Our crew cleans gutters here, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and the tree cover over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, and we keep those windows open for them.
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 quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the stories and the buildup move the number more than the length does.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked changes the work. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. A gutter system that has not been opened in years comes down packed with compacted leaves, and guards we have to lift and reseat take extra time. Flushing, water flow checks and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs here we see the same pattern with homeowners who call us. Heavy buildup in the trough often hides a clog lower in the pipe, and a run that looks clean from the driveway can still hold water behind the fascia line. We clean the full run, flush each outlet, and tell you what we found before we leave. Most of the homes on our calendar here are the half moon bay homes that got behind on regular gutter cleaning, and the cost of one clean-out is usually far less than the cost of water in the wall. Keep the drainage moving and the sag stays out of the picture.
Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial clients, and the same crew does both. For residential properties we quote from the house. For commercial properties we quote per building and set a schedule, so a flat roof or a set of downspouts gets the same flush and flow check every visit. Whichever you are, we will tell you what it takes to clean your gutters properly and what the next visit should look like.
| 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 here book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, and pollen turning to paste in the trough. In fall it is the wet leaf mat and the odd twig, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by the next rainy season. Under heavy tree cover we schedule cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
Each rain gutter in our area takes the load of the same storms that hit the rest of half moon bay ca, and a clog or blockage that starts small can spread to the whole run within a season and turn into a leak. Half Moon Bay gets about 24.6 inches of rainwater a year, most of it in January, February and December, so a quick check each visit is how we protect your home from water damage before it shows up as a stain. Keep your gutters running, and the crew can flush every downspout in one visit so the rain can carry water away from the foundation.
Our calendar for half moon bay gutter cleaning is set around the rainy months, so it fills fastest in late fall and again in late spring. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the runs clear through the wet season, so call early for the spring visit. The fall visit is the one most worth booking before the leaves start, because a run that is cleaned before the wet season holds far less leaves and debris than one cleaned after it.
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 has cleaned gutters across Half Moon Bay, and we cover the surrounding areas from our nearest base without any extra travel charge. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text for a quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover, and send a photo of the front of the house if it is easy. We call before we come, and no homeowner needs to be home for the work. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, so the earlier you ask, the sooner you can get your gutters on the calendar.
Lead time depends on the week, and we give you the first open date when you call. For a clean-out after heavy rainfall, the gutter cleaning process starts with a look at the eaves, then the trough, then the outlets, so the crew knows where the water is stopping. Whether it is a first visit or a regular service, the same crew runs the cleaning and maintenance, and we keep the record of each visit so the next one starts from what we found last time. Everything the crew pulls out goes away from your home on the truck.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure from a price list, we quote your house. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall, after the seed drop and after the last leaves. If you wait past the first hard rain, the leaf mat is wet and heavy, and that is harder work. Call us at (866) 435-6328 and we will set the date.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day availability depends on the calendar that day, so we will tell you what is open. Our cleaning services in half moon bay run on that same calendar for every visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside; they do the clean and send photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every outlet is flushed and flow-tested, and clogged downspouts are cleared from the top or the bottom. We check where the water leaves the house. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find leaves and seed casings sitting on top of guards, and roof grit underneath, especially where the landscape is heavy with trees. We lift the panels, clear underneath, and reseat the guards so the water gets in.
A clean gutter that still overflows in rain has a slope or pipe-size problem, not a clog problem. Left alone, that kind of slope problem can turn into structural damage and wood rot, so send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. The number we quote by phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
