Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California most of our customers book spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we keep here too.
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. If you are comparing cleaning services in Newman, ask each company whether the waste leaves with the truck, because that is where the surprise charges usually hide. Companies that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, though we quote per house. On our jobs, what moves the quote is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above grade, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat.
Flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are part of our gutter services, carried away from your home, and never billed as extras. Cleaning and maintenance are priced together, so the number on the phone covers both. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice. Every homeowner we clean for gets the same rule, and it is the core of our gutter cleaning process: if something on the roof is different from what the caller described, we say so and agree on it first.
Here is how it looks on a real job, and why heavy rainfall matters. On one house with heavy tree cover, the gutter runs were packed with wet leaf mat and the back outlet was blocked at the elbow. Flushing it cleared the clog, and the run drained freely after that. Once the run was clean, we checked each joint for a leak, and the photos show the whole lot before we left. Text us a photo of the front of your house so we can tell you what it takes to get your gutters running clear before the crew is out. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and ask for a written estimate.
| 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 late spring after seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves. The fall visit usually lands in late November to December. Newman averages 11.7 inches of rain a year, and January, February and December are the wettest months, so a rain gutter that is still full at the start of winter is the one that sags. In spring the seed casings and pollen paste form a buildup in the elbows, and the landscape under the eaves drops more of it. In fall it is the leaves from the last of the year, and the runs that skipped the fall visit are the ones that sag when the heavy rainfall comes back. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits and clogged downspouts send water back up into the gutter. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall keeps a clean gutter running through winter. Gutter maintenance is a tier decision, not a guess. A clean run moves water away from the foundation, and left through a wet winter a clog can cause structural damage to the fascia and soffit, so debris removal is part of every visit. Good drainage starts at the gutter system, so each visit checks every run, not just the front. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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.
We clean gutters on houses across Newman, CA, and the crew covers the surrounding areas from its nearest base. Our gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial properties alike, so Newman homes and businesses get the same crew, the same photos and the same invoice. Each visit starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your size and your tree cover, and a photo helps if it is easy to send. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the fascia dry, and residential properties under heavy tree cover usually need it more often than the rest. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The two busy windows are spring and fall, so if you want a slot in either, ask early. Once the date is set, you hear from us the day before with an arrival window. Clean your gutters on the schedule your lot needs, and call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front to book a date.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text, the same way for Newman CA houses as anywhere else. It is the number on the invoice, with flushing and haul-off already in it.
Our customers here book late spring and late fall, and the fall visit usually lands in late November to December. Skip it and the runs can sag under the wet leaves and grit before the rainwater returns, while a clean run in fall is the simplest way to keep your home from water damage.
Most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and we do not promise a same-day visit unless the calendar has one open.
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 inside while the ladders are up. Stand-offs on every ladder help protect your home from scuffs on the gutter lip and siding.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often, but the surface still needs clearing, and the gutters and their drains underneath still need flushing. On our jobs we find seed casings, a twig or two and needles sitting on the guard, with grit on top, and a wet mat that sends water over the front edge.
If a clean rain gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is slope or capacity, not a blockage. Send us a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem, so keep your gutters checked between visits and we will say what the next step is.
Only if something on the roof is different from what you told us, and we raise it before work starts. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
