Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Soquel. We flush every downspout, flow-test it, haul away the debris, and send 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. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when we pull the most clogs off a roof and leave the runs clean.
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 sell gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot figure hides the things that actually change the time on a ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes the most time. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits well above where you would expect. Gutters that look clean from the driveway can still hold years of packed leaves and needles, and guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing the downspouts, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crews have seen the same few things drive the quote on most houses here. Water flow is the first thing we check, and on a house with a sag in one run the clog is usually at the low point where leaves and debris settle. Homes with heavy canopy see the most buildup in the trough and the most clogged downspout runs. When a run is pulled loose from the fascia line, that is structural damage we photograph and report, and the buildup behind it is what stops water from running away from your home. A fascia board that has started to rot gets the same treatment. The same pattern shows up on residential and commercial properties, just on a larger scale. On one of our jobs, a rain gutter that had not seen a clean in three seasons held a full inch of packed wet leaves, and clearing it took longer than the front run and the back run combined. Every quote starts with a photo of the front of the house by text if it is easy to send, and we talk through the three numbers together before we give you a figure.
| 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 book twice a year, in spring and fall, after the seed and pollen drop and 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 elbows of a gutter that was clean the fall before. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that holds water in the trough, a clog that forms fast, and on houses that skipped the fall visit, around December to early January, we see runs that have sagged and pulled loose.
Under heavy tree cover in Soquel CA, every three to four months keeps a rain gutter moving, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspout between visits. A landscape with mulch beds right under the eave, or a busy road, sends grit into the trough, and the same schedule applies. With few or no trees over the house, residential properties get by with one visit a year in late fall. Under guards, we clean less often, but we still clear the surface and check the blockage points underneath.
A customer with no trees over the house books once a year, and each of the cleanings ends with a clean report. Another with big trees over the house is on the three to four month schedule, and regular gutter cleaning on that schedule means the rainwater leaves the gutters clean from one visit to the next. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Each visit includes a gutter cleaning service and debris removal for the whole roofline, and once the job is done we keep a record so the next estimate starts from what we found last time.
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 crews cover the surrounding areas. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front or the roof if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the earliest date we have. Lead times depend on the calendar. Our busiest windows are the spring and fall cleaning seasons, so if you want a particular week, call early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside. To get your gutters ready for the rainy months, we set a schedule that matches your tree cover and season, and we leave them clean after each visit. The simplest way to keep your gutters clear all year is cleaning and maintenance on one schedule, and we tell you when the next visit is due. A homeowner who books the full season protects your home from water damage before the rain starts and keeps the drainage clear through a heavy rainfall. If a seam shows a leak, we photograph it and show you before we touch anything. Many of our customers sign up for gutter maintenance each year, and we keep notes on the fascia and each downspout for the next visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Once we have those, the quote is final, and the number on the invoice is the same number.
Most Soquel homeowners book in spring and fall, and the right time to clean your gutters is after the last leaves come down. The fall visit usually lands in December to early January, and when it gets skipped we often find sagged runs by the time winter rains arrive.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need to get your gutters done sooner, ask and we will tell you what the calendar shows.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the ground clean, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. A guarded gutter system still needs cleaning, because guards keep out leaves but not needles, seeds or grit, which pack on top of the guard and stop water from getting in. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them.
If a gutter is clean and still spills over the edge in rain, the problem is slope or downspout size, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we will tell you what it is without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
