Our own crew clears gutters on local homes, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the gutter muck hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your roof size and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our West Bend customers book in the spring and fall, and we keep those slots filled first.
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 size and what is sitting 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 land in a similar place, but the per-foot math hides what the crew actually finds up top. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a walk around the whole gutter system before anyone settles on a number.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline. Gutters nobody has cleaned in years come out packed with twig, leaf mat and compacted muck that has to be dug, not scooped. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends of the job. We flush every downspout, and debris removal is included and never billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job, including structural damage we find, gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
The West Bend homes we have cleaned span a range of stories and tree cover, and the quote on each one followed those same three things. Where a clog has been building for a season, the buildup at the elbow is usually what slows the crew down, and that shows up as a longer visit rather than a surprise charge. Clogged downspouts that will not clear from the bottom get worked from the top, and the water flow test we report back shows whether the run came out clean.
Our crew handles residential and commercial properties, so the same method applies to both. Residential properties get the same photos of every run and a written estimate you can read before we arrive, and a run only counts as done once it comes out clean. That is how we keep the number honest on the way out.
Ask for a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328, or text a photo of the front of the house and any spot where you see a leak or poor drainage. We will tell you what the first visit will cover and what it will not.
| 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, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and most of our customers book twice a year, in spring and again in October or early November after the last leaves are down. In May the gutters and downspouts are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In November it is leaves and debris turning into a wet mat, 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, with big trees over the house, the schedule tightens to every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the gutters between visits, and regular gutter cleaning is what keeps them flowing. With few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is usually enough to keep rainwater moving off the roofline and away from the foundation. Summer brings heavy rainfall, and June, July and August are the wettest months, so a run that was clear in spring can overflow by midsummer. Guarded gutters need less frequent visits, but the surface still gets cleared, because leaves that sit on the guard turn into a mat that sheds water over the edge.
Gutters in West Bend WI take the freeze-thaw cycle hard, so the fall visit matters more here than in a milder climate. A clog or blockage that holds water through a cold snap can freeze at the eave and push the shingles up from below. Keeping the gutter system clean before the first hard freeze is the cheapest way we know to protect your home from water damage through a Wisconsin winter, and the crew checks the rain gutter and flushes every downspout while the ladders are up.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put that in writing with the photos, along with a note on whether each run came out clean. Our crew services the surrounding areas on the same schedule, so that tier stays consistent as you move through the year and keep your gutters working, with water kept away from the landscape by the foundation.
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 provides cleaning services to the homes nearby, and every West Bend gutter cleaning job runs on the same quote process. You call or text us, we ask about stories, house size and tree cover, and if it is easy we ask for a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on how full the calendar is that week, and we will tell you the first open date when you call.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, which is when most homeowners here book their gutter cleaning services and when the calendar fills fastest. Booking early in those months gets you the date you want. We call before we come, and a homeowner does not need to be home for the visit. The side gate should be unlocked and pets kept inside while the ladders are up, so the crew can get a clean set-up on the first try.
If you have been putting this off, do not let the gutter maintenance slide until the overflow starts pooling near the foundation. Cleaning and maintenance done in the October visit costs far less than the fascia repair that follows a rotted run, and a clean run keeps the fascia dry. Keep up with cleanings and get your gutters on a set schedule, and the water stays away from your home.
Text a photo of the roofline or call (866) 435-6328 to book, and ask for a written estimate on any of our gutter services with the date attached.
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. A gutter system with light build-up is quoted differently than one packed with grit, and we will not guess it here. The quote you get on the phone is the one we charge.
Across Wisconsin, the spring visit runs late May to June, and our customers usually book again in October or early November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, we find ice at the eave and sagging runs on houses that skipped the fall visit.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we confirm the first open date when you call. Most slots come up within the week during the busy seasons.
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 in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Checking an underground drain line is separate from the cleaning and gets quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often, but the surface still needs clearing. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over the front edge.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem, and we will not sell a second cleaning for it.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
