Our own crew cleans gutters in Lennox, flushing every downspout, testing the flow and hauling the leaves away, with 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 overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Lennox customers book in spring and fall, and that schedule runs across California.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. We offer cleaning services in Lennox, and the gutter cleaning process is the same on every house, so our cleanings are flush, test and haul. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but on our jobs the stories and the load of wet leaves do most of the work. A Lennox homeowner with a clean roofline and one story is the easiest quote we give.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds when it gets 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 a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy, packed solid with compacted leaves, and a clog or blockage at the elbow is usually the worst of it. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Gutter maintenance beyond the cleaning, such as a loose hanger or a seam that leaks, is pointed out to you first and never added without your say. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
A clean, open run is the quickest job we do. On a two-story house with a heavy leaf load over the back run, the lift is what moves the quote, not the cleaning, so tell us the stories when you call. Lennox homes under heavy tree cover tend to need the flush more often, which is why the number on the phone matters. Everything the crew clears is hauled away from your home, and the gutters are left clean and flushed wherever they sit on the house. Text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and the trees, and we will call back with a number you can plan around. If you want a written estimate before the crew comes out, ask for one when you call (866) 435-6328.
| 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 Lennox customers book twice a year, once in spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that sag or pull loose by winter. Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and heavy rainfall is when a half-full gutter fails. A gutter that is clean in late fall is the easiest one to keep that way through winter.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our crews go out every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the lower run between visits. Regular cleaning and maintenance keeps the system running, and a one-time scoop does not. A lot with a bare landscape and few or no trees is usually fine once a year in late fall, and if you only clean your gutters once a year, make it that visit. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be cleared, since the guard only keeps out big leaves and the leaves and debris that get through rest on top of it. Lennox gets about 11.8 inches of rain a year, most of it in January, February and December, so rainwater has to leave the gutter fast. The rain gutter is only as good as the downspouts beneath it, so we flush every downspout on each visit, since clogged downspouts stop the whole system, and check that water is leaving.
Once the gutter system is clear, what remains is the buildup along the run, which is where a clog turns into structural damage. A clean gutter moves water away from the house, and keeping the system clear helps protect your home from water damage. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the schedule in writing so you are not guessing when the next visit is due.
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 in Lennox CA and the surrounding areas, and Lennox homeowners book the same way every time. Booking is simple: you call or text us, we quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Our gutter cleaning services come with a photo report of every run, and a gutter cleaning service is booked with one call. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm a date when you call so you know when the crew will arrive and when the gutters will be clean. Our visit also checks drainage at each downspout outlet. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so if you want to get your gutters on the schedule, book early in those months.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The crew works from the outside of the house, and the side gate needs to be unlocked. Debris removal is part of the visit, so nothing is left on the lawn. If you are in a hurry, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar for the earliest open slot. Once the crew is done, the gutters are clean and the photos are on your phone.
We serve residential and commercial properties in the same area, and residential properties get the same photo report on every run. A regular gutter cleaning is set up once so the visits come around on their own, and our gutter services for commercial clients get the same crew and the same photo report, scheduled per building.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things, so tell us both when you call.
Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and most of our Lennox customers book one of those two windows. Waiting past the fall visit means the leaf mat sets, and on houses where that happens we see sagging runs by winter.
We confirm a date when you call, and if you need something sooner, tell us and we will check the calendar for the earliest open slot.
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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes, we clear the gutters and downspouts and check that water leaves the system at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet, rain runs off the front edge. We lift the guard, clear the surface and reseat it. A guard keeps out big leaves, but it does not keep a gutter clean on its own, and even a small clog at the elbow can stop the flow, so a guarded system still needs its visit to keep your gutters working.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear it and agree to it before the crew starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on your invoice. Once the crew finishes, you get a clean set of photos of every run. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline if you want to start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
