Our own crew cleans gutters for Lodi homeowners, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, and hauls the leaves and debris away. Every run is left clean. The price comes from stories, house size and tree cover over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in spring and fall, after the seed and leaf drop. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar.
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 give an estimate for the gutter cleaning services for Lodi homes over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the total is what you pay, so ask for the full figure before anyone climbs a ladder.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more care on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher above the ground than the front suggests. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and grit, and that is more work than a light leaf load. A gutter system left full for years can also sag or leak at the seams, and we flag that before the crew climbs. Guards we have to lift, reseat and clean underneath add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs the price tends to climb most where nobody has cleaned the gutters for a long stretch, because the clog is deeper and the drainage path has to be rebuilt by hand. A regular gutter cleaning keeps the job lighter and the water flow steady through the rainy months, and repeat cleanings take less time. Our advice is simple: clean your gutters on a schedule and the sag that comes from a heavy wet load never builds up. Residential and commercial jobs get the same check on the downspout outlets, and residential properties get the photo report, which names the clog location so you can see it yourself. A homeowner who waits on a clogged downspout can end up paying for structural damage that costs far more than a visit.
| 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 customers book twice a year, in spring and fall: once after the seed and pollen drop, and once after the last leaves come down. Lodi CA gets about 18.4 inches of rain a year, and most of it falls in December, January and February. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so rainwater has to leave the roofline fast. The same two windows suit most houses, though the timing shifts a little from one year to the next, and a clean trough heading into the wet season is the goal.
In spring we find the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and the wet mat that sits in the trough until the first rains come through. Where the fall visit is missed, the water backs up behind the run and the gutter starts to sag by the next winter. Freezes are a real risk in winter, and a blockage left in the trough can freeze into place. Booking the fall visit is how you keep your gutters clean and draining through the wet months, and it is how you protect your home from water damage.
Under heavy tree cover, or in a landscape near a busy road or a construction site, the downspout packs with needles and grit faster than the twice-a-year schedule can keep up with, and clogs show up sooner. Those houses are on a visit every three to four months, and that is the core of gutter maintenance there. Houses with few or no trees need one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, but the surface still has to be clean, because the buildup sits on top of the guard and the water never gets in.
After the first visit we check the gutters and downspouts on your lot, tell you which tier you actually need, and put that on the photo report so you have it in writing.
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.
Lodi gutter cleaning covers the surrounding areas, and we clean the same way on every street: clear the leaves and any twig in the trough, flush every downspout, check the outlet, and photograph each run. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof. A photo of the front of the house by text helps us size the job faster. The lead time is set by the calendar, and we confirm a date when you call. Two windows fill up first each year, spring and fall, so if you want a particular week, book early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If your gutters have been neglected for a while, tell us when you call, because it changes how long the visit runs and how we plan the ladder work. As a homeowner, you can get your gutters on the calendar with one call. Heavy rainfall is the reason most people call us in a hurry, but booking before the wet months keeps the job simple and moves the water away from your home. Our gutter services follow the same gutter cleaning process on every property, and the cleaning and maintenance notes go on the photo report after each visit. Regular cleanings keep each visit short, and every run is left clean before we leave.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus what is in the gutters. We give it by phone or text, and the number we give is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included.
Most customers book in spring and fall. In spring we find seeds and pollen in the elbows, and in fall we find the leaf mat that sits in the trough until the rains start. Waiting past the fall visit is where we see sags by winter, so clean the trough before the first storm.
Our cleaning services in Lodi run on the calendar, and we serve homes across Lodi, so we confirm a date when you call. Lead time depends on the week, and the busy windows fill up, so book early if you need a particular day.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard as clean as it found it, then 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 until it runs clean at the bottom, and clogged downspouts get worked from the top. We check the outlet to confirm it moves water away from the foundation. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop the leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard once they are wet, and a guarded gutter system still needs its surface cleared. We clear the surface, flush the downspout and reseat the guards during the visit.
A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. Left alone, that overflow soaks the fascia and leads to fascia rot and structural damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not, on residential properties or commercial properties. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after the work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
