Our own crew cleans gutters in Redwood City, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs for years.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For homeowners here, the price depends on stories, 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. Other gutter cleaning services price by linear foot and land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutter matter more than the length.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted mat, and any run that has started to sag adds time before the first clean run can start. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a few minutes per run.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. Every job ends with a clean gutter line and a clean ground, and if we find something that changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Among redwood city homes, the ones with heavy tree canopy show the most clogged downspouts, because leaves and debris wash in with rainwater during heavy rainfall and settle at the elbows. When we clean out a gutter that has been left a year or more, the buildup often shows water flow already reduced, and the clog sits where the downspout turns. Those are the runs where we check drainage most carefully and tell the homeowner what we found before we leave.
A recent job had a clean front run but a rain gutter at the back corner holding a clogged downspout that was pushing water back toward the fascia board. We cleared it, flushed the line to the drain, and sent the photos to the customer the same afternoon. Getting water away from your home is the point of the whole job, and the cost of that one visit was far less than the structural damage it prevented.
Commercial properties in the area get the same method, quoted per building. Both residential properties and commercial jobs use the same crew and the same 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 of our customers book a spring and fall visit, two cleanings a year: spring after the seed and pollen drop, and fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall the leaf load is heavy, and on houses that skipped the fall visit, the runs we open by late winter have pulled loose or dropped under the wet load. A blockage at the elbow shows up at the next rain, and a clean gutter in spring makes the fall visit faster.
Under heavy tree cover, you should clean your gutters every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout faster than the rain can clear it. A twig caught in the elbow starts a clog, and one clog holds back the rainwater behind it. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps each visit short, and a clean run stays open between them, which protects the roofline. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough to keep a clean gutter line. The same schedule holds for residential and commercial buildings. Houses with guards still need cleaning and maintenance, since a guarded gutter still collects grit on top, though less often than an open gutter.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on the trees and yard around the house, and the gutter maintenance schedule follows from that. To book a visit in redwood city ca, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the date.
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 across redwood city from the nearest base. Slots fill as the calendar opens, and booking for redwood city gutter cleaning runs through the same phone line. Every homeowner gets the number on the phone, and to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house. We will ask about stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and from those three things we give you an estimate.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so booking early keeps the date you want for your cleanings. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Keep your gutters clean and working through the rain, catch any small leak early, and you protect your home from water damage at the foundation and the fascia line, which is the reason the visit exists. We also clean gutters and downspouts in surrounding areas, and the same crew handles every gutter cleaning service and the other gutter services we run across the region. Flush every downspout, check the drainage, and the rest of the house stays dry.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. The house decides the price, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs here, most customers book in late spring and late fall. If the gutter waits past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat and the first freeze can sag or pull the runs loose by winter, and the fascia behind them can rot before anyone looks. That is harder to fix than a cleaning.
Most slots come up within the week during the busy windows, and we confirm a date when you call. Ask us what the calendar shows that week. Our cleaning services in redwood city are booked the same way, by phone.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside only, our crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go 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 in the gutter system and check that water leaves at a clean outlet. If an underground drain line needs clearing, that is a separate job and we quote it before touching it.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs under guards we find seed casings, pollen and grit sitting on top of the guard, and water cannot get in until the surface is cleared. We lift the panels, clean underneath and flush the downspout.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the job changes, and in that case you hear about it and agree before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
