Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Our crew reaches homeowners across town, and the price comes from stories, size and tree cover. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we open a slot for each visit as soon as the calendar allows.
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 in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. Our gutter cleaning process starts with those three things, so the quote stays clean and simple. The number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter maintenance per linear foot land in a similar place, but a per-foot number hides the stories and the steepness that drive the actual work on the ladder. Cleaning and maintenance on a plain two-story house is priced the same way. Repeat cleanings follow the same logic: stories first, then what is in the gutters.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the setup. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down heavy with packed-in gunk, and a twig or clog at the elbow can also hide a leak at the joint. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing and flow testing are included, debris removal is included, the waste goes away from your home in the truck, and checking drainage at the outlet is part of the job, never billed as an extra. The lawn is left clean. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homeowners here tend to have trees near the house, and trees hanging over the roof are usually what sets the schedule. Every homeowner gets the same photo report at the end. We do not put a price in a case because the work is different on every lot. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you where your quote starts. That photo is where the job starts, and it is the clean way to get your gutters looked at before the rain comes.
| 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 book twice a year, once after the spring seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves are down. Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and when we open a gutter then we find seeds and casings packed in the elbows and pollen paste sitting on the flushed runs. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that causes the trouble, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that sag and pull loose before the heavy rainfall arrives.
Under heavy tree cover, the runs need a visit well before the year is out, because needles and grit leave a buildup in the trough between visits. Regular gutter cleaning at that interval helps keep your gutters clear. Lots with few or no trees do fine on a once-a-year visit in late fall, after the leaves and debris are down. Guarded gutters need cleaning less often, but the surface still has to be cleared and the runs kept clean. Our crew keeps the gutter system moving, and the landscape around the house does the rest of the work.
The mess from the rain gutter does not stop at the downspout. A blockage in one run pushes water toward the fascia, and clogged downspouts with standing water are how structural damage starts at the fascia and the soffit, and that is what the schedule protects against. Rainwater that cannot leave the gutter spills over the front edge and causes rot where it touches. Those pipes exist to carry water away from the foundation, and keeping them clear is how you protect your home from water damage. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and why.
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 works from the nearest base, and our cleaning services in Pacific Grove reach the neighborhoods across Pacific Grove that you will see on the coverage map. Booking is simple. You tell us stories, size and tree cover by phone or text, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. We clean residential and commercial sites, but commercial properties get their own estimate and residential properties get the standard quote.
Calendars fill fastest in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want to clean your gutters on a particular week. Booking gutter cleaning services early also keeps the surrounding areas on the same schedule. Our calendar moves day to day, and the lead time we quote is the one you will actually get. Every visit includes a water flow check at the outlet. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will hold a slot while you decide. Cleaning and maintenance for Pacific Grove homes and our gutter services follow the same booking calendar.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We work it out from stories, size and tree cover, and it is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here book late spring after the seed drop and late fall after the leaves are down. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find runs that have started to sag by the time the rainy season hits.
Same-day slots depend on the calendar that week in Pacific Grove, CA. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a 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 and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clear at the bottom. Our crew clears gutters and downspouts together on every visit, not just the runs you see from the driveway. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often. Under guards on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the mesh, and that mat is what turns rain into overflow. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain, it has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us 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.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
