Our own crew cleans gutters in Brown Deer, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the runs, hauls the muck away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Brown Deer customers book in the spring and fall, and the instant estimator above takes about a minute.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Pricing for cleaning services in Brown Deer depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and how much is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house, and our gutter cleaning process covers the same clean job on every run. For a quote, call (866) 435-6328 and we will ask about the stories and the roof.
On our jobs the quote moves for a few reasons. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall, and a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup that takes longer to clean out, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat take more hands. A single twig lodged in an elbow can clog a whole run and cut the water flow. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
We have cleaned a lot of gutters for Brown Deer homeowners where the first call came from someone who could see water pouring over the edge in a heavy rainfall. In those cases the quote came down to the stories and the tree cover, and the crew flushed every downspout until the water came out clean at the bottom. A slow leak at a joint shows up the same way, so we photograph it and put it in the report. If your gutters are the only thing on your list, text us a photo of the front of the house and we will send you an estimate from there. The same goes for any homeowner who wants gutter maintenance on a regular schedule. Get your gutters quoted and you hear the number before a ladder goes up.
| 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 Wisconsin, most of our customers book twice a year, in late May or June after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November after the last leaves. In May we open the downspout elbows and find them packed with seeds and pollen paste. A clean elbow is what keeps water moving through the spring rain. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March. Brown Deer WI gets about 39.5 inches of snow a year, mostly from November through April, and water held behind a clog has nowhere to go once it freezes. Gutter cleaning services here follow the same rhythm, because the freeze and thaw cycle is the same from one town to the next.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough, though a sloped landscape can send more water toward the low run. Near a busy road or a construction site the dust settles into the gutter system faster, so those houses come up on the same shorter schedule. Gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean, because leaves and debris sit on top of them. Clogged downspouts hold rainwater against the wall, and a flush that keeps water away from your home is cheaper than rot and structural damage. Good drainage starts at a clean downspout.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Most homes settle on two cleanings a year, in spring and fall, which is the regular gutter cleaning schedule we set. The rain gutter on a house with a leaky joint or a sagging run will overflow long before the rest of the system, so we photograph it and put it in the report. We aim to leave every run clean.
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 Brown Deer WI and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we have cleaned houses on most of the streets people ask about. Booking is simple: you call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we send a quote from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover. The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call the better your choice of day. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Every booking covers the gutter cleaning service for the whole house, gutters and downspouts alike, and debris removal is part of every visit, with the ground left clean.
If you want a regular gutter cleaning schedule, we set the dates on the first visit and keep them on the calendar so you do not have to remember. A set schedule is the simplest way to keep your gutters clear, and it protects your home from water damage. Spring and fall are the most common, but across Wisconsin, summer severe storms are the other reason some homes end up on a third visit. Our crews handle residential and commercial jobs on the same route, and the same gutter services apply to both kinds of site, with a clean invoice that matches the quote at the end. We will quote commercial properties separately if you have a building in the area.
Price follows the stories and the square footage, and we send an estimate by phone or text once we have both. Skip those two facts and any figure is a guess, which is why we ask before quoting.
Across Wisconsin, most customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, ice dams form and the runs start to sag, which is the most common reason we get a call in March. Brown Deer gets about 39.5 inches of snow a year, mostly from November through April, so the fall visit comes first.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless we have an open crew that morning. If you want to clean your gutters before the next storm, call early.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and uses ladder stand-offs so nothing rests on your gutters or siding, which helps protect your home. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves, and the ground is left clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and watch the water until it runs clean at the bottom. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and roof grit sit on top of them and turn into a paste that can cause a blockage in the run and stop the water from getting in. We lift the panels, clean out what is underneath and reseat them.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or 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. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, and you agree to it before anyone goes up. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
