Our own crew cleans gutters in Berkley MI, with every outlet flushed and flow-tested until the water runs clean at the bottom, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homes we work on get booked in spring and fall, and that is when our crew is on the ladders. Our service keeps a clean gutter system running, which keeps water moving away from the foundation.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We work out the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on our jobs the three inputs above tell us more than run length does. The same three inputs set the quote for residential properties and commercial properties alike.
Here is what moves the price during the job, once our crew is on site. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk takes longer and more equipment, and a walk-out basement puts the back run far higher than the front suggests. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, twig ends and leaf mat that has to be dug and bagged. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and haul-off are part of every job and are never billed as extras. A clean run takes less time than a packed one. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before the crew starts, not on the invoice.
Our jobs here show the same pattern. On a typical one, the house has sat with leaves and debris packed into the back run for a long stretch, and that buildup is what makes the crew spend extra time flushing clogged downspouts and checking the drain line. A clog at the elbow adds time before the first flush. The gutter itself was sound, so the job was cleaning, not structural damage. Where a house has heavy tree cover, there is more to clear and the job runs longer, and we say so on the phone. A rain gutter that has sat full for years takes the most time of all. Your roofline, drainage and water flow tell us most of what we need to know before anyone climbs up. If you text us one photo of the front of the house, we can usually tell you what to expect before you book. Water away from the foundation is the goal, and a clean gutter is how we get there.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate from those three details.
| 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 Berkley homes book twice a year. Across Michigan, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and with freeze risk here, the first ice can form dams at the eave within weeks. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we see runs that sag or pull loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see work, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. On that schedule, regular gutter cleaning keeps the run clear and helps protect your home from water damage. On a fixed rhythm, gutter maintenance costs less than fixing a fascia board. A house with few or no trees usually stays clean on one visit a year in late fall. Guards change the schedule a little, since they keep the bulk out, but the surface still needs clearing and the outlets still need flushing. A clog in the outlet shows up first as water running over the front edge, and the rainwater that should be moving away from your home ends up pooling against the foundation or soaking the fascia until it starts to rot.
The rhythm is the same for residential and commercial buildings, so the schedule is set by tree cover and the season, not by the type of building. Heavy rainfall shows a clog or blockage faster than anything else. The wettest months here are May, June and September, so a clean gutter in those months matters most. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. If you are not sure when to clean your gutters, call (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm which spring or fall visit fits your house.
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 clean gutters across Berkley and the surrounding areas, and the crew covers the whole city. Berkley gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text: stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the week, and when you call we will tell you the first date we can get to. Our calendar for cleaning services in Berkley fills in the two busy windows of spring and fall, so those are the weeks to book early.
Every homeowner gets the same gutter cleaning process: clean the run, flush the outlet, and check where the water goes. Homeowners here tell us what they see from the ground, and the crew confirms it on the roof. The crew runs the same check on gutters and downspouts at every house, so nothing is skipped to save time. Debris removal is part of every visit.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. Keep the side gate open and the cars off the driveway if the runs face it, and the crew will handle the rest. The work is exterior only, so there is nothing for you to set out inside the house.
Our crew cleans the gutters first and the glass last when we offer window work, so the job ends with the runs clear and the water moving. A leak at a seam or a loose hanger is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. If you want to keep your gutters clean, plan on a schedule of cleanings rather than a single fix. Call (866) 435-6328 or book a date online, and we will set the slot.
Get your gutters quoted by phone or text, and the figure comes from stories and size. We will not give a number here because the right price depends on what is in your gutters. The quote we give you is the price you pay.
Across Michigan, the spring visit lands in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, and most homes here book both. If you want to clean your gutters before the heavy rainfall of May and June, book the spring visit early. On houses that wait past the fall visit, we find sagging runs by March once ice has been through the gutters.
Our gutter cleaning service runs on booked dates. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, but we will tell you the first open day we have.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and outlet to your phone before the truck leaves. Move landscape pots and planters away from the house, leave the side gate unlocked, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared and the outlets flushed. Under gutter guards we usually find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top, which is why cleaning and maintenance stay on the schedule.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or outlet size rather than what is in the trough. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. Our gutter services are priced before the crew starts, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, not after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
