Our own crew cleans gutters here, with every run flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled off, and photos of each 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, the two windows when seeds and pollen give way to the fall leaf drop.
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, how big it is and what is sitting in the gutters, whether that is leaves and debris or packed buildup. We quote it 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 measured, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house. The same three questions set the quote for commercial properties too, and a clean run under open sky is the quick end of the job.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and moves the quote up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the house, so the back run sits far above the ground. Gutters that have gone years without a clean come down packed solid, and clogged downspouts at the bottom of a run add time to the job. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included, never billed as extras, because the goal is simple: water flow that carries rain water away from the house. A clogged gutter is a drainage problem first, and a rain gutter sitting full for a season can pull loose, let the fascia rot, and cause structural damage that costs far more than a cleaning. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Our gutter cleaning services reach Burton homes across the city, from houses with open sky to lots under heavy tree cover. On one recent job here, the house had three stories and tree cover over the back run; what we found was a clog at the lower elbow and sag in the back gutter, both cleared and reseated in one visit. The price was set by the stories and the tree cover, and that is the same way we quote every house. If your home is a bigger or steeper build, call (866) 435-6328 for a firm number, or text a photo of the front of the house and we can tell you more before the crew arrives.
| 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 in Burton MI book the gutter cleaning service twice a year, in the spring after seed and pollen drop and again in the fall after the last leaves come down, so spring and fall are the two windows we plan around. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows at the foot of the run. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and when a house has skipped the fall visit we often find runs that have pulled loose by March under the weight of ice. A missed fall clean is how a small leak turns into a ceiling stain.
Burton's wettest months are May, June and July, and the city averages about 34.5 inches of precipitation a year, so heavy rainfall is when a blocked run fails first. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our customers are on regular gutter cleaning every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the lower runs and every blockage adds to the next one. For residential properties with few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough to clean your gutters. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs debris removal, and we still check that water is getting in.
On the freeze side of the calendar, the fall visit matters more. Rainwater trapped in the gutter over an early freeze becomes an ice dam at the eave, and a clog at the elbow holds it there, lifting the shingles along the roofline from underneath. Residential and commercial roofs face the same ice dam risk, which is why we give the estimate for the fall clean early, before the first hard freeze.
After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and under the trees.
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 Burton gutter cleaning crew works across Burton and the surrounding areas, and we have worked with homeowners in several neighborhoods across town. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, and each homeowner tells us the stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is overhead, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busiest windows on our calendar are late spring and early fall, which is why we ask homeowners to book early. A booked slot holds a date, and we will tell you what the lead time looks like when you call. Once the crew is on the ladder, we flush every downspout and clean the gutters and downspouts, and the photos go to your phone before we leave, so you can see every run come out clean. Keeping water off the house is how we protect your home from water damage.
If you are looking for a crew that will keep your gutters clean over several seasons, we can set up a schedule of cleanings that fits the tier your lot needs, and our gutter services follow that schedule from one visit to the next. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of your house, and we will tell you what we see.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text, since our cleaning services in Burton are quoted house by house. We do not quote a figure here because a two-story house can still be a very different job depending on its size and tree cover.
Our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find ice damage and sagging runs by the following March, so the timing matters. If your landscape has big trees over the roof, the schedule goes to every three to four months, and regular gutter maintenance keeps it on track.
Same-day depends on the day's schedule, so we confirm a date when you call. To get your gutters on the calendar fast, call or text a photo of the eaves, and most slots come up within the week during the busy seasons.
No. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside only. The crew does not come inside, and it sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run is flushed and checked for flow. If a line drains underground, we confirm that water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home, and we tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs, leaves stop at the guard, but needles, seed casings and roof grit get through or sit on top, and once wet they run over the front edge. We clean the surface and check that water is still getting in. Guards still need cleaning and maintenance, just less often.
If a gutter system is clean and still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall, it usually has a slope, capacity or downspout problem rather than debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote 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 the work starts, and you get a clean invoice that matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
