Our own crew cleans gutters in Oakley, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the trough left clean, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Oakley customers book in spring and fall, and we are glad to quote your house from a photo of the front.
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 it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured, but a clean number on the phone is what we give.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once it is up the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup, and a clog that has sat for a season takes longer to clear than a fresh one, and water flow stays slow until it is. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing, drainage checks and haul-away of everything the crew pulls out are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Oakley homeowners tend to have a mix of single and two-story houses, and the gutter cleaning services we run here are priced the same way as anywhere else we work. On the houses we have cleaned in town, the price moved mostly with the height of the back run and how much leaves and debris had built up in the trough. Where the gutters had been ignored for a long time, the crew spent most of its time clearing packed material before the trough was clean enough for water to run freely. That is the single biggest reason a quote goes up on a second look.
We are also upfront that the same work at commercial properties is priced per building, not per linear foot, and that rain gutter systems on larger buildings are a separate scope. Clogged downspouts are the most common problem we are called to fix, and they are the first thing we check.
Structural damage from a gutter system that has overflowed for years, including fascia rot, is not part of the cleaning price, and we will tell you if we see it. Our job is to protect your home by getting the water away from it, and to photograph and report what we 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.
Most of our Oakley customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves are down. Across California, the spring visit window is mid to late June and the fall window is late November to December. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is a wet leaf mat that holds water against the fascia, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag by the time the rains get serious.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles, twig and grit pack the drains between visits. Residential properties with few or no trees usually need only one visit a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still gets checked to keep it clean, since grit sits on top of the guard even when it cannot get in.
Ask us about a visit near the spring window, and we will check the roofline and the first run, then clean out what the season left behind. A blockage that has started forming shows up as rainwater running over the front edge instead of out of the downspout during heavy rainfall, and that is usually the first sign to call us. If you are unsure which schedule fits your lot, text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a straight estimate.
Gutter cleaning service does not need to be a guessing game. Keep a rough record of when you last had someone clean your gutters, and we can match your house to a schedule quickly. Regular gutter cleaning on the right interval keeps a small clog from becoming debris removal from a full trough. 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 Oakley CA, and the crew works out of the nearest base to each job. Every homeowner starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Lead time depends on the calendar, and Oakley gutter cleaning slots fill first in the spring and fall visits, when the schedule is busiest.
Our crew handles residential and commercial properties, and the gutter cleaning process is the same either way. Homeowners who book with us tell us the same thing about the process, which is that they want a straight answer and a crew that shows up when we say we will. Because the work happens outside and the crew does not come inside, a visit fits around the rest of the day. Gutter guards and cleanings are priced on the same basis, so the first call gets you the whole picture.
We also cover the surrounding areas around Oakley for homeowners who want the same crew in their neighborhood. Keep your gutters working through the rainy season, and let us flush every downspout and keep the trough clean so water runs clear to the drain. A gutter that is working keeps water away from the foundation and out past the landscape beds. That is what protects your home from water damage, and it is what we are there to do.
Our cleaning and maintenance work is the core of the job, with leak checks, cleanings, gutters and downspouts, and gutter services all priced on one basis. We keep the scope tight so the price stays easy to understand. If the job needs more than cleaning, we say so and do not sell it.
The number comes from stories and roof size, and we give it to you by phone or text before anyone climbs a ladder. We do not post a price list you have to guess from.
Across California, the spring visit window is mid to late June and the fall window is late November to December. Most of our Oakley customers book in one of those two windows. If the fall visit is skipped, the wet leaf mat sits in the trough through the winter and the runs start to sag by the time the rains come.
Most slots come up within the week for our cleaning services in Oakley, and we confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328. We do not promise same-day unless we have an open slot that day.
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. The crew leaves the yard clean when it finishes.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check where the water exits. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes. Guards keep out leaves but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and that mat eventually blocks water from getting in, so gutter maintenance still matters. The surface still needs clearing, though less often.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over the front edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
