Our own crew cleans gutters in St. Clair Shores, flushing every downspout, flow-testing each run, hauling away what comes out, and sending photos of every section 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. Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, the two windows when we see the most buildup and the most water pouring over the edge.
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. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services cover St. Clair Shores homes and commercial properties, and every clean is priced the same way. Other companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once you do the math on a typical house.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means the work goes up a level in difficulty. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run much higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy with leaves and debris packed into a solid mat, and that takes more time than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a few minutes per section, and a twig wedged under a guard takes longer. Downspout flushing, flow testing and hauling everything away are included in the price and never an add-on. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job here, the house had a steep back roofline with a clog at the downspout elbow that had been building for two seasons. The gutter was sagging where it had pulled from the fascia, and the blockage had cut off drainage and pushed water back toward the foundation. We flushed the downspout, reseated the run, and left the rain gutter clean, then photographed every section so the owner could see the water flow at the bottom. You can see the full job in this case study: full job write-up. Clogged downspouts and the blockage they cause are the most common reason the rain gutter stops carrying water away from your home. Left alone, that kind of blockage can lead to structural damage and wood rot at the fascia and foundation.
| 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, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seeds and pollen have dropped. The fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves have come down, and that is when most of our customers in St. Clair Shores MI book. Regular gutter cleaning twice a year covers both windows. When we open a gutter here in May, we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. 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.
What we see at each visit depends on the season. In spring, the rainwater is trying to get through a layer of seeds and pollen that has turned to paste. In fall, the leaves are the problem. Freezing winters here mean the first ice builds at the eave and can lift shingles from underneath. Snow here totals 27.9 inches a year, with snow falling in December, January, February and March. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and eventually spills behind it, which is how a small roofline problem becomes a rotted board and a leak in the ceiling. One clog at a downspout elbow is enough to start that cycle. May, July and August are the wettest months, and heavy rainfall in those months tests every downspout.
Where the landscape carries heavy tree cover, residential properties here need a visit every three to four months, because needles, grit and the occasional twig pack the downspout between visits. Near a busy road or active construction, the same schedule holds. A house with few or no trees needs one clean a year, in late fall. Between visits, a clean gutter drains right to the downspout. Gutter guards need less frequent cleanings, but the surface still has to be cleared. Each visit includes debris removal, so nothing is left on the lawn.
After the first clean, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Residential and commercial buildings both follow this schedule, and the first visit sets the baseline. Ready to clean your gutters? Book a visit by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of your roofline.
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 works across St. Clair Shores and the surrounding areas, and we work out of the nearest base. Our St. Clair Shores gutter cleaning service starts with a call or a text. Tell us your stories, your approximate size and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. The price comes back with the number we will charge, and that number does not change once we are working on site.
Lead times depend on the season. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, when most people think about their gutters at the same time. Outside those windows, slots open up more easily. We call homeowners before we come, and that call starts the gutter cleaning process. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Whether you are a homeowner on a three-story house or a single-story ranch, the same crew handles gutters and downspouts with the same care. Our gutter services are built around one goal: protect your home from water damage by catching problems early, before they turn into costly repairs. Regular cleaning and maintenance is how you keep your gutters clean between storms. Get your gutters cleaned by the people who will actually be on the ladder. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule.
The number comes from stories and size, and we work it out by phone or text. We give you one figure and that figure is what you pay. Nothing gets added once the crew is working.
Across Michigan, the spring window runs late May to June, so book then to catch the seed drop. Here the fall window is late October to November, after the leaves fall. If you wait past those windows, we often find the downspout packed and the gutter far from clean by the time we arrive.
Our cleaning services in St. Clair Shores have slots within the week most of the time, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day availability depends on the season and what is already on the schedule.
No, you do not need to be home. 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. A clear path to the back makes for a clean visit.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. If a line runs underground and is not draining, we tell you and price clearing it separately. We do not touch buried lines without a separate agreement.
Yes. Guards are part of your gutter system, and gutter maintenance still matters. On our jobs, guards keep leaves out of the trough but let needles, seed casings and grit build up on top and underneath. We clear the surface, flush each downspout and reseat the guards, leaving a clean run underneath. That takes less time than an open gutter.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
No. The number we give is the number we charge. If we find something that changes the job, we stop, tell you what it is, and agree on it before any more work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
