Our own crew cleans your gutters. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, the leaves are hauled away, and you get photos of every run, clean and checked, before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is 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 the spring and fall, when seed drop and the last leaves come down.
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 how much leaves and debris is sitting in the gutters. Homeowners get a quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but we would rather you know the whole number before we climb.
On our jobs in Seal Beach homes, a few things move the price. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed hard, and that takes time to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Each visit covers gutters and downspouts, flushed and flow tested, and debris removal is included and never billed as an extra. Commercial properties get the same flush and photo routine. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on a typical home. A house with a clogged rain gutter along the front and a run that had begun to sag was cleaned, flushed and checked, and the crew photographed the damage where a hanger had pulled loose and reported it rather than selling a repair. The estimate came from the stories and the tree cover over that roof, the same way every estimate does. We clear the clogged downspouts from the top and flush them through to the outlet, so the water flow runs clean. Where the gutter has pulled from the eave, we tell you so, because a run left alone can turn into structural damage.
Gutter cleaning services should not hide the cost of a clog that has already sent water away from the wrong place. Our crew clears the buildup, checks the drainage at each downspout, and tells you what the leaves were hiding, and the run comes out clean. Water that gets past a full trough can find a leak at the fascia, and a leak costs far more than a cleaning. Every gutter system we work on is checked from the eave to the outlet, and the landscape below each downspout gets a look too. Call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate from your stories and size, or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a number from it.
| 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 Seal Beach CA customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat along the roofline that causes a gutter clog, and on the houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have started to pull loose by the next rainy season.
Most people ask how often to clean your gutters, and the honest answer depends on the trees. Under heavy tree cover, big trees hanging over the house, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because a twig, a few needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps that from turning into a clog. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or construction, the same tighter schedule applies, since the dust settles into the rain gutter and turns to blockage. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, though the surface still has to be cleared.
Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and heavy rainfall can fill a trough fast. Rainwater that cannot get out backs up and spills over the front edge. The city averages about 12 inches of rain a year, and the wettest months are January, February and December, so that is when a clog shows first.
Across California, the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and the mat tells us the story when we open a gutter. Whichever season you are in, the estimate for your home is based on what the eave actually holds. The gutter cleaning service we run is the same either way: we clear the run, flush every downspout and check the drainage through to the outlet. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic, and residential properties get the same clean run every visit. The crew keeps a log so the schedule stays on track. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 cleans gutters across Seal Beach and works out of the nearest base, so you do not need to be in a particular area to book. Our Seal Beach gutter cleaning is priced the same way as the rest of our work. Booking works like this: call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and we give you an estimate from your stories, your size and your tree cover. If it is easy, a photo of the front of the house helps us plan the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill first. Get your gutters on the calendar early and the date is yours.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Keep your gutters clean with regular cleanings, and once we have the first one on the books we can set the next for the same time each season. A homeowner who books with us once usually stays on the schedule, because the photos and the flush results make it easy to see what the last visit did to protect your home from water damage.
We also do gutter services for surrounding areas, and the same crew handles the commercial work on the same route. Whether it is a single house or a row of storefronts, the goal is to protect your home and keep the water moving where it should.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text. Our cleaning services in Seal Beach are not priced from a range, because two houses on the same street can land far apart depending on tree cover. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here book in late spring, after the seed drop, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down. Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat can start a clog that turns into a loose run by the next rainy season.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar fills fast in the busy windows.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the mess stays away from your home.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed through to the outlet and flow-tested, including where a downspout feeds an underground line. A downspout that drains slowly lets water sit against the fascia, and that is how rot starts. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. Guards change the gutter maintenance schedule, they do not end it. On our jobs the guards hold the leaves but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the edge. We clear the surface, reseat the guards and leave the gutter clean.
A gutter that is clean and still spills water over the edge during heavy rainfall usually has a slope or downspout-size problem rather than a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Cleaning and maintenance work is quoted once, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and agree on it before work starts. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
