Our crew cleans gutters on homes across Brandon, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess bagged and hauled off, and every run left clean with photos before we leave. Our gutter cleaning services are priced on stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote before you clean your gutters this season. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, when seed drop and leaf fall are heaviest, and the calendar fills fast in those windows.
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 in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services start from that same firm number, and every homeowner gets it before a date is set. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the three things above are what we actually measure on the ladder, on every gutter system we touch.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed solid, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and the goal is a clean run from end to end. Clogged downspouts that never get flushed are a common reason a gutter overflows, and a rain gutter that keeps its buildup long enough can start to cause structural damage and rot at the fascia. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs the gutter that holds the most mess is usually the one over a shaded side yard, where leaves and debris sit wet and collect into a dense mat. That mat is what turns a routine clean into a longer visit, and it is why a blockage in that run can show up as water running over the edge in the next storm, or as a sag in the run. Where a downspout has a clog from a twig or a wad of seed, we flush it from the top and watch the water flow at the bottom, so we know the drainage is carrying water away from the foundation. We will not guess at a buried line; if the water does not come out, we say so and quote that separately. Both residential properties and commercial properties get the same method, scheduled per building, and the same photo report before the crew leaves.
Our crew is on the ladder, not in the office, so the price we quote is based on what we see there. Send a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy, and we can usually give you a firm number before we ever set a date. Brandon homes with a clean gutter line and no guards get the shortest quote we give, and a call to (866) 435-6328 gets it started.
| 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 Brandon MI customers, residential and commercial alike, book cleanings twice a year, in spring and fall, and that is the right rhythm for regular gutter cleaning. Across Michigan the spring window is late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Our fall window runs October to early November, after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March.
Freeze risk is real here, and snow falls in January through April and again in November and December, about 62.3 inches in a typical year. Ice builds at the roofline when rainwater sits in a clogged trough, and it can lift the first course of shingles from underneath, which is the start of a leak. A gutter that is full in November often becomes a gutter that is sagging by late winter, which is why the fall visit matters more here than the spring one for most homes. If you have a gutter system, plan to clean your gutters before the first hard freeze.
A landscape with heavy tree cover packs the downspouts between visits with seed and grit, and on those lots we see the clog form in a few months. Those customers are on a shorter schedule than the rest. Houses with few or no trees near the roof do well on one visit a year in late fall. Gutter guards change the job too: they keep the big stuff out, but the surface still needs debris removal, so the schedule is less frequent but not gone.
Every residential property on the schedule gets a photo of each run before we leave, so you can see how fast a clean gutter fills again. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what is in the gutter, not on a rule of thumb. That is gutter maintenance on a schedule you can plan around.
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 handles Brandon gutter cleaning across the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Booking starts for any homeowner with a quote by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. A clean booking takes one call or one text. Call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm the date and tell you the lead time for the slot before we set it. Every one of our cleaning services includes debris removal, so there is nothing left for you to haul.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and fall, so book early if you want a specific day. Booking early also helps you protect your home from water damage, and get your gutters cleaned before the next storm. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If your schedule is tight, text us and we will work around it where we can, since cleaning and maintenance dates are easiest to keep once they are booked.
Keep your gutters and downspouts working between cleanings by watching for water running over the edge in heavy rainfall, a sag in any run, or a landscape that drops seed and grit into the trough. A small leak at a joint is another sign, and so is a twig caught in a downspout or a gutter guard lifting at the edge; those are the things we look for on every visit. Flush every downspout on the house, check that the water is moving away from your home, and call us if it is not. Gutter services are a yearly routine for most homes, and the photo report shows you exactly what the crew found.
Across Brandon, the number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text at (866) 435-6328. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that quote, so you have a firm number before the crew comes out.
Most of our customers book in late spring and in fall, and the fall visit matters most. You need to clean your gutters before the first hard freeze turns a wet leaf mat into ice at the eave, which we see on houses that skip the season.
Same-day slots depend on the calendar, so we do not promise one unless it is open that day. We confirm a date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Ladders go up with stand-offs so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and the crew keeps the ladder away from your home. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water at the bottom, so you know the run is clean and draining. A buried line that will not clear is a separate job, and we quote that before anyone touches it.
Yes, on the surface. Seed casings and fine grit sit on top of the guard, and once they are wet the water runs off the front edge. Guards lower the workload, but they are still part of gutter maintenance, so we clear the surface and check the drainage.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, it is usually a slope or downspout size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice, so get your gutters quoted before you book.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
