Our own crew gets gutters in Bourbonnais clean, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
We have been on ladders across Illinois for spring and fall visits, and we know what a clogged run does to the whole gutter system before it shows up as a ceiling stain or a leak. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what the lot needs.
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 and land in a similar place once they count the same things.
What moves the quote on our jobs is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run twenty-four feet up, gutters nobody has opened in years with compacted leaf mat in the trough, and guards we have to lift and reseat. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Bourbonnais jobs the gutter that causes the most trouble is the one with a clog at the elbow where the downspout turns, because the water backs up and sits in the trough until it overflows. We clear that buildup by hand and flush it until the water runs clean at the bottom. Heavy rainfall in May and June is when we see those runs overflow first, so most of our Bourbonnais homes are cleaned before the wettest stretch. Residential and commercial jobs both start with a walk of the eaves and a photo of every run.
Our experience with gutter cleaning services here has taught us to check the drainage and water flow at each downspout rather than just the top of the gutter. A run can look empty and still be holding water behind the sag. We photograph that and tell you what we found. If you want regular gutter cleaning on a schedule, tell us when you call and we will set the date and flag any run that needs a second look. Residential properties and commercial properties both get the same check, and we will clean your gutters to the same standard either way.
| 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 Illinois, gutter visits cluster in two windows: late May to June, after the spring seeds and pollen drop, and late October to November, after the last leaves fall. If you are booking Bourbonnais gutter cleaning, ask for the first open date in one of those windows. When we open a gutter in late May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, or near a busy road or construction, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the run between visits. Few or no trees and once a year in late fall is usually enough. Keep your gutters clear between visits by checking for rainwater standing in the trough after heavy rain, and protect your home from water damage before the first freeze. Our crews clean the same gutters and downspouts each time so the lot stays on track.
Before the first hard freeze in Illinois, the trapped water in a clogged run can become an ice dam at the eave. That is the reason our fall visit is scheduled before the cold. We also check the roofline and the gutter line for any pulled hanger or seam that is dripping, photograph it, and put it in the report, because a sag left alone can turn into structural damage. Clogged downspouts are the thing we see most often, so a blockage there is the first thing we clear, and we do not leave until the run is clean. Surrounding areas of Bourbonnais IL have the same pattern.
Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the front of the house, or ask for a date when you call to book your first open visit. After that 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 Bourbonnais and books every visit the same way, whatever gutter services you need. Call (866) 435-6328 and we quote from the stories, the size of the lot and the tree cover over the house. Lead time moves with the season, so ask when you call and we give you the first open date. The two busiest windows on our calendar are late spring and late fall, when most of the city books its visits.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run to your phone, with the lot left clean. If a gutter still overflows after a cleaning, that is a slope or capacity problem and we say so in the photos; we do not sell a second cleaning for it. For a homeowner who wants the lot handled once a season, the gutter maintenance schedule is set on the first visit and kept.
A clean rain gutter keeps water away from your home, and the crew checks the roof valleys and the area above the gutter line on each visit. Many Bourbonnais homeowners book one cleaning as a test of the gutter cleaning process, then move to a fixed schedule of cleanings. Get your gutters cleaned on a date that suits your season, and we will be there. Heavy rainfall after a cleaning is the test; if the runs carry it, the job is done. Regular cleaning and maintenance on that schedule keeps it that way.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range on this page. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Across Illinois, the usual windows are late May to June and late October to November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the trapped water can ice up at the eave, and we see that on houses that skipped the fall visit.
We confirm the first open date when you call, and we do not promise same-day unless we have an open crew that day. Our cleaning services in Bourbonnais run on the crew's open days.
No. The 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, and we leave the landscape the way we found it.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it at the bottom until the water runs clean. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water leaves at the outlet and tell you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before we touch it.
Yes. Gutter guards stop leaves and debris, but needles, seed casings, twig bits and grit sit on top and mat into a paste once they are wet, so the gutter underneath still needs a clean. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Water left running over the edge can rot the fascia behind the gutter, so we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It changes only if the crew finds something that alters the job, and you hear about it and agree before work starts. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are already in the quote.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
