Our La Verne gutter cleaning crew cleans every run, leaves the trough clean, and we flush every downspout and flow-test it. We haul the mess away and send photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our La Verne customers book in spring and fall, and we can give you a slot once we know the house. Call (866) 435-6328 to get started.
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 work it out over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but on our jobs the house itself matters more than the run. A rain gutter on a single story and one on a three-level house are two different jobs, even at the same length.
What moves the number on our jobs is what the crew finds on the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with leaf mat and grit, and every bit of it has to come out by hand before the trough is clean. Clogged downspouts get flushed from the top and checked at the outlet, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it looks on a recent visit. A two-story home with a clog at the back run and a sag near the corner needed the downspouts flushed and the leaves bagged and hauled, the same as any job, and the quote was set on the phone before we came out. Most homes in la verne homes follow the same pattern: gutter cleaning services are quoted by stories and size, then the crew confirms on site. When a gutter has been left a long time, the buildup takes longer to clear, and water flow tells us whether the drainage is working once the trough is clean. A sag or a blockage found during the visit gets photographed and reported, not sold. Standing water in a sagging run is what starts rot in the fascia, and regular gutter cleaning keeps that off the bill, because the buildup stays light and the gutter system keeps draining.
Most of our customers in the residential and commercial space ask the same question: how often. On our residential jobs the answer is spring and fall, with a closer check after heavy storms. Clean your gutters on that rhythm and the debris removal stays small. A clean trough in spring means a lighter fall. We also do residential properties and commercial properties, and the quote is written for the building, not the 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.
Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands in late November to December, after the last leaves. Our customers in La Verne CA usually book both, because atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and the wettest months in La Verne are January, February and December. Timing the visits around those months keeps the gutters and downspouts clean before the storms hit.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall we find the leaves and debris from the yard, and the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough before the rainy season. Water that cannot drain sits behind the gutter, works into the fascia, and soaks the landscape along the foundation, and that is how rainwater backs up onto the roofline. A clog at the elbow is usually the first sign, and a clean trough carries water away from the foundation only when the outlets are open. Flush every downspout on each visit, because a blockage hidden at the elbow looks fine from the ground. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards go on a lighter schedule, but the surface still gets cleared.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Keep your gutters on that schedule and the estimate stays predictable, and a clean run helps protect your home from water damage, which is what the schedule is for. Our crew works through the surrounding areas on the same rhythm, and we can set the spring and fall dates when you call. Keep your gutter system working through the storms, and let us handle the gutter services on the schedule that fits the lot.
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 Verne from the nearest base and does not need a special trip to get to you. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a quote from stories, size and tree cover. Most of our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so La Verne homeowners who call early get the date they want. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar before the rains, call early, and tell us if the house has gutter guards.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. For a homeowner who wants a clean run without the wait, a quote by phone and a date on the calendar is the usual path. Our gutter cleaning process starts with the quote, then the photo, then the visit. Leaves and grit get bagged and carried away from your home, and the trough is left clean. A leak or a blockage seen from the ground can be checked on the same visit, and nothing is added to the job without a call first.
The homeowner who books on schedule keeps the gutter maintenance simple, and keeps the cleanings light, twig by twig. A twig in the trough is a small job; a season of them is not. Heavy rainfall is the case where the schedule matters most, and if a storm is on the way we will tell you when we can get to the house. Our cleaning and maintenance work stays on the same plan from one season to the next, and the gutters stay clean between visits.
Most of our customers book in mid to late June after the spring seed drop, and again in late November to December after the leaves are down. In California the wettest months are January, February and December, so the fall visit comes before those storms.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same day until we know the house.
No. We call before we come, our crew works outside and does not come inside, and we send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check where the water goes. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep the leaves out but the needles, seed casings and grit still pack on top, so the surface gets cleared and the outlets are checked.
A gutter that is clean and still spills in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Clogged downspouts get checked first, and water that spills over long enough can rot the fascia and cause structural damage. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is.
Not without a call first. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, never on the invoice. 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.
