Our own crew gives your gutters a clean, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris and leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover around the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers here book in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote from the crew.
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, and Grand Haven homes come in every size. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote covers a clean from the top run to the outlet, and it is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the run is measured, but a per-foot rate hides the things that take the time on a real house.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a steep pitch that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years holds compacted buildup that takes longer to clean out than a normal season's leaves, and clogged downspouts add time at the bottom of the run. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends, and a run with poor drainage gets a closer look. Downspout flushing, flow testing and the haul-off of leaves and debris are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. If something on the house changes the job, we tell you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across our jobs, the same few things drive a clog back up between visits. Seeds and pollen in spring, wet leaves in fall, and the grit that packs into the bottom of a run. Where water flow is slow at a corner, the cause is usually a clog low in the downspout, and we clear it from the bottom until the run is clean and the flow checks out at the outlet. When the gutter system develops a sag or pulls from the fascia, the cause is often structural damage that started with buildup, and we photograph it and put it in the report. Our crew has worked the older houses along the river and the newer lots, and the quote is built the same way on each. The photo of the front of the house, sent by text, helps us see the roofline before we call back.
| 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.
Here, most customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in late spring we find seeds packed to the elbow of the downspout and pollen paste on the bottom of the run. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that holds water against the gutter and sends it over the edge, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see sagging runs by the time the snow sets in. Keeping a gutter clean through both visits is what stops that.
Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the elbows faster than a seasonal visit can keep up with. A lot with few or no trees is usually fine on one visit a year in late fall. Guards change the rhythm, not the need: we still clear the surface and check the flow at each run, but the visits can run a little less often. Clogs in a downspout are a blockage that builds quietly, so a short gap between visits can let a leak start behind the trough before anyone notices the stain. Rainwater that cannot leave the trough finds its way behind it, especially after heavy rainfall.
After the first visit, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs for regular gutter cleaning. Every gutter cleaning service visit ends with that check, and every Grand Haven MI lot gets it. The estimate is based on what we pulled out of your gutters, not on a schedule that fits every street the same. Ongoing gutter maintenance between visits is what keeps each clean short, and the same tier logic applies to residential and commercial buildings.
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 the surrounding areas, so the quote comes from your stories, size and tree cover, not from which side of town you live on. Grand Haven gutter cleaning is quoted the same way across Grand Haven, from the photo and those three things. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will say what the visit looks like and how to keep your gutters clear between visits. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
Cleanings book up in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest. Booking ahead of those windows is the simplest way to get your gutters on the calendar. Outside them, the lead time is a short wait, and we give you the date when you call. Every gutter run is checked on every visit, and we flush every downspout so you know water is moving where it should. Gutter guards get the same check, since the gutters and downspouts under them still collect grit. For homeowners here, the goal is to keep water away from your home and protect your home from water damage at the eaves, the fascia and the foundation. A homeowner who sees a stain under the eave should call before the rot reaches the fascia. Our gutter services also cover residential properties and commercial properties, for owners who want the same crew on every building.
The number comes from how many stories the house has and its size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things. Cleaning services in Grand Haven are priced that way, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through it.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall. Spring catches the seed and pollen drop, and fall catches the leaves before the first freeze. April, May and October are the wettest months here, so regular gutter maintenance in both windows keeps the runs clear through heavy rainfall. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we find runs that sagged under ice by the time winter ended.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If a same-day visit is open, we will tell you when you call.
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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and clear the landscape beds under the eaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and the flow is checked at the outlet. A downspout's job is to move water away from your home, so if water is not leaving at the bottom, we say so. Debris removal is included in the quote. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often. On our jobs what gets through a guard is needles, seed casings and grit, and it mats on top until water runs over the front. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded system is shorter, but it is not skipped: we clear the surface, flush the downspout and check the flow, so the guard does not become a reason to skip a clean.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not buildup. Send us a 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 cleaning process is built so it should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we call you and agree on it before work continues. You hear about it before the work starts, not on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
