Our own crew cleans gutters in Cicero, flushes each run and checks the flow, hauls the debris away, and sends you photos before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most customers book in the spring and fall, and a homeowner can call (866) 435-6328 to get on that schedule.
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 residential properties by phone or text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Some companies price by linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but on our jobs the stories and the state of the gutter matter more than the length.
What moves the price on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clean the trough. A clog at the elbow takes longer than a gutter that is only dusty, and a buildup of wet leaves pressed into the trough takes longer than loose leaves. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If anything changes the job once we are on site, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On most jobs the price is set by what the gutter holds, not by how many feet it runs. A house on a wooded landscape with heavy tree cover tends to need more time for the drainage paths to be cleared, and a single blockage at an outlet can hold up water flow until the run starts to sag or leak at a seam. We clean the full length of the gutter, flush every downspout, and check each outlet so the rainwater carries water away from your home rather than backing up at the fascia line. We clean your gutters the same way whether it is a small ranch or a tall two-story, and the price reflects the actual work.
Cicero homes have a mix of old and new builds, and the number of stories is the single biggest factor we see. Residential and commercial properties are priced differently, and the residential side is built around how a house is laid out, not a flat rate. A gutter system that has been left for years takes more time than one we see every season, so tell us when it was last cleaned when you call. If you want a regular gutter cleaning schedule, we set the price for the whole year when we first visit, so there are no surprises on the next visit.
| 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 customers book two cleanings a year, once in the spring after seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Illinois the spring visit lands in late May to June, and our fall visit falls in late October to November. That timing keeps the gutter clog from building up and helps protect your home from water damage.
In spring we usually find seeds, seed casings and a pollen paste packed into the elbows at each drop. In fall it is the wet leaf mat and fallen leaves that drop from the trees, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often find runs that sag or have pulled loose by the time the snow arrives. Cicero averages 38.8 inches of snow a year, and the trapped water turns into ice at the eave in the freeze months, which is why the fall visit matters more here than in a milder climate. Heavy rainfall comes most in May, June and August, so the spring visit is meant to clear the gutters before that stretch.
Under heavy tree cover, a rain gutter collects needles, grit and the odd twig that pack the outlets between visits, so those houses are on every three to four months. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough for most houses. Gutter guards help keep the big leaves off, but the surface still needs a clean and the outlets still need flushing, so guards only stretch the schedule a little.
To keep your gutters running freely and carry water away from the foundation, we match the visit to what the gutters and downspouts actually collect. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and we put it in writing so you can plan the rest of the year's gutter maintenance.
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 Cicero and the surrounding areas we have already worked in, and we cover the city from our nearest base. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 for an estimate from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees are over the roof. If it is easy, send a photo of the house front so we can see the roofline before we arrive. The lead time for a slot depends on the season, and the gutter cleaning process starts with the date we confirm when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months if you want a specific date, since Cicero gutter cleaning slots go first and a clean done in a rush misses the flow check. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work, so you can keep your normal schedule while we clean.
If you are looking for gutter cleaning services in Cicero that handle the whole process from first call to photos, that is what we do. Our gutter services stay simple and predictable, with cleaning and maintenance handled in one visit, so you can get your gutters done and move on.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the gutter system on it. We quote it by phone or text, and that number is what you pay.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. The fall visit is the one that matters most here, because it lands in late October to November and the freeze months come quickly after the last leaves drop.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. We will tell you the earliest date we can reach your house.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. We send photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves, so you can see the clean for yourself.
Yes. We clear out every run, flush it through, and check where it drains at the outlet. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find needles and grit sitting on top of the guard and under the panels, plus leaves and debris, so the surface still needs a clean. Guards reduce how often you need us, not whether you need us.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge is usually a slope or drainage problem, not a cleaning problem, and left alone it can rot the fascia and cause structural damage. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it actually is.
It should not. The price covers the work we described, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
