Our own crew provides gutter cleaning services in Ann Arbor MI, and we flush every downspout and flow-test it before we leave. Debris removal is part of every visit, and the bags leave the property with the crew, so the gutters are left clean. You get photos of every run before the truck pulls away.
The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the roof. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Ann Arbor homeowners book in spring and fall, and the calendar fills quickly both times.
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. A homeowner can get that quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is multiplied out, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the biggest factor. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, and that changes the setup. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted debris, which takes more time to get clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Cleaning the whole gutter system, flow testing, and hauling away everything that comes out are included in the quote and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Ann Arbor homes we see the same pattern: clogged downspouts at the elbow are what cause water to back up and sag a run, and the buildup is usually heavier in the back. Our Ann Arbor homes get the flush and a clean run before we leave, so the water flow is tested and not assumed. Gutter cleaning for residential and commercial properties follows the same logic: we look at the stories, the roofline and what is in the trough before we quote. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a number from it.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
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 Ann Arbor customers book twice a year, once in spring and again in October or early November after the last leaves are down. Across Michigan the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. When we open a gutter here in May, it is rarely clean: we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is a wet mat of leaves and sludge, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag and fascia rot by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see on our jobs, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspouts between cleanings, and a blockage can start before the next scheduled visit. A house with few trees and a simple landscape usually does fine with regular gutter cleaning once a year in late fall. Fitting gutter guards lowers how often you clean, but the surface still needs a clean, and a leaf mat on top of a guard can still send water over the edge.
A fall cleaning also helps protect your home from water damage and structural damage over the winter, because rainwater left standing in a clogged run freezes and expands. In practice that means you clean your gutters before the first hard freeze, and you avoid the most common ice dam problems at the eave. After the first clean we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs, so you are not guessing. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the first date.
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 works across Ann Arbor and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters on homes throughout the city. The gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text based on your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. A photo of the front of the house helps, and it takes less than a minute to send.
Lead time for Ann Arbor gutter cleaning depends on the season, and the two busy windows are late spring and early fall, when most of our Ann Arbor customers call at once. Book early in those months if you want a clean date on the calendar. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit; the crew carries everything out of the trough and away from your home. For the work itself, the heavy rainfall months are when a clog shows up fastest, so an early booking before the rain season keeps a blocked rain gutter from becoming a leak.
If you already have a gutter maintenance plan, we can match our gutter services to the calendar you keep, and we keep your gutters clean between visits. Cleaning and maintenance happen on the same visit, so you only have to call once. Call us and get your gutters booked; the written estimate goes out the same day.
The number for our gutter services comes from your stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before the visit. Ask for a written estimate and you will have the price in hand.
Our Ann Arbor customers book the late spring and early fall visits, since that is when the seeds and leaves are heaviest. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we have seen clogged downspouts and runs sagging that would have been a simple clean in October.
Lead time for cleaning services in Ann Arbor shifts with the season, so the earlier you call, the more choice you get. Anyone asking about regular gutter cleaning gets the next date confirmed on the same call.
No, you do not need to be home. 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.
We flush every downspout and check where it drains, including the outlet of an underground line, so you know the water away from your home is actually moving. The runs come out clean, and clearing a buried line is a separate job quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs cleaning. Guards keep out whole leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet it runs over the front edge. We clear the surface and flush the downspouts underneath, and the guard comes back clean.
If the rain gutter still overflows after we leave, send us a photo or short video of it in the rain. That is almost always a slope or downspout size problem, not debris, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
The price you hear on the phone is the price 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.
