Our own crew gives every gutter a clean run from end to end in Wixom MI, flushes every downspout, flow-tests it, hauls all of it away, and takes 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 eave, and the number we give you by phone is the number on your invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to book. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we have been doing this long enough to know what a clogged run looks like before it overflows.
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 gutter system. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services are priced this way on every house. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place per foot, but on a house the stories and the eave height are what the crew actually feels when it climbs.
On our jobs the things that move the price are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot puts the back run much higher than the front, so the working height changes across the house. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes down packed with compacted muck, and that takes more time than a run that comes out clean. Also, clogged downspouts take extra time, because each one gets flushed until water runs clear at the outlet. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step on every section. Downspout flushing, and leaves and debris removal, are included and never billed as extras. A clog or a sag that turns up once we are on site gets called out to you before work starts, never on the invoice.
The homes we clean are a mix, and the estimate reflects what is on each one. The heavy leaf loads we see at older wixom homes and the clog we find at the downspout where trees hang over the eave are the usual reasons a run needs a second pass, and the crew notes which runs they are. When we open a gutter that has been left, the drainage and water flow are the first things we check, and a sag or buildup there gets photographed and reported, because water that stops moving can cause structural damage to the fascia. We keep the water away from your home, and the price includes the time to do that properly. Text us a photo of the front of your house and we will tell you what we expect before we give you a 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.
Every homeowner who wants a clean system should plan on two visits a year, in spring and fall. Across Michigan, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seeds and pollen drop, and when we open a gutter at that visit we find seeds packed into the elbows and a pollen paste that holds water. Wixom averages 34.7 inches of precipitation a year, and May, July and August are the wettest months, so a clean gutter in late spring is the one that handles the heavy rain. The fall visit runs from October to early November, and if the gutters are full when the first hard freeze arrives, ice dams start at the eave.
On houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. That is a rainwater problem that began as a blockage at the eave, and it is cheaper to catch in October or early November than in the spring thaw. A clear run also keeps water off the roofline and the trim beneath it. A clog that sits all winter also becomes a leak and then a rot problem at the fascia behind the gutter. The snow here runs about 36 inches a year, with snow months from November through April, so the trapped water freezes into ice dams. This is why we treat fall as the gutter maintenance visit that protects the rest of the year. A gutter that is clean in October is a gutter that is ready for the freeze.
How often you need us depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover and a wooded landscape, our customers here settle into cleanings every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Near a busy road, the same regular gutter cleaning schedule applies. With few or no trees over the roof, once a year in late fall is enough, and that visit fits the October to early November window. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the top of the guard still has to be clear and clean, because the litter that sits there is where the blockage starts. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date for your spring or fall visit, or text us a photo of the gutters and we will tell you which one fits.
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 cleans gutters across Wixom, and we work the surrounding areas from the same schedule. Wixom gutter cleaning starts with an estimate by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the roof. If it is easy, send a photo of the front of the house, and we can usually tell from that what the first visit will involve. Our gutter cleaning process starts with that photo or a short call, and lead time depends on the week, so we give you the first date that works.
Our calendar fills up in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular day. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, and we will call before we come. Nobody needs to be home while we clean the exterior, and each run is left clean before the truck goes. We clean residential properties across the area, and commercial properties with a different eave height get their own estimate from a phone call, since residential and commercial jobs are priced from the same three things. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts, and cleanup is part of every visit. The goal is to keep your gutters working and to protect your home from water damage before the next storm. Across Michigan the storm season brings severe thunderstorms, so we schedule the rest of the year around that.
The number 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 give a range here because two houses of the same height can need very different work. We quote every house across wixom the same way. The number we give you is the number on your invoice for this gutter cleaning service.
Most of our customers book a spring visit and a fall visit, and that is the right time to clean your gutters. Across Michigan, spring visits run from late May to June, and the fall visit runs from October to early November, after the last leaves drop and before the first hard freeze. If the gutters are full when the ground freezes, ice dams start at the eave and the fascia behind the run takes the damage. Waiting until spring means the water has already done its work over the winter.
Lead time depends on the week, so we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in wixom run on a booked calendar, and we will help you get your gutters on the schedule for the first date that works for the crew.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves each run clean. 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.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water runs clean at the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check the outlet, and clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves, but on our jobs we find needles, a twig or two, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat gets wet the water runs off the front edge. Guarded gutters still need cleaning and maintenance, just less often. We lift the panels, clear underneath, leave the gutter clean, and check that water is getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video of it during heavy rainfall, and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we stop and tell you before any work starts, and you agree to it first. The price we give on the phone is the price on your invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
