Our crew works on the gutters in Port Washington, WI, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the bags 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 is over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Port Washington homeowners get the same photo report on every visit, and the crew keeps the whole system clear through the spring and fall visits.
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, how large it is, and what is sitting in the gutters. Every homeowner asks how the number gets built, so here it is: we quote from those three things by phone or text, and the number we quote by phone is what we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once the length is counted, but the stories and how steep the pitch runs matter more than the footage alone.
Four things move the quote on our jobs. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and more care on the lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed solid, and getting them clean takes longer, and a twig or a clog at a downspout elbow takes longer to flush than an open run. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Downspout flushing, flow testing and cleanup are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, not on the invoice. A leak at the joint is photographed and reported, not sold on the spot.
Here is how the gutter cleaning process runs on a typical call. We ask for the stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over it, and the crew arrives with the quote already built from those answers. Every homeowner gets the same questions on that call, and our cleaning services in Port Washington start there too. Each downspout gets flushed until it runs clean at the bottom, and bagged waste goes away from your home on the same truck. To get your gutters priced, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
| 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.
Across Wisconsin, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves come down and before the first hard freeze. Across Port Washington the timing lines up with the weather. The wettest months are April, June and July, and heavy rainfall in those months pushes water over a rain gutter that is already full. When we open a run in May the trough is rarely clean, and we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, with a pollen paste holding them. In November it is the wet mat of leaves and debris that matters most, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs sagging under the weight of ice by March. Water that sits in the trough can rot the fascia and cause structural damage before spring. Port Washington gets about 35 inches of precipitation a year and 42.3 inches of snow, mostly from December through March, so freezing weather turns an ordinary clog into a problem at the eave. That is why the fall visit is the one we push hardest here.
Under heavy tree cover, the landscape sheds needles and grit into the outlets faster than a twice-a-year visit can clear them, so customers with big trees over the house are on a schedule of every three to four months. Homes with few or no trees do well with two cleanings a year, one in late spring and one after the leaves come down, and a clean trough is the goal of both. Guards change the rhythm a little, since they keep the leaves out, but a guarded run still needs a clean surface on top. Gutter cleaning services follow the same logic at commercial properties with big trees: set the schedule by what comes out of the gutter, not by the calendar. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the trough empty when summer severe storms across Wisconsin roll through, and cleaning and maintenance on a run left alone for years takes longer than a routine visit. Each visit ends with every downspout flushed and the water away from the fascia. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, based on what came out of the gutter. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will book the next visit for you.
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 gutter cleaning service covers residential and commercial properties across Port Washington WI and the surrounding areas, including the Port Washington homes we are asked to service. Port Washington homeowners get a quote by phone or text from their stories, their home's size and whether trees hang over the house, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our schedule fills in two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so booking early in those months gets a better slot. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew gets the rest of the details from the call, so the visit starts with the gutters rather than with questions. If the crew sees a sag in a run, a buildup of grit at an outlet, or water flow that stops short of the drain on a run that looks clean, we photograph it and report it, and what you do about it is your decision. Drainage problems beyond the gutter are reported, not repaired on the spot, and residential properties get the same photo report as any other job. Regular gutter cleaning keeps a sag or buildup from turning into a repair. Before you take the gutters on yourself, weigh the ladder time against a crew that brings the stand-offs.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text before we schedule anything. The first figure is an estimate built from those details, and the number on the invoice matches it. We do not quote a figure without those details.
Our customers here book in late May or June and again in late October or November, after the seed drop and the last leaves have come down. Freezing weather is what turns a clog into a problem at the eave, and if you wait until after the first hard freeze, ice and sagging runs are common by March. We can confirm the right month for your house on the first call.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we check it when you call and confirm a date with you. Most slots come up within the week, and we will tell you plainly what is open. Our gutter services follow the same booking rules in the surrounding areas.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Ladders are placed away from your home so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and the ground is left clean. 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 check the gutters and the outlets together on every visit. We check that the water runs clean at the outlet, which helps protect your home from water damage. If a line runs underground and is not draining, we tell you what we see, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone starts on it.
Yes, guarded gutters still collect leaves on top of the guard, and needles and grit can work their way underneath over time. We lift the panels, clear the surface and check that water is getting in, and the surface comes back clean. The visit is usually shorter than an open gutter, but it is not skipped. Keep your gutters on that schedule and you protect your home from clogged downspouts and buildup.
A clean gutter that still spills over the edge in rain usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, or a blockage in the outlet, rather than debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it during heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem. Rainwater that spills over the edge wets the fascia, and that is how structural damage starts. A gutter that sags or drains slowly needs a different fix than a 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 on the invoice. The quote you get on the phone is the price we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
