Our own crew cleans gutters in East Bay, and every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave. What comes out of the gutters is hauled away, and you get photos of every run before the truck pulls away. A homeowner gets a price built from their stories, roof size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. A clean gutter keeps water away from the house. To book, call (866) 435-6328.
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. Every quote comes from those three things, by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A clean number is only useful if it matches the invoice. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot of run, but the total still depends on the same house details.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more to do safely. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed solid, and that adds time. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too, and the runs have to be clean before the guards go back. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off of what comes out are included and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on East Bay homes. A house with a sag in one run and a clog at the downspout took more time than a clean gutter with open downspouts, because the crew had to correct the drainage before flushing. On gutter cleaning services like ours, the leaves and debris are usually the easy part; a twig jammed in the elbow and the buildup behind it are what take the hours. Commercial properties follow the same logic, with more runs and more roofline to walk. On a rain gutter that is holding water, the first step is always to find where the water flow stops. Clogged downspouts that feed a buried line may need a separate look, and we say so on the phone. A sagging run can also leak at the seams and let water soak into the fascia until it starts to rot, and if a run shows structural damage we photograph it and report it rather than promise the cleaning will fix it. Our job is to keep water away from the house, and we will tell you when a run is past what cleaning can do.
| 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.
Many of our customers book two cleanings a year, in spring and fall. Across Michigan the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May, we usually find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March. Freezing here means the first ice comes early, and ice dams at the eave lift shingles when water has nowhere to go.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, so those customers are on every three to four months. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or active construction, the grit load is higher, and that moves the schedule up as well. Beds in the landscape below the eave catch the splash and the grit, so a yard with a lot of beds needs a closer look. The wettest months, August through October, bring heavy rainfall that washes that grit into the trough, so a lot with heavy grit should not wait for the fall visit. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs a clean pass. After the first visit, when the runs are clean, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Our crew comes out for a gutter service estimate at no charge, and the blockage we find in the first visit usually sets the schedule. If you prefer to clean your gutters yourself between visits, stay off the ladder in wet weather. Keeping your gutter system clear is simpler than fixing the rainwater damage it causes, so think of regular gutter cleaning as part of gutter maintenance. The same crew handles residential and commercial visits, so ask us about residential properties and commercial properties when you call.
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 works across East Bay and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, so every homeowner gets the same crew and the same photos. Call (866) 435-6328 or text to book your East Bay gutter cleaning. We ask for your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm your date when you call. The two busiest windows are late spring and late fall, so book early if you want a particular week in those months. Every visit ends with a clean invoice that matches the quote.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The gutters are cleaned from the ladder, the runs are left clean and flowing, and we flush every downspout before we leave, with debris removal included in the same visit. If your house has gutter guards, mention them when you call, since lifting and reseating them adds time. A clean gutter system helps protect your home from water damage, so we keep the schedule on your calendar as well as ours. If you keep your gutters on a regular cycle, the surprises stay small. Some properties on our list also book gutter services together with window cleaning, which covers the exterior glass in the same visit, and we can add that to the quote if you want it. It pays to get your gutters checked before the next storm season, and the surface will tell you what it needs.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure before we know those three things. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late October or November, with spring and fall as the two windows. Across Michigan the spring visit falls in late May to June. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs sagging under ice by March, so the fall visit matters here.
Lead time depends on the week, so we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in East Bay MI fill fastest in the busy seasons, and most slots come up within the week.
No. Our gutter cleaning process is exterior only: 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, we flush every downspout and flow-test the run, and we check where the gutters and downspouts drain. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, the surface still collects debris, and under guards we often find seeds and grit that stop water from getting in. The job is usually quicker, but we still leave it clean and check the flow.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge, it is usually a slope or downspout problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, and how to keep the water away from your home. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Cleaning and maintenance are quoted as one number, and if we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
