Looking for a local crew that cleans your gutters and ends with photos on your phone? Our crew clears the trough, then we flush every downspout and flow-test it, haul it all away, and send photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. On our Oak Park jobs most customers book in spring and fall, after the seed drop and again after the last leaves come down.
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. Our gutter cleaning services are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, commercial properties included, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but that method hides the things that actually change the job. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and we will give you an estimate before anyone climbs a ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift and more setup time. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits well above the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold a compacted buildup of muck that takes longer to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. Downspout drainage checks, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice.
On Oak Park homes the gutter problem we see most often is a clog that has been building through a season: leaves and debris packed into the trough, clogged downspouts at the elbow, and water running over the front edge instead of out the bottom. When that has gone on a while, the fascia behind the run takes the damage first, and structural damage can follow. Our crew clears it, checks the water flow at each outlet, and flushes each run until water away from the house runs clean. Our experience here covers homes of every size, and the cases we can show are linked on this page.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $225 | from $295 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $260 | from $335 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $235 | from $305 | from $395 |
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 Oak Park CA customers book twice a year, in spring and fall, and the same calendar covers residential and commercial buildings. Starting the season with a clean run is cheaper than digging one out later. The spring visit lands after the seed and pollen drop, when we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. The fall visit comes after the last leaves, and on houses that skipped it we have seen runs sag under the weight of a wet leaf mat by the time the rains set in. Our crew also watches for the first ice, the ice dams at the eave, and any leak at a seam, and runs that have pulled loose over the winter.
Under heavy tree cover, a visit every few months is the schedule that keeps a rain gutter moving, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits and a clog forms faster than a seasonal visit can catch. Rainwater backs up behind the first blockage it meets, so regular gutter cleaning on that schedule matters. A lot with few or no trees stays clean with one visit a year in late fall. Guards reduce the work, though the surface still needs clearing and the schedule is less frequent. Residential properties with a mature canopy tend to need the shorter schedule, 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 covers the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and works every street in town. Booking is simple: a homeowner gives us stories, approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof and drop twig litter into the trough, and we quote by phone or text. Homeowners get the same quote whether they call or text. Ready to clean your gutters? A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Most of our customers book two cleanings a year, and our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call, the sooner your slot can be set. Keeping gutters clear is how you protect your home from water damage, and booking early helps you keep your gutters running through the wet season. Homes with gutter guards get the same visit, and every visit covers all of the gutters and downspouts, with every downspout flushed before we leave. Text a photo of the roofline or call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, and we will give you a date. Every one of our gutter services ends with photos on your phone.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. For a two-story house we ask about square footage and whether trees overhang the roof, then quote the job before anyone is booked. We quote every job across Oak Park the same way, and the figure we quote is the figure on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, after the seed drop, and in late fall, after the last leaves. Wait past the fall window and we find leaf mats that hold water and rot starts in the fascia, and where freezing is a risk that can mean ice dams by winter. Late spring and late fall are the two windows that fill first.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day is not something we promise on our cleaning services in Oak Park, so ask on the phone and we will tell you what is open.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside only, since our crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. The crew leaves the yard as clean as it found it. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. The gutters are cleared and every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check that water leaves at the outlet and runs away from your home, even where the landscape slopes toward the house. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before touching it.
Yes, though less often. Under a guard the gutter system still collects pollen and grit that mats on top, so the surface gets cleared and the downspout gets flushed until it runs clean. Guards cut the work but do not replace cleaning and maintenance, so gutter maintenance stays on the calendar, just a lighter one.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a blockage problem. Send us a photo or short video taken during heavy rainfall and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts, and the invoice matches the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
