Our own crew cleans gutters in South Pasadena, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on those roofs enough seasons to know what a clogged run looks like before it overflows.
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. Our cleaning services in South Pasadena are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A homeowner asking about gutter maintenance gets the same answer, and a clean quote matches the invoice. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the total still follows the house.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift, which moves the quote. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed solid, and a joint that has started to leak adds time. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. A twig wedged at the elbow is cleared by hand and included. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and every drop is checked for drainage and to keep water away from the foundation. The gutter cleaning process starts with a look at the roofline, and the price covers cleaning and maintenance of the run, not a repair. Everything bagged is carried away from your home, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew cleaned a home here where the rear run sat under heavy shade and the outlet was packed with seed casings, and the crew left it clean. The quote came from stories and size, and the crew found exactly what the caller described, so the price held through the visit. Heavy rainfall is what exposes a run like that, so text us a photo of the front of your house and we will tell you what it takes to get your gutters ready.
| 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 customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after seed and pollen drop and once in late fall after the last leaves. Across California, the statewide spring visit window falls in mid to late June, and the fall window runs late November to December. Our gutter cleaning services run on that schedule. In spring the elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, and every rain gutter catches a little landscape litter as the rainy season starts. A clean gutter in June stays clear longer than one left until fall, and across South Pasadena a gutter system that gets flushed before the rains is the one that keeps water away from the house.
Rain here runs about 20.1 inches 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 is what overflows a clogged run. When water spills over the edge for a season, the fascia can rot, and that is where structural damage starts.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and a clog can form at the elbow. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs clearing and each outlet still needs flushing. Clogged downspouts are the usual reason a run overflows in a storm, and regular gutter cleaning is what keeps them open.
Commercial properties get the same flush and photo report, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A clean run makes that call easier.
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 drives in from the nearest base, and South Pasadena homes book on a rolling calendar. Our gutter cleaning service reaches the surrounding areas, and we serve South Pasadena CA addresses on the same schedule. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we quote from stories, size and tree cover. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when our calendar fills fastest.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Our crew handles residential and commercial work, and the same team serves residential properties and commercial properties alike, so ask about your building when you call. Every gutter service includes debris removal and the photo report, and the crew checks water flow and drainage at each downspout before leaving. A sag in a run or a clog at the outlet gets photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. Ask for a written estimate if you want one before a date is set. Our goal is to help you clean your gutters before the next storm, so call early. Homes with a buildup of debris get the same photo report as any other address.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the house details and we will give you an estimate before a date is set.
Our crew suggests you keep your gutters clear by booking in late spring and again in late fall, before the wet season starts. If you wait past the leaf drop in November, we usually find a wet mat that is harder to clear.
Most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, so you know when the crew is coming before anyone is on the ladder.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, 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, we flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check where the water exits, including underground lines. Clearing a buried line is quoted separately, and we tell you before touching it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and pack the outlets. The surface gets cleared, each outlet gets flushed, and every run is left clean.
A gutter that is clean and still overflowing has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a blockage in the trough. Left alone, that overflow can lead to structural damage at the fascia. Send us a photo or a short video of the gutters and downspouts in the rain and we will tell you what it is, since fixing the slope is how you protect your home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear it before work starts. 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.
