Our crew cleans gutters in Collinsville, with every outlet flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled off, and photos of each run before we leave. The price comes from your 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 the invoice. Spring and fall are when most gutters need a visit, and we keep those visits on the calendar with the same care each time.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on the number of stories, the size of the house and what is sitting in the gutters. We price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Some cleaning services in Collinsville price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once the run is measured. A per-foot rate hides the things that change the work on a real roof, so our quote starts with the gutter cleaning process instead.
The biggest mover is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, because the crew has to work from a boom or scissor lift rather than a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave, and that changes the setup. Gutters nobody has opened in years are packed with grit, with a twig wedged at the elbow and a root mat that has to be broken free before the water can move. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and we say so before we start. Flushing every outlet, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and never billed as extras. Even a clean run gets flushed and flow-tested, because a clean look does not prove good water flow. Any leak or sagging run we find is noted for you, and if anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Here is how the process works on the pricing side, for every homeowner who calls. Ask us for the same kind of breakdown on your house: the three things we need are the stories, the approximate size and whether trees hang over the roof, plus a clean, well-lit photo of the front of the house by text if that is easy. We get the number to you on the same call.
If you want a price tied to your exact house, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate before anyone is scheduled. Our quote covers cleanings and maintenance on the same sheet, so you know what gutter maintenance costs before the first visit. To get your gutters cleaned right the first time, the number you hear is the one you pay.
| 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 homes do well with two visits a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the leaves come down. Spring is the wettest stretch, April through June, so heavy rainfall lands on whatever the seed drop left behind. In spring, a gutter that was clean in fall often holds seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows and along the back runs. In fall it is the wet mat of leaves and debris, and a run that skips that visit can sag or pull loose by March under ice and snow, with the fascia behind it taking structural damage.
Across Illinois the pattern is similar, but the timing shifts with the weather and the trees on each lot. Under heavy tree cover on a mature landscape, a schedule of every three to four months makes more sense, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits, and a rain gutter that looks clean from the driveway can still have clogged downspouts and run half full. A clog at the outlet can hide behind the rest of the run. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough to keep water away from your home. Gutter guards change the work but do not remove it, since a gutter system still needs its surface cleared and its flow checked underneath.
Lots with heavy tree cover can need a visit every three months to keep the outlets moving, while a house with no trees on the lot may hold a clean gutter all season on a single fall visit. After the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs, and we adjust from there. Keep your gutters running all season by booking the next visit when the first one ends. Commercial properties are a different scope, so say so on the call and we will tell you whether a crew can take it.
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 services run across Collinsville, IL, and every job is priced the same way. Booking a gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text, built from stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Collinsville homeowners get that price before anything is scheduled. Any buildup from the spring seed drop or the fall leaves is priced into that same number. Call us at (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm the next open slot, which is the lead time that matters for planning.
Across Illinois, late May to June is the usual spring window, and in Collinsville the fall visit usually falls in late October to November. Booking those windows early keeps your preferred day, and we call before we come, so the timing is set before the crew arrives. Whenever you choose to clean your gutters, we can set up a regular gutter cleaning schedule and book the next visit when we finish the first one, which keeps the calendar predictable for residential properties and for homeowners who would rather not think about it between seasons. If a site mixes residential and commercial space, say so on the call, since it changes the access we bring.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not give a figure without those details, because a two-story house with heavy cover can run very differently from one that is clean and simple to reach. The same rule applies to every one of our gutter services, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
A spring visit after the seed drop and a fall visit after the last leaves cover most lots. Collinsville has freeze risk, so a wet leaf mat left through the winter can freeze in place and pull a run loose. Call us and we will tell you which window your lot needs.
We do not promise same-day service, because our calendar depends on the weather and the crew's schedule across surrounding areas. Call us and we confirm a date once we know the forecast.
No. The work is done from outside the house, and you can leave the side gate unlocked. Keep pets inside while the lift or ladder is in use, and the photo set comes to you once the job is finished.
Yes. Every outlet gets flushed as part of the work on gutters and downspouts, and we confirm the water drains out the bottom. An underground drain line is a separate job, priced before anyone touches it, so you know the cost first. That drainage check is included in the base quote.
Yes. Guards along the roofline keep the leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still settle on top and into the mat, and that mat is what turns the water away. We clear the surface, flush the outlets, and check that the guards are seated. Guards help, but regular checks are what protect your home from water damage.
A clean run that still spills rainwater in heavy rain usually has a pitch problem, not a clog. Call us and we will tell you what is going on, because letting it run can lead to rot and structural damage. We would rather say so than sell you a second visit that will not fix a pitch issue.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree before work continues. The quote you get on the phone is the price you pay, and anything beyond that is raised first.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
