Our own crew cleans gutters in Orinda, flushing every downspout and checking that it flows, hauling the debris off, and sending photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Orinda customers book in the spring and fall, which is when the seed drop and the leaf fall have done their damage.
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 size and what is sitting 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. For residential properties, our gutter cleaning services are priced on the house itself, not on the run length. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the house is the better measure.
What moves a quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall, and a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup and debris, which takes more time to clear and more care to keep the gutter from sagging. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own minutes. Every rain gutter run gets flushed, and debris removal, flow testing and downspout flushing are included in the price and are never billed as extras. The whole gutter system gets a flow check before we leave, so a clean run is one that is actually moving water. A clean run is the goal, and the crew works until it is. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
On our Orinda jobs the clogged downspouts usually show the problem first, not the trough, and the fix is the same: clear the run, flush every downspout, and confirm the water flow and drainage reach the outlet. If the trough is clean but the downspout is not, the clog sits below it. Where an Orinda home has a sag from years of buildup, we say so in the report and do not pretend a cleaning will bring it back up. If a seam has started to leak, we note the spot too. Our Orinda customers tell us the call is easiest when they text a photo of the front of the house, so we can see the roofline before we quote. The number we give is the one you pay.
| 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 Orinda customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. A blockage at the elbow is the first thing to clear before the run is clean. When we open one in fall we find a wet mat of leaves and debris that has started to rot the trough. On houses that skipped the fall visit, the runs are sagging or pulling loose by the time the rain arrives. A clean gutter in spring is cheaper to keep than a rotted fascia by winter, and a regular visit helps protect your home from water damage.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout outlets between visits and the clog builds faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the water moving. Those cleanings are the ones that matter most before the wet season. Gutters with guards still get cleaned, less often, with the surface cleared off the guard and the water flow checked at the outlet. Regular gutter cleaning keeps a clean run through the wet months, and gutter maintenance is mostly a matter of checking the gutters and downspouts each visit. The wettest months here are January, February and December, so the schedule should have a visit ahead of them. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days of heavy rainfall, and the rainwater needs a clear path to carry it away from your home.
After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and the downspout runs, not on a general rule. Keep your gutters clean through the rainy season and the house stays dry, with the water away from the foundation. Our gutter services start with a look at the gutters and each downspout, and then you have a schedule. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up the first visit and get an estimate for gutter cleaning in Orinda CA, or text a photo of the house front and we will tell you what we see.
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 cleans gutters across Orinda and the surrounding areas, working out of the nearest base, so the trip is short even when the lot is tucked away. The crew works around landscape beds and leaves the path clear. Houses with gutter guards get the same visit, and the crew clears the surface of each guard before checking the flow underneath. A twig wedged in the elbow is pulled out by hand, so the run is clean before the crew moves on. Orinda homeowners book by phone or text. We ask about the stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and a photo of the house front if you can send one easily. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest. If you want a slot in those months, book early so you can clean your gutters before the first hard rain. A homeowner with a clean gutter and a steady water flow has far less to worry about when the rainy season arrives, and that is the point of getting your gutters cleaned on schedule. The gutter cleaning process runs the same way on every visit: the runs are cleared, every downspout is flushed, and photos go to your phone. Regular cleaning and maintenance is how the water keeps moving. Our Orinda gutter cleaning comes with a written quote and a photo of every run, so you know what was done.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we quote it from those three things. Our quotes cover residential and commercial properties, so say which one it is when you call.
Our customers here usually book in late spring after the seed drop and in late fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the first hard rain, the leaves and debris pack the runs, the clog gets worse and the gutters start to sag. Getting the gutter clean before that point is much easier.
Our cleaning services in Orinda are booked by date, and we confirm the date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy months.
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, move any landscape pots off the path, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and its flow checked at the outlet, and it should run clean at the bottom before we move on. We check the whole gutter system before we leave. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. On our jobs the needles, seed casings and grit collect on top of the guard, and the water never gets into the gutter. We clear the surface, leave the guard in place with the gutter clean underneath, and check the flow.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. A sagging run left alone can lead to structural damage, so we flag it. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something we find changes the job, and you hear about 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.
