Our own crew cleans gutters in Newport Beach, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leftover grit and leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seeds and pollen drop and again after the last leaves come down.
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 our gutter cleaning services over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Text us a photo of the front of the house if you can, since it helps us see the eaves before we arrive.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement that puts the back run twenty-four feet up does the same. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with old seed casings and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included for every gutter system we clean, and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see on Newport Beach homes. A house with a single story and no heavy tree cover usually comes down to the basic clean, while a two-story house under the canopy adds time for the clog at each elbow and the buildup in the trough. Most of our customers schedule regular gutter cleaning on the same cycle, which keeps the work lighter each visit. When the crew opens a run that has sat for a while, the sag and drainage problems show up quickly, and we say so in the photos. Homeowners often ask whether the same crew handles commercial properties, and it does. The quote is built from what is on your house, not a rate card, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo and we will give you 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 in Newport Beach CA book twice a year, once in the spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and again in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across California, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, when seed casings and pollen paste have packed the elbows inside the gutters and downspouts. The fall visit runs late November to December, and any house that skipped it shows gutter runs that have started to sag by late winter.
Under heavy tree cover we see clog build-up between visits, so those houses are on every three to four months, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up. A twig at the elbow is often where the water flow starts to back up. A house with few or no trees usually needs only one visit a year, in the fall. Gutter guards change the schedule a little, since they keep the leaves out, but the surface still needs a clean, and we check it at each visit. Where the landscape slopes toward the house, or a busy road or active construction sits close by, rainwater carries grit into the trough, which is one more reason to keep the cycle short. A leak at a joint lets water run behind the gutter, and that is where rot starts and structural damage follows.
Once the crew is up top and the trough is open, the blockage tells the story. We note what we find in each run and each downspout on every clean, so the schedule follows what your home actually needs, not a guess. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and we keep the photos on file so you can see the change over time. Keeping the trough clear is how you protect your home from water damage, and booking the cycle is the simplest way to keep your gutters clear all year. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will confirm the timing for your home.
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 has cleaned gutters across Newport Beach CA, and the service covers the whole city. Booking Newport Beach gutter cleaning with us starts with a quote by phone or text, built from your stories, your size and how much tree cover sits over the house, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the clean. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and the fall, when the calendar fills fastest, so booking early in those seasons gives you the most choice of dates. If your home sits in one of the surrounding areas, call and we will tell you whether the crew can reach it.
Lead time depends on the week you call. Ask when we can come and we will tell you the first open date on the calendar. The gutter cleaning process runs the same way for every house, whether it is a small single-story or a large two-story, with the same photos of every run before the truck leaves. For a homeowner who has seen water pour over the edge in a heavy rainfall, the sooner the clean happens the better, since the first storm after the work shows whether the runs drain clean.
If you want ongoing gutter services, we can set up a cycle for cleaning and maintenance that matches the cleanings your house needs, so the next visit is already on the calendar when the last one ends. Most homeowners prefer that to remembering the date each season. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, or ask for a written estimate and we will send it the same day we talk.
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 range here, because the stories and the size decide it. Downspout flushing and haul-off are included in the number we give you.
To clean your gutters on time, our Newport Beach customers book in the spring and again in the fall. Across California, the spring visit lands in mid to late June and the fall visit runs late November to December. Wait longer and the seeds and pollen have packed the elbows, while the wet leaf mat holds water against the eaves through the rainy months.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We cannot promise same-day work for our cleaning services in Newport Beach, so ask us for the first open date.
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.
Yes, we flush every downspout and make sure water away from your home is moving freely. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that the water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves and debris, but on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the wet mat stops the water from getting in. We clean the surface and check the flow at each visit.
If a clean rain gutter still spills over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or the size of the downspout, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, and the number on the invoice matches the number you were quoted. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to confirm before we book.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
