Our own crew cleans gutters in Soledad, every drain flushed and flow-tested, waste hauled off, and 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 over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have done this work across California for years, mostly in spring and fall, when most of our customers book.
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, and we price it over the phone or by text from those three things. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date once we have the number. The number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services are priced that way on Soledad homes and on commercial work too.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more gear. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the driveway. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and grit, and any clog at an elbow has to be worked loose by hand before the run will flow clean. Guards that we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends of the visit.
Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. We flush every downspout, check the water flow and haul it all off, so the gutter system is left working. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every visit: quote, clear, flush, photograph. If we find something that changes the job anywhere in the gutter system, a sag, a seam that leaks or a run with poor drainage, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice. We photograph what we find and report it, and what to do about it is your call. Once the trough is empty, the water runs clear and can carry water away from the foundation.
Soledad homes we clean tend to fall into the same pattern. Once the leaves and debris from the trees have settled into the trough, the gutter starts to hold water and slow the drainage, and that water finds the joints. A rain gutter that is clogged usually shows the first sign at the outlet, where the water flow slows to a trickle, and by then the buildup has been sitting there for months. We find that clogged downspouts are the most common reason a house with otherwise sound gutters ends up with structural damage at the fascia board. Clearing them early and keeping the trough clean is the cheapest way we know to protect your home from water damage.
Commercial properties follow the same logic on a larger scale, with more runs and more roof area. A homeowner with one house and a property manager with several want the same thing, a number they can plan around, which is why we quote from what we can see instead of guessing at the total. Our gutter maintenance work covers residential properties and commercial properties alike, and the price is set the same way for both, with a clean finish and photos before we leave.
| 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 Soledad customers book twice a year, and our gutter cleaning service runs on that spring and fall rhythm for residential and commercial properties alike. Across California, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in Soledad runs November to early December, once the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by the next rainy season.
Soledad CA gets about 16.6 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, and that heavy rainfall lands hard on a gutter that is already full. Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, the gutter clogs faster and we see those customers back more often than the twice-a-year crowd, because needles and grit pack the elbows between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough, and we leave the run clean. Guards slow the buildup, but the surface still needs to be kept clean, so guarded houses also need regular gutter cleaning, just on a less frequent schedule.
A gutter clog that goes untreated lets rainwater sit on the roofline, and that blockage is what pushes water behind the trough and into the fascia, where it starts to rot. Our estimate for a visit is based on what the gutter looks like when we open it, not on a fixed interval, and the debris removal is part of that visit. Before you decide how often to clean your gutters, let us look first, then 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 works across Soledad from the nearest base, and we cover the whole city rather than a short list of streets. Lead time depends on the season, and Soledad gutter cleaning books up fastest in our two busy windows, so it helps to call early. Soledad homeowners who want cleanings on a set schedule can ask for one when they book, and anyone looking for cleaning services in Soledad gets the same crew. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a number from stories, size and tree cover.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. A twig jammed in the outlet is a small fix on a clean run and a real overflow on a neglected one. Homes with gutter guards get the same visit: the guards are lifted, the trough is cleared underneath and the guards are reseated, with the landscape below checked for runoff. The crew works outside, so the side gate and the ladder stand-offs are all we need from you. Our goal is to keep your gutters and downspouts clean, catch a leak early and protect your home from water damage, and the simplest way to do that is to book the next visit before the last one has worn off.
We also do gutter services for homes and businesses in surrounding areas, and the same crew handles cleaning and maintenance for both. If you want a regular schedule, ask for it when you book and we will set the next date before we leave. Get your gutters on a set schedule and a clean run stops being a surprise.
The price comes from stories and size, so there is no number here, but we will quote a two-story house by phone or text and the number is the number on the invoice.
Late spring and late fall are the windows we see most. If you wait past the fall visit, the gutters are full of leaves and the first freeze can lock the water in the trough.
Lead time depends on the season, so call and we will confirm the date you get, and you will know when the crew is coming.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves.
Yes. We flush every run and check where the water drains, including underground drain lines and the landscape below them, and anything that needs clearing beyond the flush is quoted separately before we start.
If the gutters have guards, they still need cleaning. Guards keep the leaves out, but the seeds, needles and grit sit on top of the guard and stop the water from getting in, so we lift the guard, clear the trough underneath and sweep anything loose away from your home.
If the gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video in the rain. A clean gutter that still spills has a slope or capacity problem, and we will tell you what it is rather than sell a second cleaning.
The price does not change once the crew is on the roof. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
