Our own crew cleans gutters on homes here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, photos of every run before we leave, and the ground left clean. Homeowners get a price built from stories, square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have run these gutter services across Michigan for years, and most of the spring and fall bookings we take are from houses that have already seen water pour over the front edge.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services start with a price that 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. Some outfits price commercial properties by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the height and the amount of leaves and debris packed in decide most of the total.
What moves the quote is usually something the crew finds once it is standing at the eave. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer to work safely with a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the driveway. Gutters nobody has opened in years carry a buildup of compacted muck that takes extra passes, and a run that has started to sag needs a look before we flush it, since a sagging run left alone can turn into structural damage. Guards on the rain gutter runs we have to lift and reseat add time too. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, the whole gutter system is checked, and nothing is billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a two-story house with a steep front pitch and a heavy canopy over the back run, the clog usually sits in the downspout elbows, where leaves and debris pack into a dense plug. Clogged downspouts like that back water up into the trough, so the crew works the drain pipes from the top, and the back run often needs the extra time. Good drainage is the goal on every house, the kind that keeps water away from your home, and the water flow test checks that water runs clean through the outlet before we leave.
If you want a number for Livonia homes, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house. We will give you the price and tell you what it covers, so you can book knowing what you are paying for.
| 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 book twice a year, in spring and fall. Across Michigan the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late October or November, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in May we usually find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the pipe elbows. Across Michigan, severe thunderstorms and the wettest months, May, June and September, push rainwater off the roofline faster than a partial blockage in the trough lets it drain. In fall it is the leaf load, a wet mat that holds water in the trough and drags on the hangers. Here, the first ice and the ice dams that form at the eave are the real risk. Houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show sagging runs or loose hangers by March, and a sagging run left through winter can turn into structural damage at the fascia.
Under heavy tree cover we see customers on every three to four months, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits and a single clog can back water up behind the fascia. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards mean the surface needs a clean less often, but gutter maintenance still means keeping a visit on the calendar either way. Regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule also means fewer surprises, and debris removal is part of every visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and downspouts rather than a general rule. Our crew books residential and commercial jobs on the same calendar, and residential properties get the same flush and photo check. Call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate on gutter cleaning service for your Livonia MI house, or text a photo of the roofline and we will suggest a visit window. Ask us to clean your gutters before the heaviest rain months, and the calendar is easier to hold.
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.
We cover Livonia and surrounding areas from the nearest base, for residential and commercial jobs, so the crew reaches the city without a long wait on the road. Booking for Livonia gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from stories, square footage and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time changes with the season, and the two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months and you will get the date you want.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works outside, leaves the yard clean, and does not come inside. Our gutter services are set up for residential properties and for the homeowner who wants the job done once and done right, and our work on commercial properties follows a separate schedule per building. Returning customers book their cleanings on the same route, and on every visit we flush every downspout and check the same runs, so the next visit is easy to plan from the last one. If you own a house near the city line, the same crew will take the call and book the visit.
Give us a call at (866) 435-6328 to book, and we will tell you when the crew can be on your street. We want to keep your gutters and downspouts working through the wet months and protect your home from water damage, so ask us to clean your gutters before the next storm. A twig or a leaf wedged in the outlet is the usual start of a leak at the joint, and gutter guards cut down on that but do not replace the visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a flat figure, because the height and the amount of leaves and grit in the trough are what change it on your house. Once we know those, you will have the total before anyone climbs a ladder.
Most of our customers across Livonia book in late spring and again in late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find sagging runs, loose hangers and fascia that has started to rot by March, once the freeze has done its work. Under heavy tree cover we suggest a closer cleaning and maintenance schedule, and after the first visit we tell you what your lot needs.
Most of our cleaning services come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day work depends on the calendar, so the quickest way to get your gutters done is to call (866) 435-6328 and ask what is open.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked, keep pets indoors while the ladders are up, and we lay ladder pads so the landscape beds and siding stay clear. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before we leave.
Yes. We flush every downspout, then watch the water until it runs clean at the bottom, and we check that water is leaving at the outlet and moving away from your home. If a drain pipe feeds an underground line, we tell you whether water is getting through. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes, though less often. Under guards on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit that sit on top of the guard and turn into a wet paste. We clear the surface, flush out the drop pipes and reseat the panels, so the water still gets in. Gutter maintenance still belongs on the calendar either way.
A clean rain gutter that still spills over the edge during heavy rainfall has a slope, capacity or drain problem, not a cleaning problem. 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 you a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. The quote covers the stories, size and tree cover we discussed, plus flushing, flow testing and haul-off for the whole gutter system. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
