Our own crew cleans gutters in La Puente, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. 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 falling leaves have finished and the gutters have had time to fill.
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. La Puente homeowners who ask about gutter cleaning services get the same three questions, and every homeowner hears the number before the crew arrives. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we quote the whole house so you are not doing the math on a gutter you cannot see.
On La Puente homes, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift, so that is what changes the number first. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises how high the gutters sit off the ground, and gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat that takes more time to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat are the last thing that adds time, and a clean reseat is part of the same visit. Downspout flushing, flow testing and hauling the waste away are included and never billed as extras. Every job we book is priced this way. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on La Puente homes. A rain gutter run that looks clear from the driveway can still be a clog. The leaves, the grit and the black water sit behind the lip, and the first sign is the water flow over the edge in a storm. A sag in the run usually means the trough is holding more than it should, which is why we check the hangers while we are up. Clogged downspouts are the most common cause of poor drainage. When the buildup backs up, water runs down the wall instead of away from your home, especially on lots with heavy leaf litter. Left alone, that is how the structural damage starts, first in the fascia behind the run and then below it.
We also clean commercial properties in the area, and the same logic applies to residential properties: the work is priced per building, and the number we give is the number on the invoice. Residential and commercial jobs both start with a walk of the roofline before anyone sets a price, so the quote reflects what is actually on the house.
| 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 Puente customers book twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop finishes, and in the fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, with leaves and debris packed on top of it, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have pulled loose from the hangers by the time the rain comes back. A gutter that comes out clean in spring is far easier to keep that way in fall.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, regular gutter cleaning on a schedule of every three to four months is what our customers choose, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. A house with few or no trees and a simple landscape usually needs one visit a year, in late fall. Gutter guards shift the schedule a little because less leaf litter reaches the trough, but the surface still needs cleaning and maintenance, so a guard never replaces the visit.
Our crew gets a gutter clog at this point in the year on most lots, and a blockage that is caught early is a shorter job that leaves the gutter clean. A rainwater problem that waits until the next storm usually costs more in cleanup than the visit would have. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, which is why heavy rainfall is what exposes a clog first. Lots near a busy road or a construction site are on the shorter schedule too, because the dust and grit load builds fast. If you want a quick read before booking, text a photo of the house and we will give you an estimate of which tier fits.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters, not on a guess about the trees. Book the spring or fall visit by phone at (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date.
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 works across La Puente and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and every La Puente job is scheduled from the same dispatch. We keep records of the neighborhoods where we clean most often, which is how we plan our cleaning services in La Puente. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, built from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the stories before any of our cleanings are booked, and it takes a minute to send.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The calendar fills in two windows each year, when the spring seed drop and the fall leaf drop both arrive, so booking earlier in those months gets you a better slot. Outside those windows there is usually room, and we will tell you the first open date when you call at (866) 435-6328. Debris removal is part of every visit, and nothing is left on the lawn.
Cleaning gutters is one part of what we do, and the same crew can help protect your home from water damage by checking the gutters and downspouts and the lines below them while they are on the ladder. We also offer gutter services for homes and commercial buildings, and the quote covers the full visit. Keep your gutters clear between visits by reporting a sag, a leak or a twig in a downspout as soon as you see it, and we will schedule the next visit around it. It is safer than trying to clean your gutters yourself on a ladder.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a range here because the tree cover and the state of the gutters change the job. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here book in late spring, after seed and pollen drop, and in late fall, after the leaves come down. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find the wet leaf mat has packed the runs and the drains have started to back up. Text a photo of the house and we will tell you which visit comes first, so we can get your gutters on the calendar.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, but we will tell you the first open date as soon as we have it.
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 it runs clear at the bottom, so you know the gutter is clean all the way through. 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 and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit from the shingles sitting on top of the guard and packing the surface. The guard is part of the gutter system, not a replacement for gutter maintenance, and water that backs up under it can sit against the fascia and cause rot. A clean gutter under a guard is still a gutter that needs a visit.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog problem. 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. We walk the lot and the gutters before we set the price, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: walk, quote, clean, photo. Nothing gets added to the invoice that you have not approved.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
