Our own crew cleans gutters in Tustin, flushes every downspout, flow-tests each run and hauls the debris away. You get 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 sits over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been on these roofs through both seasons.
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 what is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Tustin homeowners usually ask about price first, so when you call to get your gutters quoted we give the number up front. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, though the total still comes down to how much work is on the roof.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer with the lift set up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run much higher than it looks from the street. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted leaf mat and twig fragments that take extra passes to clear, a clog at a downspout elbow adds more, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Cleaning and maintenance on a home with heavy rainfall exposure often means a fuller clean-out, and gutter maintenance on an older system gets priced before we climb.
Every visit checks the gutters and downspouts. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. If we find something that changes the job, such as a run that has pulled loose from the fascia, a leak at a seam, or a downspout that will not clear, you hear about it before work starts. Our invoices stay clean: the number on the invoice is the number we quoted, and nothing shows up for the first time there.
When a homeowner gets a call from a company quoting by the foot, ask what the total will be for their house. Our gutter cleaning services in Tustin start with a photo of the roofline and the front of the house, sent by text if that is easy, and we give you one number for the whole cleaning. Every gutter cleaning process we run starts with that quote, so there is no surprise when the crew arrives.
On a house where the gutters had not been opened in several years, we found a leaf mat two inches deep in the back run and water pooling behind the rain gutter. The crew cleared it in one visit, flushed every downspout and flow-tested the runs, and the gutters were clean before the truck left. That is the kind of job that drives the price up, and it is why we ask about the trees and the age of the system on the phone.
| 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, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. On our jobs the spring visit finds seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the clogged downspouts. The fall visit finds the leaf load, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that sag or pull loose from the fascia by the following spring. Schedule the fall visit so the runs start the winter clean.
The gutter system on a house has to move water away from your home through a long wet season, and it works hardest through the wettest months of the year. When we open a gutter after those months we often find a buildup of leaves and debris from winter still sitting in the trough. That is the rot we see most often: rainwater sits, the wood softens and the structural damage starts quietly behind the gutter.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers book cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit clog the downspouts between visits. Homes with few or no trees and a simple landscape do well with one visit a year in late fall. Homes near a busy road or active construction also tend to need more frequent visits, because the dust and grit settle in the runs faster than leaves do. Keeping the runs clean between visits is the easiest way to stretch the schedule.
Gutter guards keep the big stuff out but do not remove the fine grit underneath, so guards reduce how often you need us but do not end the schedule. Keep your gutters on a set schedule and the runs will carry water the way they were built to, and that is how you protect your home from water damage. 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 works across Tustin CA and covers the whole city from the nearest base. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, and we work from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. Tustin homes with heavy tree cover get the same quote process as any other house. A clean photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We confirm the date when you call, and we call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Lead time varies with the season. The two busiest windows of the year on our calendar are late spring and late fall, when most homeowners book gutter services at the same time. If you want a slot in those windows, call early. Outside those windows there is usually more room on the calendar, and every visit still includes a flush every downspout and a drainage check for blockage at the outlet.
Residential and commercial work both run off the same schedule and the same crew. We offer gutter cleaning services for residential properties across Tustin and the surrounding areas, and we handle commercial properties on a per-building basis when a site needs regular service. Either way the first step is the same quote, and a clean schedule keeps the crew from doubling back.
Tustin homeowners with questions about booking regular gutter maintenance for their house can text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a window. Our crew will be there to clean your gutters on the date we agree on.
The number comes from the stories, the size and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you an estimate for the whole cleaning.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. In spring the seeds and pollen are packed in the downspouts, and in fall the leaves and debris are wet and heavy by the time the rain comes.
Same-day slots are not something we promise. Most openings come up within the week, and we confirm the date with you on the call.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up, and we send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes. We check gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and confirm that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs under gutter guards we still find needles, seed casings and grit underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs off the front edge. The surface still needs clearing, so keep your gutters on a schedule.
If a clean gutter still sheets rainwater over the edge, that is usually a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog in the trough. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The quote is the price we charge for these gutter services. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
