Our own crew cleans gutters in Haslett, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave, so you can see the job is clean. 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 your invoice. Most of our Haslett customers book in the spring and fall, and a single call to (866) 435-6328 gets you a firm date and price.
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 gutter system. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge for this gutter cleaning service. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house with corners, valleys and short runs the per-foot figure rarely matches what the crew actually spends on the ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what the crew finds once the ladder goes up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk slows every run. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than the house numbers suggest. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a buildup of leaves and debris compacted into a mat, and that takes far longer than loose leaves. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every section. A run that is already clean goes quickly, and a run holding a twig or a packed mat holds up the whole visit. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice. Every job covers gutters and downspouts end to end, not just the run you can see from the driveway.
Every Haslett homeowner we quote gets the same logic on every house: stories, roof pitch and what is packed in the gutter decide the number, and a steep pitch slows every section. That is why we quote from the phone call and not from a formula. Our cleaning services in Haslett are priced by the job, not by a rate card. On houses with heavy tree cover, the clog builds faster and the crew spends more time on the drainage path, so we ask about trees on the first call.
A blockage left alone in a gutter turns into structural damage: the fascia rots, the water runs behind the trough, and clogged downspouts stop carrying rainwater away from your home. A run that starts to sag, or water flow that stops moving through the trough, is usually the first sign. We would rather clean it on schedule than repair the rot later, and the quote we give reflects the cleaning, not a repair we are not offering. If the crew finds a hanger pulled loose or a seam that is starting to leak, that goes in the photo report with no charge to look at it. Regular gutter cleaning is the cheaper side of that trade.
| 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.
Across Michigan, spring visits usually land in late May to June. Fall visits run late October to November, and most of our Haslett MI customers book both. Spring is when the seed casings, pollen paste and first leaves come down, and fall is the wet leaf mat after the last leaves drop, before the first hard freeze. Plan to clean your gutters before the wettest stretch, May, June and August, when heavy rainfall is most likely to overflow a trough that is already full.
When we open a rain gutter here in May we find seeds packed into the downspout elbows and pollen paste laid across the trough. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and a clean trough going into winter is the only way to keep that mat from freezing in place. Snow falls here in November, December, January, February and March, about 36 inches a year, and a trough full of wet debris under that load is what makes a run sag. Freeze risk is real here. A clog that holds water through a freeze turns into an ice dam at the eave, which is the main reason we book the fall visit.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the downspouts open between visits, because needles and grit pack them faster than leaves do. Near a busy road or active construction the grit builds faster, so the same interval applies. Few or no trees over the house means once a year in late fall is usually enough. A house with gutter guards needs less frequent cleaning, but the top of the guard still needs a look, because seed and grit sit on it.
After the first visit we tell you which tier of gutter maintenance your lot actually needs, and the photo report shows which runs are clean.
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 across Haslett and leaves every gutter clean on the houses we are booked into. This page covers residential properties for a homeowner, and commercial properties are quoted on their own, so tell us which one you have. Booking a Haslett gutter cleaning starts with an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories, the rough square footage, and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. The gutter cleaning process runs the same from there. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Lead time depends on the week we are in, and we confirm a date when you call rather than promising one we cannot keep. To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328.
Two windows fill our calendar every year: the late spring stretch after seed drop and the late fall stretch after the leaves come down. Booking early in those windows gets you the date you want, and it keeps the crew from working a backlog of clogged houses at peak season, so each one gets a clean pass. Outside those windows slots open up more easily, and a quick call to (866) 435-6328 is usually enough to find one.
We keep the schedule tight so that a clean gutter stays clean until the next visit, and so we flush every downspout on every house on the route and send the same photo report. That is how we protect your home from water damage: consistent visits instead of one large cleanup after the damage has started. A clogged run dumps water onto the landscape right against the foundation, and that is what the schedule is built to prevent. The crew also cleans on the surrounding areas of the route as scheduled, so you will not wait months for a slot. We try to keep your gutters working between cleanings, which is most of what gutter services are for.
The estimate depends on stories, square footage and what is packed in the gutter system, and the number we give you by phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will tell you the date and price.
No. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew calls before they arrive and leaves the ground as clean as they found it. You get photos of every run and every downspout on your phone when the crew finishes.
Across Michigan, spring visits usually run late May to June and fall visits late October to November.
Yes. A blockage in the trough or a downspout means water cannot leave, so it spills behind the gutter, the fascia rots, and clogged downspouts push that water back toward the foundation instead of away from your home. A homeowner usually finds that damage after it has spread.
No. Guards keep the big leaves out, but needles, a twig or grit still sit on top, so a home with gutter guards still needs gutter maintenance, usually less often. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which schedule fits your house.
Commercial properties are quoted on their own terms, so call (866) 435-6328 and say what the building is before anyone gives a number. A residential and commercial job is quoted from its own details, never from a house number.
The gutter cleaning process clears every run by hand, pulls out any twig or packed mat, flushes every downspout until the water runs clean at the bottom, bags the debris and takes it off the property, and sends photos before the truck leaves. Debris removal is part of the quote, never an add-on.
Yes. Severe thunderstorms across Michigan are the usual trigger, and May, June and August are the wettest months here, when a gutter that is already full cannot take heavy rainfall. Get your gutters on the schedule before the next storm, and call (866) 435-6328 to pick a date.
On our side, yes: clearing, flushing, a check of the drainage path and photos that show every run clean. Anything that is not a cleaning problem, like a hanger pulled loose or a seam that is starting to leak, is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot. Text a photo to (866) 435-6328 if you want an opinion first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
