Our own crew cleans gutters in Pacifica, CA, flushes every downspout, tests the flow, hauls the muck away, and sends you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Pacifica customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall have finished, and they want a clean gutter going into the wet months. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote before the first rain.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Pacifica homeowners get the same three questions before a number is given. Some cleaning services in Pacifica price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured. Text a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to get and we can tighten the estimate.
On our jobs, four things move a quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave line, so the back run sits farther up than it looks. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold compacted muck that takes longer to clear. Where there are gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, that adds a step to every run. A clean run is only half the job; the water still has to get out through the downspout, and a clog at the elbow stops it cold. We flush every downspout and test the water flow, and debris haul-off is included and is never billed as an extra. Every flush is about carrying water away from your home, not just emptying the trough. If something changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Pacifica cleanings are a mix of houses with no trees over the roof and houses under heavy tree cover. On one recent visit in a home with a steep pitch, the crew found clogged downspouts with a twig wedged at the elbow and water running behind the gutter at the low corner, and a leak at the fascia, which added time to the flush but not to the quote we had given by phone. A clean gutter still overflows when the elbow is packed, so the flush matters as much as the scoop. Most of the homeowner calls we take start with the same question, which is when to book. Keep the photos from your last cleaning, because a before and after shows us the same runs we are about to see. Heavy rainfall in the wettest months, January, February and December, will show a clogged run faster than a dry spell does, so a gutter that looked fine in summer can overflow by the first storm. Our crew handles cleaning and maintenance on the same visit, so the gutter cleaning process is the same whether it is your first cleaning or your tenth. Get your gutters on a schedule before the first rain and the fall overflow becomes a non-event.
| 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 Pacifica customers book twice a year through our gutter cleaning services, once in late spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs the spring visit is mostly seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and the fall visit clears the leaves and debris that sit in the gutter system until the rains arrive. A clean spring visit still leaves the fall leaf mat to deal with, so the two visits do different jobs. Skip the fall visit and the runs that sag or pull loose are the ones we see by late winter, often with rot in the fascia behind them and water staining along the roofline. Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December.
The tier depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit leave a buildup in the downspouts between visits, and those houses are on every three to four months. Near a busy road or a landscape with loose soil, the grit gets in faster, so the same schedule applies. Pacifica homes with few or no trees stay clean on once a year in late fall. Guards cut the schedule down, but they do not remove the need to clear the surface. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule beats waiting for an overflow. Our crew clears the wet mat that sits on top of the guards, leaves the gutter clean underneath, and checks that water is still getting in.
When we open a gutter on a spring visit we find the seeds up to the elbow, and on a late fall visit we find the leaves packed flat against the rain gutter. A gutter with a clog in the downspout holds rainwater against the fascia and the wall below, which is how structural damage starts, and that is the reason to protect your home from water damage. After the first visit we tell you how often to clean your gutters through the rain.
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 Pacifica, CA and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. We work on residential properties, and the same crew handles residential and commercial work alike. To book our gutter cleaning service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the eaves and the house front. We take the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a quote before anyone is scheduled. Debris removal is part of every visit, and the bags ride off in the truck rather than sitting out away from your home. The lead time on our calendar is listed when you call, and we will tell you honestly if the first open date is later than you want.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows in Pacifica CA, late spring for the seed and pollen visits and late fall before the rains. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot you can plan around, and a clean run before the rains keeps water away from the fascia. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Every visit checks the gutters and downspouts end to end. A clean gutter that still sags or sheds water at the low corner is a drainage question, and we say so after the visit rather than sell a second cleaning. Ask about our other gutter services when you call; anything else the crew sees gets photographed and reported.
The number comes from stories and square footage, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. There is no figure on this page because the quote depends on the house.
To clean your gutters before the wet season, book in late spring or late fall. Our Pacifica customers book then, and if you wait past the fall leaf drop, the wet mat is what we find first and the first storms show the damage along the roofline.
Most slots in Pacifica CA come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call so you know exactly when we arrive.
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 flow-test it, and we check the gutters and downspouts where the water exits. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. Under guards on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the surface still has to be cleared, with the gutter kept clean underneath, for water to get in.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, or a clog further down the downspout, and we tell you which it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
Not without your agreement. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and approve it before work starts, and the invoice matches the quote you were given.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
