Our own crew cleans gutters in Kaukauna, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of 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 the spring and fall, and that is when we get the most calls from homeowners in the Fox Valley.
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, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the height and the debris load matter more than the length of the run. Our cleaning services in Kaukauna start with those same three numbers, and the crew loads everything and takes it away from your home.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean underneath. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in every one of our cleanings and are never billed as extras. If the crew finds structural damage or anything else that changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice. A seam that starts to leak, or a run that has begun to sag, gets photographed and written up, not fixed on the spot.
On our Kaukauna jobs, the price is driven by the same things we see everywhere else: stories, height and what has built up in the troughs. Any Kaukauna homeowner can text a photo of the house front, and we will send a written estimate and tell you what it will cost to clean the whole system. Clogged downspouts that have not been flushed in several seasons usually take more time than the gutter itself, so we account for that when we set the price. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July means a full run of water can sit in the trough for hours if the downspout is blocked, which is why homeowners often ask about cleaning and maintenance on a set schedule rather than waiting for the first overflow. Our Kaukauna customers ask about gutter maintenance most often in spring, and that is a reasonable time to get your gutters on the calendar, because the seeds and pollen have finished dropping. Give us a call at (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through the three numbers that set the price, so you know what to expect before the crew arrives.
| 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 here book twice a year: once in the spring, and again in October or early November after the last leaves are down. Across Wisconsin, the spring window falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. In May we open the downspout elbows and find them packed with seeds and a paste of pollen. In November we clean out the leaves and debris, plus the wet mulch packed in around them, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see gutters pulling loose from the fascia by March, after the first ice has sat on them all winter. Freeze and thaw cycles lock the water into the trough, and that is the point where a clog becomes an ice dam at the eave.
How often to clean your gutters depends mostly on tree cover. Under heavy tree cover we see the homes that need a visit every three to four months, because needles, a stray twig and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the gutter system fills faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Homes with few or no trees on the roof do well with one visit a year in late fall. Surface buildup on guarded gutters still needs clearing, though less often. Rainwater that cannot leave the trough sits there, and a leak at the fascia follows, with rot behind it. A gutter system that sits near a busy road, a construction site or landscape beds fills with grit and mulch, and that case also goes on the shorter schedule.
Because the rain gutter only does its job when the gutters and downspouts are both open, we flush every downspout and check the water flow at each run as we go. Our gutter cleaning process checks the drainage at the outlet on each visit, and any downspout that drops water near the foundation instead of carrying the rain water away gets flagged on the report. The crew wants each run clean before it leaves. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put that in writing on the photo report.
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 Kaukauna WI and surrounding areas, and it serves Kaukauna homes from the nearest base. It does not need to be told where the street is. Booking runs by phone or text at (866) 435-6328: give us the number of stories, a rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. The two busiest windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, so if you want a particular date, book early in either window.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and once the gutters are clean it sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone. Our gutter services cover residential properties and commercial properties, and residential and commercial work runs on the same regular gutter cleaning schedule. Gutter cleaning services are booked the same way for both. Get in touch and we will confirm the next open date, then send a reminder before we arrive.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. We price it by phone or text, and that quote is what you pay on the invoice.
Across Wisconsin, the spring window falls in late May to June, and the fall window is October to early November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, ice can build up at the eave, and gutters on houses that skipped the fall visit are often pulling loose by March.
Most slots come up within the week. When you call we confirm a date, and we do not promise same-day unless we have an open crew in town that day.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check the water at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find seeds, needles and grit on top of the guard and under it, and the water still has to get in. We clean the surface and check the flow, which is how you keep your gutters draining after the guards go on.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. A clean gutter that still overflows along the roofline usually has a slope or downspout size problem, and we do not sell a second cleaning for that. A single clog or blockage at the outlet is a different job, and we clear it while we are there.
Not unless we find something that changes the job, and if we do, you hear it and agree before work starts. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Between visits, keep your gutters clear, because a clean system helps protect your home from water damage.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
