Our own crew cleans gutters in New Baltimore, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the buildup bagged and hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof size and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills.
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. Residential and commercial work is quoted from the same three details. Companies that price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the total still comes down to how many stories and how much buildup we are pulling out.
On New Baltimore homes and other residential properties, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift, and a walk-out basement puts the back run much higher than the front. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with muck that has to be worked loose by hand, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Each run is left clean at the outlet, and that is part of the job. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned a gutter clog on a heavily shaded street where the downspout had packed solid with seeds and grit, and the extra time went into flushing each run until the water flowed clear at the bottom. Nothing about that job was guesswork: we photographed the blockage, flushed the line, and confirmed the water flow before we left. Every gutter we clean gets that same check, whether the house is new or old, and whether the sag is a buildup problem or a slope problem. A drainage issue you can see from the ground still needs a crew on the ladder before anyone decides what the buildup is costing you.
Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us your stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house. We will give you an estimate over the phone, and text a photo of the roofline if that makes it faster. If you want to clean your gutters on a set schedule, say so on the call and we will price regular gutter cleaning with it. That is the price you pay.
| 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 here book twice a year. Across Michigan, the spring visit falls in late May or June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October or November, after the last leaves. When we open a rain gutter here in late spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have pulled loose by March. A clean gutter in May can be full again by July.
Under heavy tree cover we see gutters fill faster, so those customers are on every three to four months. Needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, and a clog or blockage at the elbow is the first thing that stops the water flow, often a twig or seed casing. Rainwater that stalls in a clogged run spills over the front edge. The wettest months here are May, July and August, and heavy rainfall in those months pushes the load into the elbows fastest. Houses with few or no trees stay clean enough on one visit a year in late fall. Homes near a busy road or construction get the same tighter schedule as heavy tree cover, because the grit settles into the trough. Left alone, standing water finds the fascia and causes structural damage.
Gutter guards still need the surface cleared on the same kind of schedule, just less often. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath and will flush every downspout before reseating them, so a guard does not change the visit much. A guarded gutter stays clean longer, but not forever. Gutters and downspouts take the heaviest load when the rain gutter is full, and guards help protect your home from water damage by keeping the big stuff out.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and our gutter services follow that schedule so you can keep your gutters clear for every season in New Baltimore MI.
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 New Baltimore, and surrounding areas get the same service from the nearest base without us naming the base. Homeowners here want a dry eave, and each homeowner gets the same photo set. Booking starts with a quote from your stories, your square footage and tree cover; call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front if that is easier. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so book early if you want a specific week in those months. New Baltimore gutter cleaning slots go fast in both windows. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If you want to get your gutters on a regular schedule, ask about a repeat visit when you book, and we set the next date before we leave. Routine cleaning and maintenance keeps a repair call off the calendar, and our gutter maintenance plan runs the same gutter cleaning process every time. Every run is checked before the truck leaves. We keep the ladder and the bagged leaves away from your home at all times, and a leak at a seam shows up in the photo report, not as a sales pitch. Repeat cleanings go on the same schedule as your first visit.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you over the phone or by text. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things. Commercial properties are quoted from the same details. The price you hear is the price on the invoice.
Across Michigan the spring visit lands in late May or June, and the fall visit in late October or November. In late spring we clean out seed and pollen buildup, and in late fall we clear the leaves and debris before the first freeze. Waiting past the fall visit is when we start seeing runs sag under ice.
Same-day cleaning services in New Baltimore depend on the week and the crew schedule, so we confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week, and we tell you exactly when we can be there.
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, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and move any patio furniture off the landscape beds under the eaves.
Yes, we flush every downspout in the gutter system and flow-test it until the water runs clear at the outlet. Clogged downspouts get worked from the top until the flow is steady. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Guards keep out most leaves, yet needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and turn into a wet mat. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspout and leaves the trough clean before reseating them.
A clean gutter that still spills over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Gutters exist to carry water away from the house, so a run that cannot do that needs a fix before the fascia starts to rot. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quoted 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.
