Our own crew cleans gutters in Waunakee, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar so the gutters are clear before the weather turns.
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. Companies that price by the linear foot tend to land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the stories and the condition of the runs decide most of it.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds once the ladder is up and the first run is clean. A third story or a steep pitch that is unsafe to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down with a buildup of compacted muck, and guards we have to lift and reseat add another step. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. If anything changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the experience looks like on the ground. A rain gutter full of wet leaves pulls water over the front edge instead of letting it run to the downspout, and the water that spills runs behind the fascia board, where it rots the wood before anyone sees it. A run that starts to sag holds even more water, and that water can find a leak at a seam. Water flow is the first thing we check once a run is clear. If the water runs freely to the bottom of every downspout, the job is done. If a run still sheets over the edge, that is a slope or capacity problem, and we tell you that plainly. On the Waunakee homes we clean, the most common sign is clogged downspouts, usually at the elbow where seeds and grit have packed up in the bend. Gutter cleaning services that skip the flush leave that clog behind, and it comes back within a season. Leaves and debris left in the trough also hold moisture against the house, which is how small problems become structural damage over a few winters. We flush every run so the water keeps moving, we check the drainage at each outlet, and we carry water away from your home.
When we are quoting a job we ask about the house front, a photo texted to us if it is easy to take. That photo tells us most of what we need before we get on the ladder. Residential and commercial properties are priced on the same principle, but the scope and the access change the number, and we say so on the phone.
| 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 twice a year, once in spring and once in fall after the last leaves come down, and the crew cleans out the trough each time. Across Wisconsin the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit here falls October to early November. When we open a gutter in spring we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall we find the wet leaf mat that sits in the trough all winter, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Residential properties under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles, grit and the odd twig clog the downspouts between visits. A gutter with a clog in it is a gutter with no way out for the water, so the rainwater backs up along the roofline and finds the easiest path, usually behind the fascia. Waunakee gets about 37.1 inches of precipitation a year, and June, July and August are the wettest months, so heavy rainfall tests a clogged gutter hardest. Few or no trees over the house means once a year in late fall is usually enough. With guards, regular gutter cleaning comes less often, but we still clean the surface on the same schedule.
A blockage that has been building for a season or two shows up as a slow drain at the downspout after a heavy rain, and the overflow pools in the landscape beside the foundation, which is a sign we should be out sooner than the schedule says. Most of the gutter cleaning service we do here starts with that kind of call. If you are not sure whether your lot needs twice a year or every three months, ask for an estimate on the phone and we will tell you what we see from the description. Cleaning and maintenance go on the same visit, so a slow downspout gets looked at before it turns into a bigger job. Regular gutter cleaning is the simplest form of gutter maintenance, and after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 Waunakee and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and we clean homes and buildings across the city. Waunakee gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone or text, using the stories, the size of the house and the tree cover over the house, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy for you to send. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the first open date while you are on the line, since lead time depends on the calendar that week. The two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when most of the homeowner calls come in, so booking early in those months helps.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with the call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. We work on the gutters and downspouts in one visit. Flush every downspout as part of the job, and check where the water goes once it leaves the bottom of the run. That keeps the water away from the foundation and gives you a cleaner gutter system for the next season. For homeowners who have had water damage before, regular cleanings are how we help you protect your home from water damage in the future. A regular visit helps keep your gutters clean and clear, and gutter services are most useful when they happen before the summer severe storms that sweep across Wisconsin, rather than after.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Cleaning services in Waunakee price in different ways, but we do not quote a figure in writing before we know those details. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book twice a year. The fall visit here falls October to early November, and across Wisconsin the spring visit usually lands in late May to June. If the fall visit is skipped, we find sagging runs by March on houses where the ice has been heavy. Under heavy tree cover, we see the same lot every three to four months.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule and we will confirm the first open date. We will tell you exactly when we can be there.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew cleans from outside and 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 clean and check that the water is leaving the bottom of the run. Clearing an underground drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it. Flushing and flow testing are included in the number we give you.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, though less often. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packed into the trough underneath. The surface still needs to be cleared so that water can get into the gutter.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or capacity, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, such as a run that has to be reached a different way, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
