Our own crew cleans gutters in Alton IL, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything 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 it has, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been booked here every spring and fall for years, and most of our repeat customers come back on the same schedule.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for Alton gutter cleaning depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but the total still depends on how the house is built. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the number while you are on the line.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and that takes longer to set up. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck, and that is slower to clear than a light season of leaves. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends. Downspout flushing, flow testing, drainage checks and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. A clean gutter with good water flow carries water away from your home, and that is the whole point of the visit. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
For the Alton homes we have served, the biggest swing has come from how long the gutters have gone without service. One customer had a clog that had built up through a full season, and the crew found the buildup had started to make a section of gutter sag and pull away from the fascia by the time we opened it. Because we caught it on the first visit, the clean-out and the reattachment fit inside a normal visit. That is the reason we push regular gutter cleaning on a schedule rather than waiting for the overflow to start, so you can keep your gutters clear before it does.
| 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 here book twice a year. Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May or June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs from November to early December, after the last leaves come down. If you want to clean your gutters before the wet months, the spring window is the one to book. In spring we open gutters and find seeds, seed casings, pollen and the odd twig packed into the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March. Here in Alton IL, the first hard freeze is the signal to be done before the ice arrives, because trapped rainwater behind a clog at the eave becomes an ice dam.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the schedule that holds, because needles and grit pack into the downspout between visits, and a single season can cause a blockage in a gutter that was clear in spring. A loose seam can start to leak long before that. Houses with few or no trees do well on one clean a year in late fall. Heavy rainfall in April, May and July is when a half-blocked run overflows, so it is worth checking before those months. Left alone, a clogged run can lead to fascia rot and structural damage. Guards cut the frequency, but gutter maintenance still means clearing the surface and checking that gutters and downspouts are passing water. Regular visits protect your home from water damage. 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 Alton and the surrounding areas, serving residential properties and commercial properties alike. We provide cleaning services in Alton for residential and commercial clients, and we book directly with the homeowner who calls in or texts us a photo. We quote from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the number before we come out. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar. We call before we arrive and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The two busy windows for cleanings on our calendar are late spring and late fall, so if you want a slot in those months, it is worth calling early.
When you reach out, tell us whether you have guards, whether the house is near a busy road or construction, and how long it has been since the gutters were last opened. Those three answers tell us what the gutter cleaning process will look like on your house. Whether you are booking one visit or setting up a regular schedule, our gutter services cover cleaning and maintenance on the same visit, so you get your gutters checked, cleared and left clean in one stop.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus how much leaves and debris are in the gutters. We give you the figure by phone or text, and it is the number you pay.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. Waiting past the first hard freeze here is where we see ice dams and sagging runs, so the fall visit is the one that matters most, because it leaves the gutters clean before winter.
Most slots come up within the week, and we give you a clean, confirmed date when you call. If you need something sooner, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar.
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 inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet, because the whole point is to carry water away from the foundation and out of the landscape. Any clogged downspouts are worked from the top until they run clear. If a line runs underground, we check the outlet and tell you if water is not clearing, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before we touch it.
Yes, a gutter system with guards still needs cleaning, because guards keep out leaves but not needles, seed casings or grit, which sit on top of the guard and turn into a paste when wet. We clear the surface, flush every downspout and reseat the guards on the same visit.
If a clean rain gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size, not what is inside it. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. If something we find changes the job, we tell you and you agree to it before the crew starts, not after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
