Our crew cleans gutters in Hillsborough, and we flush every downspout and flow-test it before we leave. Everything we pull out gets hauled off the property, and you get photos of every run and every downspout, clean at the bottom, before the truck pulls out. Homeowners get a phone quote built from the stories, the size of the home and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall have finished loading the gutters.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge for each of our cleanings. Our cleaning services in Hillsborough are priced the same way, and the gutter cleaning process is identical on every house, so every homeowner gets a quote that tracks the job rather than a rate card. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place once the length is worked out, but we prefer to talk about the house itself.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, gutters that nobody has opened in years and are packed with compacted debris, and gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat before anything else can happen. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away of everything we clear are part of the gutter maintenance quote and are never billed as extras. A clog that has sat through heavy rainfall takes longer to clean out than a light one, and you hear that before work starts. If something we find up top changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it first, never on the invoice.
Here is how a visit goes on the ground. The crew often finds a leaf mat and a twig packed into the elbows of the downspout, so every run gets cleared and the downspout is flushed until the water runs clear at the bottom. The run you see afterward is clean, and photos of every run go to your phone before we leave. A quote from the phone call covers that kind of visit, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text helps us get it right before we arrive. We cannot price what we have not seen, but three things from you get us most of the way there: the number of stories, the rough size, and whether trees hang over the house. To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through the number.
| 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, our spring visits run mid to late June and our fall visits run late November to December, and most visits land in one of those windows. The spring visit comes after seed and pollen have finished dropping, and the fall visit comes after the last leaves are down. In June we usually find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and in the fall it is the wet leaf mat in the trough that needs clearing before the rain returns. Leaves and debris are the main thing a clean gutter system gets rid of, and a clean run carries water away from your home instead of over the edge.
On a landscape with heavy tree cover, where large trees hang over the roof, our customers are on a three to four month schedule, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Where few trees overhang the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep water moving. Guards slow the buildup, but they do not stop it, so the surface still gets cleared on the same schedule, and every downspout gets a flush at each visit. Left too long, a buildup can leak into the fascia, rot the trim and mean structural damage. The same tiers apply to every visit, and cleaning and maintenance visits are booked the same way.
On a lot with no trees overhead, a once-a-year visit in late fall is often enough. On a lot under trees, a single season of leaves can leave clogged downspouts and a run that begins to sag, which is why that schedule runs tighter. What each lot needs depends on what is over it, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A rain gutter left alone through a full wet season is a different job from one that is checked on schedule. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the run, and we will tell you which tier it 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 work across Hillsborough from the nearest base, and we quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the house. Lead times depend on the season, and the spring and fall windows fill up first, so if you need a specific week, call early and we will tell you when the first open slot is. Water flow and drainage get checked before we leave, so any blockage in the trough is reported to you before the truck pulls out. Ready to clean your gutters? Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you a straight answer.
Residential and commercial work runs on the same booking calendar. Hillsborough homes get the same quote conversation as anyone else, and commercial properties and residential properties both get photos of every run. Debris removal is part of every visit, and regular gutter cleaning is what keeps a run from holding water through a wet stretch. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
In Hillsborough CA the number comes from how many stories the house has and its size, and we give you an estimate by phone or text before we book. We do not quote a figure here, because the same two-story house can come in lower or higher depending on what is in the gutters.
Across California, spring visits run mid to late June and fall visits run late November to December, so book one of those windows. If the fall visit gets skipped, we see runs that have sagged under the weight of wet leaves when the rain comes back. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will suggest a month based on your roof.
We confirm a date when you call, and most open slots come up within the week. Our gutter services run on a calendar, and we book the surrounding areas the same way, so same-day is not something we promise. If you need the work fast, ask us on the phone what is open.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Keeping the trough clear is how you protect your home from water damage. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we work on gutters and downspouts as one system. Every downspout gets flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention. What we find under guards on our jobs is needle and seed buildup on top and grit underneath, and a clog forms where the two meet, so the surface still gets cleared on the same schedule. Guards help, but they do not let you keep your gutters on autopilot.
If a clean gutter still lets rainwater spill over the edge, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than anything in the trough. Send us a photo or a short video of the roofline in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
