Our own crew cleans gutters in Farmington Hills, flushes each run and flow-tests it, hauls the debris away, and sends photos of every run 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 spring and fall, and the schedule fills fast when the leaves start dropping.
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 give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning service quotes the whole gutter system, not just the runs you can see from the driveway. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once you do the math. We will not give you a per-foot figure, because a number that ignores the roofline is not much use.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets up the ladder. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk changes the setup. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted debris, and clogged downspouts at the bottom of a long run take the most time, since a blockage there backs up everything above it. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras, and every step is there to protect your home from water damage. If anything changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
The homeowner who calls us about a clogged gutter usually has a leak, a sag or water running behind the fascia, so the crew has to find where the water is getting past the clog. We flush each run through to the outlet before we move on, and the gutter cleaning process always ends with a check of where the water goes. Heavy rainfall after a cleaning should run clear at the outlet; if it does not, we say so and show you the photo. Farmington Hills averages about 34.7 inches of precipitation a year, with May, July and August the wettest months, so a gutter that is clean in April can be full again by the first big storm. Regular gutter maintenance keeps water away from your home, and we are happy to talk through a cleaning and maintenance schedule once we have seen the lot.
| 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.
Gutter cleaning services across Farmington Hills follow two windows. Across Michigan, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the leaves. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is leaves and debris, wet and matted, that fill the trough. Water that sits in a sagging run can freeze here, and that is how rot and structural damage start behind the fascia before anyone notices.
A clean run carries water away; a clogged one spills it over the edge. Under heavy tree cover, cleanings need to come more often than the two windows, because needles and grit pack the runs between visits, and the buildup starts at the first clog. A twig wedged in an elbow can hold back the whole run. Rainwater that cannot leave the trough soaks the landscape beside the foundation, and that is where poor drainage shows up first. Near a busy road, active construction or on commercial properties with large lots, the visits come sooner for the same reason. With few or no trees, a single late-fall visit is usually enough. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean, and a rain gutter under guards still has to carry water away.
After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your gutters, and we will book a date with you.
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 cleaning service covers Farmington Hills MI and the surrounding areas, and we book by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the next open date with you. To quote, we ask for stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, and that is when the calendar fills, so booking early helps.
We will tell you the typical lead time when you call. We keep the schedule honest rather than promising a slot we cannot hold. Whether you own one of the Farmington Hills homes on a single-family street or run residential properties with a mix of gutter types, we size the visit to the lot and quote it before anyone climbs a ladder. We handle residential and commercial work on the same terms, and if you want regular gutter cleaning through the year, we will walk you through the options.
Ready to get your gutters on the calendar? Tell us when you call and we will give you the honest lead time. If you want to clean your gutters yourself between visits, ask us where the first clog usually forms on your house, and we will tell you what we see on the first visit.
We offer cleaning services in Farmington Hills MI, and the number comes from stories and size. Give us those by phone or text and we quote it on the spot. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Across Michigan, late May to June is the spring window and late October to November is the fall window, and that is when our calendar fills. If you wait past November on a house with trees, the runs can sag before March.
Call (866) 435-6328 and we confirm the earliest open date while you are on the line. We do not promise a same-day slot we cannot hold.
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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and check the water flow at the outlet. If a line drains underground, we check that water is leaving and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is quoted separately and never done without your approval.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but needles, seeds and grit still build up on top and get into the trough. We clear the surface and check that water is getting in, and that is how we keep your gutters and downspouts running between visits.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. A clean gutter that still overflows has a slope problem, and we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning. Our gutter services stop at the diagnosis unless you agree to the next step.
Only if the crew finds something that changes the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. The quote from the phone call holds otherwise.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
