Our own crew cleans gutters in Winton, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the debris hauled away, and 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 hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Winton customers book in spring and fall.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for a gutter cleaning service depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We clean residential properties and commercial properties on the same quote basis. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge, clean and simple. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run count is added up, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole house.
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, which changes how we set up. Gutters nobody has opened in years take the longest to clean out, arriving packed with compacted debris and a clog that takes more time to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal for the whole gutter system are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job for the homeowner is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Winton jobs, the houses that come in with the heaviest buildup are the ones where the rain gutter has been ignored for a few seasons. The leaves and debris settle into the trough, the drainage slows, and water flow backs up until it spills down the fascia instead of carrying water away through the downspout. We have found sag in runs that were fine two years earlier, usually after heavy rainfall on a full trough, and water behind the wall where clogged downspouts had been overflowing. Winton homes with that history are quoted a little higher the first time, and then drop back once the system is running clean. That is the structural damage and the fascia rot we are trying to catch before it costs more. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
| 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 Winton, most of our customers book twice a year. Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, once the seed and pollen drop has finished. Our fall visit in Winton runs late November to December, after the last leaves come down. When we clean a gutter here in the spring, we find a blockage of seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat and the odd twig wedged across the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by January under the weight of ice.
Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and that heavy rainfall is the real test of a clogged run. Winton gets about 12.5 inches of rain a year, most of it in January, February and December, when rainwater has the most to push through. Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the roof, regular gutter cleaning matters more than the two visits, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and the clog builds faster than a twice-a-year pass can keep up with. Many of our customers ask for more cleanings through the year on those lots. With few or no trees in the landscape, the late fall visit is usually enough. Guards cut how often you clean, but the surface still needs clearing. A gutter that is covered is not a gutter that is clean, and water pressure through a clog still finds the weak spot at the seam, where a leak starts.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the trough and the downspout.
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.
We cover the area across Winton from the nearest base, and Winton gutter cleaning books on a calendar with two busy windows: the spring visit and the fall visit. Book early in those windows and you will have more choice of day. Booking runs on a quote by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us. Tell us the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the front of the house if that is easy. We confirm a window with you and call before we arrive. Nobody needs to be home to get the job done.
Our crew is built around gutter cleaning services for homeowners. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: we flush every downspout on the job, not just the ones you can see from the driveway, and check the gutters and downspouts for flow before the crew leaves. We handle residential and commercial jobs, and the photos come with every one. That is how we protect your home from water damage in the surrounding areas we work. If you want to clean your gutters more often between visits, ask us about the schedule that fits your lot, and we will help you keep your gutters working. Regular gutter maintenance costs less than a rotted fascia. We are glad to help you get your gutters in working order, and our gutter services are scheduled around the house, not the other way around.
The number comes from stories, size and how heavily the landscape crowds the roof, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details.
Across California, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and our fall visit in Winton runs late November to December. Wait past those windows and the seeds, pollen and leaves have already packed the system, so the runs take longer to clear.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that week, and the sooner you call, the sooner we can get your gutters cleaned.
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, and the gutters are clean when you come back.
We flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet, so the downspout carries water away from your home. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs, gutter guards keep out the leaves but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat is wet, the water runs over the edge. Guards do not end cleaning and maintenance, so we clear the surface, check that the whole gutter system is draining, and reseat the guards.
A clean gutter that still spills in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if something changes the job, and we tell you before work starts, not on the invoice. The number 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.
