Every clean in Stoughton comes from our own crew, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Homeowners here get a price built from the stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book a spring clean and a fall clean, the fall one in October or early November, when the most packed runs and the most ice-ready edges show up. Call (866) 435-6328 and tell us what you see, and we will tell you what it takes.
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 sitting in the gutters. Stoughton homes with two stories and a steep back roof take longer than a flat ranch, so we give an estimate by phone or text. We quote the same way for residential properties and commercial properties, and the number we quote is the number we charge for the clean. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, though the total is what matters on your house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually the same handful of things. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more gear. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy with buildup and compacted leaves and debris, and a run that has started to sag adds a step before the crew can clean it out. Guards we have to lift and reseat add another. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our jobs we have seen a clog that was not in the gutter at all. One of the clogged downspouts was packed with leaves and mud, sending water sideways toward the foundation, and clearing the run alone did not fix it. The crew cleaned the downspout, flushed it, confirmed the water flow at the outlet, and photographed the whole run so the homeowner knew what to watch. A rain gutter that drains fine is no use if its downspout is blocked, and left alone that backup can lead to structural damage at the foundation. Our gutter cleaning services are built around that check. The clean and the check are one price, not a second line on the invoice. The point is getting water away from your home. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and we can usually tell you what the quote will look like before we talk about dates.
| 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 customers book a gutter cleaning service twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop and again in October or early November after the last leaves are down. Across Wisconsin, the spring visit lands in late May to June, which is when we open a gutter and find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the autumn visit we have found runs that sag under the first ice by March. Here we get about 37.8 inches of precipitation a year, with the wettest months in May, June and August, and about 35.5 inches of snow, mostly from November through March. Homes in Stoughton WI follow the same two windows, and the spring and fall visits both matter, though the fall clean is the one that protects the eave before winter. Residential and commercial buildings are scheduled the same way. Freeze risk here is real.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is what we see on the houses that hold up, because needles and grit pack each downspout between visits. A sloped landscape that drops leaves toward the house adds to the load. Near a busy road or active construction the same schedule applies. Few or no trees over the roofline, a once-a-year clean in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards change the cleaning and maintenance schedule a little, since you still have to clear the surface, but they do not remove the need. Across Wisconsin, summer severe storms and heavy rainfall knock limbs and seed loads into the trough, and a blockage left there freezes into ice when the cold arrives. Whether you clean your gutters yourself or book us, the rainwater has to leave through the downspout, and trapped rainwater at the eave is what starts an ice dam. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put it in writing with the photos of each run.
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 works across Stoughton and the surrounding areas, and we keep the calendar open for both of the busy windows, late spring and late fall, when the most homeowners call at once. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text based on stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. A single twig in a downspout can start a backup, so the crew checks each one. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every stop: we check the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and take photos before we leave. The crew will clean the trough out before the photos go out. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
Cleanings in late spring and late fall book up first, so we give you the real date on the call rather than a promise we cannot keep. If your gutters are already spilling, say so when you book and we will look at where we can move you. We also clean the same kinds of runs on the rest of the job list, so the same crew that serves your street can keep the gutter services on schedule across the year. Stoughton gutter cleaning slots fill up from the spring rush. Keep your gutters on a regular schedule and you protect your home from water damage that starts with a single blocked run.
We quote cleaning services in Stoughton from the stories and the size of the house, and we give the number by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, because a two-story house with a steep back slope can run very differently from one with a flat, easy run. Once we have the details, the quote covers flushing, flow testing and haul-off.
Most of our customers book spring and fall visits. Across Wisconsin the spring one lands in late May to June, and the fall one falls in October or early November here. Wait too long in the fall and the leaf mat freezes in place, which is when ice starts forming at the eave. A clean in late October protects the house through the winter, so if you can only do one visit, make it the fall one. Regular gutter maintenance twice a year covers both windows.
Sometimes. Same-day depends on what is open that day, so ask us on the phone and we will tell you honestly. We confirm the date when you call.
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, every downspout is flushed and we confirm water is leaving at the outlet and running away from your home. Where a downspout feeds an underground drainage line, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not getting through. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and turn to a paste that blocks the rainwater from reaching the downspout. On our jobs the gutter system still needs a clean, though less often than an open gutter.
A gutter that is clean and still spilling in the rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem, and a leak at a seam is a repair, not a cleaning. Water that keeps spilling over the edge can rot the fascia board behind it. 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.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
