Our own crew cleans gutters in Yucaipa, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris 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 over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across California, most of our customers book for the spring and the fall, and we can tell you which slot fits your lot.
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 size and what is sitting in the gutters. Every homeowner gets asked those same three things before our cleanings are quoted, and the quote comes back as one clean number, not a range. We quote it over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math on a real house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the work is slower and the crew needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and twig ends, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included, and they are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice. Once the gutters run clean and the photos are on your phone, the invoice matches the quote.
These pieces add up in predictable ways. On a sloped lot with heavy tree cover over the back run, the quote moves because the leaves pack the downspout elbows, and we confirm that on the first walk-around. Every Yucaipa job we open tells us something about the lot before the ladder goes up. Our cleaning services in Yucaipa CA follow the same gutter cleaning process on every house: walk the lot, clear the trough, flush each downspout, flow test, photograph. Across California the same three things decide the number: stories, size and what the gutters hold. Ask for a quote on your house and we will tell you what we see. Heavy rainfall in this region makes a clogged gutter show up quickly, so the number tends to be the same whether you book now or in a few weeks, as long as the gutters are not overflowing yet. A leak at a seam gets photographed and reported, not repaired on the spot. If they are overflowing, a sooner visit keeps water away from your home and the foundation.
| 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 in Yucaipa book twice a year, once in the late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in the spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. A single clog at one elbow is enough to back the whole run up. In the fall it is the leaves and debris, a wet mat and buildup that sits in the trough until the first real storm, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by the time winter ends.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or a construction site, we see gutters packed every three to four months, because needles and grit fill the gutter system between visits. Houses with few or no trees need a clean gutter once a year in late fall, and that is enough to keep your gutters clear. Guards cut the cleaning down, but the surface still needs to be cleared, and you still have to flush every downspout. Across Yucaipa the rain gutter and its outlets work the same way, whatever the landscape around the house: they only carry rainwater away when they are open.
We see clogged downspouts most on the houses that wait too long, because the pressure builds until the water finds another way out. Left alone, that is where structural damage and rot start, in the fascia, the soffit and the ground below the eave. Gutter cleaning and maintenance on a regular schedule catch it before it does. A clean run in the spring and a clean run in the fall keep most of that from starting. After the first visit we tell you which of these schedules your lot actually needs. Regular visits help protect your home from water damage.
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 crews work across Yucaipa and cover the whole city from the nearest base. Yucaipa homeowners start the booking by phone or text, from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Once we have those, we give you a date. The lead time changes with the season, and the two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when our calendar fills. Book early in those months and get your gutters on the calendar before the slots fill. Our crew checks drainage and water flow at every downspout outlet, and a clog found there gets cleared before the crew leaves, so the run is clean when we go.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works from the outside, so you do not need to clear the house or leave the side gate open unless the gate is the only way to reach the back run. Our gutter maintenance is booked the same way for residential and commercial work, so residential properties and commercial properties get a quote, a date and a call before the truck arrives. Yucaipa homes and commercial buildings in the surrounding areas are on the same schedule, and the crew works between them. When we leave, the ground is as clean as we found it.
If your gutters are already overflowing, call and say so, and we will look at what can be cleared that week. For regular gutter cleaning services, the plan is simple: book it, we come, we clear it, and we send the photos. Clean your gutters on the schedule that fits your lot, and debris removal is handled as part of the visit. Gutters and downspouts get the same check either way.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote it from those three things.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, after the seed drop, and in late fall, after the leaves. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat is still in the trough when the rains start, and that is when the water finds the fascia.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Our gutter services work the same way for a house or a commercial building. If you need the gutters cleared sooner because they are overflowing, tell us on the phone and we will see what can move.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can check the clean run yourself. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed and watched until the water runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check the outlet for blockage and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. On our jobs under guards we find needles threaded through, seed casings on top and roof grit underneath, and once that mat is wet, the water runs off the front edge. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspouts and reseats the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
