Our own crew cleans gutters in Vallejo, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the run, hauls every bag away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size, and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across California, most of our customers book spring and fall, and that is how we schedule the crew here too.
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, how large it is, and how much leaves and debris is in the gutters. We quote it for every homeowner over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of gutter, but the stories and the condition of the gutter matter more than the length.
On our jobs, the main things that move a quote are a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk, a walk-out basement or sloped lot that changes how high the gutter sits off the ground, gutters that have not been opened in years with packed-in leaves and the odd twig, and guards we have to lift and reseat. A gutter clog that has sat for a while is heavier and slower to clear than a light buildup, so the crew allows for it when we quote and leaves the run clean. Water flow is the thing we check at the end of every gutter system job: if a run still has a sag or water goes over the edge, we say so.
Downspout flushing, flow testing, and haul-off of everything the crew pulls out are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice. Our crew has left clean gutters on many of the vallejo homes with mature trees, where leaves and seed heads come down faster than in open lots. On those jobs vallejo gutter cleaning comes down to getting the water moving, and the drainage fix is usually a clean downspout plus a check of where the water goes away from your home.
Our gutter cleaning services in Vallejo are priced to leave the gutter clean and the water moving, not to fix the house. When we find structural damage, rot, or a sagging run, we photograph it and put it in the report, and we tell you what we found. Clogged downspouts that back water onto a wall or foundation are the most common reason a cleaning is needed sooner than planned.
For commercial properties, the quote covers the building, the number of stories, and the access to the top. Rain gutter work on a flat roof with internal drains is priced differently from a pitched one, and we say so when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
| 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.
In Vallejo, 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. Across California, the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. When we open a gutter here in late spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and that is the visit that keeps the gutter clean and the rainwater moving through the winter.
On our jobs, under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that works, because needles and grit pack the drains between visits and a blockage builds up fast. Houses with few or no trees need one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards change how often the crew is up there, but the surface still needs clearing, and the crew checks the run underneath each time to keep it clean.
The wet season is the reason the fall visit matters. Vallejo CA gets about 21.5 inches of rain a year, and January, February and December are its wettest months. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days. The first heavy rainfall pushes the leaves down into the drains, and a gutter that is full before the rainy season starts will leak at the eave. Water away from the foundation depends on every downspout flowing, which is why the crew flushes each one and checks that it runs clean at the bottom.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the cleanings after that follow the same schedule. Residential and commercial buildings both follow the same logic here: the amount of tree cover and the amount of leaf litter decide the schedule. Regular gutter cleaning costs less over a year than a repair after water damage, and debris removal is included on every visit, so if you want to clean your gutters on a set schedule, ask us for the regular plan.
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 gutters across Vallejo and the surrounding areas, and we work with vallejo homeowners who want the job done in one visit. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size, and how much tree cover is over the house, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busiest windows are late spring and late fall, when the seeds and the leaves come down. Book early in those months to keep your slot. Outside of them we can usually fit a date in sooner, and we confirm the date when you call. Ask us about the regular plan if you want to keep your gutters on a set schedule.
On our Vallejo jobs we flush every downspout and check where the water drains, so the job leaves the gutters and downspouts clean together. Regular gutter maintenance is the cheapest way to protect your home from water damage, and that is what most of our repeat customers keep. Our crew works on residential properties and commercial buildings, and the gutter services we offer are the same across both.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo and we will quote it from those three things.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall, the simplest gutter maintenance rhythm for most houses. In spring we find seeds and pollen, and in fall we find the wet leaf mat that the first rains push into the drains.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you 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.
Yes, we flush every downspout, check that it runs clean at the bottom, and flow-test it, so the water leaves the house instead of pooling across the landscape. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs the guards keep out leaves but the needles and grit still sit on top and under them, so we lift the panels, clear underneath, and leave the gutter clean.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or downspout problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video, and we will tell you what it is without selling you a second cleaning.
Not for anything we knew about on the phone. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. Text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
