Our own crew comes out to clean gutters in Red Bluff, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the run, hauls away everything that came out of the gutters, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. Most homeowners here book in the spring and fall, and we have been running those visits on local houses long enough to know where the leaves and seed actually end up.
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 square footage 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the packed-in leaves are what usually decide the total on a house. Our gutter cleaning process starts with those same three questions for every homeowner.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk changes the crew's setup and the time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above what the front suggests. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves, and a blockage at a downspout elbow adds time on its own. A twig jammed in an elbow is a quick fix, but a packed run is not. Clean runs go quickly; the time goes into the packed ones. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away of everything cleared are included in the price and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homes with a heavy tree canopy and a packed back run are the kind of price that moves the most. Homeowners comparing cleaning services in Red Bluff should ask how the back run gets handled, since a heavy rainfall shows that section first. The crew cleared the gutters, flushed each downspout until it ran clean at the bottom, and photographed every run before the ladders came down. Nothing about the price changed once the crew was up, because the stories and the tree cover were already known from the phone call. If you text a photo of the front of the house, we can usually tell you where the quote will land before we schedule the visit. You can also ask us to walk the back of the lot in the estimate, since that is where the surprises tend to be. It helps to get your gutters looked at once in a while, because a gutter that is cleaned on schedule is a much smaller job than one that has been left for two years. A cleaning and maintenance visit on a regular pattern is the cheapest way to keep the bill steady. Gutter maintenance done that way means a single leak or sag gets caught before it becomes a bigger problem. The downspouts stay open, the runs stay pitched toward the outlet, and the water stays away from your home. Keeping each run clean between visits is what the schedule is for.
| 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 two cleanings a year: across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and the fall visit runs late November to December, after the last leaves come down. In spring the seed casings and pollen paste pack the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that have pulled loose by the time winter is over.
On a landscape with heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and drainage slows enough that the gutter system starts holding water where it should be moving it. A house with few or no trees overhead is usually fine on a once-a-year visit in late fall. Gutter guards change the frequency a little, but the surface still needs clearing, and the guard does not stop the buildup that sits on top of it. On our jobs the guard shortens the visit; it does not cancel it. A clean run at the start of the season is the easiest one to keep that way.
Our crew works across Red Bluff and sees the same pattern on the houses that collect the most leaf litter: the first season after a long gap is the heaviest, and the second visit on the same schedule is noticeably lighter. Clogged downspouts are the first thing that shows up on a skipped visit, usually as rainwater spilling over the front edge in a heavy rainfall. Structural damage to the fascia and the eave tends to come later, after water has been running behind the rain gutter for a season. Keeping the water away is the whole point of the schedule, and it costs a lot less than repairing the fascia once rot sets in behind a gutter nobody keeps clean.
Once we have been up top, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Gutter cleaning services for your lot are set from what we see up there, and after the first visit you will know whether twice a year covers the house or whether the trees call for something tighter.
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 work across Red Bluff, CA from one of our crews, and the neighborhoods where we have come out to clean are the ones that show up on our local jobs, including red bluff homes with trees over the roof. Questions about the surrounding areas go to the same call. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text for any of our gutter services, built from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is overhead. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and in the busy windows of spring and fall the slots fill faster, so it is worth calling early in those months. Call (866) 435-6328 to book. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
On the residential and commercial side we book on the same calendar, though commercial properties are scheduled per building, and residential properties get the same call. If you are not sure which tier your house falls into, the call is the place to ask, and we will say what we see from the description and the photo. A sag, a clog or a buildup of grit changes the tier, so we flag it on that call. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the runs clean and the drainage and water flow where they should be, and debris removal is part of the visit. Clean your gutters on a schedule you can keep, and our gutter cleaning service works around your day.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and how much is packed in the gutters. We give you that number by phone or text, and it is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing and haul-away are already included.
Our customers here book twice a year. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs late November to December. In spring we find the seed and pollen packed in the elbows, and in fall we find the wet mat of leaves that holds water through the rainy season. Skipping the fall visit is when the sagging and pulled runs show up on houses in Red Bluff ca, and rainwater starts spilling past the roofline. Keeping to that schedule is how we protect your home from water damage.
When a same-day slot is open, we say so on the call. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the 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 check where the gutters and downspouts drain at the outlet. If a line runs underground, we check that water is leaving at the end and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and turn into a wet mat. The guard shortens the visit; it does not replace it, so keep your gutters clean on a schedule even with guards.
A clean gutter that still spills over in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. The stories, the square footage and the tree cover are known from the call. If something does change the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
