Our own crew cleans gutters for Warren homeowners. Our gutter cleaning service covers the gutters and downspouts from end to end: every downspout is flushed until it runs clean, the leaves go into bags, and you get 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for your number. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing that work across Michigan for the same reasons: the gutters fill during heavy rainfall, and rainwater goes where it finds room.
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 sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning services in Warren are priced from those three things, and we give the figure over the phone or by text. The number we give is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the house is what we actually measure.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roofline too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far above grade, which changes how we set up. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, a twig jammed at every elbow, and a buildup of wet leaves that has started to rot. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Gutter maintenance skipped for years is what makes these jobs run long. Downspout flushing, flow testing and cleanup are included and never billed as extras. A run that has started to sag is noted before we clean it, not quietly left as it is, and a blockage at a downspout elbow gets cleared from both ends. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
When a homeowner gets in touch, the first thing we ask is for a photo of the front of the house, and the number of stories. That alone tells us most of what we need to give a quote over the phone. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: the crew sets up, clears each run clean, flushes each downspout and checks that it carries water away from your home. A typical job on a two-story house takes about an hour, and we do not add time you did not agree to. Our crew knows that a homeowner who calls about a leak wants a straight answer, and that is how we talk on the phone. Regular cleanings keep the job quick, because a gutter cleaned every spring and fall has less to pull out. You can get your gutters cleaned on the schedule that fits your house, and the quote covers the work in full. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date, and we will give you the number.
| 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 usual visits fall in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and in late October or November after the last leaves are down. Most of our customers book twice a year on that pattern. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and that is where the clog starts. In November it is the wet leaf mat, which begins to rot by spring if it stays in the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag by March under the weight of ice, which adds up to structural damage.
Under heavy tree cover, add a mid-summer check, because needles and grit make a buildup in the gutter system between visits, and one twig is enough to start a blockage at a downspout. Houses with a simple landscape, a low roofline and few trees nearby are usually on a once-a-year schedule in late fall. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning and maintenance, but the top of the guard still has to be clean, because the leaves and debris that sit on it turn into a mat in the rain.
Our calendar tracks the rain and the severe thunderstorms across Michigan, and the spring and fall windows fill first. Warren gets about 29.9 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and July are the wettest months, so a clear gutter matters most when the heaviest rainfall arrives. A rain gutter full of wet leaves cannot keep up with that. Clear gutters help protect your home from water damage through that stretch. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs and when to clean your gutters next, based on what we found in the gutters, not on a general rule. Between cleanings, a quick look from the ground after each big storm tells you whether the runs are still moving water.
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 has cleaned gutters on homes like yours and covers Warren MI from the nearest base, so you will not wait on a long drive to get a slot. We take residential and commercial work, and surrounding areas get the same quote process. Booking with us starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the house. Call (866) 435-6328 when you are ready. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit.
The two busy windows are spring and fall, when most homeowners and property managers start looking at their gutters, and those are the weeks the calendar fills. Residential properties and commercial properties follow the same pattern. If you can book outside those windows, you usually find an opening sooner. Once the date is set, the crew arrives, works from the outside, checks water flow at each downspout, and handles debris removal as part of the visit. When the runs are clean and the photos are on your phone, the visit is done. Anyone who wants regular gutter cleaning through the year can set a schedule to keep your gutters clear, and we will keep it on the calendar so the clean-out does not get missed.
Your estimate comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a range because the house decides it. Call (866) 435-6328 for your number, and the number on the invoice matches it.
On our jobs, most customers book in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November after the leaves are down. Across Michigan those are the usual windows too. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that sag and ice-loaded gutters by March on houses that skipped it.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We will tell you honestly what the calendar looks like when you ask.
No. Our crew works from the 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 until it runs clean, and we check the drainage at the outlet to confirm that water is leaving. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes, though less often. Guards stop leaves but not needles, seeds or grit, and that material sits on the guard and turns into a mat in the rain. We lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a clog. Send us 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.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree before work starts. The price you were given is the price on the invoice. Our gutter services are priced that way on every house.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
