Our crew cleans gutters in Port Huron, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Spring and fall are our busiest windows, so book early.
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 and downspouts. We set it by phone or text from those three things, and the figure we give you is the total we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but what you hear from us is a total for the whole house.
On our jobs the things that move the price are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down heavy, with compacted buildup of leaves and debris that has to be dug out by hand, and guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Heavily packed runs take longer to clean, and the price already allows for that. We flush every downspout and run a flow test, and haul-off is included and never billed as an extra. If anything we find changes the job, we raise it with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Port Huron homes we most often see a clog that has been building for a season, the sag that follows, and water running behind the fascia where the rain gutter was overwhelmed. When clogged downspouts are packed only at the elbows, we flush each one and watch the water flow until it runs clean at the bottom. Where water is still pooling after a full cleaning, that is usually a drainage problem, a slope question or a leak at a seam, and we tell you so. A run that keeps overflowing after a full cleaning can point to structural damage in the bracket or fascia, and we check for that before we close out the job. We have also cleaned commercial properties in the area with the same method, though this page is about your home.
Our goal on every visit is to keep water away from your home, and a gutter that drains properly helps protect your home from water damage at the foundation, the siding and the landscape below the eave. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what we see.
| 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 customers book two visits a year, one in spring and one in fall, once after the seed and pollen drop and once after the last leaves come down. Across Michigan, the spring visit usually lands in late May to June. Here in Port Huron, most fall visits land in November to early December, before the freeze locks the wet leaves into the trough. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and in November it is the wet leaf mat. A clean run in spring keeps those elbows open through the summer. On houses that skip the fall visit we see runs that sag under the weight of ice by late winter.
Freezing winters change what the fall visit is for. Once the first hard freeze arrives, rainwater trapped behind a blockage at the roofline turns to ice at the eave, and the ice can lift shingles from underneath. A clean gutter in late fall gives meltwater somewhere to go, and keeps ice from turning into structural damage at the eave. In winter the snow load also pulls on runs that were already loose, so the fall visit is the one that protects the house through the cold months.
How often you need the crew depends on your lot. Under heavy tree cover, we see customers every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the downspout between visits and rainwater backs up faster. Near a busy road or active construction the grit load is similar. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards mean less frequent full cleaning, but the surface still gets cleared on the same schedule as the open runs. Whatever your tree count, clean your gutters on a set schedule, because regular gutter cleaning keeps the fall load from stacking on top of the spring one.
Every gutter system has a clog point, usually an elbow or a downspout that takes the load first. We find it on the first visit, and after that we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. The spring visit is the one most people skip, and it is the one that prevents the most rot along the fascia through the summer. We run the same gutter cleaning process on residential and commercial jobs, and debris removal is included on residential properties and commercial ones alike. Book a date by calling (866) 435-6328 for an estimate and we will set the schedule around your trees. Gutter cleaning service in Port Huron MI starts with a clean first visit.
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 the surrounding areas, and Port Huron gutter cleaning is scheduled around the route rather than the postcard. Homeowners can call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we send an estimate built from your stories, your size and how much tree cover is over the roof. Nobody needs to be home for the visit, and a clean set of photos lands on your phone when the crew leaves. We call before we come, and the crew works from the ground and the ladders outside.
The two busy windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, the same months most customers book. If you want to get your gutters on the calendar in those windows, it helps to ask early. Outside those months we usually have openings sooner, and we confirm your date when you call. Plenty of customers keep your gutters on a schedule of cleanings so a visit never waits on a storm, and gutter guards do not change that, since the surface still gets cleared.
Our gutter services include cleaning and gutter maintenance, and part of every visit is to flush every downspout and watch the water run clear at the bottom. A visit is also a chance to catch a loose hanger or a sagging run before it becomes a leak, so we check the gutters and downspouts while we are up there. We keep the work site clean as we go, and we are glad to talk through what your house needs. Ask us for a written estimate before any work is booked, and we will put the scope and the number in writing so there are no surprises on the day. A stray twig wedged in an elbow gets cleared before we leave, whether you have a single story or a two-story house on a sloped lot.
The number comes from stories and square footage, and we give it to you by phone or text for homes across Port Huron. We do not give a figure in this answer because the total depends on what is in your gutters and whether any runs need extra time.
Across Michigan, spring visits usually land in late May to June. Here in Port Huron, most of our fall visits land in November to early December, and booking before the first hard freeze keeps wet debris from freezing into the trough, which keeps water away from your home.
Availability depends on the season. Get your gutters on the calendar early for a specific week, and we confirm a date when you call.
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 flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clear. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards are part of the gutter system, and they still need gutter maintenance, just less often. On our jobs we find seeds, needles and roof grit sitting on top of the guards, and water can run off the front edge when that surface mat is wet, then run behind the fascia and cause rot. We clear the surface, flush each downspout and check that water is getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem, and the water it throws lands on the landscape by the foundation. Send us a photo or a short video of the overflow during heavy rainfall, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The number we give you is the number on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts.
Our gutter cleaning process is the same at every house: we clear the trough by hand, flush every downspout, check where the water drains and leave the ground clean. Cleaning and maintenance visits follow those steps, and our cleaning services in Port Huron finish with photos of every run sent to your phone before the truck leaves.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
