Our own crew clears gutters in Downers Grove IL, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover sits over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers here book for spring and fall, and that rhythm helps you keep your gutters clean through the wet seasons. A working gutter system is what we are after on every job, whatever the house.
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 give an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but our gutter cleaning services come with one number that covers the whole house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually what we find once the crew is set up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement puts the back run much higher than the front, and the lift has to reach it. Gutters nobody has opened in years arrive packed with leaves and debris, compacted hard, with a sag in the middle that holds water and blocks drainage, and a buildup that takes longer to clear out than loose leaves. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step. Flushing every outlet, flow testing and debris removal are all included and never billed as extras, and anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts, not on the invoice. A seam that has split is usually the first leak we find, and a rain gutter with a split seam is worth fixing before the next storm.
Our experience is mostly with Downers Grove homes where the water flow was the problem. On one recent job the gutters had a clog at the corner where two runs meet, with leaves and grit stacked behind it, and the clogged downspouts on that side were partly blocked. The crew cleared the run until it ran free, then made sure to flush every outlet and photographed the flow at the outlet before we left. Left alone, a dip like that turns into structural damage to the fascia. That sort of job is why we want to see the house before we quote a number on any clog. Send a photo of the front of the house by text if it is easy, and tell us the stories and whether trees hang over the house. The rest we can work out from there, and the figure you hear on the phone 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.
Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. Our fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves are down. Most of our customers here book both. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms bring heavy rainfall across Illinois, and here the wettest months are May, June and August, when rainwater has the most to carry. In May the outlet elbows are packed with seeds and a pollen paste that holds water. In November it is the wet leaf mat along the roofline that matters, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs pulled loose from the fascia by March under the weight of ice, the first sign that drainage has stopped working. Snow falls here from December through March. Ice dams form at the eave when the gutter cannot drain, and a leak follows into the ceiling.
Under heavy tree cover, big trees over the house, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits and a blockage can form in weeks. Houses with few or no trees do fine with just one of these cleanings a year, in late fall, and a clear run is what that visit is for. Gutters with guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still has to be cleared, because the mess sits right on top of the guard and gets wet. Regular gutter cleaning and maintenance catches a loose run before it turns into a rotted board, and gutter maintenance on that schedule costs far less than replacing the fascia. Those are the tiers we see, and after the first visit we tell you which one your lot actually needs. If you want to clean your gutters on a schedule that matches your tree cover, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the first date with you.
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.
We clear gutters and flush every downspout across Downers Grove from the nearest base, and the crew covers the whole town. Homeowners book the same way on every street. You tell us your stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and we quote it by phone or text. A photo of the house front helps us plan the lift if it is easy to send. The calendar fills in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, so the earlier you call the better your choice of date. Every homeowner gets the same gutter cleaning process: we call before we come, nobody needs to be home, and photos arrive on your phone. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage by keeping the gutters moving water away from your home before the next storm, and we say that plainly so you know what you are paying for. Our cleaning services in Downers Grove start with a quote, and a gutter cleaning service visit runs the same way every time. We handle residential properties and commercial properties alike, and residential and commercial jobs get the same photo report. Our gutter services include the flush, the haul-off and the photos, and the crew takes jobs in the surrounding areas on the same terms. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book. A clear run is the goal on every street. Text a photo of the house front to (866) 435-6328 and we will get your gutters on the calendar.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text on any Downers Grove gutter cleaning job. We do not quote a range without seeing the house. The number we give is the number on your invoice.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that pull loose under ice by March on houses that skipped it. Trees over the house, or a dense landscape, move the schedule to every three to four months, and regular cleaning and maintenance is what keeps the runs draining.
Slots here fill fast in busy seasons, and we confirm the date when you call. We will not promise same-day work we cannot schedule. If you need to get your gutters done sooner, ask and we will check the calendar.
No. The work happens outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and outlet go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every outlet is flushed and we watch the water run out at the bottom. If a line drains underground and we cannot see it run free, we tell you. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, less often, but it is still gutter maintenance. On our jobs the mess sits on top of the guard, small twigs and seed casings mat on top, and once wet the mat runs water off the front edge. We clear the surface and check that water is still getting in.
After heavy rainfall, a gutter that is clear and still spills water over the edge instead of moving it away from your home has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second visit for a slope problem.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised with you before work starts and agreed to first. We give a firm quote on the phone, and that number is the one on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
