Oakland gutter cleaning by our own crew covers every run of gutters and downspouts, with each downspout flushed and flow-tested, the clippings hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. We quote oakland homes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most Oakland homeowners book spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaves have done their damage. A clean run helps protect your home, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
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. We quote it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of run. The starting price shown above is a floor, not a promise for your house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what our crew finds once it is up the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits higher than it looks from the street. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with a compacted leaf mat and a clog that has been building for seasons. A twig jammed in a downspout elbow can hold back a whole run, and once it is out the water flows clean again. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and we flush every downspout before we leave. Once the run is clean, the flow test tells us whether the water is leaving the house. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it played out on one Oakland house we cleaned this year: a two-story home with a heavy canopy over the back run, where the crew found a buildup of wet leaves and seed casings that had started to sag the front gutter away from the fascia. The blockage was the reason the water flow had stopped, and clearing it and flushing the downspouts left the run clean and the job done. Most of our Oakland customers do not need more than that, and we tell you which situation you are in before anyone climbs. The point of a regular gutter cleaning is to catch the sag and the drainage problem while it is still a cleaning, not a repair.
If you are weighing gutter cleaning services for a residential or commercial property, the same rules apply. We price residential and commercial work by what we see, flush every run, and keep the debris removal in the number, leaving each one clean. The same goes for residential properties and commercial properties: the crew looks at each house before the number is set. Homeowners who book the spring and fall visits tend to keep their rainwater moving away from the foundation without surprises. Call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate, or text 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.
Across California the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late November to December, after the last leaves fall. When we open a gutter in June we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show a clog that has started to back water over the edge. Oakland gets about 22.6 inches of rain a year, and its wettest months are January, February and December, so heavy rainfall is when a blockage shows up first.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months keeps the gutter clear, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. Homes in surrounding areas near a busy road or a construction site follow a similar schedule, since the dust settles into the trough. A lot with landscape beds and few or no trees is fine with one clean a year in late fall. Guards mean fewer visits, but the surface still needs clearing, and a guarded rain gutter stays on the same calendar as an open one. Keep that run clean and you catch a sag before it turns into structural damage.
Our crews keep the calendar simple so a clog never gets the chance to settle in, and a clean gutter system is far easier to keep that way. When a gutter shows water flow problems or a rot line at the fascia, we note it in the report and tell you whether it is a cleaning issue or a slope issue. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can keep your gutters on that schedule without guessing. Keeping that schedule keeps your home from water damage. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a date when you are ready, and we will take it from there.
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 Oakland and covers the city as a whole from the nearest base, booking slots through the same phone and text line. Booking starts with the quote, and the gutter cleaning process begins with three questions: the stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof. If you have gutter guards, say so on the call, since guards add time to the job. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, so when you call we will tell you the first open date and confirm it in writing before we come. Every homeowner gets that confirmation in writing.
The busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the seeds drop and the leaves come down, and our calendar fills fast in those weeks. Booking early gets you the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If you want to get your gutters clean before the rainy season, text a photo of the front of the house and ask for a written estimate, and we will hold the date until you confirm.
Gutter maintenance is easier to plan as a set calendar than as an emergency call, and the cleanings are booked so no run goes too long between visits. Regular cleaning and maintenance catch a leak at the seam before it reaches the fascia. The first clean sets the baseline, the second visit confirms the tier, and after that the calendar repeats each year. Keep your gutters on that schedule and you keep the water away from your home. Call (866) 435-6328 to book your first visit.
Our gutter services are quoted by stories, size and what is in the gutters, and we give the number by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those three things.
Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late November to December after the leaves are down. Clean your gutters in both windows so the wet mat does not sag the runs before winter.
Same-day depends on the calendar in the busy weeks. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the crew leaves the yard clean.
Yes, we flush each downspout, check that water leaves at the outlet, and bag the leaves and debris before the truck leaves. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep most leaves out, but seeds, needles and grit still settle on top, and any landscape under the eaves sends more of it up there. On our jobs the surface gets cleared on the same calendar.
A clean gutter system that still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, never added to the invoice after the fact.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
