Our own crew cleans gutters in Moraga, and we flush every run and flow-test it before we call the job done. Then we haul the mess away and take photos of each run, so you can see a clean trough on your own phone. 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book a cleaning in the spring and fall, when seed, pollen and leaves have done the most damage.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some of the cleaning services in Moraga price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place for most homeowners, but we would rather give you one number for the whole gutter cleaning process.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on a ladder and 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 packed with compacted leaf mat, and it takes a long time to get them clean. Gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. A seam leak or a twig jam is the usual reason a visit runs long, and a heavy rainfall makes both easy to spot. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what drives the time on a visit. Two-story roofs and a heavy leaf load take longer, and a clog at an elbow usually has to be flushed from the top before water clears. That is the kind of thing we raise on the phone, so the price already reflects it. Some homeowners ask if we can work from a photo. Text us a picture of the front of the house and a rough count of stories, and we can usually tell you what range to expect before we ever set a ladder.
Regular cleanings are most often booked as part of a schedule. A clean gutter stays clean longer, and the crew has an easier time with the next visit, which keeps the water moving away from your home. Many homeowners pair cleaning and maintenance on the same call, and gutter maintenance is simpler to plan when the cleanings are on a set schedule. Ask us about a recurring plan if you want to get your gutters on the calendar with the same crew and the same flush routine every time.
| 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.
Across Moraga, most customers book twice a year: in spring, after the seeds and pollen drop, and in fall, after the last leaves are down. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, when seed casings and pollen paste have packed into the elbows. The fall visit lands in late November to December, once the wet leaf mat has formed. Gutters that start the season clean stay out of trouble longer.
Under heavy tree cover, next to a landscape that drops seed and mulch, or near a busy road or construction, a rain gutter packs up well before the next scheduled visit, because needles, grit and dust work their way into the runs between visits and a clog forms at the first elbow. With few or no trees overhead, a once-a-year visit in late fall is usually enough. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs to be cleared, because the mat that sits on top of the guard is where most of the buildup forms.
A gutter system that is cleaned on schedule stays in service longer. Leaves and debris left in the trough hold rainwater against the fascia and the roofline, and over a rainy season that can start rot in places you cannot see from the ground. A run that has started to sag holds water even longer. Clogged downspouts make it worse, because the water has nowhere to go. Regular cleaning keeps water away from your home instead of sitting where it can do structural damage.
After the first visit we tell you which of our gutter cleaning services your lot actually needs. Until then, twice a year is the schedule most houses start on. Winter is the real test here: January, February and December are the wettest months, and the area gets about 26.8 inches of rain a year, so if the first storm of the season overflows, call us for a flush and a flow check. If you have commercial properties, ask about their schedule on the phone, since the same spring and fall windows apply.
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 gutter cleaning service covers Moraga CA, and we have cleaned gutters on Moraga homes, including the older hillside lots where runs are long and access is tight. Most homeowners here book by phone: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a quote from the number of stories, the size and how much tree cover is overhead. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. If you are just outside town, call and we will tell you whether the crew can reach you.
Our calendar tends to fill during the spring and fall windows: late spring, when the seed drop hits, and late fall, when the leaves come down. If you want to clean your gutters before the rain starts, book early. Debris removal is part of the visit, and the bags leave with the truck. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Every visit ends with a clean trough and photos on your phone.
Regular gutter cleaning keeps the water moving. A run that starts to sag, a clog at the elbow, or a buildup of mat all cut the water flow and push it over the front edge. We check drainage on every visit, from the top of the run to the outlet. Booking early is how you keep your gutters clear when the rain comes. We serve residential properties first. If you have commercial properties or a residential and commercial site, say so on the phone and we will tell you whether the crew can take it.
The number comes from stories and size, so call (866) 435-6328 with those two details and we give you the number on the phone. Once we have those, that figure is what you pay. Flushing and haul-off are already in it.
Our customers here usually book late spring and late fall. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and if it slips, the seed and pollen paste packs the runs and the cleaning takes longer. Fall is when the leaf mat forms, and across California the fall visit lands in late November to December, so do not wait for the winter rain to find out. Booking the spring visit keeps your gutters clear, and it helps protect your home from water damage.
We do not promise a same-day visit. For homes in surrounding areas, call and we confirm the first open date and whether the crew can reach you. When you book, we tell you exactly what the crew will do on the visit, so nothing surprises you on the day.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We clear gutters and downspouts on every visit, and we flush every downspout and flow-test it so you can see the drainage leaving at the bottom and running clean. If a line drains into an underground pipe, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving, and clearing a buried line is priced separately.
Yes. On our jobs guards stop leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, and that material builds up on top of the guard until a clog forms and rainwater runs over the front. We clear the surface and check the flow every visit.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling at the roofline in the rain has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is, with an estimate before any work starts. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Every gutter service is priced once, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start. The number we quote 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.
