Our own crew handles your gutters, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and grit hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and the fall, and we would rather see your roofline before the first hard rain than after the water is already over the edge.
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. For most homeowners those three things decide the number, and that is how our cleaning services in Hobart are priced. We quote it over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Clean jobs are priced the same way for every homeowner. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but a per-foot figure hides the things that actually drive the cost on a typical home.
On our jobs the price moves for a few reasons. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out heavy with compacted leaves, a twig or two, and grit, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. We flush every downspout as part of the gutter cleaning process, and flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras. A leak at a seam or joint gets noted on the photos and in the price. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has worked heavy tree lots, where the canopy drops a steady load of leaves and grit into the gutter system all season. On one of those jobs the quote moved because the back run was packed solid and the downspout had to be cleared from the top before it would drain. The crew photographed each run before and after, so a clean finish is on record, and the customer had a clean set of photos on their phone before the truck was out of the driveway. Gutter maintenance on a lot like that is a matter of timing, not of guesswork, and cleaning and maintenance is priced to what the gutters and downspouts actually need, not to what they could be sold. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy, or call (866) 435-6328 and we can give you a closer 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.
Gutter cleaning services across Hobart run on a simple rhythm, and most of our customers book twice a year. Across Wisconsin, spring visits land in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the last leaves are down. In May we find the downspout elbows packed with seeds and pollen paste that has turned to a dense sludge. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March under the weight of the ice.
Freeze is the reason the fall visit matters so much here. Water that cannot drain in late fall freezes at the eave and forms ice dams, which push water back under the shingles. The first hard freeze is when a gutter that is still full stops being a cleaning job and starts being a structural damage job, and that is the risk we are clearing out before it arrives. A clean trough carries water away from the house. A full one spills it onto the fascia, and that is where rot starts. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July does the same thing in warmer weather, so a clean trough before summer is the point of the spring visit.
If your landscape has heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack every downspout between visits, and clogged downspouts are the usual result. Those homes go on a schedule of every three to four months rather than twice a year, which is regular upkeep on a tighter clock. Few or no trees near the house usually means once a year in late fall is enough, and a gutter with guards still needs the surface cleared, just less often. A rain gutter that is a few years old and sitting near a busy road or construction tends to take more grit than the gutters around it, and that changes the rhythm too. A clean run that drains is what each visit is for, and after the first visit we tell you which of those tiers your lot actually needs.
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 around town from our nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters on Hobart homes throughout Hobart WI. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text based on your stories, your size and how much tree cover is over the house, and a photo of the front of the house is a big help if it is easy to send. The same process covers residential properties and commercial properties, and a residential and commercial job gets the same photos. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work to happen. Call (866) 435-6328 to start, and we will check that the estimate covers the gutters and downspouts you actually have.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so the earlier you call the better your choice of date. Regular gutter cleaning on a set schedule is easiest to fit in when you call early. Your lead time depends on where we are in the schedule when you ask, and we confirm the date with you on the phone. A gutter cleaning service visit also checks drainage at the outlet, and a single clog or buildup at a downspout shows up as poor water flow and water coming over the edge in the next rain. Once we have the date, we handle the rest from there, and the photos of every run arrive on your phone after a clean job. If you would like us to get your gutters ready before a storm season, tell us when you call and we will work backward from that date, keeping water away from your home.
The estimate comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure on a page, because the same two-story house can come out very differently depending on what is in the gutters and how much tree cover is over the house.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, from late May into June after the seeds and pollen drop, and again in October to early November after the leaves are down and before the first hard freeze. If the fall visit gets pushed past the first freeze, we find ice dams forming at the eave and runs that have started to sag.
Same-day depends on where our calendar sits when you call, so we confirm the earliest date available when you phone. Our gutter services run on that calendar. Most slots come up within the week, and we will tell you the date before you book. The same booking rules apply to homes in surrounding areas.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see the clean finish without being there. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and that is the whole list.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested as part of the job, and a clog at the outlet gets cleared so the downspout runs clean before we leave. Water that leaves the outlet is water that is not sitting against the foundation, and that is how we protect your home from water damage. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we tell you whether it is draining, and clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before we touch it.
Yes, though less often. On our jobs we find seeds and needles sitting on top of the guard, with grit underneath, and once that mat gets wet the rain runs over the top and off the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, and reseat them. Between visits, a quick look at the guard after a windstorm helps keep your gutters running.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge has a slope, capacity or blockage problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video of the rainwater spilling over the edge, and we will tell you what it actually is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before any work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
