Our own crew cleans gutters, flushing every downspout, flow-testing each run and hauling the mess away, then sending you photos of every run before we leave. Every run is left clean before we drive off. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Wisconsin, most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar for the houses that need them.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. A clean quote with no surprises is the goal, and cleaning services in Sussex are priced from those same three things. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the job is measured.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and costs more. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther off the ground than it looks. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Gutters and downspouts get flushed and flow tested, and debris removal is included and never billed as an extra. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned a homeowner's gutters where the trees overhead were the main factor, and the twig and leaf load in the downspout was what the crew found first. That kind of job is quoted the same way: stories, size, and what we find. If you are not sure what the house looks like from the ground, text us a photo of the front and we will tell you what we see. Cleaning and maintenance on a home with heavy rainfall exposure is a regular job for us, and the gutter cleaning process stays the same from the first call to the last photo. Gutter maintenance comes with the same visit when the runs need it. If you want to get your gutters on the schedule, call (866) 435-6328 or 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 customers book two cleanings a year: a spring visit in late May or June, which is the usual timing across Wisconsin after the seed and pollen drop, and a fall visit in late October or November, after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. A gutter that was clean in May can hold a full mat of wet leaf buildup by November, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule we see working, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site the same applies. Precipitation runs 35.9 inches a year here, and May, June and August are the wettest months, so the rainwater has the most to carry right when the runs are fullest. With few or no trees near the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Guards cut down how often the trough fills, but a guard does not keep the trough clean for good; the surface still has to be cleared. The gutter system on a house gets a clear look at every visit, and the rot and water flow problems we see are easiest to catch early, before they turn into structural damage.
Across Sussex we see the same pattern on the houses we clean: a rain gutter that is clean in the spring can still back up with leaves and needles by fall, and clogged downspouts cannot carry water away from your home, so it spills past the edge and runs into the landscape against the foundation. Keeping the runs clear is how you protect your home from water damage in the first place. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs, and we keep the next visit on the calendar so it does not slip.
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 has cleaned gutters across Sussex homes, and we serve homeowners and the surrounding areas from the nearest base without tying the work to one address. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the house, plus a photo of the front if that is easy to send. We confirm a date when you call, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the visit. Residential properties and commercial properties are quoted the same way: from stories, size and what we find. The photo record comes with every job, on residential and commercial properties alike.
Our calendar fills in two windows: late spring and late fall, when most customers book their twice-a-year visit. Booking outside those windows is usually possible, but the earlier you call, the more open the slots. If you are planning a regular gutter cleaning schedule, we can set the next date at the first visit so the gutter cleaning services stay on track through the year, so you can clean your gutters on a set cycle without thinking about it. For a drainage problem, a clog or a leak at a seam that has already started to overflow, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we can get to.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house in Sussex WI, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure from the page, because a two-story house with a steep back side and one with a flat front run can land far apart. Tell us the stories, the square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and we will give you a number you can hold us to. Ask about our gutter services when you call.
Across Wisconsin, spring visits fall in late May or June, after the seed drop, and fall visits in late October or November, after the last leaves are down. Customers in Sussex WI book both windows. If you wait past the fall window, the wet leaf mat and any early ice can push runs out of line by March. Booking two visits a year is the simplest way to keep your gutters clean, and late spring and late fall are the windows that work on our jobs.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar depends on the crew and the weather.
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. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up. The photos show the clean finish on every run.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test each run until the water comes out clean at the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line and there is a blockage, we check that water is leaving, and we tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find needles and seed casings sitting on top of gutter guards, and grit underneath, with the trough still backing up in rain. We clear the surface, clean the trough, flush each downspout and reseat the guards, which usually makes the visit shorter. A guard can hide a clog that you would never see from the ground.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. The quote is built from stories, size and what we can see from the ground, and if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
