Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts for Novi homeowners, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the runs, hauls everything away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. Every job ends with a clean trough and water running out the bottom of each downspout. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how many trees hang over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Michigan, most of our customers book for spring and fall.
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. Our gutter cleaning services for Novi homes are quoted 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 foot, but on our jobs the house itself sets the price, not a tape measure run along each gutter.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and grit, and that is a slower, heavier clean. A clog at a downspout elbow or a run that has started to droop adds time too. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it looks on a real job. On a Novi house with heavy tree cover, the gutters came out loaded enough that the runs had started to pull off the fascia and the drainage was slowing at the elbows. The crew spent extra time clearing the buildup and flushing each downspout until water flowed clean through to the outlet, and the quote had already allowed for it. Left alone, that kind of sag can lead to structural damage at the fascia, so we flag it in writing. Our residential and commercial clients get the same rule, and so do Novi homeowners. Ask us for the same kind of quote for your house and we will tell you what we see from the photo of the front and the three things we asked you about.
| 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, in late May or June after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and again in late October or November after the last leaves come down. Our gutter services in novi mi follow the same calendar. A gutter that looks clean from the driveway often has seeds packed into the elbow, which is the most common clog we open in May. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs bow under the weight by the time winter is over. Leaves and debris left in the trough hold rainwater against the fascia until it finds a way in.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees overhanging the house, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most homes. Guards cut the frequency down, but you still need to clean your gutters, and we tell you how often that is on your lot once we have been up there. Regular gutter cleaning at that interval keeps each downspout from packing solid. Keep your gutters clear along the roofline before heavy rainfall, and you protect your home from water damage.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters rather than a general rule. Every visit follows the same gutter cleaning process: we flush every downspout, check the runs for low spots, and leave the trough clean. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set up the first date.
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 provides cleaning services in novi and the surrounding areas, working from the nearest base to the house. Novi gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text based on stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. The lead time on a slot depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call. The busiest windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest, and any homeowner who books early in those months gets a date sooner. We clean residential properties and commercial properties, and residential and commercial jobs both start with the same phone quote. Every one of our cleanings ends with the gutters clear and the water running free.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work. Each cleaning and maintenance visit ends with every downspout flushed, so water moves away from your home. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the trough clean, so a small problem does not turn into a repair. If you can already see a leak at a seam or a blockage in a trough, say so when you book and we add a line for it. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule before the busy weeks, text us a photo of the house front and ask for a written estimate, and we will reply with a date. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
The number comes from the stories and the size of your house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the gutters, and we quote the same number we charge.
Across Michigan, most of our customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November, once the leaves and debris from fall are down. Starting clean in late May means the seed casings are out before they set. If the fall visit gets skipped, a rain gutter tends to pull loose and hold ice at the eave by early spring.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar depends on the season.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean. The gutter cleaning process runs the same way whether you are home or not, and photos of every run and downspout go 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 and check that water leaves at the outlet. A clean flush is how we know the line is open. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, clogged downspouts that will not drain usually have a clog past the elbow or a buried line behind them, and we tell you which. If the water leaves at the outlet but pools in the landscape, the grade is usually the problem. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, a guarded gutter system still needs cleaning, though less often. Under guards on our jobs we usually find winged seeds and leaves wedged in the mesh, with needles threaded through, a twig now and then, and seed casings matted on top. Keeping the surface clean still matters, and every downspout still gets flushed.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Left alone, that overflow can cause structural damage and rot at the fascia board. 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 something we find changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before we start. 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.
