Our own crew cleans gutters in Hamtramck, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, house size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Hamtramck customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the same schedule each time.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Hamtramck homeowners get that number before anything is booked, whether they want us to clean one run or the whole house. Our cleanings in Hamtramck are priced the same way on every job. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate before anyone climbs a ladder. Our gutter cleaning services follow the same gutter cleaning process on every house, so you know what to expect before the crew shows up.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more care. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris that has to be lifted by hand, not rinsed, and that is the part of gutter maintenance most homeowners put off. A run that has started to sag has to be braced before the crew can clean it safely, and a weak water flow at the outlet is usually the first sign. Gutter guards we have to lift, clean under and reseat add time on every run. 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 before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Hamtramck homes, a homeowner with a two-story house under moderate trees had the back run packed with twig and wet leaf mat that had sat through a full season. Once the crew opened it, the flush showed a clog at the elbow of the downspout, so the crew had to clean it out and reran the water until it ran clear at the bottom. The quote held because the stories and tree cover were known on the phone; the crew only confirmed what the photo showed. Keep your gutters on a regular schedule and most homeowners avoid that kind of backlog, which helps protect your home from water damage.
| 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 Hamtramck customers book twice a year. 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 last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in late May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs by March that sagged under ice. Freeze risk is real here, so the fall visit is the one that keeps the gutter system clear before the first hard freeze. Ice sitting in a sagging run is how structural damage starts on the fascia.
On our jobs the tiers look like this. Twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and are the usual cause of a clog, so those lots need a clean every three to four months. Few or no trees means a clean once a year in late fall is usually enough. Beds and mulch near the house shed grit into the runs, so a landscape planted close to the gutter line is a reason to visit sooner. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs a clean, because a buildup of pollen on a guard turns to paste and sends water over the edge. In Hamtramck the wettest months are May, June and July, and heavy rainfall in those months pushes the most debris into the runs.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Standing water in a trough means a blockage somewhere along the drainage path, so the crew checks the outlet and clears it before the truck leaves. Rainwater that spills over the front edge soaks the fascia and starts rot in the board, and a leak at a seam is usually the first sign you will notice from inside. Clearing the runs on time keeps water away from the foundation, which is the whole point of the visit.
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 cleans gutters on residential and commercial properties across Hamtramck MI and surrounding areas, working out of one base. Booking a gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, house size and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send, so the crew knows which runs to clean first. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busiest windows are spring and fall, when the Hamtramck MI calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months and you will get a date that suits you.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home while the crew works outside and away from your home's living space. For regular gutter cleaning, the easiest way to get your gutters on the same date each season is to book the next clean at the end of the current one. That is also how the crew gets to know a house and its trees, which is what keeps the next quote accurate. Between visits, call us about clogged downspouts or a gutter that starts to sag, and we will look at it on the same route. Gutter services are booked the same way, so one call covers the whole house.
If you want to clean your gutters before the severe thunderstorms that roll across Michigan, tell us when you call.
The number comes from stories and house size, and we give you an estimate by phone or text before any work is booked, so you know the price before the ladder goes up. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will go over it with you.
On our jobs the right time is when our Hamtramck customers book, which is late spring and late fall. Booking before the first hard freeze lets the crew clean the runs before ice has a chance to sit in them.
Same-day slots are not something we promise. Most open up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes. We check the gutters and downspouts on every visit, flush every downspout, and check where it drains, including underground lines as far as they can be seen from the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
If your gutters have guards, they still need a clean on the surface. Under guards on our jobs we find seed casings and pollen mat sitting on top, and needles threaded through the mesh, so the rainwater never gets in.
If gutters still overflow after we leave, send us a photo or a short video in the rain. That is usually a slope or downspout-size problem, not debris, and we tell you what it is instead of selling a second clean for it.
The price you hear on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
