Our own crew will clean every gutter run, flush every downspout, test the flow and take photos of each run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Michigan, the spring visit usually lands in late May or June, and that is when our calendar fills up.
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 quote it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured. Start with a call to (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
On our jobs, a few things push the price up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more care. A walk-out basement puts the back run far off the ground, so the ladder work is longer. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold compacted buildup that takes extra passes to clean out, and guards we have to lift and reseat add their own time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and removal of leaves and debris are included and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Cadillac homes have a range of build ages and gutter layouts, so the quote is always specific to the house. The crew sees the rain gutter run, checks for sag, looks for any buildup at the elbows, and tests water flow down each clogged downspout. Where a downspout feeds an underground drainage line, we carry the water away from your home and check that it is leaving at the outlet. Our crews do this across the full set of gutters on the house, not just the runs visible from the driveway.
Commercial properties are priced per building, and the same rule applies: stories, roof area and what the crew finds. Our experience comes from jobs we have already done in town. Heavy tree cover usually means clogged downspouts and packed gutters, and a packed rain gutter with a slow drain can pull water toward the foundation. The fix is a full clean and flush, with each run tested to confirm the water flows away from the house.
| 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.
Across Michigan, the spring visit usually lands in late May or June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the last leaves have come down. On our jobs in May we find the downspout elbows packed with seeds, pollen paste and the odd twig. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sagged under ice by March.
On a landscape with heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and a single clog can back water over the edge, which can start a leak, rot the fascia board and lead to structural damage. A house with few or no trees can usually manage on one visit a year in late fall, though regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule keeps the water moving on a heavily wooded lot. A house with gutter guards still needs a visit, less often, to keep the surface clean. Our crew sees the roofline and the rainwater behavior on each run before we set a schedule, and we can tell you whether a single clog is a one-time blockage or a pattern. Call (866) 435-6328 to set a date, or ask for a written estimate that lists each visit.
Once the first visit leaves the gutters clean, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Scheduling for gutter maintenance is easiest to plan when we have a spring and fall window already on the calendar. Clean your gutters on that schedule and you avoid the estimate of a repair call in the middle of the rainy season.
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 cleaning services in Cadillac cover residential and commercial buildings in the same visit window, and the gutter cleaning process starts with a phone call. We take your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home for the visit. Our calendar fills up in the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so the sooner you call the better your chance of the date you want.
We cover Cadillac MI and the surrounding areas from our crew base, and we keep the schedule tight so the crew reaches you across Cadillac without long gaps. We serve residential properties and commercial buildings alike. Whether you want one visit or a run of cleanings through the year, we can plan a set schedule of cleaning and maintenance to keep your gutters running well. Our gutter services here follow the same steps as anywhere else we work: gutters and downspouts flushed, checked and left clean, debris hauled away, and photos sent before we leave. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage by keeping the water moving away from it. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, and ask about our Cadillac gutter cleaning for the whole property.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not print a figure on the page, because every house on our jobs has its own mix of height, tree cover and buildup. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number, and it is the number on the invoice.
The spring visit across Michigan usually lands in late May or June, and the fall visit runs October to early November. If you wait past the fall window, we find the wet leaf mat and the first ice already on the gutters, and on freeze-belt houses the runs can sag before spring. Text a photo of the roofline and we will help you get your gutters on the right visit first.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar depends on the crew's route that day.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean, then 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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow tested until it runs clean, and where a downspout feeds an underground drain line we check that the water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves but not needles, seeds or grit, and on our jobs that debris mats on top of the guard and water runs off the front edge. Our crew clears the surface, flushes the downspout and reseats the guards, leaving the gutter clean, which usually takes less time than an open system.
If a clean gutter still spills water over the edge during heavy rainfall, that is usually a slope or capacity problem rather than a clog. Send us a photo or a short video taken in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
