Our own crew cleans gutters across Cahokia Heights, flushes every downspout and flow-tests it until the water runs clean, hauls the debris away, and takes photos of every run before we leave. Cahokia Heights homeowners get a price built from their stories, their roof size and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing spring and fall visits across Illinois long enough to know where the clogs collect first.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, but we would rather give you one figure for the whole house, including the drainage path at each outlet and any leaves and debris already packed in the trough. Our gutter services work the same way for residential properties and commercial properties.
On our jobs, a third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and gets a higher quote. A walk-out basement or sloped landscape raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits farther up than it looks from the yard. A rain gutter nobody has opened in years comes out packed with compacted buildup, and the crew needs more time to break that loose. Guards that we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough add time as well. A clean trough tells us little if the downspout below it is blocked, so the crew checks both. Flushing every downspout, checking the water flow and hauling away what we pull out are included and never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Cahokia Heights homes, one we cleaned last spring had gutters full of seeds and pollen paste that had sealed off the elbows. Clogged downspouts were backing water up at the joints. Our crew found the blockage, flushed every downspout and confirmed the water flow, and it ran clean before we left. That is the kind of find that moves a quote, and we tell you about it before we come. Across Illinois, most of our calls come from homeowners who have seen water pour over the edge, watched a run sag or noticed a stain on the fascia, and want to know what it will cost to clear the clog and protect the foundation by moving the water away from your home. A run caught sagging in spring costs far less than the structural damage it becomes by winter. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the number.
| 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.
Gutter service in Cahokia Heights IL runs on the seasons, and so does the schedule. Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. Heavy rainfall in April, May and June is when the spring visit matters most. In spring the downspout elbows pack with seeds and pollen paste, and in fall the wet leaf mat is at its thickest. On houses that skipped the fall visit, we have found runs that sagged under ice and pulled loose from the fascia by March. A clog left through winter is how a small problem becomes structural damage. A spring and fall schedule covers both windows.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the house, our customers are on a three- to four-month schedule, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Houses near a busy road or a construction site fall into the shorter schedule too, since dust settles into the trough faster. A gutter system with guards still needs visits. The guards cut the load, but we still keep the top clean and clear the surface buildup, because a wet mat of grit sheds rainwater off the front edge and dumps it along the wall.
When we open a gutter here in May, the first thing we find is usually seed casings and pollen paste in the elbows. In November it is the leaf mat, and in a cold year the first ice at the eave. Those are the points where a gutter cleaning service earns its keep, and where a regular schedule stops rainwater from backing up under the shingles. A clean trough in May gives the spring rain somewhere to go. Clean your gutters before the ice sets in, and the blockage never gets the chance to lift the shingles. The same schedule works for residential and commercial buildings alike, and the first visit sets the baseline for your lot. After that we tell you which tier your lot needs. Ask for an estimate, or book your spring and fall visit by calling (866) 435-6328.
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 gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories, your approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. We build the quote from those answers and confirm the date when you call. Every homeowner gets the same number on the phone and on the invoice. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, so keep the side gate unlocked and let us know if there are pets in the yard. The crew leaves the yard clean.
Our Cahokia Heights work reaches the surrounding areas as well as the streets near the main road and the lots farther out. The crew covers all of Cahokia Heights from the nearest base without a separate trip for each address, and our Cahokia Heights calendar is built around that same route. Expect a lead time that is quoted when you call, and expect the two busy windows of the year to fill first: late spring after the seed drop, and late fall after the leaves. Booking early in those windows keeps your date, and a clean calendar keeps the route short.
When you book, we will walk through what will protect your home from water damage and how long the schedule should run for your lot. A twig in one elbow can stop a whole run, so our cleanings cover the full trough, not just the stretch you see from the driveway. Our gutter services cover cleaning and maintenance on gutters and downspouts alike, and the crew will flush every downspout before leaving. Gutter guards need the same check, because leaves and pollen settle on top of them. Our aim is to keep your gutters clear on the same schedule every year, so the leak you never see does not become a repair. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, or text a photo of the house and we will confirm a window.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, plus whether trees hang over it. We give it by phone or text, and it is the number on the invoice. Flushing and haul-away are included, and the gutters are left clean.
Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. Heavy rainfall in April, May and June makes the spring visit worth keeping. If the fall visit is skipped, runs can sag under ice by March. Under heavy tree cover, plan a visit every three to four months.
Same-day slots depend on the season, so we do not promise one. Our cleaning services in Cahokia Heights are booked by date, and we confirm the date when you call. Book early in the busy windows.
No. Our process happens outside only: the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and the yard stays clean.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. A gutter system with guards still needs work. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit sit on top and turn into a wet mat that can rot the fascia board underneath. Guards cut the work but do not end gutter maintenance. We clear the surface, flush the downspout and check that water is getting in. A clean gutter under guards still needs a check.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
