Our own crew provides cleaning services in Racine WI, with every drop pipe flushed and flow-tested, leaves and grit hauled away from your home, and photos of every run before we leave. A clean trough means little if the drainage at the bottom of the pipe is still blocked, so we check the water flow too. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover sits over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Across Wisconsin most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we can usually tell you in one phone call which visit your lot needs first. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 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. Every one of our cleanings is priced that way. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, though the total is what you actually pay.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a steep pitch we cannot walk means boom or scissor lift work instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run far above grade. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck that takes longer to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, not on the invoice.
Across Wisconsin the homeowner who calls us usually gets a quote the same day, and the crew confirms the details before anyone climbs. That is how we work for homeowners too. Every house is different, so we would rather look at the photo of the front of your house you text us than guess. That photo, plus the three facts above, is usually all we need to give you a number you can plan around. When a rain gutter is still leaking after a clean, we tell you that before we start, because a leak is a different problem from a clog.
Heavy rainfall in the spring and fall is when a clogged system shows its worst. Racine averages about 37 inches of precipitation a year, and April, May and June are its wettest months, so the cleaning matters most then. Rainwater that has nowhere to go ends up in the landscape beds or against the foundation instead of running away from your home. Regular cleaning helps keep your home from water damage, and cleaning and maintenance done on a schedule keeps the system working between visits. Once you have a rhythm, gutter maintenance settles into a predictable line item rather than an emergency call. Ask us to walk you through the gutter cleaning process before you book, or ask how to get your gutters on a schedule that fits the season.
| 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, most of our customers book twice a year: once in late May to June, after the spring seed and pollen drop, and once in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. In May we open the drop elbows and find them packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March under the weight of ice. Those are the two visits that keep a gutter system doing its job across the year.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the eaves, our crews see clogged downspouts fill faster, so Racine homes like those come on every three to four months. Needles, a twig or two, and grit pack the bends between visits and turn a light flow into a slow trickle. Houses with few or no trees usually do fine on once a year in late fall. Homes near a busy road or active construction also tend to fill faster, and we note that on the first visit.
Freezing winters across the region mean the fall clean matters more than most homeowners expect. Snowfall here averages about 41 inches a year, falling in November, December and January through April, so the fall clean matters even more. When water sits in a trough full of buildup and the first hard freeze arrives, the ice that forms can pull runs loose or cause structural damage and rot to the fascia. We would rather see the gutter clean and clear before the first freeze than deal with a sag in the spring. Clean your gutters before that freeze and the melt can run water away from the foundation. Early spring is also when we check for leaves and grit that wintered in the trough.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Most houses settle into the twice-a-year pattern, and a few move up to the tighter schedule once we see what the trees are doing. Keeping a clear record of each visit with photos makes the decision easy the next time. Keep your gutters on the schedule the trees call for, since that is what keeps the next visit a routine one.
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 services cover Racine and surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the phone call is where every job starts. Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us your stories, the rough size of the house and whether trees hang over the eaves, and send a photo of the house front if it is easy to take. If there are landscape beds under the drop pipes or a roofline with heavy tree litter, say so on the call. That is enough for a quote the same day in most cases. Lead time depends on the season, and the busy windows are the two stretches each spring and fall when our calendar fills fastest.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work, since our crew works outside and does not come in. If a slot opens up sooner than you expected, we will tell you. For a homeowner who wants a gutter cleaning service on a regular schedule, booking the next visit on the day of the last one keeps the calendar from being a surprise. We offer gutter cleaning services across Racine, and commercial properties are scheduled through the same office as residential properties, which remain our core work.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. There is no fixed number we can print for every house. Once we have those three facts, the quote is the number we charge.
Across Wisconsin, most of our customers book in late May to June and again in late October or November. Clean your gutters before the first hard freeze, since local snowfall averages about 41 inches a year. Waiting past the fall visit is when we see the sags and ice damage, especially where freezing winters are normal.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise, so ask us what is open when you reach the office.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends 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 flush every downspout and flow-test it, and we check that water is leaving the outlet, since the gutters and downspouts only work as one system. If a line runs underground and needs clearing, we quote that separately and do not touch it until you agree.
Yes. Guards keep the leaves out, but on our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packed underneath. We clear those and check that water is actually getting in.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, that is usually a slope or outlet size problem rather than a clog or blockage. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning for a slope fault, because the goal is to protect your home.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree before they start, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
