Lafayette homeowners get our own crew on the ladder, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Lafayette homes with heavy tree cover, a third story or a steep roof take longer, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so a gutter that is clean in November can still overflow in one storm. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote from your stories and house size, and we will tell you when we can come out.
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 in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services are priced from those three things for every homeowner, and the number we quote over the phone or by text is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but a house is rarely priced by length alone.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a pitch 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 at the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with buildup, and a clog that has been building for a long time takes more time to clear than a seasonal one. Water flow that has stopped at the elbow, or a sag at the low end of a run, adds time on the ladder. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and drainage away from the foundation is part of the check on every visit. The whole gutter system gets looked at, the trough and the outlet alike, and the quote covers that check. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
A typical job starts with the stories and the tree cover above the gutter line. If clogged downspouts are holding water in the trough, the crew clears the buildup in that run first, then flushes every downspout to carry water away from the foundation. Leaves and debris that wash back into the trough get bagged with the rest, so the trough is clean when we leave, and a rain gutter that has pulled loose from the fascia gets reported, not quietly fixed on the spot. A sagging run can point to structural damage in the fascia or hangers, and we tell you what we see before anyone quotes a repair. If you own commercial properties, call first and we will say on the phone whether the job fits the crew.
| 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.
In Lafayette CA, most of our customers book twice a year, in spring and fall, once after seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves come down. Across California the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. On our Lafayette jobs, when we open a gutter in late spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, a blockage that sends rainwater over the edge. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and where a house has skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by winter, which is why a clean trough before the rain matters.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see most, because needles and twig pieces pack the downspout between visits and rainwater stops moving. In a landscape with mature trees over the roof, that is the rhythm we see, and houses with few or no trees do well with a single clean in late fall. Gutter guards change the frequency, since guarded gutters need less clearing, but the surface still needs checking, so gutter guards are not a reason to skip gutter maintenance. Busy roads or nearby construction also raise the frequency, because dust and grit reach the trough faster. The same rule holds for residential properties and commercial buildings: tree cover and traffic set the schedule, not the building type. Debris removal happens on every visit, and we flush each downspout so the trough is clean before the truck leaves.
A clog that sits in the gutter does not wait for a convenient date. Water that cannot leave the trough finds the nearest weak point, and that is often a fascia board that will rot, or the foundation. Regular gutter cleaning keeps that water moving, and a gutter cleaning service that shows up on schedule is the simplest way to do it. Many owners ask when to clean your gutters, and the honest answer is that the tree cover decides it. Think of gutter maintenance as a schedule, not an emergency, and a small leak at a seam is usually the first sign the trough is full. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing so you can plan the rest of the year. Ask for an estimate by phone or text and we will give you the number.
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 cleans gutters across Lafayette and the surrounding areas, and we have worked the neighborhoods where the tree cover and roof pitch make the job more involved. Lafayette gutter cleaning is booked the same way every time: call or text us at (866) 435-6328, tell us the stories, the approximate size and whether twig litter or tree limbs hang over the eaves, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. Lafayette homeowners get a quote from those details and a date when a slot opens. Tell us about gutter guards too, since guards change the job.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and late fall, so the earlier you call the better your chance of the date you want. Cleanings booked in those windows fill first, and lead time depends on how many jobs are on the books that week. If you want to get your gutters done before the rain sets in, ask for the earliest date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you want to keep your gutters clear through the rainy months, we can put you on a regular schedule so you do not have to call each time. A regular schedule keeps the trough clean and gives you the photos on every visit, and it is the easiest way to protect your home from water damage.
Our gutter services cover the whole run: gutters and downspouts, the trough, the elbows and the outlet at ground level. We flush every downspout and confirm water is leaving, so water runs away from your home and not back toward the foundation. Leaves, twig pieces and grit are cleared from the surrounding areas around the drip edge so they do not wash back in. A small leak at a seam gets photographed and reported, and we quote it separately. This page covers residential properties in Lafayette. For residential and commercial jobs of any other kind, call and we will tell you on the phone whether the crew takes it.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from the stories and size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text before we book. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, because a clean trough going into the rain season is what we aim for. Lafayette gets about 27 inches of rain a year, mostly in January, February and December, and heavy rainfall is when a blocked run shows. If you wait past the fall visit, we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the rain sets in, and water left in the trough can rot the fascia behind it.
Same-day visits depend on the calendar, and the busy windows fill first. Ask about the earliest opening when you call, and we confirm the date in writing. If you need to get your gutters done before a storm, call (866) 435-6328 and say so.
No. Our crew works across Lafayette, outside only, does not come into the house, 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. Gutter maintenance on our visits is done from the ground and the ladder, so your day is not interrupted.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it so we can see where the water goes. If a downspout feeds an underground line that will not clear, we report it and quote clearing that line separately before anyone touches it. The goal is water that runs away from your home, not into a buried line that backs up.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep leaves out of the trough, but needles, seed casings and grit still build up on top of the guard and under it. In a landscape with heavy tree cover, cleaning and maintenance on a guarded roof is usually shorter than on an open gutter, but it is not zero, and the trough stays clean between visits only if the surface gets checked. Our gutter cleaning process is the same either way: lift the guards, clear what sits under them, flush the downspouts and reseat.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Our cleaning services in Lafayette are quoted up front, and if we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
