Our own crew cleans gutters in Lyon, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the waste bagged and hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our homeowners book us for spring and fall, and we are glad to quote your house in a few minutes.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Every homeowner gets the quote over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but a per-foot figure hides the things that actually change the work on a roof. We price cleaning and maintenance the same way, so a gutter maintenance visit and a first cleaning show up on the quote with no surprises.
On our jobs, the biggest movers are a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run much higher than it looks from the yard, and gutters nobody has opened in years. Those packed solid with compacted muck and twig take longer to clear, and guards on the gutter system we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and every downspout is run so water goes away from your home. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how the gutter cleaning process goes on a typical visit from our side. The crew sets stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip, clears the roof valleys first so the next rain does not refill what was just emptied, and clears each rain gutter run by hand. Every downspout gets flushed with water and watched until it comes out clean at the bottom, and any blockage that water alone will not move is cleared by hand. When a house has been on a long gap between visits, the first hour tells us a lot about how much buildup we are dealing with, and whether a leak has already started at a joint or seam.
Our experience with homes in town shows that the quote moves most with the tree canopy and how long the gutters have gone without attention. A customer who books a clean every spring and fall usually needs less time on the ladder than one who waits three years, and the price reflects that. Tell us about the cleanings you have had in the past, and we will factor that into the number we give you.
Clean gutters keep rainwater away from the fascia and the basement wall, and that helps protect your home from water damage. Ask for a written estimate, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through the quote in a few minutes.
| 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, most of our customers book twice a year: once in late spring and once in late fall. Across Michigan the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and our fall visit lands in October to early November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris that matters most, and heavy rainfall packs it into a clog within a few storms.
The fall visit does double duty here. Our crew checks for the first ice at the eaves and along the roofline, and clears the runs before the winter snow in January and February sets in. A clean run in the fall means fewer repairs come spring. Houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show a sag in the runs or pulled hangers by March, and a run that sags can rot the fascia board behind it, which turns into structural damage that costs far more to fix than a single cleaning in the fall.
Heavy tree cover and a sloped landscape change the schedule. Under big trees, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit leave clogged downspouts between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the same applies. Houses with few or no trees are usually fine with a single clean each year in late fall. A gutter system with guards still needs clearing on top, so it goes on the same schedule, though not every visit needs to be a full clean. Our crew also checks drainage at the outlet on every visit.
Our customers across Lyon tell us a clean schedule is easier to keep when cleaning and maintenance are tied to the calendar. Gutter maintenance works the same way, so we book the spring and fall dates early and there is no guessing. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we adjust from there.
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 covers Lyon, MI from the nearest base and works the whole city, plus surrounding areas. Our gutter cleaning service sees the most activity in older neighborhoods where the gutters are long and the trees are mature, and we are glad to schedule any house in town. To book, call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule, or text a photo of the front of the house with the gutters in view. We use the stories, the size and the tree cover to quote you by phone or text.
Lead times vary with the season. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills up fastest. Residential properties and commercial properties both run on this calendar, so the spring and fall dates work the same way for residential and commercial clients. Book early for those, and expect the first available slot to be a few days out when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Give us a side gate code if the back of the house is hard to reach.
If you want us to clean your gutters on a set schedule, we can put the spring and fall dates on the calendar when you book. Regular gutter cleaning keeps each run clean between seasons, and it prevents small clogs from turning into bigger problems over the winter.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. We give you that number by phone or text, and it includes downspout flushing and haul-off.
Across Michigan, most customers book the spring visit for late May to June, after the seed drop, and the fall visit for October to early November, after the leaves are down. Keep your gutters clean on that calendar, because a fall clog that waits too long can freeze into the runs before winter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We cannot promise same-day service on every house.
No. 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 handle gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and check where the water goes at the outlet. If an underground line needs clearing, we quote that separately and do not touch it until you agree.
Yes. Guards keep out the leaves, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and can clog the guard. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath and checks that water is still getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge is usually a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before work starts. Our gutter services are quoted the same way, so the number on the invoice matches the number we gave you.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
