Our own crew cleans gutters, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, hauls the debris, and takes photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been booked on this work every spring and fall, and most of our customers book the same two windows each year.
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 gutter system. We give it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by length land in a similar place per linear foot, though we quote the whole house instead.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and that changes the setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and debris, which takes longer to clear than a seasonal load. Guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean underneath add time on both ends. We find a sag or a blockage at most of these visits, and the clog is usually at the bottom of the run where the water flow stops.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice. Most salida homes we clean have one or two problem runs that account for nearly all the buildup, and clearing them first keeps the water flowing and moves water away from your home.
On a recent job, the house had mature trees over the back run and a three-story front. The price moved up because the lift was needed and the leaves and grit were packed to the elbow. Once the clogged downspouts were cleared and flow-tested, the water was running clear away from the walls. Without that work, the overflow was headed for the structural damage that shows up later as rot at the fascia board.
We keep the quote simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate from what we see. The estimate we write and the invoice will match.
| 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 in Salida CA book twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop and in the fall after the last leaves. In spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the elbows at the bottom of each downspout. In fall it is the leaf load, and in winter the first ice and ice dams at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that sag or pull loose by the wet winter months.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles, twig litter and grit pack the downspout between visits and the gutter fills faster than the rainwater can clear it. Few or no trees? A yearly clean in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or construction, the grit adds up quickly, so those lots move to a shorter interval too. Guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs to be kept clean, since pollen and seed casings sit on top of the guard and the water never gets in.
When we open a gutter at the spring visit, we find the blockage at the bottom of the run first. When we open one at the fall visit, in December or early January, the leaf mat is wet and heavy, and the clog is usually where the water flow stops. The rainwater that cannot leave the rain gutter spills over the front edge and runs down the wall and into the landscape at the foundation, where it becomes the overflow nobody wanted.
Twice a year covers most houses, so our cleanings run on that rhythm, and that is what we call routine gutter maintenance. The gutter cleaning service visit is the place to start, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Before the rain, clean your gutters on that schedule and the water stays off the fascia.
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 clean the city and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the crew covers all of it rather than a single district. Booking with us starts with an estimate by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. The number we give is the number we charge, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Lead time on salida gutter cleaning shifts with the season. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, which is when most homeowners want the gutters cleared. Book early in those months and you get the date you asked for. Outside those windows there is more room, and we confirm the date when you call.
Homeowners who book with us tend to be the ones who want to keep your gutters working through the rainy months and through heavy rainfall, and protect your home from water damage. We clean the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and photograph the result so you can see the gutter services we performed. Under gutter guards, we clean the surface and check the flow too. Residential and commercial jobs both get a written estimate, but commercial properties run on a separate schedule, and residential properties are booked by the same crew on the same terms.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a figure without those details, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall, after the last leaves. If you wait past the first hard freeze in winter, we often find sags and ice dams that started with a clog left over the fall.
Most slots for cleaning services in Salida come up within the week, and the same calendar runs across salida, so we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need something sooner, tell us when you call and we will check what is open.
No, a homeowner does not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside. The crew does not come inside, and it 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 gets flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water leaves at the outlet and that the drainage runs clear. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we give you a number for it before anyone touches it. Our cleaning and maintenance visit covers the flush, not the excavation.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared. On our jobs we find pollen, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, which stops the water from getting in and lets it leak over the front edge. Under guards the job is shorter, but it is not skipped.
If the gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we will tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to get your gutters looked at first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
