Our own crew cleans gutters with every outlet flushed and flow-tested, the gunk hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners book in late spring and late fall, when the seed drop and the leaves are done, so the gutters start the wet season clean.
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 sitting in the gutters. Our cleaning services in garden city are quoted over the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but on a house with a lot of runs that math gets hard to follow, so we would rather give you one number up front. Repeat cleaning and maintenance visits are quoted the same way, cleanings after a storm included, and we flush every downspout before we leave.
On our jobs the quote moves for a handful of reasons. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaf mat and the odd twig that takes longer to clean out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. On residential properties, gutter cleaning services include flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off, and none of it is billed as an extra. The same rule covers residential and commercial jobs: anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we find on our jobs. A homeowner calls about one clogged run at the back of the house and the crew opens every section, because a clog in one run usually means the runs below it are full too. The same check applies to commercial properties before the ladder goes up. That is the kind of find that changes a quote, and we tell you about it first. Text us a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to take, and we can usually give you the number the same day you call.
| 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 Garden City customers book twice a year. Across Michigan, the usual pattern is one visit after the spring seed and pollen drop, in late May or June, and one after the last leaves are down, in late October or November. Twice a year is the core of our gutter maintenance plan, and it keeps the gutters clean through both seasons. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, plus the leaves and debris off the back trees. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March, which is where rot and structural damage start.
Freezing winters change the fall job. Once the first ice forms, rainwater still sitting in the trough can freeze at the eave and build ice dams that lift shingles from underneath, and a leak follows. A clean gutter in late fall keeps water away from your home instead of running it behind the fascia. Under heavy tree cover and a busy landscape, every three to four months is the right rhythm, because needles and grit clog the outlets between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Gutters under guards still need the surface cleared, just less often. A gutter system that is full before a storm also loses its capacity during heavy rainfall, so the timing matters more than the count.
After the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your lot actually needs, based on what came out of the rain gutter and what the roofline looks like. The crew checks for clogged downspouts first, then flushes each run before settling on a schedule. A clean run is the goal before anyone talks about frequency.
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 from the nearest base and covers surrounding areas, and the route takes in garden city homes and most of the nearby neighborhoods. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, using your stories, your home's size and whether trees hang over the roof. Text a photo of the house front if it is easy to take. Lead time depends on the week, and the two busiest windows are spring and fall, when most of the year's clean work gets scheduled.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. If you know the date you want, ask for it when you call and we will tell you whether it is open. If it is not, we will put you on the list for the next opening, so get your gutters booked before the spring rush. A regular gutter cleaning service on a set schedule is the easiest way to keep the calendar predictable for both sides, and it is how most of our Garden City customers keep their homes clear of the water that causes trouble later, with the buildup cleared out of every run on each visit. Full debris removal comes with every visit, so the bags leave with the crew, and residential and commercial clients get the same photos.
The number comes from stories and size, so we quote it by phone or text once we know those. Downspout flushing and haul-off are in that number.
Most of our customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November. Waiting past the last leaves in fall means the wet mat is still in the runs when the first freeze arrives, and trapped rainwater starts the ice dams that cause a leak. Booking the fall visit is the easiest way to clean your gutters on a steady schedule.
Most slots come up within the week. When you call we will confirm a date and tell you exactly when the crew is coming.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, we flush the gutters and downspouts and check drainage at the outlet to confirm water is leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often, but it is still gutter maintenance. On our jobs we find seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and water that never got in because of it. Guarded gutters stay clean on the surface, and we check the run, which helps keep your gutters working and protects your home from water damage.
If the gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge, the problem is slope or outlet size, not a clog or a blockage. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Our gutter services are quoted from what we can see from the ground. If something we could not see changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
