Our own crew cleans gutters in Sturgis, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run on your phone before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in spring and fall, when seed drop and the last leaves have finished coming down, and that is when our calendar fills. Homeowners get the same crew and the same photos, and each run is left clean before the truck pulls away.
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 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. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a house the stories and the pitch matter more than the run length. Anyone comparing cleaning services in Sturgis should ask how the quote is built, because a number with no stories attached is a guess. A homeowner gets the number before the crew ever climbs a ladder. Call (866) 435-6328 with those three facts and we give you the number.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets up there. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ground. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted grit, and a twig jam at a downspout elbow can add a second trip. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. A run that already sags or pulls loose is a leak waiting to happen, and we flag it before we charge for the clean. We flush every downspout as part of the base price, and the flushing, flow testing and haul-away are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our Sturgis cases show how this plays out. On one job in the older neighborhoods, the house had three stories and a steep front pitch, so the crew worked from a boom lift for the upper run and flushed every downspout until each one ran clear at the bottom. The quote was built from those facts before the lift was ever booked. That is the same process we use on every house: the stories, the size and what the gutters hold, sorted out on the phone before we arrive. If your house has a heavy tree canopy, tell us when you call, because leaf and seed load changes how long the clean takes and how often you will need it. Sturgis homes vary, and the stories and the canopy are what we check first. Regular cleanings tend to take less time than one catch-up visit on a gutter left for years. Cleaning and maintenance on the same visit keeps the job to one truck. Ask us for a written estimate and we will put the same three things in it, plus a photo of the front of the house if you text it.
| 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 book twice a year: once in the spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and once in the fall, after the last leaves have come down. Across Michigan the spring visit runs late May to June, and the fall visit runs late October to November. Gutter maintenance comes down to timing, and clogged downspouts are the usual reason a trough overflows. In spring the downspout elbows become a clog of seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and the leaves and debris are what set up the ice at the eave once the freeze comes in.
Freezing winters are the reason the fall visit matters here, and across Sturgis snowfall averages about 41 inches a year. On houses that skipped it, we open runs in March that have sagged under ice and pulled loose from the fascia, with water running behind the trim since the first thaw. A gutter system that stays clean through the fall holds its line and carries water away from your home. Left alone, that sag becomes structural damage, and the fascia can rot. A rain gutter that flows fine in light rain can still overflow in heavy rainfall. That is how you protect your home from water damage.
How often depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, with needles and grit collecting at each downspout, our customers are on every three to four months, because the buildup packs in faster than twice a year allows. The wettest months here are May, June and August, so heavy rainfall pushes the most debris into the trough then. Few or no trees around the house? Once a year in late fall is enough. Guards cut the frequency further, but the surface still needs clearing on the same schedule. We flush every downspout on each visit. Regular gutter cleaning on those visits keeps the landscape draining right. Waiting until spring to clean your gutters is how a fall problem turns into a spring repair, and the easiest way to keep your gutters working through winter is a fall visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and you can adjust from there.
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.
We work across Sturgis homes from the nearest crew base, and the surrounding areas get the same visit as anywhere else we work. Booking a gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the eave line and we will give you a date window to get your gutters done.
The two busy windows are spring and fall. Across Michigan the spring window runs late May to June and the fall window runs late October to November, so book early for those and you get your pick of dates. Outside those windows, slots come up more easily. Debris removal is part of the quote for each gutter cleaning service, and our crew bags what it pulls out before it leaves. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
Our work spans residential and commercial jobs, with the same crew doing both. Residential properties and commercial properties get the same process, and the crew leaves each site clean. If you want to clean your gutters before the busy weeks, call early, because one booking call covers a house and a building you manage. Once the job is booked, we confirm the date and the arrival window the day before.
The estimate comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those facts. The number we give is the number on the invoice, and downspout flushing and haul-away are already in it, because our gutter cleaning services are priced that way on every house.
Most of our Sturgis customers book in late spring and late fall, and across Michigan the spring window runs late May to June. In spring we find seed and pollen packed into the downspout elbows, and in fall we find the wet leaf mat that becomes ice at the eave once the freeze comes in. Houses that skip the fall visit tend to show sagging runs by March, and a clean system in late fall helps you keep your gutters working through winter.
We offer gutter services by appointment, and most slots come up within the week. We confirm a date when you call, and we do not promise same-day visits unless the crew has an opening that day.
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.
Yes, every downspout gets flushed with water and watched until it runs clean at the bottom. Our crew checks gutters and downspouts together, so you can see whether water is moving out of both. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the drainage at the outlet and confirm the water flow there. If water is not leaving, you hear it from us. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet, rain runs off the front edge instead of into the trough. The work is shorter, but it is not gone.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope along the roofline, capacity or downspout size, not a blockage. Send us a photo or short video of the rainwater coming over the edge and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, never after. The quote is built from stories, size and what is in the gutters, and the invoice matches it.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
