Our own crew cleans gutters in Hayward. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, the leftovers are hauled away, the yard is left clean, and photos of every run reach your phone before we leave.
The price comes from stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
We have worked across California for years, and most of our customers book spring and fall.
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. Each of our cleanings is quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other cleaning services in Hayward may price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and roof steepness are what actually move a quote on our jobs. Every homeowner should ask how the number was reached, and expect a clean answer.
What moves it: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, which means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder; a walk-out basement or sloped lot that raises the effective height of the back run; gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with compacted material that takes longer to clear; and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough. Gutters and downspouts are flushed and flow tested, the leftover material is hauled off, and the gutters are left clean. None of that is billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
We cannot hand you a rate card that fits every house, so we look first. Our gutter cleaning process starts with one clean photo of the front of the house, and we send a written estimate you can read before we book a date. A single clog at a downspout elbow or a twig stuck in the trough adds a little time, and we tell you before we add anything. Call us to start.
| 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, most of our customers book two visits a year: mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and late November to December, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in June we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and when we open one in November we find the wet leaf mat that has been sitting since the last storm, the kind that holds water against the fascia and starts the rot.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps up, because needles and grit build up and leave clogged downspouts between visits. A landscape with few or no trees only needs a visit once a year in late fall. Guards change the rhythm a little, but a guarded gutter system still collects leaves and debris on top of the guard, and that surface still needs to be kept clean. Our gutter maintenance schedule for houses near a busy road or active construction runs shorter, because the grit comes faster, and we move those houses up the calendar.
In Hayward the rain is concentrated in a few wet months, January, February and December, so the fall visit matters most before the heavy rainfall begins. A rain gutter that skipped the fall visit often shows a sag or a leak at a seam by the time the rainy season is over. Gutters that are kept clean and drainage that works carry water away from your home, and the difference shows up as less structural damage and fewer surprises. Keep up the cleaning and maintenance schedule and it helps protect your home from water damage. After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your lot actually needs.
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 gutter cleaning services run across the surrounding areas, on residential properties and commercial properties. The calls we get tend to come from Hayward homes with long gutter runs, lots with big trees, and buildings where the gutter has not been opened in years, and homeowners want the same result: a clean gutter that stays clear. The crew covers the area from the nearest base and does not need to be told where to park on a familiar street.
Booking is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, give us the stories, the rough square footage and whether there are trees over the house, and we quote you on the spot. Booking a gutter cleaning service takes one call, and the two busy windows are spring and fall, when most of our customers book at once. Call early to get your gutters on the calendar. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
If you want the spring visit or the fall visit, ask for a date when you call and we will confirm it in writing. Debris removal is included, and regular gutter cleaning is the fastest way to keep your gutters clean and out of someone else's emergency. Every visit ends with a check of water flow at each downspout. Gutter services are priced the same way every time: the number you hear on the phone is the one you pay.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you over the phone or by text. A two-story house gets a written estimate based on its height and roofline, and that estimate is what you pay. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the figure before any work is booked.
Across California, our visits run mid to late June and late November to December, and that is the schedule we suggest to clean your gutters before the wet months. If the fall visit is skipped, the wet leaf mat sits against the fascia through the rain, and the rot often shows by the next season. Waiting longer means more gunk packed into the downspout and more to haul.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar fills in the spring and fall windows, so book early if you need a specific slot in Hayward CA.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that 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 anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still collect on top, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards. A blockage hiding under a panel is found and cleared the same visit. Guards only shrink the job, so keep your gutters clean and on a schedule, because gutter maintenance does not stop at the guard.
A clean gutter that still sheets rainwater over the edge in a storm has a slope or sizing problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it 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 we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice, and anything we find is photographed and reported, never added as a surprise charge. You get a clean invoice that matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
