Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, 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 the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work on houses like yours in the spring and fall for years, and the same three things set the estimate every time.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from three things: stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We set the number over the phone or by text, and the number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot end up in a similar place per run, so ask for the total either way. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and are never billed as extras.
On our jobs, these are what move the number. A third story, or a pitch too steep to walk safely, means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the wall. 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 come out packed with leaves and debris, and a rain gutter that has sat full long enough can start to sag, which is an early sign of structural damage. A full trough and clogged downspouts can also cut the water flow and push water into a leak at the seams, and that takes longer than a light cleaning. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Oak Park homes differ, and the crew sees it on the ladder. Where a house sits under heavy trees, the gutters fill faster and the clog builds at the elbows, so the first visit is often the one that tells us how much buildup there really is. Homeowners who have a long run of gutter on a steep pitch tend to see water sheet over the front edge in heavy rain before anything else goes wrong, which is the sign that a clog or a sag has been building for a while. Once the gutter is clean and the downspout runs freely, the rain leaves the gutter, keeps water away from the foundation, and carries it away from your home. Clean gutters improve drainage across the whole run, which is the point of the visit.
Commercial properties are priced per building on a schedule, and the crew sets the visit around the tenant calendar. We do residential and commercial work, and residential properties get a single number for the house, based on what we find when we walk the perimeter and read the roofline from the yard. If you text a photo of the front of the house, we can usually give an estimate before the call ends.
| 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 Oak Park customers book two cleanings a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall after the last leaves come down. If you want to clean your gutters before the seed drop, book the spring window. Across Michigan the spring window runs late May to June, and when we open a gutter then we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In late October to November the fall visit is about the wet mat of leaves and seed, and the first hard freeze is close behind it here. A gutter that holds water into the freeze can form an ice dam at the eave, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged under the weight of the ice and pulled loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, the schedule gets tighter, because the needles and grit pack the downspout faster than the seasons turn. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets the same schedule for the same reason. With a simple landscape and few or no trees overhead, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards cut down how often you need a visit, but the surface still needs regular gutter cleaning, because the guard holds the leaves on top and the grit underneath. Keep the surface clean and treat it as gutter maintenance, not a one-time job.
Every clog we clear starts as a small blockage somewhere in the gutter system. A twig or a clump of seeds at the elbow can slow the rainwater until it backs up behind the shingles, and that is how a leak starts. Oak Park averages 34.9 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and August are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall finds a clog fast. A gutter cleaning service works well when it runs on the same two or three visits each year, so a clean gutter does not have time to fill. The cleaning is not complicated, but it is the part of the job that the calendar makes easy to forget.
After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs. Cleaning and maintenance run on one schedule, and the crew sets the next date before we leave the driveway.
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.
The crew covers Oak Park MI from the nearest base and works across Oak Park, plus the surrounding areas, not a single block. Booking for cleaning services in Oak Park starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text, using the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you call. The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months keeps the slot.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Keep the side gate open and the cars off the driveway if the runs face it. If a homeowner has had water damage, tell us when you call so the crew can check the runs that matter most. Across Michigan the storm season brings severe thunderstorms, so for any home that takes heavy rain, we book the visit ahead of the storm so the gutters are clear before the first big storm.
A clean gutter is a small job that protects a large investment. Clean gutters protect your home from water damage, and our Oak Park gutter cleaning covers the gutters and downspouts from the ground and the ladder. Our gutter services are booked to keep your gutters flowing through the season. When you are ready to get your gutters on the schedule, a call or a text with the house details is the fastest path, and we will give you a date and a number.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. We give it by phone or text, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
Across Michigan the spring window runs late May to June, and the fall visit lands in late October to November. Waiting past the first hard freeze lets ice sit in the gutter, and that is how a run gets pulled loose by March.
Most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328, and if a same-day opening exists we will tell you then.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs outside only: the crew does not come inside, and it 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 flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clean. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water leaves at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced before anyone starts.
Yes, but less often. Guards hold leaves off, while needles, seed casings and grit still mat on top and can stop water from getting in. We clear the surface, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Left alone, that can turn into a leak and wood rot, so send us a short video 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 it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
