Our own crew runs a gutter service in Muskego WI. We flush every downspout and flow-test it, haul the leaves away, and send photos of every run before we leave, so you can see the gutters are clean. 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 on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been doing that work across Wisconsin long enough to know what a clogged run looks like from the ladder.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on stories, square footage and what is in the gutters. Muskego homeowners get their gutter cleaning services quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and every homeowner gets one number, the same number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place, but per foot is not how our crew bills. Debris removal is part of every quote, so the leaves and grit leave with the crew and the gutter comes back clean.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above grade, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves, and guards we have to lift and reseat to get at the trough. Downspout flushing, flow testing and drainage checks are included and are never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job, including structural damage such as fascia rot, is raised before work starts, never on the invoice. The crew does not leave until the runs are clean and the photos are taken.
Muskego homes come to us with the same mix we see across Wisconsin, and a gutter system left alone for years is the usual surprise. Often the problem is not the size of the house but a gutter that sag has pulled off its hangers, or a run where the clog is buildup from several seasons. On one recent job the gutters were full of compacted leaves and grit that had turned to black paste, and the crew spent most of the visit cutting it out of the elbows. The crew kept at it until the run was clean and the water moved again. Clogged downspouts dump water onto the landscape below, and that is where the water away from your home really starts, so that is where the time goes.
We do residential and commercial work. Commercial properties are quoted per building and scheduled, not billed by the hour, and repeat cleanings on those are set on a calendar. Residential properties are quoted from stories and square footage the same way. A rain gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge has a slope problem, and we tell you that instead of selling a second cleaning, because a slope problem left alone turns into a leak. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your number or book a date, and it stays the number on the invoice.
| 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, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Wisconsin, a gutter opened in late May or June is usually packed with seed casings and pollen in the elbows, and in fall it is the wet leaf mat. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs that sagged under the first ice by March. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps the trough clean between visits.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what keeps water moving through the downspout, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the lines between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutters clean and the rainwater moving off the roofline. After heavy rainfall, look at the front edge: if water is spilling over, the gutter needs a visit sooner than the calendar says. A gutter guard does not remove the need for gutter maintenance either; it changes how long the surface stays clear, and we still check the trough underneath.
A clog in the downspout, or a blockage further down the line, is what usually shows up first as an overflow at the front edge, or as a drop in water flow, long before the trough looks full. You can clean your gutters yourself with a scoop and a hose, but the downspout flush and the outlet check are the parts most people skip. Each visit is a cleaning and maintenance check of the whole system, not just the trough. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we give you a written estimate of the next visit so the schedule is not a guess. If the estimate comes back at the twice-a-year tier and you find water still coming over the edge after a storm, call (866) 435-6328 and we will look at it.
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.
Muskego gutter cleaning covers homes in town and the surrounding areas, and the crew works from the nearest base so a quote does not need a second trip. The crew covers gutters and downspouts on every house we visit, and leaves each run clean before the truck pulls away. Our process starts with the quote: we give you the number by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover you have, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when we call back.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and early fall, so if you want a slot in those weeks it is worth calling early. The fastest way to get your gutters on the calendar is a call before the rush. We offer gutter services across the whole gutter line, not only the stretch you can see from the driveway. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Cleaning services in Muskego follow the same calendar, so a homeowner dealing with water damage should tell us when they call so we can plan the first visit around it.
Book your visit by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the roofline. The sooner we see the gutters, the sooner we can tell you what keeps the rainwater moving, how to keep your gutters clear between visits, and what protects your home from water damage.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a range here; once we have those details you get one number, and that is the number on the invoice.
Most customers book in late spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and again in October or early November, after the last leaves come down. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we see ice on the runs and the fall visit gets harder to do, so it pays to clean before the cold sets in. Regular cleaning on those two visits covers most of the year on our jobs.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a specific date when you call. Our cleaning services are booked by the calendar, so if you need something sooner, tell us and we will check whether a crew can clean your gutters that week.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, our crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. The same process runs across Muskego, so leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the water is leaving at the outlet. If a line runs underground and is not draining, we tell you and quote clearing it separately, and we do not start on it until you agree.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit settle on top and turn to paste, so the surface still needs clearing and the trough still gets checked underneath. Installing gutter guards cuts down on gutter maintenance, but they do not end the cleaning and maintenance schedule.
Send us a photo or a short video of it during heavy rainfall. A gutter system that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, and we tell you that plainly rather than selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after. That goes for our gutter services and for haul-off too.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
