Our own crew cleans gutters in Clawson, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled away, and 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 hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in the spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we plan the year around.
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. Our gutter cleaning process starts with those three things, and we quote it over the phone or by text. Homeowners should expect a clean quote: the number we give is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot and land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the whole house is what matters, not the run count.
What moves the quote on Clawson homes is usually what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with compacted muck that has to be cleared by hand, and clogged downspouts add time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal on the gutters and downspouts are included and never billed as extras, and each run is left clean before the crew moves on. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs, the quote that surprised a homeowner least was a two-story house with a heavy leaf load and a single steep side. The crew cleared the full run, flushed every downspout, and found one elbow with a twig jammed at the bottom. That clog had been slowing drainage, and the buildup had been backing water behind the fascia for a season. The fix was part of the cleaning and maintenance, not an upsell, and it is the kind of thing we look for on every visit. Left alone, that kind of backup is how structural damage starts. If you are not sure what your house will need, text a photo of the front and we will tell you what we see before you commit to a date.
Cleaning services in Clawson cost more when the job includes the things that build up over a year, which is why we ask about tree cover first. Heavy rainfall years show the gap fastest: rainwater that cannot leave the gutter overflows, and the owner calls us after it is already on the walkway. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the work smaller, and a smaller job is usually a smaller bill. Keeping the gutters clean protects your home from water damage, and moving that water away from your home is the whole point of the system. To set up a schedule, call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through what the quote covers.
| 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 falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late October to November, after the last leaves come down. Across Clawson the spring visit clears the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste that pack the downspout elbows, and the fall visit clears the leaves and debris before the freeze. A clean gutter system going into winter is the goal.
In Michigan the fall visit matters more than the spring one. Freezing weather arrives, and on houses that skipped the fall clean we find the first ice forming at the eave and runs that sag or pull loose by March. The ice dam is the usual sign: rainwater that could not drain sat in the trough, froze, and pushed back under the shingles, and that leak shows up as a ceiling stain. Ice like that can also start rot at the fascia. On houses that did get the fall visit, the gutter system is clean and water flow stays steady where it is supposed to go. Snow in the cold months adds weight, and a full gutter carries more of it than an empty one.
How often we come back depends on the lot. Twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits and let water back up. A house with few or no trees and a simple landscape is usually fine once a year in late fall, though you should still clean your gutters at least that often. Houses with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, though less often, because pollen and seed casings settle on top of the guard and rain washes them over the edge. Gutter maintenance on a guarded house is shorter, but it is not skipped. To keep your gutters working between cleanings, check the rain gutter after a storm and note any overflow.
We do not argue for one schedule over another in general terms, because we look at the house first. On the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and the first clean is booked around it. Gutter cleaning services follow that same calendar once it is set. The same causes show up on residential properties across Michigan and on commercial properties too, so the leaf and seed load is the first thing we check. To book the spring or fall visit, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front.
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 Clawson and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and gutter services are booked by phone or text in the neighborhoods where we have cleaned before. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, give us the stories and the rough size, and tell us whether the house sits under trees. We quote from those details and set a date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf drop hit at the same time. Every gutter cleaning service slot in those windows goes fast, so book early for a clean slot. Lead time in the off months is shorter, and we will tell you the first open date when you call.
We keep the schedule tight so the crew is not rushed on the ladder. A rushed run is one that gets skipped, and a skipped clog at the elbow turns into a backup by the next storm. We would rather move your date by a day than leave a downspout unflushed. The same rule holds for residential and commercial buildings: a skipped run loses the same things either way, so the crew does not rush one, and every run comes out clean. Once the date is set, you hear from us the day before with an arrival window.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Give us the square footage and tell us whether trees hang over the house, and we send a firm estimate before you pick a date.
Most of our customers in Clawson MI book in late May or June and again in late October or November. Across Michigan the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. Waiting past the fall visit means ice forms at the eave and runs start to sag before March.
Same-day slots are not guaranteed. Most open dates come up within the week, and we confirm the exact day 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. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the gutters are clean by the time the truck pulls out.
Yes. We flush every downspout and watch it until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often. On our jobs we find pollen, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guards, and water that cannot get through them. We clear the surface, flush the drains and reseat the guards, and if a blockage sits at the bottom of a downspout it gets cleared on the same visit.
If a run is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video taken during the rain, showing where the water spills at the roofline, and we will tell you what it is without selling you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The price we quote is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
