Our own crew cleans gutters in Milwaukee, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris 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 roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, when the seed drop and the leaf load are at their worst.
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 actually sitting in the gutters. Milwaukee homes differ a lot on those three counts, so our gutter cleaning services are priced house by house. We give the figure over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we name is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length of a clean run is counted.
On our jobs the things that move the price 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 far up from the ground. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted debris, and that is slower work than a yearly clean. Where a downspout has a clog, the crew stops at the elbow and clears it from the top before moving on. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras. Poor drainage at the foot of a downspout is one more thing we check, along with the water flow out of every outlet. Fascia that has begun to rot behind a run adds time, and the crew reports it rather than fixing it on the spot. Regular gutter cleaning on a set spring and fall schedule keeps each visit smaller and each clean quicker. A sag in the run means water sits in the low spot, and the crew clears that section first so the clean lasts through the next storm. If you want us to clean your gutters on a schedule, say so when you call and the figure reflects it. If anything changes the job once the crew is up, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
A heavy buildup of leaves and grit, or a blockage at a downspout elbow, is what usually moves the figure, and the crew clears it from the top before anything else. We take the same approach on every house: the three things you tell us on the phone, plus a photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy, are enough for a firm number. The same three questions set the figure on residential properties, and we price residential and commercial properties the same way. Our cleaning services in Milwaukee work the same way, from the phone call to the invoice. Ask us to explain any line on the invoice and we will walk you through 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.
On our jobs here most customers book twice a year, once in late May or June after the spring seed and pollen drop, and once in late October or November after the last leaves come down. In spring we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows, a blockage the crew clears from the top. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris that causes the trouble, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March under the weight of ice. Across Wisconsin, the spring visit falls in late May to June. Here in Milwaukee WI, the fall visit lands in late October or November, and that is the one that will keep your gutters clear through winter and helps protect your home from water damage when the thaw comes.
Freezing winters make the fall visit matter more here, with about 52 inches of snow a year, mostly from November through April. A gutter full of water at the first hard freeze can form ice dams at the eave, and the trapped water pushes up under the shingles and can cause structural damage. Clearing the roofline before that point keeps the water moving down the downspout instead of backing up toward the roof. Clean runs carry the first melt away, and a clog at the top of a downspout holds back everything behind it. June, July and August are the wettest months, with about 35 inches of precipitation a year, so heavy rainfall tests every downspout in summer too. Rainwater that cannot leave the trough spills over the edge and runs down the siding.
How often your house needs cleaning depends on the trees. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the usual schedule, because needles and grit pack the gutters between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most homes. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but we still clear the surface buildup on top of them and keep the run clean underneath. Trees and landscape beds in the surrounding areas drop seed and needles into the gutters, so the count of trees on the lot matters more than the street. The whole gutter system gets checked on the same visit, and the estimate covers gutters and downspouts from end to end. Before we leave we flush every downspout so the water runs clear at the bottom. A clean gutter in late fall gives the first snow nowhere to pile up. Our gutter services follow that schedule. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs and why. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up that first visit.
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 across Milwaukee and works out of the nearest base, so the city as a whole is covered, and the surrounding areas get the same visit. Milwaukee gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size and your tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy for you to send. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the date when you call. Our calendar tends to fill in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months gives you more choice of dates. Most homes get two cleanings a year, one in each busy window. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every house: the clean, the downspout flush, then the photos on your phone. To get your gutters on the calendar in a busy window, book early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. A homeowner gets the same crew from quote to photos, and that is the crew they will see on the ladder. We clean the runs before we look at anything else. A twig or wet leaf wad wedged in a downspout elbow gets cleared from the top, and if a seam is dripping or a gutter is sagging, the crew photographs the leak and reports it rather than fixing it on the spot. Downspouts are checked, and the crew confirms they carry water away from your home. Homes with gutter guards get the panels lifted, the trough cleared underneath, and the guards reseated on the same visit. If you want a written estimate before you decide, ask for one when you call and we will send it. Regular gutter maintenance keeps a small job small, and cleaning and maintenance are handled on the same visit, so you deal with one team. Each visit ends with a clean yard and a clean gutter line, and the photos show both. Whatever the season, the same crew handles the job.
After heavy rainfall, call us if a rain gutter is still spilling water over the edge, especially if it was clean when we left. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house, and we will book a date that suits you.
I will not put a figure on it here, because the number depends on your home's size and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline and we will give you the price on the phone.
Most of our customers here book late May or June and again in late October or November, once the leaves and debris are down. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the wet buildup can freeze into the runs and cause sagging by spring.
Slots come up within the week most of the time, and we confirm a date when you call. Same-day depends on what is open that day. Our cleaning services in Milwaukee run on the same calendar, so ask us when you book.
No. A homeowner does not have to be home, since our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets indoors while the ladders are up, and we keep the landscape around the house clear of gear.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and we check that water leaves at the outlet, so each downspout carries water away from the foundation. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we give you a figure for it before anyone touches it. Clogged downspouts are cleared from the top when the crew can reach them.
Yes, though less often. Under heavy tree cover we find seed casings and needles sitting on top of the guards and roof grit underneath, so we lift the panels, clear underneath and reseat them. The gutter system still needs a check even with guards.
If a clean gutter still spills water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a dirty trough. 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. A rain gutter that keeps overflowing can lead to fascia rot and structural damage if it is ignored.
Not without you hearing about it first. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we call you before work continues and you agree to it, and the invoice matches the quote. Commercial properties across Milwaukee get the same treatment, by phone, once we know the building.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
