Our own crew does Eau Claire gutter cleaning, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the mess hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Every homeowner gets an estimate built from their stories, the size of the house and the tree cover over it, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Keep your gutters clean through spring and fall, when most of our customers book, and our steady crew works through both windows.
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 how much buildup is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run of gutter, but the stories and the state of the gutters drive the figure more than the footage does. A roofline that is steep or high adds to the figure too.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk changes the setup, and so does a walk-out basement or a sloped lot in a landscape that raises the effective height of the eave line. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted leaves and seed, and that takes longer than a light clean. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Most of our work in Eau Claire homes is single-family, with the usual mix of leaves and debris from the surrounding trees and seeds in late spring. On one recent job, a two-story house with heavy tree cover came in above the light-clean number because the rain gutter was packed and two clogged downspouts had to be cleared from the top. That is the kind of thing we see most often: the trees and the condition of the gutter, not the size of the house alone. A homeowner who texts a photo of the front of the house helps us quote closer on the first call.
We clean residential and commercial buildings. Commercial properties are priced per building, and residential properties follow the same logic: how the roof drains, how high the runs sit and how much has collected. Structural damage we find, such as a run that has started to sag or a loose hanger, is photographed and reported, not added to the cleaning price. A drainage problem that holds water against the foundation is a separate conversation, and we say so plainly. The aim is to get water away from your home, and we quote the cleaning that does that.
| 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 customers book twice a year: in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and in late fall, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, a blockage that holds back the rainwater. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough, and a clean before the snow beats a repair in March. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged, pulled loose or started to leak by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, where the canopy hangs over the house, our customers are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits and a clog starts to form before the next cleaning. Few or no trees on the lot usually means a single cleaning in late fall is enough. A property near a busy road or a construction site falls closer to the heavy-cover schedule, since the dust settles into the trough and heavy rainfall washes it into the downspout.
Guarded gutters are cleaned less often, but gutter maintenance still means clearing the surface, since grit and seed rest on top of the guard and the water never gets in. We check that on every visit. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we set the calendar from what we found in your gutters, not from a rule of thumb.
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 and downspouts across Eau Claire and the surrounding areas, working out of the nearest base so that a Wisconsin home is never far from a truck. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, the size of the house and the tree cover, plus a photo of the front if it is easy to send. We confirm a date when you call, and we call again before we arrive. Nobody needs to be home for the work itself, and every address in Eau Claire WI gets the same clean.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows: late spring, when the seeds come down, and late fall, when the leaves drop. Most homeowners plan on two cleanings a year, one for each window, and a twig or a clump of seed lodged in an elbow gets cleared on the same visit. Booking a gutter cleaning service early in those months gets your gutters on the calendar, and the crew will flush every downspout while they are up there, so a single visit covers the whole house. If your gutters are old and you want a second look at the gutter system, tell us when you call, since it changes the time the crew needs. We protect your home from water damage by clearing what blocks the water, and we leave other gutter services to whoever you choose to call for it.
The number comes from the stories and the square footage, along with what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will quote the gutter cleaning service from those three things.
Across Wisconsin, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. In Eau Claire the fall visit lands in October to early November, after the last leaves are down. Skip that fall visit on a house with trees and the leaf mat freezes in place, and we find runs that have sagged by spring.
Our cleaning services in Eau Claire usually have a slot within the week. If you want to get your gutters done before a storm, tell us when you call and we will tell you if something sooner is open.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Most homeowners leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under gutter guards on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit that settle on top and block the water from getting in. Guards cut the work, but cleaning and maintenance still happens, and a clean run drains the way it should. We lift the panels, clear underneath, and reseat them.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge during heavy rainfall, the cause is usually slope or downspout size, not a clog. Water that keeps spilling can rot the fascia board, so 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start. Call (866) 435-6328 with any questions before the visit.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
