Our own crew cleans gutters in Gilroy, flushes every downspout and flow-tests each run, hauls the debris away and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how many trees hang over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Gilroy customers book in spring and fall, and that is when we are busiest.
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 square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Gilroy homeowners get a quote 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 land in a similar place, but a per-foot rate hides the things that actually take time on a ladder, so we quote the whole house. A clean run and a packed one of the same length are not the same job, and only the clean one keeps the home from water damage.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves and the odd twig, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Cleaning the gutters and downspouts, flow testing and bag hauling are included and never billed as extras. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: clean the trough, flush every downspout, check the flow, and haul the mess away. The whole gutter system gets checked as one unit. Every gutter cleaning service we book is quoted the same way, and gutter maintenance follows the same rule on every house. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how one of our Gilroy jobs went. The house had two stories, a heavy tree canopy over the back run and gutters that had gone a full year without a visit. The crew found the lower elbows packed solid with leaves and grit, so the flushing took longer than the visible cleaning did, and that is what set the final number. Once the elbows ran clean, the flow test passed. We told the homeowner on the phone what the back run would cost before we went up, and the invoice matched it.
If you want a number on our cleaning services in Gilroy, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a quote from it. You get the same answer whether you call or text, and a written estimate is available if you ask for one. It takes a minute to get your gutters quoted this way.
| 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 Gilroy customers book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across California, spring visits land in mid to late June, and when we open a gutter then we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, with pollen paste on top. In late November the gutter system is full of leaves and debris, wet and packed down with grit, and the wet leaf mat holds rainwater against the fascia through January, February and December, the wettest months of the year. A clean gutter going into fall holds up better through that stretch.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers every three to four months, because needles and grit keep packing the downspout elbows between visits, and clogged downspouts are the first thing that breaks the schedule. Near a busy road or a construction site the buildup comes faster too. A landscape with a lot of mulch and bark sends grit into the trough, so the same house can need a visit sooner than its neighbor. A rain gutter that starts to sag even a little holds water through heavy rainfall, and that is the first sign the schedule needs tightening. A blockage at the outlet sends water back up the trough, and the first leak shows up at a seam; a clean trough prevents most of that. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, but the guard still needs clearing on the same rhythm. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the trough clean and the downspouts open, and the same schedule applies to residential properties and to commercial properties under the same trees. Get your gutters on the calendar before the leaves come down.
The point of a visit is not just to clean out the trough. Our crew checks drainage at each downspout and confirms the run sends water away from the house, because a clog that goes unnoticed for a season can start rot or structural damage at the eave. After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, so you can protect your home on a schedule instead of after a storm.
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 Gilroy CA and covers the city as a whole from the nearest base. Gilroy homeowners and Gilroy homes with a heavy tree canopy get the same quote process as any other. Our gutter services reach residential and commercial properties alike, so booking runs the same way for both. A quote by phone or text is based on stories, square footage and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so book early if you want a particular week. Ask about regular gutter cleaning when you book, because that is how you keep your gutters clear between storms, and it puts the next visit on the calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the next open slot we have, and jobs in surrounding areas are booked the same way. If you prefer, text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm timing in writing.
Clean your gutters before the rain if you can reach them safely. Debris removal is part of every visit, so the bags leave with the crew, and the crew checks that the run carries water away from your home before they pack up. A clog caught on the water flow test is a small job. One found after a storm is not. The quote comes by phone or text, and cleaning and maintenance go together on a gutter system, so a single visit covers both. Get your gutters booked before the fall leaves drop.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. Our cleaning services in Gilroy CA are quoted from those same three things on every house, and the quote we give is the one we charge.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. Across California, spring visits land in mid to late June, when seeds and pollen are packed in the elbows. In late November the wet leaf mat starts the trouble, and waiting past the first hard freeze means ice dams can form at the eave.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Every gutter cleaning service starts with the same walk-around, whether it is a small job or a full house.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and 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, the gutters and downspouts both get checked: we flush every downspout, flow-test it and check that it reaches the outlet with clean water running out the bottom. Any clog at the outlet shows up on that test. The gutter system is checked as one unit, and clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings, leaves and debris sitting on top of the guard and packed underneath, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. Guards slow the buildup but do not stop clogged downspouts, so the surface still needs clearing to keep your gutters clean and working.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets rainwater over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a debris problem. 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 in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Otherwise the estimate we gave is the number on the invoice. Clearing the gutters before heavy rainfall is what helps protect your home from water damage, and a blockage found on the roofline is quoted the same way.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
