Our own crew will clean gutters in Wauwatosa WI, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, 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 it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Wisconsin, most of the houses we clean are booked in spring and fall, when the seed, pollen and leaf load has built up enough to matter.
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 give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. We price residential and commercial jobs the same way, and residential properties are priced from those same three things. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we price the whole house so you can see the total before anyone climbs.
On our jobs the things that move a price are a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted leaves, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job once we are on site, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Wauwatosa homes the most common surprise is clogged downspouts, usually a clog that starts in the elbow and backs up into the rain gutter, so the crew will flush every downspout from the top and check the water flow and drainage at the bottom. On one Wauwatosa job we changed the number when we found a sag in the back run that had been holding standing water and leaves and debris for two seasons; the clean-out was in the number, the reseat was priced separately and approved before we touched it. Once the water is moving the way it should, that is how you protect your home from the structural damage that comes from water sitting against the fascia, and the run carries the water away from the foundation. The gutter cleaning services we provide are priced to get the whole system doing its job, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway.
| 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 Wauwatosa customers book twice a year: to clean your gutters once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves are down. In spring we open gutters and find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we find runs that have pulled loose or sagged by March. Across Wisconsin the freeze brings ice dams at the eave, which is why the fall visit is the one we push hardest.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what keeps rainwater moving through the rain gutter, because needles, grit and the odd twig pack the elbows between visits and a small blockage becomes a leak at the seam by the next storm. Commercial properties near a busy road, active construction or a heavy landscape job follow the same schedule. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but we still clean the surface each visit.
When we open a gutter here in May we look for anything that would start a clog before the summer storms, and when we open one in November we look for the leaf load and any early ice. If a house has a history of overflow, we flag the roofline and the first run where water collects, so the next visit starts there. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we keep a clean photo record of each run for next time. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the spring or fall calendar.
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 service covers Wauwatosa from the nearest base, and our crew works across Wauwatosa and into the surrounding areas on the same schedule. To book our gutter services, a homeowner calls (866) 435-6328 or texts a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a price from the number of stories, the size and whether trees hang over it. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our crew will clean your gutters on that date rather than promise a slot we cannot keep.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months is how you get your gutters on a slot that suits you. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Most Wauwatosa homeowners who sign up for a schedule book both the spring and fall cleanings. The point of regular cleaning is to keep your gutters and downspouts working through every storm, which keeps your home from water damage at the siding and the basement.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we come out. We do not quote a range from the street. The number we quote is the number on your invoice.
Our customers here book late spring and late fall. If you wait past the first hard freeze in the fall, the leaf mat and any early ice can already be inside the runs, and that is when we start seeing sagging gutters. Across Wisconsin the fall visit is the one that prevents ice dams and stops the fascia from starting to rot.
Most slots come up within the week during the busy months, and we confirm a date when you call. Our cleaning services in Wauwatosa are booked the same way, and we would rather give you a real date than promise a same-day visit we cannot keep.
No. Our gutter cleaning process happens outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go 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 check the water flow at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we confirm water is leaving the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before we touch it.
Yes, though less often. Guards still need cleaning and maintenance, and on our jobs we find seed casings and leaves sitting on top of the guard, needles threading through, and roof grit underneath. We clean the surface and check that water is still getting in, because that is the gutter maintenance that keeps the guard doing its work.
A gutter system that is still spilling in rain after a full cleaning has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or a short video from the next heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we stop, show you the photo, and agree the change before any work starts. The number we quoted on the phone is the number on the invoice unless you approve a change.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
