Our own crew cleans gutters in Burlington, flushing every downspout and checking that it flows, hauling the debris away, and taking photos of every run 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. Across Wisconsin, most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that routine is what keeps a clean gutter from overflowing when the rain comes. Keeping gutters clear in Burlington helps protect your home from water damage, so call (866) 435-6328 and ask us to clean your gutters before the next storm.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, on commercial properties as much as homes, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies offering gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the buildup decide the job more than the length does.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift, which changes the quote. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the work. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed solid, with the water flow stalled in the low runs, and guards we have to lift and reseat take extra time. A run that is already clean takes the least time to do. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in every quote, and never billed as extras. A homeowner gets the same number on the invoice that was quoted. If anything changes the gutter system, such as a bent run or a guard we have to lift, you hear about it before work starts.
Here is what we see most often on Burlington homes. A rain gutter with a clog at the bend of a downspout can leave the whole run holding water, and clogged downspouts of any size do the same. That standing water sends structural damage into the fascia and soffit over time, and a seam that starts to leak is an early warning. We clear the leaves and debris from the trough, flush each downspout so drainage carries water away from your home, and check each run for a sag that would hold water. The same job on residential properties with a sealed roof and clean gutters takes a fraction of the time, so the quote reflects what is actually in front of us. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and book a date once you have 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 Burlington WI customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and in a cold winter the first ice forms at the eave. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that pull loose by March, and the ice dams that formed under them. A gutter that looks clean from the ground can still be full at the elbows, so we open every run. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule, book both visits and we will note what we found.
Under heavy tree cover, a regular gutter cleaning service every three to four months is the rhythm we see work, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, and when heavy rainfall hits, the rainwater stops moving. A landscape with few or no trees is usually fine with a single visit a year in late fall, and debris removal from the trough is all it needs. Guards change the job too; they need fewer visits, but the top still has to be kept clean and the roofline below them still has to be checked. A busy road or nearby construction also brings extra grit into the trough, so it moves a house up a tier, on residential and commercial properties alike.
Our fall visit lands before the hard freeze, which is when a blockage does the most damage. Gutter maintenance in spring and fall is the schedule we suggest for most lots, and after the first visit we give you an estimate of which tier your lot actually needs for cleaning and maintenance.
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.
Burlington gutter cleaning is the same crew for every homeowner, and we cover Burlington WI and the surrounding areas as a whole from the nearest base. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will give you a quote by phone from the stories, the size of the house and the tree cover. A clean photo of the house front helps too, if it is easy to send. If you can see a twig in the gutter or a seam starting to leak, say so when you call. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for an exterior job. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts from end to end, and we flush every downspout on each visit. Two cleanings a year go a long way to keep your gutters clear and protect your home from water damage. Lead time moves with the season, so ask us about the next open date when you call.
For cleaning services in Burlington, the calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when the seed and leaf loads are heaviest. Booking earlier in those months gives you more choice of day. Whether the house is a single family home or one of the residential and commercial properties we service in the surrounding areas, the process is the same: a quote, a date, the crew on the ladder, and photos before we leave. Houses with gutter guards get the same booking, and the crew lifts the panels as part of the job. You get your gutters back in working order, a clean run from end to end, and a clear picture of what the house needs next to protect the home from water damage.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is packed into the gutter system. We give it to you by phone or text, and it is the number on the invoice. A landscape with heavy trees tends to cost more to clear than a clean run, and downspout flushing and haul-away are already in that number.
Our customers here book gutter maintenance in late spring and late fall, which is the cleaning and maintenance routine we suggest. In May we find seeds and pollen in the elbows, and in fall the leaf mat and the first ice. If you wait past the first hard freeze, a clog can start to rot the fascia before we get there.
Most slots across Burlington come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Ask us about the next open date when you book, since a slot in the busy windows goes quickly.
No. The gutter cleaning process runs the same whether you are home or not. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends a photo of each run to your phone once the job is done. Leave the side gate open, and you get your gutters back with nothing else to do.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home. If a drain runs underground and water is not coming out, we tell you, and any work on that line gets its own quote first.
Yes. Guards keep out the big leaves, but the fine stuff still gets through and wets down into a layer on top. We keep that top layer clean, flush the downspout and reseat the guards.
If water still spills over the edge after a clean, the cause is usually slope, not leaves. Send us a photo or short video taken during heavy rainfall and we will say what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning to fix a slope.
It should not. Anything that changes the job gets raised first, and you agree to it before the crew climbs. Text a photo of the house to ask for a written estimate first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
