Our own gutter cleaning service works in Alsip, and every run and outlet gets flushed and flow-tested before we leave, so the gutters come out clean. Everything we pull out is hauled off the property, and you get photos of every run before the truck pulls away. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Alsip customers book in the spring and fall, when seed drop and the last leaves have done their damage. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate.
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 quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place for most houses, but we would rather give you one number for the whole job.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the biggest single factor. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so that run sits further off the ground than it looks from the driveway. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down heavy, packed with compacted leaves that take longer to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Outlet 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.
Our crew works for Alsip homeowners most weeks, and the calls we get are usually about the same few problems: a gutter that has started to sag between hangers, buildup that has pushed water over the front edge, and a blockage in the downspouts that has been left so long the water is finding its own way down the wall. When we open a run like that, the first job is to get the water flow moving again, then clear the trough until it is clean, then check where the water is going once it leaves the bottom. A clog that has been ignored for a season can hide rot and structural damage behind the fascia, and we point it out in the photos rather than leaving it for later. Tell us what you see from the ground and we will tell you what we find when we are up there.
This is the same crew that handles gutter cleaning services for commercial properties and residential properties alike, which means we know what it takes to keep a rain gutter draining on a building with a lot of runs. On a house in Alsip, the work is slower and more careful, because the gutters sit close to the landscape and siding. Leaves left on a roof for weeks compact fast, and the longer they sit, the more hand work the job becomes. That is part of how the quote is built.
Our crew also keeps water away from the foundation as part of the visit. If an outlet discharges right against the wall, we flag it so the water moves away from your home. Most of the time the fix is a short extension, and we tell you about it without selling it.
| 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 in Alsip IL book two cleanings a year, once in late spring and once in late fall. The spring visit comes after seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit comes after the last leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May, we usually find seeds and pollen paste packed in the outlet elbows. In late fall, it is a wet leaf mat that holds rainwater at the front edge, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see sagging runs by March after the ice has been at them. The first ice and the ice dams that form at the eave are the reason fall matters so much in this part of Illinois.
Regular gutter cleaning under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, means our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit set up a blockage in the outlets between visits. A house with few or no trees can usually make do with one visit a year in late fall, and a clean gutter line going into winter. Homes with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, though less often. Cleaning and maintenance on a guarded house means the guards come off and go back on, and that is part of the gutter maintenance we price in.
If you are not sure when to clean your gutters, text us a photo of the house and we will tell you. Our calendar covers residential and commercial jobs and fills fast in the busy windows of spring and fall, so call early and we will help you get your gutters on the schedule. Once we have seen the house, we give you an estimate in writing, 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 provides gutter services across Alsip and surrounding areas, and we work out of the nearest base to keep travel short. Alsip gutter cleaning starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Every quote is written up before the crew is booked. Lead time depends on the season, and the busiest windows are spring and fall, when most of our calendar fills. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Our customers sometimes book a second visit before the first one is done, which is a good sign that the crew is doing the work to the standard they expected.
If you are a homeowner with a lot of trees, or you run a commercial building, mention it on the call so we can plan the crew and the equipment. A boom or scissor lift may be needed for the taller runs, and we bring it on the day rather than asking you to plan around it. Anything that needs to come down from a high run is handled carefully, and the photos of every run go to your phone whether or not you were home.
We want to keep your gutters clean and working through the season, so the visit is planned to clear the troughs, flush every downspout and check the drainage path. Our gutter cleaning process covers gutters and downspouts the same way on residential properties and commercial ones: clear, flush, check, photograph. That is how we protect your home from water damage before the next heavy rain, and how we catch a small leak before it stains the soffit. If you have questions about what is included, ask when you call and we will go through it before you book.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote it by phone or text. We do not give a figure without those details, because a two-story house with a steep back run is not the same job as one with a low, flat roof. Once we have the details, the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. In late spring, we find seed and pollen packed in the outlets. In late fall, we find the wet leaf mat and, after the first freeze, the early signs of ice damage at the eave. If you skip the fall visit, we often see sagging runs by March.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day service, because the calendar depends on the season and the size of each job.
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 inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every run gets flushed and flow-tested as part of the visit, and we check where the water leaves the system. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it, so you know the cost in advance.
Yes, but less often. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seeds, the odd twig and grit still get through and mat on top of the guard. We clear the surface, flush the outlets and reseat the guards, and the gutters go back clean. We price the visit as a guarded system.
A gutter system that is clean and still spilling water over the edge has a slope, capacity or outlet problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video of it during heavy rainfall, and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, such as a gutter that has pulled loose or a run that needs more time than we expected, you hear about it and agree to it before the crew starts that part of the work. The price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
