Our own crew handles gutter cleaning services across West Bloomfield, MI, and leaves every run clean. We flush every downspout, check the flow, haul the debris away and send photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most homeowners here book in spring and fall, and the instant estimator above takes about a minute to fill in.
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. We figure it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. West Bloomfield homes get the same three questions, and residential and commercial jobs are priced the same way, so commercial properties answer those same questions too. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the measuring is done. On our jobs, what moves the price is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can get to the leaves underneath.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of our gutter cleaning services and never billed as extras. The job is to leave the troughs clean and move water away from your home. If anything we find changes the work, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts, not on the invoice.
On our jobs, a home with heavy tree cover can carry compacted buildup in the trough that takes longer than a light-leaf home, and that difference shows up in the price before we roll a ladder out. A clog at the elbow is the usual reason a rain gutter overflows in a storm, since clogged downspouts back water up the trough. A run that has been overflowing for a while can start to show structural damage at the fascia, and wet wood there will rot. A whole gutter system gets priced as one job, and we also check water flow and drainage at the outlet on every downspout. We would rather see the house in person or by a photo of the front, then tell you the number. If the phone number feels off once we are up top, call us before we start.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate the same day.
| 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 usually falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Our fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves are down, and most of our customers book both. Clean your gutters before the wettest stretch, because May, July and August are the wettest months here and heavy rainfall in those months tests every run. A clean trough in May is what keeps rainwater from spilling over when the first big storm hits. In spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, the leaves and debris packed into the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see runs that sag by March after a winter of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles, twigs and grit pack the downspout between visits and the clog builds faster than the gutter itself fills. A home with few or no trees does well with one visit a year in late fall. Near a busy road or a construction site, the blockage comes faster and we move those houses onto the shorter schedule too. Gutter guards change the work, since the surface still has to be cleared, but they usually stretch the interval. A clean run under guards still needs gutter maintenance, just less of it. For residential properties the calendar follows the trees, and each visit is one gutter cleaning service.
On one street, with one house under no trees and a neighbor under a full canopy, the two houses end up on very different calendars, and that is normal. Once we have been up top, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and you can decide from there. A clean first visit makes the next one faster.
Book your spring or fall visit by calling (866) 435-6328 and ask us to get your gutters on the schedule, and we will set the date with you.
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 West Bloomfield MI and the surrounding areas from the nearest base. For west bloomfield gutter cleaning, a slot is booked for each house on the phone. A homeowner can get a quote by phone or text from their stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the house, and a photo of the front is helpful if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the week, and we will tell you the first open date when you call.
The calendar fills in two busy windows, spring after the seed drop and fall after the leaves, so booking early in those months gets a better slot. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our gutter services cover the gutters and downspouts and nothing else, and the house is left as we found it, with a clean gutter line.
A clogged run can leak at the seams and push water into the wall or down to the foundation, which is why we schedule cleanings on a steady cycle rather than waiting for a storm, and regular gutter cleaning is how we keep that from happening. Keep your gutters on a steady schedule and the roofline stays dry, the landscape under the eaves stays clear of overflow, and that helps protect your home from water damage. That costs less than a rotted fascia board later on.
Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule for your home.
Our cleaning services in West Bloomfield are priced from stories and size, and we give the number by phone or text. A two-story home is figured from the same three things as every other house, and the figure we give you is what you pay.
Across Michigan, spring visits usually fall in late May to June, and our fall visit runs late October to November. Miss the fall visit and the wet leaf mat and first ice can leave runs sagging by the time the thaw comes.
Same-day depends on the week, so we confirm a date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the quieter months, and we will give you the first clean opening we have.
No. Our gutter cleaning process is all outside, and the crew does not come inside. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the yard stays clean.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water leaves at the outlet, so the run comes out clean. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we price it before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often, but the surface still has to be cleared, so cleaning and maintenance stays on the list. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of the guard and grit underneath, and a guarded gutter only stays clean if that surface is cleared.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over the edge in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. The quote covers what we expect to find, a clean estimate has no surprises on the invoice, and if we see something that changes the job you hear about it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
