Our own crew cleans gutters in La Presa, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, 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 that rhythm works well for most homes.
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 sitting in the gutters. We give the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 for that quote, and a homeowner knows the cost before the crew is booked. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the full house is what we actually price. Once we are up top, the number does not move unless the job itself changes, and if it does, you hear about it before any work starts.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk. A walk-out basement or sloped lot that puts the back run far above grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with compacted leaf mat that takes real time to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are all included in the price and never billed as extras.
Here is what that looks like in practice. On one La Presa job the gutters had a sag and a clog at the back corner, and the buildup needed a full flush before the water flow ran clean. The crew cleared the blockage, checked the drainage at the outlet, and photographed every run before leaving. That is the kind of job that shapes the price: the state of the gutter, not the size of the lot. Whether you are in La Presa homes or running a building, the same crew takes on commercial properties and residential work alike. Clean your gutters on a schedule and the debris removal stays simple. The gutter cleaning services we offer cover residential properties and commercial sites alike, and the price is set by what the crew finds, not by a rate card.
| 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 La Presa CA customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit in late November to December. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall, the leaf load and the wet mat leave clogged downspouts before the rainy season, and every clean comes with photos of each run.
Under heavy tree cover, we see the gutters clog faster, so those customers come back more often than the rest, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the drains between visits. A house with few or no trees and a simple landscape usually does well with one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, since the surface gets cleared less often, but the gutter underneath still needs a look. On our jobs the rainwater and the roofline tell us what the lot needs more than any rule of thumb.
Here is what a clog costs if it goes unchecked. A blockage in the back run lets the water flow up and over the edge, the fascia behind it takes the weight and begins to rot, and a small leak becomes structural damage over time. The cheapest way to protect your home from water damage is to keep your gutters clear, and the crew can flush every downspout on the same visit. After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for the next visit follows from what we found.
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.
Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text, built from your stories, the size of the home and how much tree cover is over the house. If it is easy, send a photo of the front of the house, and we can usually tell what the gutter needs before we arrive. Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year, spring and fall, so asking early helps you get the slot you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
La Presa gutter cleaning runs on the same steps every time: the estimate, the date, the visit and the photos afterward. Our crew works across La Presa and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Whether you want one-time cleanings or a regular schedule of cleaning and maintenance, the gutter cleaning process is the same. A gutter that comes back full after heavy rainfall, a few weeks after a clean, usually means a missed blockage, and we are glad to look at it again. A steady schedule keeps the water away from your home, and for homeowners who want gutter maintenance handled for them, we are happy to set one up.
If you want to get your gutters on the calendar before the next storm, ask us for a written estimate. We will put the scope in writing before anything is booked.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. A clean on a two-story house is priced from those two things, and we do not work from a chart, because the house decides the price. Once we know the stories and size, you get the exact figure before anything is scheduled.
Most La Presa homeowners book in late spring and late fall. In spring we find seeds and pollen, and in fall the leaf load and the wet mat. If you wait too long, a clog can start overflowing before the rainy season is over.
We offer cleaning services in La Presa, and most of our gutter services slots come up within the week. We confirm the date when you call, and we do not promise same-day service, since our calendar depends on the season and the day's route.
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. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water leaves at the outlet. If a line drains underground and water is not coming out, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job that we price before anyone touches it.
Yes, the gutter system still needs a look. Leaves and debris rest on top of the guard and work their way through. Under guards we find grit and a wet mat on our jobs, so we clear the surface and check the trough.
If a clean rain gutter still spills over in the rain, the cause is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not a clog. 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. The quote is built from stories, size and what we expect to find, and it only changes if the job itself is different from what you described. If that happens, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
