Our own crew cleans gutters in Rancho Palos Verdes CA, every run flushed and flow-tested, the leftover load bagged and hauled away, and photos of each run before we leave. Rancho Palos Verdes homeowners get the same crew on every visit, and the price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Keeping gutters clean between visits is what protects the fascia. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters cleaned before the next storm, and to protect your home from water damage. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, and we keep the schedule tight so that visit happens on time.
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 estimate it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Our cleaning services in Rancho Palos Verdes cover residential properties and commercial buildings, and whether the gutters look clean or packed, the crew measures the same three facts first. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the three facts above are what the crew actually measures before climbing. Per-foot pricing is the other common method, and it lands at a similar number once the house is measured.
On our jobs, a few things push the price up. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk safely, means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold a heavy buildup of compacted muck that takes longer to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A house that has sat through heavy rainfall with full gutters may also show structural damage at the fascia, sometimes with rot behind it, and we photograph and report that before anything else. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice. The gutters and downspouts on the house are the whole of the price, and the goal on every job is a clean run from top to bottom with good water flow.
On a typical two-story home under heavy tree cover, the back run can sit full for two seasons. What moves the price there is the leaf mat in the back trough and any clogged downspouts that need to be flushed from the top; the crew handles both in one visit and sends photos of every run to the homeowner's phone. We name heavy tree canopy neighborhoods only where our crews have worked them, and the species we see most are not something we list here. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: we clear the leaves and debris until the trough is clean, flush the outlet of every run, keep the water away from your home, and send the photos.
| 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 homes here get two cleanings a year, and across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June after seed and pollen drop, with the fall visit in late November to December after the last leaves. On our jobs, when we open a gutter in June we find seeds, seed casings, a pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the elbows, which makes a clog that backs water up the run. In late fall it is the wet leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have pulled loose from the fascia by the rainy season, which is structural damage a cleaning cannot fix. The gutter system takes most of its load during heavy rainfall, so the timing matters more than the amount of debris. The same pattern shows up across Rancho Palos Verdes after every wet week. Across California the rainwater arrives in a handful of big storms, and a clean rain gutter is what sends that water away from your home rather than over the edge.
How often we return depends on the lot. Twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or where the landscape sheds needles and grit year round, we come back every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Houses with few or no trees stay clean enough on one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because a wet mat on top of the guard is what sends water over the edge. Regular gutter cleaning is the basic gutter maintenance that keeps a clog from forming at the outlet, and guards do not change that. Gutter cleaning services for commercial properties follow the same logic and are scheduled per building.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. We handle cleaning and maintenance on the same visit, and that is how we keep your gutters clean between storms. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of your gutters, and we will book the mid-June or late-fall visit that fits your lot.
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 cover Rancho Palos Verdes CA and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we clean Rancho Palos Verdes homes across the city, so call us for an estimate built from the house itself rather than from a template. Booking a gutter cleaning service takes one call: give us your stories, the square footage and the tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Lead times are shown on the booking line when you call, and we confirm the date with you before we put it on the calendar.
The two busiest stretches of the year are late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop arrive together, so booking early in those windows helps. Outside those months there is usually more room on the schedule for a clean, unhurried visit. Whether you have a single-family home or a multi-unit property, we handle residential and commercial work the same way: an estimate, a date, and photos when the crew leaves.
Our gutter services in Rancho Palos Verdes CA start with an estimate. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Tell us the square footage and whether there are trees over the roof, and we will price the job before anyone climbs. The number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Across California, most visits land in mid to late June, after the seed drop, and in late November to December, after the leaves are down. Waiting past the fall visit on houses that have a lot of leaves is where we see runs that sag by the rainy season, usually after a blockage at the outlet has held water in the trough.
Same-day availability depends on the week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call so you know what to expect. Keep the gutters clean between that call and the visit so the crew can work faster.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run 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 check it for drainage at the outlet, which is included in the price. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before touching it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning. On our jobs we find the surface debris and wet needle mat sitting on top of the guards, which is where the water starts running over the edge. We lift the panels, clean underneath, and reseat them.
If a gutter that is clean still spills water over the edge in rain, it is usually a slope or outlet-size problem rather than a clog or a leak at a seam. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The price changes only if the crew finds something that alters the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. Nothing is added on the invoice without that conversation first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
