Our own crew cleans gutters in Lincoln Park, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, every bit of it hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. You get a clean run from the top of the trough to the outlet. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been out on Lincoln Park houses through the spring and fall visits, and we know where water backs up and where it runs clear.
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 gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place once you do the math, but the house usually decides the cost more than the footage does.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep pitch we cannot walk changes the setup, so we bring a boom or scissor lift for those. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises how high the crew has to reach along the roofline, which adds time to the back run. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup, and that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat also add minutes. We raise any of these before work starts, never on the invoice.
Downspout flushing, flow testing, drainage checks and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before anyone climbs. Gutters that look clogged from the driveway often have a sag in the run or a buildup behind a blockage, and we say what we see up front. A clog at a downspout elbow can back up a whole run, and clogged downspouts get flushed before the crew moves on.
On the Lincoln Park homes we have cleaned, the quote shifts most with the tree cover. A house with no trees overhead is a quick job, while a house under heavy canopy carries more needles and grit in every run. We tell you which one you have as soon as we see the front of the house. A quick photo of the front of the house by text is usually enough to start, and it lets us give you the number on the phone.
Most Lincoln Park homeowners we work with book a clean in the spring and fall, and that schedule is what keeps the quote predictable from year to year. A regular clean on that rhythm means less buildup each visit, and it keeps the job from growing into a bigger one. Regular gutter cleaning also helps protect your home from water damage. Both residential properties and commercial properties follow the same logic, though commercial work is priced per building and is covered elsewhere on this site.
| 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.
On our Lincoln Park jobs, 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. Across Michigan the same two windows hold for most houses, and that is the rhythm we build the schedule around. Each visit is a clean, not a patch job.
In spring we find the seeds, the seed casings and a pollen paste packed into the gutter runs and the downspout. By fall the story is leaves and the odd twig, and in our experience the wet leaf mat is what sits in the gutters longest. Freeze risk is real in this part of Michigan, so the fall visit matters more than it looks. When we open a gutter here in March after a house skipped the fall visit, we often find a clog in the downspout, the first ice on the eave, and ice dams forming above it. Runs that have sagged or pulled loose along the roofline are common by then, and left that long, a sagging run can cause structural damage to the fascia behind it.
Here is how the tiers look from where we stand. Twice a year covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, the gutters need attention every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout runs between visits and rainwater backs up in the runs. Few or no trees around the house means once a year in late fall is usually enough, and a clean in late fall is the visit that does it. Guarded gutters need fewer cleanings, but the surface still has to be cleared.
We can point to two recent Lincoln Park jobs that show the spread. One customer had no trees overhead and stayed on a once-a-year late fall schedule. Another had heavy canopy and is on every three to four months. Each one is written up on our job pages, with what we found at the first clean.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Nothing about that is guesswork once the crew has the gutters open. Between visits, keep your gutters clear, and the tier you picked holds. A rain gutter kept clear only needs the crew to check it.
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 across Lincoln Park, in the neighborhoods where we have worked, and our gutter services reach the surrounding areas we cover from our nearest base. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text: give us the stories, the rough size, whether big trees hang over the house, and a photo of the house front if that is easy. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the next open slot when you call. Our calendar fills fastest in late May and again in late October, so those are the windows to book early. If you need a clean before a storm, say so on the call.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule before the busy weeks, call (866) 435-6328 and we will put you on the list. This is the same process we run for every lincoln park gutter cleaning job, so you will know what to expect from the first call to the photos on your phone.
Heavy rainfall is often what pushes a homeowner to call, and we understand that timing. If the gutters are already overflowing, tell us when you call so we can prioritize the visit. If you see a leak inside after a storm, tell us on the call too. Our gutter maintenance schedule is built around the cleanings each lot needs, timed to clear the runs before the wettest months, and the gutter cleaning process stays the same whether it is a first visit or a long-overdue one. For a home that needs cleaning and maintenance together, we look at both on the same visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure off the internet, because the house decides it. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and we tell you the number before we book.
Most of our customers here book late spring after the seed drop, and late fall after the leaves come down. If you wait past late fall, freeze risk moves in, and ice can pull runs loose, cause structural damage and wood rot by March. Across Michigan the same two windows hold for most houses.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. If you need a clean this week, say so, and if the gutters are already overflowing, tell us so we can prioritize the visit. We do not promise same-day unless we have an open crew that morning.
No, you do not need to be home. 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 and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clear at the bottom. A downspout that drains well carries water away from your home. Where a downspout feeds an underground 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.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs cleaning, less often, and the job changes. We clear what sits on top of the guard, check that water is getting in, and reseat the guards. Needles, seed casings and grit still build up under and over the panels. Tell us what the landscape around the house looks like, since big trees change how fast the guards fill.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote 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.
