Our cleaning services in Santa Monica come from our own crew, and every gutter run comes out clean: every outlet flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California most homeowners book for spring and fall, and Santa Monica homeowners can get a firm quote in one call.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For Santa Monica homeowners, the price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and how much buildup is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate 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 our jobs the height and the weight of the load do more to the number than the run length does.
What moves the quote on our crews' jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roofline too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the street. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold packed leaves and grit, and a blockage that has set takes time to break loose, while the fascia behind it can start to rot. A run that has started to sag takes a closer look before it gets flushed. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every rain gutter run. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before the gutter cleaning process starts, never on the invoice.
On one recent Santa Monica job, a two-story home with heavy tree cover over the back of the house, the quote moved because the crew found seeds, grit and a twig packed into the elbows of two clogged downspouts, which had to be cleared and flushed until they ran clean before the flow test would pass. Clearing them is what lets the water run off the house. That is the kind of finding we raise on the phone before the crew arrives, so you know what the job is. If your house is the same, the photo of the front of the house by text helps us give you a number that holds.
If you are weighing a cleaning against doing it yourself, the cleanings we do are the same clean job every time: clear the runs, flush the outlets, check the flow, and haul the buildup away. That is the cleaning and maintenance on your home, and the gutter maintenance is what catches a problem while it is still small. For a typical homeowner in this area, the cost is a fraction of what structural damage to the fascia and the foundation would run, and a regular schedule is what keeps a small clog from becoming a leak.
Get your gutters quoted by phone at (866) 435-6328 for any home in Santa Monica CA, or text a photo of the eaves, and we will tell you what we need to see before we give you the number.
| 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, most customers book twice a year: in mid to late June, after the spring seed and pollen drop, and again in late November to December, after the last leaves are down. Santa Monica gets about 12 inches of rain a year, most of it in January, February and December, so the trough fills fast once the wet season starts. When we open a gutter in June we find seeds, seed casings and pollen packed into the elbows. In late fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, which sits in the trough and stays wet through the rainy months. Atmospheric rivers across California bring heavy rainfall in a handful of days, so rainwater backs up in a gutter that is not clean going into the wet season and overflows fast.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the gutter system backs up before the next scheduled cleaning. Near a busy road or on commercial properties with active construction, the grit load is similar. With a simple landscape and few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough for drainage to stay clear. Gutter guards change the schedule a little: they stop leaves, but the surface still collects buildup, so we still keep the top clean and check the flow, just less often.
On a Santa Monica house with no trees overhead, a customer on the once-a-year schedule had clean runs and a clear flow test at every late-fall visit. A customer under heavy tree cover booked every three to four months, and the spring visit found needles packed into a clog that would have backed water up onto the fascia and invited structural damage. Both are on our job list, linked from the coverage section.
After the first visit we tell you how often your gutters need the job, and we put the photos on your phone so you can see the same runs we saw. The point is regular gutter cleaning on the right schedule for your lot, not on ours. Keeping the gutters clear 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 gutter services reach Santa Monica homes and commercial properties, plus the surrounding areas, and the crew works out of the nearest base. Booking a gutter cleaning service with us starts with a quote by phone or text, using your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you the earliest date we have when you call. Across California, the two busy windows are mid to late June and late November, and our calendar fills in both, so book early if those months work for you. Each run is left clean, with the water flow checked, before the crew packs up.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works from the outside, and the photos of every run come to your phone before we leave. If you want us to clean your gutters on a set schedule, we can hold a spring and fall slot for you each year, which keeps the water away from your home without a call every time the seeds start falling.
We work on residential properties and on commercial ones, and we keep the same photo record for both. If you have a question about the job before you book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the eaves and we will answer it from the photo.
The price for most Santa Monica homes comes from the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give you the number by phone or text from those details before we book.
What month should I clean my gutters in Santa Monica? Across California, most customers book in mid to late June and again in late November to December. If the gutters wait past the first big storms, the leaf mat and debris are already wet and heavy, and rainwater has nowhere to go but over the edge.
Do you offer same-day gutter cleaning service in Santa Monica CA? Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside on the gutters and downspouts and does not come inside, and the photos of every run reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout until it runs clean and check the drainage where it exits, including the underground lines we can reach from the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and gets quoted before anyone starts on it.
If your gutters have guards, they still need cleaning, just less often. Under guards on our jobs we usually find needles threaded through, the odd twig, and seed casings sitting on top, and the water keeps running over the front edge until that top layer is clean.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or sizing problem, not a clog, and a run that sags is one of the first things we check. We tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
The price you hear on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
