Our own crew cleans your gutters and leaves a clean trough, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Our gutter cleaning services are priced from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been doing this work on the houses here for years.
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 size and what 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. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place once the roofline is measured, though the per-foot figure does not tell you much about your own house.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run much higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out heavy with compacted leaves and grit, and a clog that has sat for a season takes more time to clear than a fresh one. A gutter system with guards we have to lift and reseat adds a step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the crew sees on Grafton homes that have gone a long time between cleanings: a sag in the run where the hangers have let go, poor water flow with water pouring over the front edge instead of out the downspout, and a leaf and grit mat that has turned the rain gutter into a trough of black sludge. Clearing that is a different job from a routine visit, and we say so on the phone so you know what you are booking. Regular upkeep keeps the job short, and a short job is the cheapest way to keep water flowing and your home clear of water damage over time. Plan to clean your gutters before the first hard freeze and you keep it that way.
On our jobs, the houses with the most movement in the quote are usually the ones with heavy overhead cover and a clog that has been building up for a while. Our quotes are built for residential properties, so we tell you which of those applies to your lot before we arrive. If you want a written estimate, ask for one and we will send it to you by text or email. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a number from what we can see.
| 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 customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds, seed casings, a twig or two and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall it is a wet mass of leaves that has to be lifted out by hand. Across Wisconsin, spring visits usually fall in late May to June, and summer severe storms are the reason to start the season with a clean trough. The first hard freeze is the real risk: it can turn a clogged run into an ice dam at the eave, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen gutters and downspouts that sagged or pulled loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, our customers book cleaning and maintenance every three to four months, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits. A home with few or no trees, and a yard that slopes away from the walls, does well with a single visit in late fall. Homes near a busy road or active construction also tend toward the shorter schedule, since dust and grit settle in the gutters faster, and guards slow the buildup without replacing gutter maintenance, so the first visit leaves a clean run that is quicker to keep.
The rainwater that runs off the roofline and out through a blockage is the main thing we are watching for at each visit. Grafton WI gets about 35.5 inches of precipitation a year, and April, May and June are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall shows a blockage fastest. We do not give general advice here. We tell you what we find on your house and which schedule your lot needs. After the first visit, we will tell you which tier fits. Keep your gutters clean and working through the seasons, and you protect your home from water damage and from the structural damage that starts at the fascia board behind the gutter. To book a visit or to ask for a written estimate, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date.
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 Grafton and surrounding areas from the nearest base, and for Grafton gutter cleaning we can usually give you a quote the same day you call. Booking works like this: you tell us your number of stories, roughly how large the house is and whether there are trees overhanging the house, and if it is easy, send a photo of the house front. We give you a price on the phone, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the work itself, and booking our gutter services takes one call.
Our calendar fills in two busy windows each year across Grafton, the late spring stretch after the seed drop and the late fall stretch after the leaves come down. If you want a slot in one of those windows, book early. Outside those windows, we can usually fit you in sooner. Any homeowner who wants to know what happens on the ladder can ask, and we are glad to walk you through it and what we photograph for you afterward. Calls about residential and commercial buildings go to the same phone line, so if you own commercial properties, ask on the call whether we take the job.
On a clean run, the cleaning process takes less time than most people expect, but the work is careful: we clear each run, pull out any twig or leaf stuck in the outlet, check the outlets, and confirm that each downspout carries water away from your home. If a run has a leak at a seam or a hanger has pulled, we photograph it and note it on the report, since we do not repair or replace gutters or sell gutter guards. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo to get started, and we will tell you when we can get your gutters done.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. We quote it by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall, before the first hard freeze. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find sagging runs and ice-damaged hangers by March.
Some calls get same-day slots, and most come up within the week. When you call, we confirm the earliest date we can reach your house and tell you what we will need from you.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout 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 flow-test it, and we leave a clean outlet at the bottom. If a line drains underground, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes. Guards stop most leaves and debris, but needles, seed casings and grit still build up on top and under the guard. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and leave the gutter clean before we reseat the guards.
If a clean gutter still spills over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a clog. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain, early rather than late, because a slope problem left alone can lead to rot and structural damage.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
