Our own crew cleans gutters in Home Gardens, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover shades the gutters, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book spring and fall, and we have been doing it that way long enough to know what a clean roofline should look like.
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 how much of the leaves and debris is in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies offering gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house the quote follows the stories and the size, not the length of gutter alone.
On Home Gardens homes, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked takes more time on a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the yard. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes down packed solid, buildup from several seasons and all, and that takes longer to clear than a gutter that was clean last season. Guards we have to lift, clean underneath and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
When a run is packed, the first downspout we open is usually the one holding seed casings, a twig or two and a wet leaf mat, and the water sits in the trough until that clears. Once that run is clean and flushed, the gutter can carry water away from the house again. Where the clogged downspouts will not clear, the cause is usually a sag we flag for later, not a drainage problem. A sag left alone can lead to structural damage, so we photograph it and tell you. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a number from it.
| 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.
Many customers book spring and fall visits. In spring the elbow of each downspout is packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain comes back. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and finds its way behind the fascia and starts the rot, which is how a clog becomes a rainwater problem. Keeping the water away from the fascia, with a clean trough, is the whole job.
Under heavy tree cover the gutters fill faster, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits, and a blockage forms in the elbow before the next visit. A landscape with mulch beds against the eave pushes soil into the trough too. With few or no trees, one visit a year is usually enough. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, but the surface still needs clearing. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and the calendar matters more than the season label. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and heavy rainfall over a full trough is when the overflow starts.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. If the gutters are clear and the water flow is steady, we say so and you book the next visit on that basis. Clean your gutters on a set schedule, and regular gutter cleaning goes onto the estimate, so the next debris removal is already planned.
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.
We have cleaned gutters across Home Gardens, from the older blocks with mature trees to the newer streets with little tree cover, and the crew covers Home Gardens from the nearest base. Booking works the way it should for Home Gardens homeowners: a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our Home Gardens gutter cleaning calendar fills in the busiest windows of the year, which are the spring and fall visits, so book early if you want a particular week. Many homeowners here book two cleanings a year. A lead time is quoted when you call, and we confirm the date then. We want every homeowner to keep your gutters working through the rain, and a clean run is the cheapest way we know to protect your home from water damage. A regular visit also catches a leak before it reaches the inside of the house, which means fewer emergency calls later.
We also do residential and commercial gutter services in surrounding areas. The crew handles residential properties and commercial properties alike, and knows how the gutters and downspouts behave on a flat roof as well as a pitched one. Ask for the schedule and we will give you the rest.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range here, because the number depends on what is in the gutters and whether the upper section can be walked. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the figure before the crew is booked.
Across California, most of our customers book the spring visit for mid to late June and the fall visit for late November to December, after the seed and pollen drop and after the last leaves. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain returns. Text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you the right timing for your house.
Same-day depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you call. The busy windows fill first, so book early to get your gutters done on the day you need.
No. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside, the crew never comes inside, and your phone gets the photos before the truck rolls out. Unlock the side gate and keep pets indoors, and the crew leaves the yard clean.
Yes. We flush every downspout and keep going until the water comes out clean at the far end. If a downspout runs into a buried drain, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving it. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep out the leaves, but a guarded gutter system still needs cleaning and maintenance, and the gutter maintenance schedule usually runs longer than an open one. Under guards we still find a clog, mostly seed casings, a twig and settled grit that turn to paste once wet, so the gutter has to be clean on top before the flow can be checked.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. The point of the gutter is to carry water away from your home, 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 they start, never after. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
