Our own crew cleans gutters in Santa Clarita, CA, flushing every downspout, flow-testing each run, hauling the leaves away from your home, and sending photos of every run before we leave so you can see the gutters come out clean. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Santa Clarita homeowners have booked us for years, and most come back in spring and fall, when the gutters need it most.
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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real house the stories and the amount of buildup matter more than the length.
On our jobs around here, a third story or a roofline too steep to walk takes longer and needs more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed solid with leaves and grit, and a seam that has pulled loose can leak at the joint. Guards we have to lift and reseat add their own time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. A clean invoice matches the quote, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts.
On one recent job here the house had no trees overhead but a steep pitch and a walk-out lower level, so the crew needed a boom or scissor lift to reach the back run safely. The gutters had not been cleaned in several years and the leaf mat was packed into the elbows of two downspout runs that needed to be flushed twice. The homeowner had a clear picture of what the crew found before they started, and that is how we like to work. Our gutter cleaning service works the same way: clear before we start, photos of every run when we leave, and nothing sold on the ladder. If you want the number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate.
| 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 here book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seeds and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and by then seeds and pollen paste have packed into the downspout elbows. When we open one in late November we find a wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March. The gutter system carries a lot of load in heavy rainfall, and the buildup that sits in it all year is what drags it down.
Under heavy tree cover in a dense landscape, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles, twigs and grit pack the downspout elbows faster than the gutters themselves fill. Keeping a clean run between visits costs far less than a rebuilt fascia. Near a busy road or a construction site the same applies. Homes with few or no trees overhead usually need only a once-a-year visit in late fall, and a guarded gutter still needs its surface cleared, though less often. Here the tiers are the same, and after the first visit we tell you how often to keep your gutters clear on your lot.
Leaves and debris left in the gutter rot the fascia behind it and can clog the drainage that carries water away from the foundation. Commercial properties in the area follow the same logic on a larger scale, and so does any rain gutter that has been left to fill. A clog or blockage in the downspout is the first sign, and clogged downspouts that go unnoticed lead to structural damage. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the water moving away from the house, and regular gutter cleaning is how you protect your home from water damage.
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 covers homes across Santa Clarita and the surrounding areas from a nearby base, and we know the streets well. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether there are trees overhead. A clean photo of the front of the house is the fastest way to get a number from our gutter cleaning services. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, so those dates fill first and it pays to book early. A call to (866) 435-6328 is the fastest way to get your gutters on the calendar.
We call before we come and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and it checks all of the gutters and downspouts on the house before it leaves. For a homeowner here, cleaning and maintenance on a regular schedule is the simplest way to avoid a bigger bill later, and our calendar works around the seasons so you can plan ahead. Residential properties and residential and commercial customers both book this way, and the booking steps are the same.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and our cleaning services in Santa Clarita give it by phone or text. Send us a photo of the front and we will tell you the number on the call.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find sagging runs by March on houses that skipped it, even when the gutter looked clean from the ground.
Most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call and tell you the first open day we have.
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, so you can see it came out clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout, flow-test it at the outlet and check the water flow there, so rainwater runs away from the house. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep leaves out but needles, seed casings and grit still get through, so you still need to clean your gutters, though less often.
If the gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge, it is a slope or downspout problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
No, the number we quote is the number we charge, for every one of our gutter services. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
