Our crew cleans gutters in DeKalb, flushes every downspout and checks that each one flows, then hauls the debris away and sends you photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover hangs over the house. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June, and fall visits run late October to November.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price for gutter cleaning services depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We price it by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price a clean by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the house is measured. What moves it most on our jobs is a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far above grade, gutters nobody has opened in years, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can clear anything underneath.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the price and are never billed as extras, and the job is clean when the truck leaves. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Homeowners here see a lot of variation, and the job that costs the most is usually the one with the most buildup. On one of our jobs the crew found a gutter packed so tight with leaves, twigs and debris that the water had nowhere to go, and it had been spilling over the edge at the roofline for a season. The fix was the same as every other clean: clear the run, flush the clogged downspouts, confirm the water is leaving the lot and not pooling at the foundation. Sag, water flow and drainage are the three things we check first, because a run that sags holds standing water and a clog upstream is what causes it. Left alone, that water finds the structural damage: rot in the fascia, staining in the siding, and water pushing toward the foundation. Our crew checks that the downspout sends water away from your home, not just out of the gutter.
Quotes are built from what we can see on the house, so the phone call matters. Tell us the number of stories, the rough size, whether big trees hang over the eaves, and whether the gutters have been cleaned recently. A photo of the front of the house sent by text helps us confirm the number before a crew is scheduled.
| 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 book twice a year: across Illinois the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves. In spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows, the start of a clog, and a paste of pollen sitting in the rain gutter. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see runs that have sagged or pulled loose by March. A leak at a seam, or water standing along the roofline, is usually the first sign the trough is full. Freezing weather makes that worse, because trapped water turns into ice dams at the eave. Most houses come out clean with two visits a year.
Under heavy tree cover, we see clogs build up faster. Needles and grit pack the downspout between visits, so those customers are on a schedule of every three to four months. The wettest months are May, June and August, so heavy rainfall is when a clog shows first. Homes with few or no trees near the gutters usually need one visit a year, in late fall, to clear the leaves and leave the gutters clean before the freeze. If you have gutter guards, you still need a visit, less often, with the surface cleared between them.
Our crew is on a regular gutter cleaning schedule for residential properties and commercial properties, and the interval is set by what we find on your house. Regular gutter maintenance keeps the blockage out of the system, so rainwater leaves the house instead of overflowing. Between visits, keep your gutters clean, and each visit includes a check of the estimate for the next one, so you know when to book again. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 DeKalb and works from the nearest base, which keeps the drive short and the schedule tight. Booking is simple for every homeowner: call (866) 435-6328 or text, tell us your stories, size and tree cover, and send a photo of the house front if it is easy. That is how you get your gutters on our schedule, and we give you the quote on the spot. We call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the landscape is left as we found it. Our gutter cleaning service also covers commercial buildings on a scheduled basis, and homeowners use the same crew, so you hear from the same people who do the work on the ladder. Spring and fall are our busiest windows, so the earlier you book, the better your chance at the date you want. If your address is in surrounding areas, ask on the phone before you book. We will tell you the lead time when you call.
Each of our cleanings is a chance to clean your gutters properly and check the fascia for problems that need attention. Every visit covers gutters and downspouts from the first run to the last. We clear each run, flush every downspout, and look for the signs of trouble that could lead to water damage in the home. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage and keep the water moving away from the foundation. Our cleaning and maintenance work is built around that one job, done carefully, with photos so you can see the result.
Every DeKalb gutter cleaning price is built from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. We do not put a figure on a page, because the same two-story house can need a different price depending on what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the number.
Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June, and fall visits run late October to November. In spring we clear seeds and pollen; in fall we clear the leaves before the first freeze. Waiting past fall means ice dams can form at the eave, and by March some runs are already sagging.
Same-day cleaning services in DeKalb depend on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, and the crew does not come inside. Photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves, and the ground is left clean. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. Every downspout is flushed, and we confirm the water leaves the lot and the outlet runs clean. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the outlet, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before we touch it.
Yes. Gutter guards keep leaves out, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top and can mat up until water runs over the edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath and leave the trough clean, then flush the downspout.
A gutter system that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling you a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, we tell you before work starts and you agree to it first. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
