Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Every run is left clean. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners book in spring and fall, and we come out the same way each time. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for San Bernardino homes 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. Some companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, and a gutter cleaning service quoted that way lands in a similar place per run of gutter, but the total still depends on the house.
On our jobs the things that push a quote up are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. 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. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years holds compacted debris, and a run that has sat that long can sag under the weight. Guards we have to lift and reseat add labor on both ends of the visit, and the trough has to be clean before the guards go back on. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. A flushed downspout carries water away from the house, so that check goes on every visit. If something we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our experience is with the buildup where leaves and debris collect in the trough, and with clogged downspouts, where the first clog usually forms at the elbow. On one recent job, a house with no trees hanging over it and two stories came in at the low end of the scale. The crew found a light seed layer and clean runs, and the visit took less time than the quote allowed for. Most of the calls we take start with a photo of the front of the house, so if it is easy, text us one along with your stories and rough square footage. That is usually enough for us to give you a firm number on the call. Commercial properties are quoted on their own, so tell us if the building is not a house.
| 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 customers in San Bernardino CA book two cleanings a year, in spring and fall. The spring visit lands after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit comes after the last leaves. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the trough from filling between visits. On our jobs in spring the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the downspout elbows, and a twig or two can start a blockage at the first bend. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough and clogs the first few feet of every run. Either way, the spring visit leaves the trough clean before the fall leaves arrive.
Heavy tree cover changes the schedule. Under big trees, needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits, and most of those customers are on every three to four months. Houses with few or no trees do fine with one visit a year in late fall, and a clean trough carries them through the wettest months. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so heavy rainfall tends to arrive in short bursts, and a trough that stays full lets water reach the fascia, which is how structural damage starts. Gutter guards reduce how often the trough fills, but they change the cleaning and maintenance schedule rather than remove it. We still clear the surface and check how the rainwater flows, so guards do not remove the need for a visit. Houses near a busy road or a construction site fall in the heavier schedule as well, because dust and grit settle into the same places, and a clean trough near a road does not stay that way for long.
After the first visit we give you an estimate of which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters, not on a general rule. From there we set up a gutter maintenance schedule that fits the house, and if you would rather not wait for a leak to tell you when to clean your gutters, the first visit sets the pattern.
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 gutter cleaning process runs the same way on every house: a quote, a booked date, the visit, then photos. Our San Bernardino gutter cleaning crew works the whole city, not a single neighborhood, and we clean gutters and downspouts across San Bernardino and the surrounding areas. Cleaning services in San Bernardino are booked by phone or text. You tell us your stories, rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and if it is easy, a photo of the house front. We give you a firm quote on the call and put you on the schedule once you say yes. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest. Want to get your gutters on the calendar this season? Call (866) 435-6328.
When we are on the way we call before we come, and no homeowner has to be home for the visit. The crew works outside and does not come inside, so the inside of the house stays clean. If you want to keep your gutters on a steady schedule, we can set the dates for the year when we first meet, and that makes it easier to protect your home from water damage without having to remember the next visit. Any gutter services beyond cleaning get reported to you first and quoted on their own. This page is about residential properties. For commercial properties, or a mix of residential and commercial buildings, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you on the phone whether we take the job.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things. Once we have them, the price we quote is the price on the invoice.
Our customers here usually book in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves. The wettest months here are January, February and December, so the fall visit should be finished before the rains start. If the gutters wait past the fall visit, we see sagging runs and a wet leaf mat packed into the trough.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328. Same-day availability depends on the schedule that day, so ask us when you call and we will tell you what we have.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. We send photos of every clean run and downspout, before and after, to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check drainage at the outlet, which carries the water away from your home. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we confirm the flow at the outlet and tell you if it is not running. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes. Under gutter guards we still find seed casings, needles and grit sitting on top of the panels, and a wet leaf mat that stops the water from going in. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush the downspout and reseat the guards, then the gutter comes back clean.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a clog. A landscape that drains toward the foundation is another common cause, and water left sitting behind the gutter can rot the fascia board. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and in that case we tell you before we start and you agree to it. The number we quoted is the number on the invoice unless we have talked it through first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
