling a second cleaning. Clogged downspouts left alone can lead to structural damage in the fascia and soffit, so do not wait on it.
Not for anything we did not raise before the visit. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before the crew goes further.
Yes to both. We offer cleaning services in Exeter for homes and commercial properties alike, and the crew works across Exeter from the same nearest base with the same flush and photo process on every job.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
