Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Comstock Park. Every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit are hauled off, and we photograph every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners on our route book in the spring and fall, and we have been running this schedule across Michigan long enough to know when the gutters need us most.
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. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we prefer to give you one number for the whole house so there is nothing to add up afterward.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once they are up the ladder. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run is higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years are packed with compacted muck, and that takes time to clear properly. Guards that we have to lift and reseat add to the visit as well.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our local jobs we have seen the quote move most when a house has a clog at a downspout elbow that has been building for a full season, because the crew has to work the blockage loose before the water flow comes back. One neighborhood visit last year showed exactly that: the gutters looked clear from the driveway, but the outlet at the bottom of the run was holding a sag of standing water. Clogged downspouts like that are the usual reason a clean-looking run still overflows. The case is on our job list with its details. Most homes around Comstock Park homes that we clean follow the same pattern, so we check the drainage at every downspout before we quote the final number.
If you manage commercial properties or residential properties in Comstock Park MI, the same rule applies: we walk the upper section, count the runs and tell you what we see. We offer cleaning services in Comstock Park for houses and commercial buildings, and our gutter services include regular gutter cleaning so the buildup does not turn into a bigger problem. Ask us to clean your gutters and we will give you the number before we start.
| 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 homeowners we visit book twice a year, and the timing follows the weather. Across Michigan, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and the fall visit falls in October to early November, after the last leaves are down. 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 that visit we often find a rainwater clog that has started to pull the run loose by the time the snow arrives. Keeping ahead of that is how we protect your home.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles and grit pack the drain outlets between visits. Regular cleanings on that schedule catch the buildup before it reaches the outlet. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or a construction site, the rooflines pick up grit faster, so those houses also go on the shorter schedule. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be cleared, because the grit that sits on top of a guard turns into the same blockage over time. Keep your gutters open through every season, because that is what stops the water from coming over the edge.
On one job last spring the house had no trees and was on the yearly fall schedule, and the gutters held up. A second house on the same street sat under a heavy canopy and needed a visit every three to four months to keep the water flowing. Both are on our case list with their details. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. A clean run keeps the home from water damage, and that is the whole point of the schedule.
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 runs out of the nearest base and serves the surrounding areas, and we clean gutters across Comstock Park. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. We will ask how many stories it has, roughly how big it is, and whether trees hang over the house. From those three answers we give you the number, and once you say yes we set the date. Lead times depend on the season, so if you need a slot in the busy windows of spring and fall, book early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The calendar fills fastest in the two windows we work every year, so if you want a particular week, tell us when you call and we will see what is open. For a homeowner looking for gutter maintenance, our Comstock Park gutter cleaning process is the same on every house and every gutter system: clean the blow-off above the gutters, clean the gutter run, flush every downspout, and photograph the result before we move the ladder.
If your gutters are overflowing in heavy rainfall, or a leak shows up at a seam, call us and we will tell you whether it is a clog or something structural. We will get your gutters back to working order and carry water away from your home. We do our cleaning and maintenance work by hand, so the job is thorough, and we will take the waste away with us.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you one number over the phone. That number is the number on the invoice.
Across Michigan, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed drop, and the fall visit falls in October to early November, after the leaves are down. If the gutters go through a full winter with a leaf mat still in them, a clog can start to pull the run loose by March. Ask us for a written estimate if your schedule is tight.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If you need something sooner, tell us and we will check the calendar for an opening.
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 lifts are up.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested at the outlet. Checking an underground drain line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it, so you know the cost ahead of time.
Yes. Guards stop most of the leaves and debris, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and turn into the same blockage over time. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them, and we check that water is actually getting into the gutter.
If a rain gutter is clean and still spills over in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size rather than a clog, and sometimes it is structural damage or rot. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if they find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts. The price we give you on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
