Our own crew cleans gutters here, with every downspout flushed until it runs clean at the bottom, the muck hauled off, 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 house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Michigan, spring visits land late May to June and fall visits run October to early November, and we will tell you which window your house needs once we have seen it. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo, or book a date.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Every homeowner asks this first, and the price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our cleanings are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the crew leaves a clean job at the number we quote. Cleaning and maintenance are one visit, and gutter maintenance is part of the same quote. If you are comparing cleaning services in Grand Rapids, MI, ask each company what is included. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we quote the whole house.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and grit, and a clog at a downspout elbow means the crew works it from both ends until the run is clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too, and gutters that leak at a seam or cannot handle heavy rainfall until they are clear get extra attention. Downspout flushing, flow testing and cleanup are included and are never billed as extras. We also check that each downspout carries water away from your home. If anything changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before the crew starts, never on the invoice.
Gutter cleaning on Grand Rapids homes follows the same logic. Where the tree cover over the house is heavy, the crew spends more time pulling seed casings and each twig out of the elbows before each downspout can run, and the quote reflects that before anyone climbs. Our gutter cleaning process starts with the quote, so you know the full price before we arrive. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and we can usually tell you what to expect before we call back. Ready to get your gutters on the schedule? Text the photo and we will reply with a number.
| 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 customers here book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the leaves come down. Across Michigan, spring visits land late May to June and fall visits run October to early November. Rainfall here averages 39.6 inches a year, and April through June are the wettest months, so a clog that forms in spring can back water over the edge within one storm. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and a run that starts clean in late spring has a better chance of handling the first storm. In fall it is leaves and other material, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find a gutter system that has sagged or pulled loose by March. Water sitting in a sagging run can start to rot the fascia board, and that becomes structural damage nobody wants to pay for.
Under a roof shaded by heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see working on the lot, because twigs and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards mean fewer visits, but the surface still needs clearing, and a guard does not stop the buildup from forming on top. Clogged downspout runs are the usual reason water backs up, so we clear them first, and each visit ends with a flush of every run so the water actually carries away. Freeze risk is real here. Snow can fall in January through April and again from November into December, and it totals 74.9 inches a year, so a clean run going into winter matters. Before your first visit we look at the lot and the landscape around the house, then tell you which schedule fits.
Across Grand Rapids MI, the schedule follows the weather, not the calendar. A rain gutter that is clean takes the first storm without spilling over the edge. Commercial properties follow the same timing, but they get their own quote. Regular gutter cleaning, booked in the right window, keeps the damage off the house, and our gutter cleaning services start with a look at your gutters before anything is booked.
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 one base and covers every neighborhood we serve, so surrounding areas are on the same booking schedule. Our gutter services start with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if that is easy. Every gutter cleaning service visit starts that way. We call before we come, nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the ground gets left clean.
The two busy windows are spring and fall, when our calendar fills fastest, so booking early in those months gets you a better slot. We clean residential and commercial jobs on the same route, and residential properties get the same photos, debris removal, and gutter and drain check as every other job. Homeowners who want the runs clean before the next rain can tell us when they call, and we will check what is open that week. Outside those windows, slots open up more readily.
Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date, and we will confirm the window and what the crew needs from you. If your gutters have a clog or a sag, say so at booking so the crew brings the right tools. Drainage and water flow are checked on every visit, and if water is not leaving through the drain line, you hear it from us before anything else.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details, because a two-story house with a steep back pitch can cost more than one that looks similar from the street. The quote covers flushing, flow testing and haul-away, and it is the number you pay.
Most of our customers book in spring and fall, which is how you keep your gutters clean between storms. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find a clog at a downspout elbow and a run that sagged under the first ice by March. If you are unsure, text a photo of the gutter line and we will tell you which window fits.
Slots open up more readily outside the busy spring and fall windows in Grand Rapids MI. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo, and we will confirm a date and tell you what is open that week.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you see the clean runs without being there. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and watch it until it runs clean at the bottom. We check that each one carries water away from your home, and if water is not leaving through an underground drain line, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often, but the surface still needs clearing. On our jobs we find twigs and grit threaded through the guards, a blockage of wet leaves sitting on top, and rainwater runs over the mat instead of getting in. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, and the trouble often starts at the roofline. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, since heavy rainfall shows the problem fastest, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Clearing the gutters on schedule is how you protect your home from water damage.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
