Our own crew cleans gutters in Chatham, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. Each job is a gutter cleaning service priced from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Chatham homeowners get the same crew from quote to finish, and the crew that quotes the job is the crew that climbs the ladder. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a visit that leaves every run clean, or ask about our gutter services for your house 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. Every homeowner gets the number by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot of run, but the stories and the state of the gutter matter more than the length on most houses.
On our jobs, a third story or a roof too steep to walk is the first thing that changes the number, because it takes a boom or scissor lift and a longer visit. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted debris and buildup, which takes more time to clear than a gutter that was clean last season. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time as well. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras. A clog at the elbow, often a twig wedged in the bend, adds time too, and anything that changes the job gets raised with you before work starts, never on the invoice. Good drainage keeps the landscape near the foundation dry, which is why we check where the water goes.
Our experience with Chatham homes is that the quote moves most when the gutters have gone too long between visits. One customer in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover had gutter runs packed with leaves and debris, and the clogged downspouts were restricted at the elbows. The crew flushed each downspout and found the water flow was restricted in two of them, which we noted in the photos sent to the customer. That kind of blockage is what turns a routine visit into a longer one, and it is also what causes structural damage, with fascia and soffit beginning to rot, if the water is left to sit and find its way behind the gutter. A clean gutter keeps the water moving, and a leak that starts at a seam can be caught early when the gutters are checked on schedule. A gutter that is cleared on schedule keeps the water moving and carries water away from your home.
We also clean residential and commercial properties on the same basis, quoted per building, and the crew treats the rain gutter and roof drains with the same flow check. A commercial gutter system is quoted per building, and gutters and downspouts get the same flow check on every one. The point is the same across both: we want the gutter cleaning services to leave the water moving, not to leave it sitting.
| 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 Chatham customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Plan to clean your gutters on that rhythm, since regular gutter cleaning keeps the spring pollen paste and the fall leaf mat from settling into the runs. On our jobs the spring visit is the one where we find the seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, and the pollen paste that sits in the rain gutter. The fall visit is the leaf load, and on the houses that skipped it we have seen runs sag under the weight of the wet leaf mat by the time winter is over.
Under heavy tree cover, we see needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, so those customers are on a schedule of every three to four months. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets the same schedule for the same reason, the grit gets into the gutter faster. For residential properties with few or no trees, one clean per year in late fall is usually enough to keep the water moving. A run that is clean in late fall stays moving through the winter thaw. Gutter guards change the schedule as well, since they reduce how often the gutter fills but do not remove the need to clear the surface, so they are cleaned less often with the surface still cleared on each visit.
A clog in a downspout is almost always found at the elbow or the first few feet below it, and it tells us which tier a lot needs. When we flush the downspout and the water is slow to clear at the bottom after heavy rainfall, the blockage is usually there, and the crew notes it in the photos. A downspout leak at the joint shows up as a wet patch on the siding, and the slope of the landscape near the foundation decides where that water ends up. After the first visit, once the runs are clean, we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we find in the runs and the rainwater flow, not on a general rule.
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 has cleaned gutters across chatham il, and we cover the surrounding areas from the nearest base. Booking chatham gutter cleaning takes one call. To book, you tell us the number of stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and we give you an estimate by phone or text. A photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. The lead time for a slot is shown when you call, and the two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills quickly. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, since the crew works outside and does not come inside. Once the runs are clean, you get the photos. Each of our cleanings starts with the quote on the phone. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar, and if you want to keep your gutters working between visits, ask us about the schedule. If you have been dealing with water damage from a gutter that overflows, tell us when you call and we will tell you what we see before we give you a number. A cleared gutter helps keep your home from water damage, and regular visits help protect your home from the next storm.
The number comes from stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. Our cleaning services in chatham are priced from those three things, and we do not quote a figure without them because a two-story house with heavy tree cover is a different job from one without.
Most of our customers here book late spring and late fall. If the gutters wait past the fall visit, we find the leaf mat wet and heavy, and in the cold months of January, February and March the runs can sag under ice that formed on top of the debris. Between visits, keep your gutters clean of leaves and the pollen mat so the spring and fall visits stay quick.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call at (866) 435-6328. We do not promise same-day service unless a slot is open at the time of your call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves, and the yard is left clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and flow-test it at the bottom. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone starts.
Gutter maintenance still matters with guards in place, because seed casings, pollen and grit collect on top of the guard, and the water stops entering the trough when that mat gets wet. Cleaning and maintenance on guarded gutters is one visit: we clear the surface, check the flow and reseat the guards.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in the rain, the problem is usually slope or downspout capacity, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem, because the right fix is what keeps the home from water damage.
Only if we find something that changes the job, and we tell you before work starts and you agree to it. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. The gutter cleaning process runs the same way on every house: photos, flush, haul-off, and a final check before the truck leaves.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
