Our own crew cleans gutters in Burbank IL, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leaves bagged and taken away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover sits over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar fills.
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 cleanings 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 once the house is measured, but the stories and pitch matter more than the length of the run. Anyone shopping for cleaning services in Burbank IL should ask how the quote was built, because a number with no stories or size behind it is a guess. Our crew builds every quote from those three inputs, and the gutter cleaning process starts the same way on every house.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means more time on a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years take longer to clean, because they come out packed with wet muck and the odd twig. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time too. A seam that starts to leak, or a clog at the elbow, is found while the crew works, and it gets raised before anything is billed. Every run gets flushed and flow tested, and the haul-off, carried away from your home, is included and never billed as an extra. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what a typical visit looks like. On a home under heavy tree cover, after a stretch of heavy rainfall, the back run is often packed to the elbow with wet leaves. We clear it, flush each downspout until water runs clear at the bottom, and send photos of each run before the truck leaves. The quote is set from the stories, the size and the tree cover before we climb up, and it does not change once we are up top. Most homeowners who call us already know what a clogged gutter looks like; they want a straight answer about cleaning and maintenance, and what gutter maintenance on their own house will take. Text us a photo of the front of the house so we can tell you where the quote is likely to land, and get your gutters on the schedule early.
| 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 across Illinois book gutter cleaning services twice a year, in late spring after seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Illinois, spring visits land in late May to June. Gutter work across Burbank is planned around those two windows, and Burbank IL gets about 41 inches of rain a year, with April, May and June the wettest months, so heavy rainfall is the stretch that fills a gutter fastest. A rain gutter that is full in May overflows on the first big storm. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and a clog there sends rainwater over the edge. In November it is a wet mat of leaves and debris, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March. Our fall visit lands November to early December, and freeze months here run through the winter, so a clean gutter going into the cold season is the one that holds its shape.
Under heavy tree cover, many homes sit on a three to four month schedule, because landscape debris, needles and grit pack the runs between visits. A house with few or no trees usually does fine with one cleaning a year in late fall, and that single visit is the simplest way to clean your gutters before the cold. Homes with gutter guards still need the surface cleared, and that visit is usually less often than an open system, though we still check the runs underneath, flush them, and confirm the system carries water away from the foundation. Sagging runs and clogged downspouts are the two things we look for first, because a sagging run can lead to structural damage and fascia rot. Every gutter system is different, so after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Commercial properties with big roof areas can follow the same two windows. Regular gutter maintenance in those two windows keeps the schedule predictable.
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 cleans gutters across Burbank IL and does not need a special trip to reach any part of the city. Questions about surrounding areas go to the phone line, and we will say whether we cover them. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your home's size and the tree cover over the house, plus a photo of the front of the house if it is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo to book a date. Call early if you want to clean your gutters before the first freeze. Our crew removes buildup from the troughs before the flush, so the water has somewhere to go. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. The two busiest stretches of the year fill quickly, so the sooner you call, the sooner you get your gutters on the calendar. Booking a regular gutter cleaning in spring and fall lets us put your house on the schedule before those windows close.
Once a slot is confirmed, we keep the schedule and tell you the arrival window the day before. If the weather turns, we reschedule and say so ahead of time rather than arriving with wet ladders and a rain forecast. Residential properties and Burbank homes get the same crew and the same photo report. If we find a clog on arrival, we clear it before the flush, and a run that has begun to sag goes on the photo report with a note. Tell us up front whether the job is one home or a mix of residential and commercial properties, so the quote matches the building. Our gutter cleaning service includes debris removal and a drainage check in the quote, and anything beyond that is quoted before work starts. The photo report also shows the water flow at every run, so you can see the result yourself.
The estimate comes from your stories and your home's size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details, so call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house.
Most of our customers book late spring and late fall. When we open gutters in May we find seeds and pollen paste, and in November we find a wet leaf mat. Waiting past the first hard freeze lets rainwater and leaves sit in the trough, and a blockage at the elbow can freeze into place and cause ice damming at the eave.
We confirm a specific date when you call, and we do not promise same-day service unless we have an opening that day. For surrounding areas, call and we will say whether we cover them.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter services work outside, do not come inside, and send 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 watch the water until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground line, we check that water is moving away at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often. On our jobs we find needles, seed casings and pollen matted on top, and grit settling underneath. We clean the surface, flush each downspout and reseat the guards, so keep your gutters on a schedule even with guards.
If a gutter that is clean still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout size, not a clogged run. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. Left alone, that overflow can cause structural damage at the fascia and along the roofline, and a quick call helps protect your home from water damage. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No. The quote is set from your stories, size and tree cover before we climb. 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.
