Our crew cleans gutters across San Francisco, clearing every drain pipe, checking flow, and hauling everything away. You get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your house size and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we quote on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and the fall, and we can have you on the schedule with a short call.
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. Some companies offering cleaning services in San Francisco price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured. Nothing about the method changes the final figure a homeowner sees on the invoice. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that call. A run that is already clear takes less time than a packed one, and heavy rainfall is what finds the packed ones.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote more than anything else. A third story, or a pitch too steep to walk safely, means more time on a boom or scissor lift and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline, so the same gutter run takes longer to reach. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy with compacted leaves and the odd twig jammed in the elbow, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on top of the clean. A seam already starting a leak gets photographed and reported, not fixed on the spot. Flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included in the quote and never billed as extras, and every bag goes away from your home on the truck. The quote covers cleaning and maintenance in one visit, and debris removal is part of that visit. If anything we find goes beyond routine gutter maintenance, it changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On most of our cleanings, the quote moves most on tree cover and how the roofline sits against the lot. Heavy overhead cover and a back run that is hard to reach from the ground are the two things we ask about first. When you call, we will ask about your stories, your approximate size and whether trees hang over the house, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text helps us confirm the picture. Get your gutters quoted with the number that will actually show up on the invoice.
| 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.
Across San Francisco, most of our customers book twice a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs, when we open a gutter at the spring visit, which runs mid to late June across California, we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the outlet elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters. Leaves and debris left in the trough hold water against the rain gutter through the wet months, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have pulled loose or sagged by the time winter rain sets in. A clean fall visit is what stops that. The same schedule holds for commercial properties, which get booked on their own calendar.
The schedule depends on what is overhead. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see working, because needles and grit clog the drains between visits, and clogged downspouts slow the flow before anyone notices, especially after heavy rainfall. Houses with few or no trees overhead, or a simple landscape beside the house, usually need only one visit a year, and across California that visit falls in late November to December, since there is little buildup to flush on those lots. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, though less often, and the guards need to be lifted to check what is underneath. Gutter cleaning services on a guarded lot start with a look under the guard.
Customers here with no trees near the house tend to stay on a twice-a-year or once-a-year schedule, and the gutters stay clear between visits. Customers under heavy trees are on the three to four month cycle, and the outlets stay clean and open because we check them each time. Regular gutter cleaning on that cycle is what keeps the runs tight. Keep your gutters clear and rain keeps moving, carrying the water away from the house. Skipping visits is how structural damage gets started, because a sagging rain gutter pulls at the fascia and the water sits against it until the fascia begins to rot. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we find in your gutter system, and not on a guess from the street.
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 has cleaned gutters on San Francisco homes, and the calendar fills in two busy windows, one in the spring and one in the fall. Homeowners usually ask about timing first, so we put open dates on the phone call. Booking a gutter cleaning service with us starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your approximate size and whether trees hang over the house, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. To book, call (866) 435-6328. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date with you when you call so there are no surprises on the day. Regular gutter cleaning books easier than a rushed job after a storm.
Plan on booking ahead of the busy windows if you can, since the spring and fall slots go first, and the earlier you clean your gutters after the leaves drop, the less buildup waits for you. Our crew covers the neighborhoods in San Francisco CA and the surrounding areas. Every visit includes a drainage check and a look at water flow, and a run that sags or has a clog gets flagged in the photos. Residential and commercial work both book through the same phone line. Residential properties get booked on the regular schedule, and commercial properties get their own calendar with the property contact. Debris removal is included in every visit. Whether you are a homeowner or a renter, the quote is the same, and what gets done is written out before we start.
The number comes from how many stories the house has and its square footage, and we give it to you by phone or text. Tell us the stories, the size and whether trees hang over the house, and the estimate you hear is the figure on the invoice. Flushing and haul-off are already in it.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall, and that schedule works for most houses here. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the runs from filling, and it is the simplest way to keep your gutters working through the year. If the gutters wait too long after the leaves drop, the wet mat holds rainwater against the roofline and the runs start to sag before winter. A clean run in late November stays clear through the winter rain. Heavy tree cover means every three to four months instead.
Same-day depends on the week, so we confirm the date when you call instead of promising it. Most slots come up within the week during the quieter months, and the busy spring and fall windows fill first. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the earliest date we have. We also serve the surrounding areas, so ask about those when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. 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, and that covers it.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clear at the bottom, since gutters and downspouts only do their job when the water leaves. Where the water runs off into an underground drain line, we check that it is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention, though less often than open ones. On our jobs we find seed casings, pollen and grit sitting on top of the guard, working their way underneath. We clean the surface, check that water is getting in, and reseat the guards, and that is how we keep your gutters working.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge in rain usually has a slope or capacity problem, not a blockage or a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it running in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Fixing the slope is how you protect your home from water damage.
It should not. The quote is built from your stories, size and tree cover, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before they start. We price our gutter services from that quote, and the number on the invoice matches the number you were quoted.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
