Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, all of it hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, when the seed drop and the last leaves have come down.
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, how big it is and what is sitting in the gutters. Most homeowners ask how the number gets built, and we answer with those three things. We give an estimate over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides what a third story or a steep roof actually costs to work on.
On our jobs in Mount Pleasant homes, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, which takes more setup time. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold compacted buildup, and clogged downspouts take longer to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on every run. A clean gutter carries rainwater away from your home, and May, June and August are the wettest months of the year, when a run that looks fine in dry weather can start a leak or sag. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on a recent job. The house sat on a sloped lot with a two-story front and a three-story rear, and the back run was packed with leaves and debris from heavy tree cover. Water was backing up and running behind the fascia, which is structural damage waiting to happen. The crew cleared every run, left the gutters clean, and photographed the sag we found near the low corner. On every visit we flush every downspout and watch until the water runs clean at the bottom. That visit is the kind that sets the number on the phone, and that number held on the invoice.
We do not give a dollar figure in this section because the number depends on the building, and that holds for commercial properties as much as for a home. The process starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with a photo of the front of the house, and we give you the number from it.
| 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 Mount Pleasant MI customers book twice a year. Across Michigan, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves. When we open a gutter in late May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows, and a blockage that starts there can back water into the trough by the first storm. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March, since freeze risk is real.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, the schedule shortens to every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspout between visits. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the rain gutter clean through the wettest stretch, which runs May, June and August. Residential properties with few or no trees do well with one visit a year in late fall. Guards mean less frequent cleaning, but a guarded gutter still needs a clean surface, so guarded gutters stay on the calendar too.
A customer on a lot with no trees books once a year and the gutter stays clean all season. Another under heavy canopy books every three to four months, and we flush the same downspout each time. Each visit includes debris removal, so nothing is left at the foot of the wall. After the first visit we tell you which tier will keep your gutters working on your lot. Clean your gutters before the wet months and the schedule does the rest. A schedule is the simplest gutter maintenance you can do.
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 handles Mount Pleasant gutter cleaning from the nearest base, covering the surrounding areas, and the work does not change from one neighborhood to the next. Booking the gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your size and your tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy for you. Residential and commercial jobs start the same way, and every homeowner who calls gets the same quote. The lead time on a slot depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest, so booking early in those months keeps you on the schedule.
We call before we come and nobody needs to be home. Our cleanings and gutter services cover gutters and downspouts from end to end, and the crew checks the gutter guards on any house that has them. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see a clean run for yourself. If you want to protect your home from water damage this season, the fastest step is to call (866) 435-6328 and set a date while the spring or fall slots are still open. Keep your gutters clean so the rain gutter can carry water away from your home.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from your stories and square footage, and we give the number by phone or text. The price includes hauling away everything that came out of the gutters, and we do not quote a figure without knowing those two things.
Most of our customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November. The wettest months are May, June and August, so heavy rainfall is the first thing that shows a clog, and a clog left alone can rot the fascia. If you wait past the fall visit, we have found runs sagging under ice by March on houses that skipped it.
Same-day depends on the week, so call early to get your gutters on the schedule. Our cleaning services in Mount Pleasant fill fastest in late spring and late fall, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and the work is the same across Mount Pleasant.
No. The gutter cleaning process is outside work: our crew 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, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check the drainage at the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Once water runs clean at that outlet the line is done, and clearing a buried line is a separate job quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out of the gutter system, but needles, seed casings and grit from the landscape settle on top and pack the downspout underneath, so cleaning and maintenance still happen on a shorter schedule. A guarded gutter stays clean longer, but it does not stay clean on its own.
A clean rain gutter that still overflows has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and 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.
