Our own crew cleans gutters in Union City, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Union City customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been on these 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 how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Union City homeowners ask about the stories first, because the stories decide how the crew reaches the runs. A homeowner who wants the number before we arrive gets it by phone or text, built from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our cleanings here are priced the same way, from the same three things. Anyone comparing cleaning services in union city should also ask what the quote covers, since companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run. The stories and the state of the trough are what actually drive the time on the ladder.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted buildup and the odd twig, and one blockage at a bend can hold the whole run back, which takes more passes. A clean run takes less time than a packed one, so the quote follows what we find. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add their own time, and so does cleaning and maintenance on a sloped lot. Debris removal, downspout flushing and flow testing are included in the quote, and we flush every downspout before the crew leaves. Material is bagged and carried away from your home, not dumped at the foot of the wall. A run that has pulled off the fascia is structural damage, and we report it rather than fix it on the spot. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the experience looks like on our Union City work. On one job in a neighborhood where we have come out to clean for a while, the house had three stories of runs and a heavy build-up of leaves and grit in the back, and that is what set the quote. The customer heard the number on the phone before we came, and the invoice matched it. Gutter maintenance like that is priced like any other visit, and leaving the ground clean is part of the job. A small leak at a seam gets reported with photos, not sold as a repair. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text 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.
On our Union City jobs, most customers book twice a year, in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a run here in late spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and a clog that holds rainwater in the trough. Even a clean gutter in late spring gets a pollen check. In the fall it is the leaf load, and if the lot gets cold enough, the first ice and the ice dams that form at the eave. Leaves and debris left in a rain gutter all winter hold water against the fascia, so a healthy gutter system is the difference between sound wood and rot. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the heavy rainfall starts.
Under heavy tree cover in the landscape, every three to four months is the schedule that keeps the system working, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. Good drainage depends on the trough sitting level and the downspouts running clear, and one clog low in the run is enough to back the whole thing up. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutters that are under guards still need the surface cleared, though less often than an open run. After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your lot actually needs, and the schedule follows from what we found on the roof. A clean run in late fall is a short job, and a clogged one is a long one. Regular gutter cleaning is the part most people skip, and it is the simplest gutter maintenance a house gets. Keep the downspout outlets clean so water can leave the site. Staying on the schedule is how you protect your home from water damage, and the gutter's only real job is to move water away from the foundation.
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 gutter systems across Union City CA and surrounding areas. We schedule our gutter cleaning services by neighborhood so each day has the fewest drives. A quote by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, is the start of any gutter cleaning service with us, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Union City homes get the same crew and the same quote, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the work itself. Our gutter cleaning process runs the same way on every house, and the calendar tends to fill in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall visits, so calling early in those months gets you a slot sooner.
When you call, tell us what has been happening at the gutters, whether water is coming over the edge or the water flow through the downspouts has slowed. That tells us what to bring onto the ladder before we arrive, and whether the system has a leak, a sag or only a clog. Tell us what the runs look like now and we will know what a clean job needs. Commercial properties in Union City CA are booked the same way, scheduled per building, and residential properties get the same path. Call (866) 435-6328 to set a date, or ask for a written estimate and we will send it the same day. Tell us when you last had to clean your gutters, too, since that answer changes the visit.
Q: What does gutter cleaning cost for a two-story house in Union City?
A: The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure from the page; you get the exact number on the call.
A: Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, the first freeze and the leaf mat can leave you with sagging runs by January and February, the wettest months of the year here.
A: Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call, so you can get your gutters done before the rains.
A: No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves. The crew leaves the ground clean after the bagging.
Q: Do you flush the downspouts and check where they drain, including underground lines?
A: Yes, we check gutters and downspouts from top to bottom, flush every downspout, and check that water is leaving at the outlet, then leave the bottom of the run clean. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
A: Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and wash off the front edge when they get wet. We clear the surface and check that rainwater gets in and the drainage runs clear, which is how you keep your gutters working between visits and stop a blockage before it forms.
A: A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
Q: Will the price change once the crew is on the roof?
A: It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before the crew starts. Our gutter services are quoted on the stories, the size and the tree cover, and that number does not move.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
