Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Ladera Ranch, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run, hauls the waste away, and sends 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 is over the roofline. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of the Ladera Ranch homes we book are kept clean with a spring and fall visit, and we can give you a firm slot once we hear from you.
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 give you is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, the things that move the price are a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far above grade, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves, twigs and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most of our Ladera Ranch homeowners are on a spring and fall schedule, and that is the cheapest way to keep a gutter from packing up between visits. A rain gutter that runs clear is less work to keep clean than one that has built up for a year. Where we see a clog or a sag we note it in the photos, and where water is backing up we check the clogged downspouts for blockage before we say anything else. Residential properties get the same check as commercial properties, and the price is always per building.
When you ask us to clean your gutters, we start by asking how many stories and how big the house is, then whether trees hang over the house. Once the crew is on the ladder, the price holds unless the job turns out to be something different, and in that case you hear about it first. Regular gutter maintenance is the simplest way to keep the water flow steady, and the gutter cleaning services we offer are priced the same way every time so you can compare one visit to the next.
| 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 customers here book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds and pollen packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see sagging runs and water pooling behind the trough by the time the rain comes back. A gutter clog that sits for a season is how a small problem becomes a rainwater leak into the eave, rot in the wood and, over time, structural damage.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the schedule our crew keeps, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Where there are few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the blockage down. Residential and commercial buildings near a busy road, active construction or fresh landscape work also tend to need the shorter interval, since the grit gets into the trough faster. Whatever the lot, the surface gets cleared and the trough left clean on every visit so that gutter guards never hide a buildup underneath.
Keeping the gutters clear on a regular schedule helps protect your home from water damage, and it is the cheapest way we know to keep the foundation and the fascia dry in the rain. A clean gutter also keeps the water away from your home, which is where most of the trouble starts. If the gutters run clear and stay clean after each visit, the schedule is working.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put that in the photos so you can see it. Keep your gutters on that schedule and flush every downspout each time; that is the whole plan.
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 Ladera Ranch from the nearest base, so you do not need to be in a particular neighborhood to book. You get an estimate by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house is helpful if it is easy to send. Homes in the surrounding areas get the same number and the same photo check. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our calendar fills in spring and again in late fall, so those are the windows to book early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. A homeowner who wants the gutters clean before heavy rainfall usually books a few weeks out, and we will tell you where we can fit you in. Ladera Ranch gutter cleaning and maintenance is the work we do most, and the gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: clear the valleys, clear the runs, flush every downspout, check the drainage line, and photograph the result. If you want to get your gutters on a schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will reply with the number.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how much buildup is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range; we name one number and that is what we charge. Downspout flushing and haul-off are included, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts.
Across California, most spring visits fall in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and fall visits land in late November to December, after the leaves are down. If the fall visit gets skipped, we find runs that have sagged by the time the rain returns. The first visit is when we tell you which schedule your lot needs.
Same-day depends on the week, so call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm a date and tell you the earliest slot we have. Most of our openings come up within the week, and we will call before we come.
No. 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 the water is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line and water is not leaving, we tell you and quote clearing the buried line separately before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs, a guard keeps the leaves out of the gutter system, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top and underneath, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in the rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup 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. The quote holds unless the crew finds something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree before they start. The number we give 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.
