Our own crew cleans gutters in Newark CA, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, and photos of every run before we leave. Each homeowner gets the same crew and the same photo report. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been doing that work across California on the houses we clean. Call (866) 435-6328 for pricing before you book.
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 give the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and that number is what we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, but our number is for the whole house. Newark homes get the same whole-house quote, and commercial properties are quoted the same way.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the way up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far off the ground, so it needs a boom or scissor lift. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a heavy buildup of leaves and debris that has compacted, and that takes longer to clear. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and haul-away are part of the number from the start. If anything changes the job, we tell you before work starts.
On our Newark jobs the pattern is the same: a clog starts at the elbow of a downspout, often a single twig that catches leaves behind it, and clogged downspouts all along the run back the water up into the trough. Where the clog is heavy, the rain gutter starts to sag and overflows, and water runs down the wall instead of carrying water away from the house. Over time that is structural damage to the fascia and the soffit. Good water flow only comes back when the drainage at the bottom is open too. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem, and we say so when we see one. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we expect to find.
| 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.
For Newark CA houses, most jobs land in spring and fall: mid to late June across California, and late November to December. In June the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and that clog is what makes the water back up over the trough. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat that stops rainwater getting into the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the rainy months arrive. We run residential and commercial jobs on the same calendar, so either kind of property books into the same two windows.
Residential properties under heavy tree cover need regular gutter cleaning, and the cleanings come closer together after a wet winter, because needles and grit pack the downspout bends between visits. Heavy rainfall in a wet winter makes that worse, since a full trough pushes water back toward the roofline, and a small blockage can work its way into a leak at a seam. Near a busy road or construction, the same tighter schedule applies. With few or no trees and a light landscape, a single visit in late fall is usually enough. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still gets cleared on the same visit, so the crew has to clean the trough and downspouts anyway. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for that tier is given by phone or text. Debris removal rides on the same visit. A gutter cleaning service on a fixed schedule is easier to plan than a rush job after an overflow, so plan to clean your gutters on the same dates each year. Cleaning and maintenance on the same visit covers the trough, every downspout and the guards. Book a date by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the house front.
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.
The crew covers Newark from the nearest base, so the same booking process applies to every street. Newark gutter cleaning is booked by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front if that is easier, and we give you a quote from the stories, the size and whether trees hang over the roof. To get your gutters on the schedule, tell us which street you are on, and we confirm a date when you call. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and late fall, so booking early in those months helps. Our cleanings cover every run on the visit, whatever date you pick.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Homeowners do not have to be there for exterior work. The crew will flush every downspout and check the drainage at the bottom of each one, and they tell you what they find in the report. A working downspout keeps water off the wall and out of any seam that could start a leak. We look at the whole gutter system, not just the trough. The process is the same on every visit: we call, the crew works the runs, and photos go to your phone before the truck leaves. Our goal with every visit is to keep your gutters and downspouts from overflowing and to protect your home from water damage before the next storm. If you have gutter guards, the trough still gets checked on the same visit. If you are comparing cleaning services in Newark, check whether the price includes flushing, haul-away and photos. We also do residential work for homeowners in the surrounding areas, and the same crew handles gutter services across the East Bay on the same terms.
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 those details. Downspout flushing and haul-off are in the number already, and we quote a home across Newark the same way.
Across California, our customers book in mid to late June and again in late November to December. If you skip the fall visit, runs on houses like yours tend to sag by January and February, the wettest months, and the fascia behind them can rot, especially where leaves pile up in a landscape with big trees and heavy rainfall follows.
Same-day is not something we promise. We confirm a date when you call, so call early if you want to get your gutters done before the next storm, and the crew shows up when we said.
No, you do not need to be home. 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 inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we clean out every downspout, flush it and flow-test it at the outlet, and we check the whole gutter system while we are up there. If water is not leaving through an underground drain line, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge instead of going in. Gutter maintenance on a guarded system is shorter, not gone, and cleaning and maintenance still happen on the same visit.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. If the gutter is clean and water still runs down the wall instead of away from your home, the cause is usually slope or capacity, and we tell you that instead of selling a second cleaning.
It should not. The gutter cleaning process is the same either way: 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.
