Our own crew cleans gutters in Dearborn Heights. Every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, the muck leaves with the truck, and you get photos of every run before we leave.
The price comes from stories, square footage and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our Dearborn Heights homeowners book in spring and fall, and we have been running those visits on the same schedule since we started here.
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 over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price per linear foot land in a similar place, but we quote the whole house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat add work. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On one local home where a gutter had been clogged for a long stretch, the crew found the buildup had moved past the elbows and into the drainage run. Clearing it took longer than the front of the house suggested, and we said so on the phone before we arrived. Clogged downspouts are where most of this work hides, and a clog low in the run backs up the whole gutter. Left alone, it pushes water back toward the fascia and the wall, and the structural damage that follows is what we are there to prevent. Our crews are the kind of gutter cleaning services in Dearborn Heights we would want on our own houses: we clear the gutters, flush every downspout, and show you the sag or leak we find. Leaves and debris are the most common problem, but a gutter here also shows what the rain has been doing, so we report it. Gutters on Dearborn Heights homes often sit higher than people expect, and that is part of the quote. Our commercial properties are priced by building and scheduled separately, and the same method applies there.
Water flow away from your home is the point. A rain gutter that carries heavy rainfall off the house protects the foundation, while one that overflows does not.
| 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. Across Michigan, spring visits run late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and from the ground a gutter can look clean and still be full. On houses that skipped that visit we see runs sagging by March.
Under heavy tree cover, needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspouts between visits, so those houses go on a three to four month schedule. Few or no trees, and you only need to clean your gutters once a year, in late fall. Near a busy road or active construction, dust and grit cause a blockage faster, so we move the schedule up. Guards need fewer cleanings, but the surface still gets cleared at the roofline. Regular gutter cleaning keeps the rainwater moving, and every clog we clear is one less route for water to reach the wall. Keep your gutters on that schedule.
After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Houses here vary a lot in height and canopy, so the first visit sets the baseline. Our gutter cleaning service is scheduled per property. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic, and residential properties get the same per-property schedule. If a gutter is starting to overflow, we will say so on that visit and suggest the next estimate.
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.
We work across Dearborn Heights and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and tell us the stories, the size and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the house front helps if you can send one. That is enough for a quote, and it lets us check the lead time for your street. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months keeps your slot.
We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home. Our crew works on the gutters and downspouts from the outside, sends photos as they go, and leaves the property as they found it. We check the whole gutter system, run by run, and look at the landscape where each downspout discharges. A clean gutter is the first step to protect your home from water damage, and it is the easiest part of our work to schedule.
Whether you are on the east side of town or closer to the main roads, booking a clean takes the same few minutes on the phone. We keep the gutter cleaning process simple so you can get your gutters working through the next storm. Ask us about gutter services that fit your schedule, and we will tell you which visit comes first.
The number comes from stories and size, and you get it for Dearborn Heights gutter cleaning by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting. We do not quote a figure without seeing those two things, and the number we quote is the one we charge.
Our fall visit in Dearborn Heights MI runs late October to November, after the last leaves. Across Michigan, the spring visit lands late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Wait past the fall visit and we see runs sagging by March on houses that skipped it.
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 fills in the busy windows.
No. The 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.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check where the water is going, as part of our cleaning and maintenance visit. Keeping an underground drain line clean is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards cut the work, but they do not end gutter maintenance. Seeds, needles and grit sit on top of the guard, and shingle grit settles underneath. We clean the surface and check that water is actually getting in.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, and that water can rot the fascia if it keeps running down the wall. Send us a photo in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, so the number on the invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
