Our own crew cleans gutters in San Ramon. A clean job means every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run on your phone before we leave. 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. Across California, most of our customers book in spring and fall, once the seed and leaf drop has finished and before the next storm season sets in.
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 gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services for San Ramon homes are priced that way, and a clean gutter system costs less to do than a packed one. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutter matter more than the length on most houses.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more to do safely. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down with heavy buildup of compacted leaves and debris, and that is slower work than a gutter cleaned every year. A clean run is priced differently from a packed one, so tell us when the gutters were last cleaned. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included and never billed as extras. A sag in the run, a loose hanger or a clog in the elbow slows the water flow, and that shows up as drainage trouble on the sheet. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
In San Ramon, we have seen the same pattern on the heavy tree canopy lots: a gutter run that looked clean from the ground was packed with leaves and grit at the downspout elbow, and the flush showed us where the blockage was. For commercial properties the work is priced per building, and the same questions about access and height decide the scope. Clogged downspouts, water backing up behind the fascia on one side of a building, and early signs of structural damage are what we look for first, and they are what drive a repeat visit when we skip them. Every rain gutter we clear is cleared to move water away from the foundation, and that is the goal of every run.
| 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 California, our spring visit falls in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late November to December, after the last leaves. Most of our customers in San Ramon CA book one of those two windows. In June the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. The wettest months are January, February and December, and the wet leaf mat from fall is what causes the trouble, since houses that skipped the fall visit show runs that have pulled loose by the time the rain sets in. When we open a gutter in June we often find a clog at the first elbow that only shows up when the gutter is flushed with a hose.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspout between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or a construction site, the rainwater carries more grit and the blockage builds faster. Gutter guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still gets cleared and the downspout outlets still get checked. Every gutter we clean on a regular schedule tells us a little more about the roofline, and we use that to set the interval.
After the first visit we tell you which of those your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you an estimate for the next visit, along with the schedule that fits your house. Each visit includes debris removal, and the photos come with it. Regular gutter cleaning on the right schedule keeps the water moving and the eaves dry, and it is the simplest way to protect the structure below. If you want to clean your gutters between our visits, ask us which steps to take, and we will tell you that too.
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.
The crew covers San Ramon from the nearest base, and we book the slot by phone or text. To get your quote, tell us the number of stories, the approximate square footage and whether there is tree cover over the house, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. San Ramon homeowners get the same questions before a quote, and a homeowner with a two-story house gets the number on the phone. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our gutter cleaning process is the same at every house: a call, a quote, the clean, then the photos. The cleanings are priced from the stories, the square footage and the tree cover. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and late fall, so book early to get your gutters cleaned in the week you want.
Our cleaning services in San Ramon cover residential properties, and the crew handles residential and commercial jobs on the same schedule logic. The same crew works across San Ramon and the surrounding areas. A house under heavy trees, a building with a flat roof and a home with a landscape bed under its downspouts all need the gutters cleared and the downspout flushed, but they are not the same job. The crew knows the difference, and we will tell you which one yours is when we quote.
Our goal is to keep your gutters running and to protect your home from water damage before it starts. If you have a gutter that overflows, a downspout that backs up, or a roofline that holds water after a storm, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date. A small leak at a seam or a joint is worth catching early, before the water runs down the wall and starts to rot the fascia. A clean gutter that still overflows is a different problem, and we say so. Our gutter maintenance covers the gutters and downspouts together, because one without the other does not move water away from your home. After heavy rainfall, a quick look at the runs is often enough to catch a blockage before it causes trouble. We offer gutter services that are scheduled around the weather and the lead time for your area, and each visit ends with the photos and the notes we took. We book cleaning and maintenance as one visit whenever the house needs both.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details, because a clean two-story house and a packed one take very different time.
Across California, most customers book a clean for mid to late June and again for late November to December. In San Ramon, if you wait until heavy rainfall starts, the leaves and seed paste pack into the elbows, and the flush takes longer to clear them.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day work depends on the calendar that week, so we do not promise it.
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, every downspout is flushed as part of the gutter system, and we check that the water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drainage line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
On our jobs, guarded gutters still collect pollen, grit and fine grit on the surface, so a clean run under the guard is not the end of it, and a downspout can still clog. We clear the surface, lift the panels and flush each downspout, and we tell you if the guards need attention.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a 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 problem.
No. The number we quote is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
