Our own crew cleans gutters in Lathrop, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, 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 it. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and the fall, and we have been doing this work on those same visit windows for years.
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. We price our gutter cleaning services over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place on a clean, open house, but we quote the whole house so you are not doing the math. Residential and commercial properties both start from the same three things, and Lathrop homes come in every size.
What moves the quote on our jobs is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, gutters nobody has opened in years with compacted leaves and debris in the trough, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Our service covers the whole gutter system, with downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal, and none of it is billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs the price is most often moved by a heavy clog at a downspout or a rain gutter that droops from packed buildup. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause, and when we open a run like that we clear the trough, flush every downspout and check the drainage and water flow to the end of the line. A run that has hung low for years can also mean structural damage, often a fascia board that has begun to rot, and we point it out in the photos instead of selling a repair. Once the first visit leaves the gutters clean, the next visit is usually quicker and the price comes down accordingly.
A homeowner can text us a photo of the front of the house with the request, and we can give you a number faster. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the photo and we will confirm a date.
| 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 book two cleanings a year, in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the last leaves. In the spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, along with pollen paste that has been wetted by the first rains, and a clog there backs water up into the trough. Starting the spring with clean gutters keeps those seed casings out of the elbows. In the fall it is the leaf load, and wherever freezing comes in winter we also look for the runs that have started to pull away under the first ice.
Residential properties under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, get a visit every three to four months, because needles, a twig or two and grit pack the gutters between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the same schedule applies. Houses with few or no trees are usually fine with one visit a year in late fall, provided the gutters are clean going in. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but gutter maintenance still means clearing the surface and flushing the outlets underneath.
On our jobs a house that skips the fall visit is the one we see with a run pulling away by late winter. A blockage left in the elbow all winter is how the trouble starts. Timing the visit before the rainy season keeps the gutters clean and rainwater off the eaves. Lathrop gets about 13.4 inches of rain a year, with the wettest months being December, January and February, so the gutters have to be clear before the heavy rainfall arrives. Clean your gutters on a set schedule and the calendar does most of the work. Cleaning and maintenance go together on that schedule, and regular gutter cleaning is what keeps a sag from starting. Ask us for a written estimate on the regular schedule and we will set the dates against your roofline.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
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 Lathrop CA, and we keep a regular route through the neighborhoods where we have cleaned for homeowners before. Lathrop gutter cleaning is scheduled from that route rather than a fixed address list, and the crew works out of the nearest base. Our gutter services cover the homes in the surrounding areas. To book, call or text us a photo of the house front if it is easy to take, and we quote from your stories, the size and the tree cover.
Lead times depend on the season. The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills first. We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home for the visit. Every visit covers gutters and downspouts from end to end. If a leak shows up at a seam, we point it out in the photos. Get your gutters on the calendar before the spring rains or the fall leaves arrive, and the first visit leaves them clean. Booking early keeps your slot.
Once the first visit is done, the regular schedule keeps water away from your home, its landscape and its foundation. Keep your gutters clean and the eaves stay dry, and you protect your home from water damage at the foundation. Our crew will walk you through the tier your lot needs on that first visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text before the crew touches a ladder.
Spring and fall are the right windows, after the seeds and pollen drop in spring or after the last leaves in fall. Most of our customers book in those two windows, and houses that wait past the rainy season are the ones where the runs have started to pull away.
Our cleaning services in Lathrop are booked by phone, and our crew confirms a date when you call, with most slots coming up within the week.
No. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: the crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the water flow to the end of the run, including where an underground line drains. Where a downspout empties onto a landscape bed, we check that the water moves away from the house. Clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs a visit, because the guards keep leaves out but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top, so we clean the surface and flush underneath. If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you whether it is a slope problem, a leak at a seam, or a debris problem.
It should not. If the crew finds 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.
