Our own crew cleans gutters in Shasta Lake, checks the water flow on each run, hauls the debris away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. 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. We have been doing this work across California for years, and most of our Shasta Lake customers book in the spring and fall.
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 sitting in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Shasta Lake homeowners ask about price first, and the honest answer is that the number follows the gutter system and not a flat rate for gutter cleaning services. 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 full number before the ladder goes up.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more care. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the driveway. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves that have to be worked loose by hand. A sag, a clog or a buildup each adds a step, and each one is priced before anyone climbs. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on the roof. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
When we open a gutter on a Shasta Lake house, the usual finding is a sludge of leaves and grit sitting in the trough, with the clogged downspouts backed up at the first elbow. Most of what we pull out is leaves and debris pressed into that sludge. We flush every run and run water through until it comes out clean at the bottom. A clean run is not the same as good water flow, so we watch it closely as well. Where a spout feeds an underground line, we check the drainage at the outlet and tell you if the water is not leaving. Some Shasta Lake homes have rain gutter runs that have not been opened since the last owner, and those are the ones where the blocked outlets are doing the most damage to the fascia and the landscape around the foundation. A spout that does not carry water away from the house tends to let it find the cracks and settle there, which is how structural damage starts.
The same work applies to the commercial properties we clean in the area, where a leak in one run can stain a ceiling tile or a dock wall before anyone notices. We clean residential and commercial buildings with the same crew and the same checks, so residential properties get the same photo of every run. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see.
| 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 Shasta Lake customers book twice a year, in spring and fall: once after the seed and pollen drop, and once after the last leaves come down. Across California, spring visits land in mid to late June and fall visits in late November to December. The spring visit clears the seed casings and pollen paste that clog the elbows, and the fall visit clears the wet leaf mat before the rainy season. The spring visit also leaves the gutters clean before the next rains. Shasta Lake CA gets about 63 inches of rain a year, and the wettest months are January, February and December. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, which is when heavy rainfall tests every run along the roofline that was never flushed. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we find runs that have sagged and pulled loose by the time the weather turns, because the water sat in the trough all winter.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and a gutter can back up faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Houses with few or no trees usually do fine with one visit a year in late fall. Guards reduce how often the trough fills, but the surface still needs clearing, so guarded gutters are on a less frequent schedule rather than no schedule at all. Regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the buildup from turning into a repair. Between cleanings, the outlets are the part to watch. After a full clean in spring, a gutter stays clear longer than one that was only skimmed. Every visit ends with debris removal from the trough and the outlets.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and under the canopy. A blockage in the trough is what starts the overflow, and a gutter that has begun to sag holds the rainwater until it spills. Ask us when to clean your gutters next and the estimate comes with a date, not a guess. Booking a regular gutter cleaning service on that schedule is how most of our customers avoid the overflow that starts the rot in the first place. The same schedule works for residential and commercial properties, and residential properties get the same photo of every run.
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 Shasta Lake, and we have worked the neighborhoods around the lake, the newer subdivisions on the hills and the surrounding areas. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Our gutter services are booked the same way in every neighborhood, and a Shasta Lake gutter cleaning estimate starts with the same three questions. Lead time depends on the season, and the busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when most customers want the same slot. To get your gutters on the schedule before the rain, book early. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the next open date.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Please keep the side gate unlocked and the pets inside while the ladders are up. Keep your gutters on a schedule that fits how many trees are overhead, and we will clear the gutters and downspouts and check the drainage on each visit so the water keeps moving away from your home. We flush every downspout on each visit and look for any leak at the seams while we are up there. If you have gutter guards, tell us on the call and we price that in. A single twig lodged at an outlet can stop a whole run, so we clear those by hand. Repeat cleanings go on the same schedule once the first visit is done. The gutter cleaning process is short: a call, the visit, then photos before the truck leaves. A clean first visit makes the next one faster. Every homeowner gets the same photo report on every run. Protect your home from water damage by booking before the rain sets in, not after the first overflow.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we quote it to you by phone or text before we book. Once you have the number, that is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. In spring we find the seed casings and pollen paste, and in fall the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough all winter. Get your gutters on the schedule before the rain starts. Regular gutter maintenance across Shasta Lake means the trough is clear when heavy rainfall arrives.
Slots depend on the season, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless a slot is open that day.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside: the crew does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes. We flush every downspout, run water through to check the flow, and check the outlet of any underground line. Clearing a buried line that is blocked is a separate job, and we price it before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs, guards keep leaves out but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and that mat eventually sheds water over the front edge instead of into the gutter. We clean the surface and check the flow under the guards on every visit. A guarded gutter that is clean on top still needs the flow check, and the cleaning and maintenance schedule stays lighter than an open gutter but not zero. The gutter system under the guard still needs the same check.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually the slope or the outlet size, not the clog. If the water is not leaving the roof, it soaks the fascia, starts rot in the wood, and runs into the landscape instead of away from your home. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we stop, tell you what we found, and agree on the new number before any more work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
