Our own crew cleans gutters in Portage, flushing every outlet, flow-testing the runs and hauling the debris away. You get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. On our Portage jobs most customers book in late May to June or in October to early November, which is when we see the most leaves and seed load come off these roofs.
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 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 tend to land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutter usually decide it. Portage homeowners ask this more than anything else, and our cleaning services in Portage start with the same three questions, whether it is a first visit or routine gutter maintenance. Text us a clean photo of the front of the house if that is easy and we can give a firmer number before the truck leaves the yard. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: stories, size, then photos before we leave.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk adds time and equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come out packed solid with buildup, and that takes longer than a light leaf load. A clean run goes faster than a packed one, and a twig or clog jammed at the elbow adds time too. A leak at a seam gets photographed and reported, not repaired on the spot. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a few minutes per run. Flushing the outlets, flow testing and hauling the leaves away are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Portage work, one recent job shows how this plays out. The house had a steep front roof and a heavy leaf load in the back runs, and what we found on the first pass changed the plan: two outlets were partly blocked lower down, so we flushed them from the top and checked flow before we moved on. Once the trough is clean, the flow test shows whether rainwater reaches the outlet. We told the homeowner that before we started the back run, and the invoice matched the call. That is the pattern we aim for on every job, and it is why we ask about tree cover and stories up front. A gutter's whole job is to carry the water away from your home, so our crew keeps a close look at every outlet. To get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and ask for a written estimate.
| 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 Portage customers book two cleanings a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Our gutter cleaning services run on that rhythm because it matches when the gutter system fills. When we open a rain gutter here in May we find seeds packed into the elbows and pollen paste sitting in the trough. In November it is a wet mat of leaves and seed casings, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles and grit pack the clogged downspouts between visits. Heavy rainfall shows the strain fastest, since the wettest months here are May, June and July. Houses on a bare landscape with few or no trees can usually go once a year in late fall, and a clean trough then gets the house ready for winter. Guards reduce how often the gutter fills, but they do not remove the need to clean the surface, so the visit still happens. Skipping the visit is how a sagging run turns into structural damage and fascia rot, and keeping the trough clear is what keeps the water away from the fascia. After the first visit we tell you which of those your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing.
Commercial properties follow the same seasonal logic, and the schedule is set from the roofline and the tree cover. Cleaning and maintenance on that twice-a-year schedule keeps the visits short.
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.
We clean gutters across Portage, including Portage homes and residential and commercial properties, and we cover the city from the nearest base without it being a long drive for the crew. Booking a gutter cleaning service with us works like this: you tell us the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, and we give a quote by phone or text. Lead times vary with the season, and the busy windows are spring and fall, when the calendar fills first. Between those windows, regular cleanings keep water flow steady, and if you have gutter guards, ask about a visit then too, since guards still need checking. Ask about open dates when you call. We call before we come and nobody needs to be home. A clog found mid-run gets cleared with the rest of the debris removal, and the flow check shows whether drainage is leaving at the outlet. Residential properties get the same photos. Whether you clean your gutters yourself or hire us, the surface has to be clear before a flow check means anything. Questions about surrounding areas go to the same phone line. If you want a slot in a busy window, call early and we will hold a date for you. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house.
The number comes from stories and size, so there is no single figure I can give you here. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will quote it for your home. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late May or June and again in October to early November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we often find ice damage at the eave and sagging runs. Under heavy trees we see the need every three to four months. Keep your gutters on that schedule and it helps protect your home from water damage.
Lead time depends on the season and our calendar. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you need something sooner, ask and we will tell you what we have.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. We send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We clear any blockage in the gutters and downspouts, flush the outlets and check flow at each one. If a line goes underground, we tell you whether water is leaving at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards stop leaves but not the needles, seed casings and grit that sit on top, and that mat can still send water over the edge. We clear the surface, flush the drains and check that water is getting in.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. Ask about our gutter services and we will walk you through the number.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
