Our own crew runs the gutter cleaning service here, flushing every downspout and checking that it runs, hauling the leaves and twigs away, and sending photos of every run once the gutters are clean before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and leaves have filled the troughs.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for our gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutter system. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price commercial properties by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and debris, and the buildup can make a run sag. Where clogged downspouts cut the water flow, the flushing takes longer. Guards we have to lift and reseat add another step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most East Lansing homes we price are older two-story houses where the gutters have gone a season or two without a clean. A clog at the downspout elbow is one of the first things the crew checks on any run that overflows. Under heavy tree cover the work runs longer, because the buildup is heavier and a downspout clogs faster. If you can text a photo of the front of the house, that helps us price it accurately before we come out. Its job is to carry water away from the house, and a rain gutter that sags holds water instead, which can lead to structural damage.
| 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.
In East Lansing MI most of our customers book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March, after ice has built up at the eave. Spring is also the wettest stretch here, April through June, and heavy rainfall tests the runs hardest.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, so those lots need regular gutter cleaning rather than one visit a year. Few or no trees, a single visit in late fall is usually enough. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs a clean at each visit. Our crew checks the roofline, the drainage and the rainwater flow at each visit, so a blockage gets caught early, before it becomes a leak, rot in the fascia or an estimate for a repair. Debris removal is part of every visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. The same tier check works for residential and commercial work, and for residential properties under heavy tree cover. Book your spring or fall date by phone at (866) 435-6328, and we will set the schedule that fits the trees on your lot.
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 gutter services cover East Lansing and the surrounding areas. We work the route block by block and leave each yard clean, and a booking here is the same crew and the same gutter cleaning process as anywhere on our route. East Lansing gutter cleaning starts with a number by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills first.
We call before we come, and no homeowner needs to be home. Clean your gutters on a schedule that matches your lot, so water runs away from your home instead of over the edge. The crew clears the troughs and we flush every downspout, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway, because that is how you protect your home from water damage. If a gutter was overflowing before we arrived, we say so on the first visit so you know what you are paying to fix.
Text a photo of the roofline to start, or book a date and get your gutters on the calendar. Keep your gutters and downspouts in working order between visits, and call (866) 435-6328 when you are ready to schedule.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before we come out. Two-story houses are priced from the same three inputs as every other house. The number we give is the number on the invoice, whether the gutters are clean already or packed solid.
Most homeowners book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall, after the leaves are down. If the fall visit is skipped, the first ice in winter is what we find on the runs by March. Leave it longer and the cleanup gets heavier.
Same-day slots for cleaning services in East Lansing depend on the week and the season, so we confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy windows, and we tell you the first open day rather than promise one we cannot keep.
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 yard is left clean.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom, and a clog that will not clear gets worked from the top. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, 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 is priced before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs gutter guards hold leaves off, but needles and seed casings sit on top of them and grit settles underneath, so the surface still gets cleared and the downspout still gets flushed. Guards cut the work, but gutter maintenance does not stop, and cleaning and maintenance still happen at each visit. Tell us about the guards and the landscape around the house when you book so we price the job correctly.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in heavy rainfall has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The price we quote on the phone is the price on the invoice, and the photos show what we did, which is the same process across East Lansing.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
