Our crew cleans the gutters in Brownstown from start to finish. We check each run and flow-test the system. The mess is hauled off the property, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Michigan, most of our customers book for spring and fall.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot tend to land in a similar place for the same house, which is why we ask for the same three details either way, whether the visit is a spring and fall one or a single job.
On our jobs, the quote moves for a handful of reasons. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs the boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup and take more time to clear, and guards we have to lift and reseat add a step before the run is clean. Clearing, a water flow test and cleanup are included and never billed as extras, debris removal included, and poor drainage at an outlet gets noted before we start. A clog in the trough and a joint that leaks get the same note. If something changes the job once we are looking at it, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homes that have gone a long time without a cleaning are where the quote moves most, because packed runs take the longest to clear. Heavy tree cover and a sag at a corner are the two things we check first on most houses, because both change the water flow. If you are not sure what is up there, text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see from it, and whether the runs look clean enough for a standard quote. If the job is a residential and commercial mix, tell us the building type and the number of stories when you call. For residential properties, the three details are enough. For commercial properties, we will say whether the job fits the crew before any price is given. Whether it is a single home or a building, we treat the job the same way: we clean your gutters, check the system and leave a clear report.
| 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 customers book twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. Across Michigan, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run late October to November. On our jobs, when we open a gutter in the spring we find seeds, seed casings and a pollen paste packed into the elbows. One pad of it is enough to make a clog, and a blockage at the elbow sends water over the edge. In the fall it is leaves and debris off the roofline, and in our experience the runs that skipped the fall visit are the ones that sag or pull loose by the next winter.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see working, because needles and grit pack the gutters and downspouts between visits. Every yard is a different landscape, so the schedule follows the trees, not the calendar. May, July and August are the wettest months here at 37.4 inches of precipitation a year, so a run that is already partly full takes heavy rainfall badly. A run that is clean in late May is far less likely to back up in July. A house with few or no trees usually does fine with one visit a year in late fall. Guards mean fewer cleanings, but the surface still has to be cleared, and what sits underneath still needs checking.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A clog is where the trouble starts, so each visit includes a crew that will flush every downspout and a check that you get water away from your home rather than along the foundation. Rainwater that cannot leave the gutters soaks the fascia and can lead to structural damage over time, which costs far more than cleaning and maintenance done on schedule. Keep your gutters clean on a schedule. It is the simplest way to protect your home from water damage, and that kind of gutter maintenance costs less than the repairs that follow when the water has nowhere to go. Call for an estimate and we will tell you which visit you need first.
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 covers the surrounding areas and does not need a special route to reach your house. Each homeowner can start by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a quote from the stories, the size and the tree cover. Lead times vary by season, and we tell you the first open date when you call. Spring and fall windows fill first, so the sooner you call, the earlier the slot.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The gutter cleaning process is simple on your end: book, get the arrival call, and the crew does the work. If you want your gutters clean without climbing a ladder yourself, this is the easiest way to get your gutters done. Regular gutter cleaning catches a leak early, before it reaches the fascia, and a twig wedged in an elbow gets pulled out on the same visit. Every one of our gutter services ends with the photo report, and homes with gutter guards get the same visit, with the guards lifted and reseated. Brownstown gutter cleaning is quoted from the same three details each time. Our calendar is busiest in late May and late October, so if your schedule is flexible, booking outside those weeks often gets you an earlier date. Once you have the date, the crew shows up, does the work and sends the photos to your phone.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. For a two-story house across Brownstown, the quote is set by the square footage and what is sitting in the gutters, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring after the seed drop and again in late fall after the leaves are down. Freeze risk is real here, and a run that skipped the fall visit can pull loose under ice or let water rot the fascia behind it.
Call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm the date while you are on the phone, then tell you the first open slot. If you need something sooner, tell us when you call and we will tell you what we can do.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Once the gutters are clean, the photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush the whole gutter system and check that water is leaving at the outlet with good drainage. If an underground line needs clearing beyond the outlet, we tell you and quote it separately, so you decide before anything else is done.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention, and the more trees in the landscape the more often they do. A guard on a rain gutter keeps out most leaves, but on our jobs we find seeds and grit sitting on top of the guards, and that is how clogged downspouts start. We clear the surface, flush the drains, reseat the guards and leave the gutters clean.
If a gutter that is clean still overflows in the rain, it is usually a slope or outlet size problem, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The price you were quoted is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts, and nothing is added after the fact. When you compare cleaning services in Brownstown, ask each one whether the haul-away and the photo report are included in the total.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
