Our own crew cleans gutters in North Highlands, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the gutter muck bagged and hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book the spring and fall visits, and we have been on those roofs enough seasons to know what a clogged run looks like before it overflows.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage, and what is sitting in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge, and a homeowner can hold us to it. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place, but on our jobs the stories and the height of the roofline do most of the work.
What moves a quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up in the air, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed solid, and guards we have to lift and reseat before anything else happens. Our gutter cleaning process includes downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal, and none of it is billed as an extra. A clean run is rare on a house that has waited, so we check the whole length first. If something changes the job once we are looking at it, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across California, the houses we see with a sag or a loose hanger usually had a clog that sat for a season or two, which is why we tie the price to how much buildup is actually there. On a house with a clean run and a clear drainage path, the visit is short. On a house where the gutters have not been cleaned in years, we tell you what we found before we start. Work on residential properties gets the same treatment as our commercial jobs: we look at the water flow first, then the gutters, then each downspout.
Our experience on North Highlands homes is that the price moves less on the number of stories than on what the gutters have been through. A clean run with a working outlet is a quick visit. A run with a clog at the elbow, a sag in the middle and leaves packed to the top needs more time on the ladder, and we say so before the truck pulls in. That is how we keep the estimate honest. Regular gutter cleaning is the cheapest way to avoid that situation, and it is the reason most of our customers stay on a schedule instead of waiting for a leak. If you want to clean your gutters without a surprise on the invoice, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we quote it before we book a date. We charge for the work on the house in front of us and nothing else, and the number holds when the crew finishes.
| 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 North Highlands gutter cleaning customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seeds and pollen have dropped and once in the fall after the last leaves are down, and that schedule covers most houses. Across California, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit in late November to December. By the spring visit we usually find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. By the fall visit it is leaves and debris matted in the troughs, and a clean run before the wet months is the cheapest protection the house gets all year.
Under heavy tree cover we see the gutters fill faster, so those customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits. The wettest months here are January, February and December, with about 21.5 inches of rain a year, and heavy rainfall is when a clogged run shows itself. A twig wedged in a downspout elbow causes the same overflow even when the trough looks clear. Few or no trees overhead usually means one clean in late fall is enough, and the landscape around the house sets the pace more than the calendar does. Gutter guards cut the schedule down, but the surface still needs clearing on the same rhythm as the open gutters, and we check under them every time.
The point of keeping a schedule is to catch a clog before it spills over the front edge and runs behind the fascia. A run that cannot move rainwater off the roof just passes it over the lip. A blockage shows up first as water sheeting off the lip when it should be going down the downspout. A gutter that overflows once will often stain the siding and soften the board below it, and left long enough that rot becomes structural damage a cleaning cannot fix. Protect your home from water damage by booking the visit before the buildup gets there, and keep your gutters and downspouts flowing through the rainy months.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the runs and the downspouts and how the water left the house. A healthy gutter system drains at the outlet and carries water away from the foundation, so a clean outlet is the first thing we check. We flush the downspout and check that every visit. We will not guess from the street. If the rain is heavy and your house sits among trees, the crew can also check the rain gutter run by run, the outlets and the splash points, while we are up there. Gutter maintenance on that schedule is the cheapest kind, and it is why the visits stay short.
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 services in North Highlands run on a rotating route out of our nearest base, and we keep a running list of the streets we have cleaned so the schedule stays close to the job. We book North Highlands homeowners across the surrounding areas in the same loop. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, from the stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Lead times depend on the season, and we tell you the date we can actually reach when you call. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest. Across North Highlands the route stays tight, so a clean slot tends to open near the date you ask for.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for an exterior gutter visit. The crew works from the outside and does not come inside. The crew will flush every downspout and check the outlet, and anything pulled out is bagged and kept away from your home until the truck leaves. If you want to follow the work, the photos of every run arrive on your phone when we are finished, so you have the record whether or not you were around. Our cleaning and maintenance visits work the same way every time, and that sameness is the point.
Calls and texts both work, and a text with a photo of the roofline often gets you a firm quote faster. Ask us for a written estimate if you want the numbers on paper before you lock in a clean date. Repeat cleanings on a set schedule keep each visit quick and keep the rain from finding a clogged run. If you are ready now, call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the next open slot in your part of town, or in the surrounding areas. Our crew can get your gutters cleaned and the house checked before the next heavy rainfall, and that is the point of booking early.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text before we come out. Quotes for commercial properties use those same three things. We do not quote a range on the web.
Most of our customers booking gutter cleaning in north highlands ca go in late spring and again in late fall. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and if you wait past the fall visit, leaves and debris can sag a run by winter. We set the timing from the first look at your lot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call, so ask us what is open rather than expecting a same-day visit.
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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes. A downspout exists to carry water away from your home, so every one gets flushed and we check that water leaves at the outlet. Most overflows trace back to clogged downspouts, and we would rather find them than guess. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out the leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge of the rain gutter. We lift the guards, clean underneath and reseat them.
A gutter that is clean and still spills in the rain has a slope or downspout problem rather than debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we stop, explain it and agree to it before we continue, so the number on the invoice matches the number you were quoted, and the gutters are clean before we leave.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
