Our own crew cleans gutters in Lansing, leaves each run clean, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it, and hauls away the leaves and debris before we send photos of every run. 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Lansing homeowners book in the spring and fall, and we are up the ladder before the seeds or the last leaves settle. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote on a clean, flowing gutter system at your address.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For a homeowner, the price of gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length of the house is counted, so a clean comparison should start from the same number.
On our jobs a few things move the quote. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy with packed-in leaves, grit and the odd twig, and the buildup in them adds time to every run it touches. A clog or blockage in an elbow adds time too. Guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time on the ladder too. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of our gutter cleaning process, which leaves every run clean and draining, and they are never billed as extras. Flow testing also checks the water flow at each downspout, which confirms the drainage is moving water away from your home, and any leak we find at a joint is flagged before we leave. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crews clean gutters on Lansing homes, and every one of our cleanings in the surrounding areas is quoted the same way. The quote depends on what is up top and how the house sits on its lot, not on the street address. A quick text of the front of the house, with the trees in frame, usually tells us most of what we need before we ever come out.
| 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, the spring window runs late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and our fall visits run October to early November, after the last leaves are down. Most Lansing customers book both visits. A run that looks clean from the driveway often has seeds and pollen packed into the elbows, so we open and flush every downspout. In November it is the wet leaf mat. Snow falls from November through April here, about 50 inches a year, so a run left full in fall can sag or pull loose before spring under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road, a construction site or a landscape bed that sheds mulch, a gutter fills faster, because needles, grit and small twigs pack the downspouts between visits. May, June and August are the wettest months, and heavy rainfall finds any run that is already full, so rainwater spills over the front edge. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. A downspout that backs up between visits can leak behind the gutter and cause structural damage at the eave. Gutter guards need less cleaning, but the surface still has to be kept clean, and the leaves and debris that sit on top of a guard are the first thing we check.
After the first visit we tell you which of those schedules your lot actually needs, based on the debris that came out of the gutter. Clogged downspouts are a common reason a rain gutter overflows, so we check that water is moving away from the foundation on every visit. Regular gutter cleaning and gutter maintenance keep water away from the fascia and the foundation, which costs far less than repairing rot later. It is also simpler to keep your gutters clean than to replace a fascia board later.
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 cleaning services in Lansing reach into the surrounding areas, and the calendar fills through the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall. Booking is simple: you call or text (866) 435-6328, we ask about the stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and we send a quote from those answers. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Our quotes cover residential properties. If you own commercial properties, say so when you call, because residential and commercial jobs are priced on their own.
Lead times change with the season, so get your gutters on the calendar early for spring and fall. Our crews work across Lansing, MI, and we give you the first available date when you call rather than promising one we cannot keep. If your gutters are already overflowing, say so when you book and we will look at what we can move. Our gutter services are booked the same way for a first visit as for a return visit, and a clean first visit is what keeps the return booking simple. A clog or buildup that sits all season can rot the fascia board behind the trough, and that is the one thing a regular cleaning is meant to prevent. The easiest way to clean your gutters is to book before the overflow starts, which keeps the water flow moving all season.
The number comes from stories and size, so we quote it by phone or text rather than giving a figure here. For a two-story house in Lansing MI, tell us the approximate square footage and whether there are trees overhanging the house, and we will give you an estimate before anything is booked.
Our fall visits run October to early November, and across Michigan the spring window runs late May to June. If you wait past those windows, the seeds and pollen or the leaf mat and debris have usually packed into the downspouts and formed a clog or blockage by the time we arrive, and the visit takes longer. With freezing winters here, the wait also raises the chance of ice damage along the eave.
We confirm a date when you call, and we do not promise same-day cleanings unless the calendar actually allows it that day.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process is outside only: the crew does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see each run clean and draining. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we check the whole run of gutters and downspouts. We flush every downspout with water and watch until it runs clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
If the gutters have guards, they still need cleaning and maintenance, though less often. On our jobs we find twigs, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, with more grit settled underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over the front edge. We clear the surface, lift the panels, flush the downspouts until they run clean, and reseat the guards.
If a clean rain gutter still overflows when rainwater is running hard, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
