Our own crew will clean your gutters and downspouts in Pasadena homes. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, haul the debris away, and take photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers across California book in the spring and fall, when the seeds, pollen and leaves have finished coming down. To protect your home from water damage, call (866) 435-6328 for a quote by phone.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Gutter cleaning services in Pasadena are priced from three things: how many stories the house has, its size and what is actually sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the full run is counted.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked raises the quote. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot that puts the back run far above grade does too. So do gutters nobody has opened in years, where the buildup of leaves and debris has packed into the elbows, and a gutter system with guards we have to lift and reseat to reach the trough. Each run gets a clean sweep, and downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, such as a seam that starts to leak, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
The same pattern shows up on Pasadena homes. Houses with heavy tree cover tend to have a clog at the elbows that slows drainage, where the leaf mat and grit pile up. Once the mat is wet it sags the run and water spills over the front edge, so clogged downspouts are the first thing we clear. A clean rain gutter keeps the water flow moving and carries water away from your home. On commercial properties, flat roofs with internal drains are where we see the most structural damage from standing water, and that is why those buildings get checked on a set schedule. Our crew has cleaned runs like these and quoted each one before the first ladder went up; the figure we gave is the figure we billed.
| 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, our customers usually book two visits a year: one in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and one in late November to December, after the last leaves come down. Pasadena CA gets about 20 inches of rain a year, and its wettest months are January, February and December, so the fall visit matters. In spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that blocks the run. Houses that skip the fall visit tend to show a sag in the gutter by the rainy season, which is when the rainwater backs up and the blockage gets worse.
Under heavy tree cover, we go back every three to four months, because needles, twigs and grit pack the downspout outlets between visits, and the cleanings get shorter when the buildup is caught early. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the roofline clear. Gutter guards still need the surface cleared, but less often. The cheapest gutter maintenance is the visit booked before the wet leaf mat forms. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we give you a clean estimate for the date.
Regular gutter cleaning service keeps water moving after heavy rainfall. A clean run cleared in late November or December enters the wettest stretch of the year with nothing blocking it. Between visits, a quick look at the outlets counts as cleaning and maintenance, and it is the easiest way to keep your gutters clear. We work on residential and commercial buildings, and the same photo record goes with residential properties and commercial roofs alike.
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.
The crew works out of the nearest base and covers every neighborhood and the surrounding areas, so the same quote and the same photos apply wherever we reach. Booking a pasadena gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. The calendar fills in the busy windows across California, mid to late June and late November to December, so book early for those months. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. A twig wedged in an elbow gets cleared on the same visit. The gutter cleaning process runs the same on every landscape, from a flat lot to a tree-heavy yard: gutters first, glass last, when glass is part of the job. Every visit ends with photos of each run, so a homeowner knows exactly what was cleared before the truck leaves. Our gutter services cover residential and commercial buildings alike, and the result is a clean run from end to end. To keep your gutters running clear between visits, check the downspout outlets after heavy rain.
Pricing for cleaning services in Pasadena comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. There is no fixed figure I can quote here, but the number we give you is the number we charge.
Across California, most of our customers book a spring visit in mid to late June and a fall visit in late November to December, and it pays to clean your gutters before heavy rainfall arrives. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find the wet leaf mat has begun to sag the run, and a sag is harder to clear than a clog. Water left in a sagging run can start to rot the fascia board.
Most slots across Pasadena come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Ask us on the phone what is open today.
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, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested. If a line drains underground, we check the outlet and tell you what we see. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs, guards keep out the leaves but the needles, grit and seed casings sit on top and turn into a paste, so cleaning and maintenance on guarded gutters means clearing the surface and checking that water is getting in.
If a clean gutter system still spills over the front edge in rain, it is a slope or downspout-size problem rather than debris. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Not for anything we knew about when we quoted. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. Homeowners get the same number on the phone that shows up on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
