Our own crew cleans gutters for Genesee homeowners, and every job in Genesee MI is done the same way. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, clean the gutters and downspouts end to end, haul away the leaves and grit we pull out, and take photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will quote your house from a photo of the front.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services in Genesee are priced from the stories, the square footage and what is sitting 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. A clean price is the point. Companies that price by the linear foot tend to land in a similar place, but on the Genesee homes we visit the house itself decides the job more than the length of the run.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run much higher than the front. A gutter system nobody has opened in years is packed with compacted muck and buildup, and that adds time before water flow and drainage can be checked. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Even a clean gutter can still fail if the slope is wrong, so the crew checks that too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice. The same stories-and-size check applies to commercial properties, and the quote is set before the crew climbs.
On our Genesee jobs, the clogged downspouts we see most are the ones where leaves and debris have packed into the elbow, so the water backs up behind the gutter and spills over the edge. On one Genesee home with heavy tree cover, the crew found the rain gutter full of soaked leaves and a downspout blocked at the bottom, which is the kind of structural damage that starts quietly. We flushed every downspout until the water ran clean at the bottom, confirmed it was moving away from the house, and told the owner what to watch for before the next storm. The price was set from the stories, the size and the trees, before anyone climbed up.
| 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 Genesee MI customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves. When we open a gutter here in May, we usually find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sag under ice by March. The wettest months, May through July, bring heavy rainfall, and in a freeze belt like Genesee that rainwater can stop draining and turn into a blockage at the roofline before the first hard frost.
Under heavy tree cover, the landscape around the house drops needles, the odd twig and grit all season, so we see customers on every three to four months. Needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and the clog builds back faster than the gutter looks. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutter clean. Lots near a busy road or construction tend to need a visit a little sooner, since that grit washes straight into the gutter.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next visit on the calendar. Ask us when to clean your gutters next, and we will set that date before the crew leaves. A regular gutter cleaning schedule is the cheapest way we know to protect the roofline, and it keeps small problems from becoming an estimate for repairs we do not perform ourselves. Keep the gutters clean between visits, and the residential properties we service stay ahead of the next storm.
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 handle Genesee gutter cleaning on homes across Genesee, and our crew covers Genesee and surrounding areas from the nearest base. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees are over the roof. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule. If it is easy, send a photo of the house front and we can usually tell you more before we talk. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year are late spring and fall, when most homeowners want the gutters done.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for an exterior gutter cleaning. The point of booking early is simple: the slots fill, and a homeowner who waits until the first overflow usually waits longer than they want to. Keep your gutters clean and clear, because a backed-up run is how a leak starts, and a clean run helps protect your home from water damage and fascia rot that starts at the edge of the roof. Our gutter services cover residential properties and residential and commercial buildings alike, and the same call-ahead applies to each.
Cleaning services in Genesee are priced from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall, since that is when gutter maintenance does the most good. Waiting past the fall visit is how we end up finding runs that sag under ice by March.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will check what is open.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout arrive before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed, and we check that it is sending water away from your home. A clean downspout that drains is the point. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs gutter guards keep the big leaves out, but needles, seeds and grit still sit on the surface or get under the guard, so the surface still gets cleared. Guards mean less cleaning and maintenance, not none.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows is rarely a clog you missed. It has a slope or downspout-size problem. Send us a photo or a short video during heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
Only if something found on the job changes the work, and you hear about it before the crew starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
