Gutters are easy to ignore for about eleven months of the year. Then the first real storm comes through, water pours over the front edge instead of going down the spout, and you find out they’ve been packed since October.
We clear them out before that happens.
What we do
We pull the debris out of the gutter channel, clear the downspout openings, and flush the spouts to confirm water is actually moving through them. Then we clean up what came out, because a pile of wet leaf mulch on your walkway isn’t a finished job.
If we find something while we’re up there, a section pulling away from the fascia, a seam that’s leaking, a spout that’s disconnected, we’ll tell you and show you a photo. We don’t repair gutters. We’d rather flag it than pretend we didn’t see it.
The Sacramento area timing problem
Our rain comes in a narrow window, and the leaves come down right before it.
Most of the debris load around here drops from late October through early December, from valley oaks, liquidambars, and the ornamental pears that line half the older streets in the region. Then the storms start. That’s a short gap, and the houses that flood their foundation beds are usually the ones that got cleaned in September and not again.
For most homes here, once a year in late fall does it. Under heavy oak or pine cover you want twice, once mid-fall and again after the drop finishes.
Where debris load is worst: Fair Oaks, Carmichael, East Sacramento, and Auburn all have the mature canopy that fills gutters fastest. Newer neighborhoods in Rancho Cordova and west Roseville have young trees and much lighter loads, though they still collect roof grit and blown debris.
Booking it with the windows
Gutter cleaning drops debris and dirty water down the face of the house and across the glass. If you want both done, we do the gutters first and the windows after, in the same visit.
Working up there safely
We’re licensed and insured, and we bring the right ladder for the pitch and the height. Gutter cleaning is where a lot of homeowners get hurt, usually reaching sideways from a ladder that’s a foot too short.
We don’t walk roofs to clean them, and we don’t do roof washing. Getting to your gutters is a different thing from working on the roof surface itself.
Questions we get
How often do gutters need cleaning around here?
Once a year for most homes, in late fall after the leaves finish dropping. Twice if you’re under heavy oak or pine.
Do you clean the downspouts too?
Yes, and we flush them to make sure they’re clear. A clean gutter with a plugged spout is still a plugged gutter.
Do you repair gutters?
No. If we find damage we’ll photograph it and show you so you can get it handled.
Do you install gutter guards?
No.
What do you do with the debris?
We bag it and take it or bag it and leave it with your green waste, whichever you’d rather.
Can you do gutters and windows the same day?
Yes. Gutters first, windows after.
Where we do this
Sacramento · Carmichael · Fair Oaks · Citrus Heights · Rancho Cordova · Gold River · Folsom · El Dorado Hills · Granite Bay · Rocklin · Roseville · Elk Grove · Lincoln · Auburn
Get a price
Call or text (916) 597-0257. Let us know whether it’s single or two story and roughly how much tree cover you’ve got over the roof.