Our own crew cleans gutters in Glendale, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess bagged and hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Glendale homeowners book in spring and fall, and the estimator above gives you a starting estimate in under a minute.
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. A clean run takes less time than a packed one, so the price follows the buildup. Every homeowner gets that quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the amount of buildup are what actually move the number on a job.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on a boom or scissor lift, and a walk-out basement or a lot cut into a steep landscape raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time before we can clean the run underneath. Downspout flushing, flow testing and cleanup are included and are never billed as extras. Clogged downspouts get the same flush, and if anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across Glendale, whatever the landscape around the house, we see the same pattern. Most houses are cleaned from the ground up, gutters first, glass last. The leaves and debris come out of the trough, the gutter system is cleared run by run, and we flush every downspout until it runs clear. The waste goes into bags and leaves with us. A rain gutter that is clean and still overflows after we leave has a slope or capacity problem, and we say so in the photos rather than sell a second cleaning. If the crew spots a leak at a seam, it gets photographed and reported too. A run left to sag for years can also lead to structural damage and rot in the fascia board behind it, and the gutter cleaning process starts with checking for it. Whatever the cause, our goal is to move the water away from your home.
On a two-story house with a heavy canopy over the rear roof and gutters that have not been opened in several years, the quote goes up for a reason. Once we are up, the leaves are packed into the back run, and clearing it takes the time the quote allowed for. Every downspout gets flushed and the photos go out before the truck leaves. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, and the yard is left clean.
| 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 customers in Glendale CA book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across California the spring visit tends to land in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed in the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf mat, and on the houses that skipped the fall visit we often see runs that sag or have pulled loose by the time the rains set in. Our gutter cleaning service is built around those two visits, so you do not have to clean your gutters after every storm.
Glendale homes under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, need more frequent gutter maintenance, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits. A single twig can jam a downspout elbow, and debris removal is part of every visit, so the bags leave with the crew. A house with few or no trees around it is usually fine once a year in late fall. Where gutter guards are installed, we still clean the surface and the gutter run beneath them, though less often. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters.
Glendale gets about 16.7 inches of rain a year, and January through March are the wettest months, so the wet leaf mat from late fall is what we clear before the first heavy rainfall. Glendale has no freeze risk to speak of, so the fall visit is about the rainy season, not ice. Regular gutter cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule keeps the clog from forming, keeps the drainage and water flow moving through the season, and keeps the trough clean, so the water leaves the house instead of sitting in it. Our crews also clean residential and commercial jobs, and residential properties and commercial properties follow the same two-visit calendar.
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 Glendale CA and the surrounding areas from the nearest base and works the neighborhoods as bookings come in. To book our gutter services, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover. The estimate comes back by phone or text, and we will tell you the lead time when you call. Busy windows fill fast in spring and in late fall, so the earlier you book the better your choice of date.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our crew works from the outside, flushes every downspout, uses a boom or scissor lift where the roofline is too high for a ladder, and sends the photos of every run to your phone when the job is finished. Keep your gutters and downspouts clean and moving so rainwater never sits in the trough, and keep every clog out of the elbows. Clear any blockage at the elbow before the next storm. That is how you protect your home from water damage. Call us the first time you see water coming over the edge.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, and most homes get one or two cleanings a year on that schedule. If you wait past the first heavy rainfall in the wet season, the leaf mat is what we find, and that adds time to the job. To get your gutters on the calendar before the rains, call us or text a photo.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
Yes. Text a photo of the front of the house or call (866) 435-6328, and we will quote it before you book.
No. Every homeowner gets photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
We flush every downspout until the water runs clean at the outlet, so it runs away from your home. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guards still need gutter maintenance. On our jobs the leaves and needles sit on top of the guard, a single twig still slides underneath, and the gutter still fills, so we clean the surface and check the run.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. If it turns out to be a leak at a seam, that gets photographed and reported too.
It should not. The number we quote is the number we charge, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
