Our crew cleans gutters for homes like yours, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the waste hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave so you can see it is clean. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over it, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Illinois, most customers book for spring and fall, and that is when our crew is most often at work on homes like yours.
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. Your estimate comes over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price gutter cleaning services per linear foot, which lands in a similar place on most houses, but we would rather you judge the job by what we actually find.
On our jobs, a third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes longer and costs more to do safely, and so does a walk-out basement or sloped lot that puts the back run far up from the ground. Gutters nobody has opened in years arrive with leaves and debris packed hard, which has to be cut and lifted out, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time on top. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras, and we flush every downspout on the job. Anything that changes the job is raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
On du page homes we see the same pattern again and again: a blockage at the elbow, a clog farther down, a sag in the run, and buildup packed behind a corner where the water flow slows and drainage stalls. Where rainwater backs up in a rain gutter, it runs along the fascia and out over the edge, and on older houses that sustained overflow is how structural damage starts. Clogged downspouts are the usual cause, and we clear them, flush them, and leave the run clean, with water away from the foundation, including where the landscape slopes toward the house. We handle residential and commercial work the same way: commercial properties get a per-building schedule, and residential properties get the same flow-testing rule.
The first thing we ask on the phone is for a photo of the front of the house, so we can judge the stories by eye before the crew is sent out. From there we give you a number, and that is the number 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.
Plan on two visits a year, in spring and fall. Across Illinois, spring visits tend to land in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and fall visits in late October to November, after the last leaves. Regular gutter cleaning at those two points keeps the system moving. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat pressed flat in the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sagging by March under the ice.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm we see, because needles, a twig or two and grit pack the runs between visits and collect along the roofline. Heavy rainfall in May, June and July, the wettest months, pushes that muck down the pipe faster on wooded lots, and rainwater backs up behind it. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough on most lots, and it is the easiest way to clean your gutters without a second trip. Guards, if you have them, mean less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, and debris removal is part of every visit.
Our crew sees the same freeze pattern across Illinois, and in du page IL the timing matters: book the fall visit before the first hard freeze and the runs stay clear through the snow months. Keep your gutters on that schedule and the spring visit stays a quick job. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and you can call (866) 435-6328 to set the next date.
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 clean across the whole area, and our du page gutter cleaning crew covers the surrounding areas too. On our jobs the neighborhoods come up often enough that we know which streets need an early start. Booking is simple: text us a photo of the front of the house or call, tell us the number of stories, the rough size and whether trees hang over the gutters and downspouts, and we send a quote. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we confirm the date when you call so nothing is left open.
Our gutter services and cleanings fill fastest in the two seasons above, when the calendar is busiest. Outside those months slots open up more easily, and it helps to book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work to happen, though the side gate should be open. Call (866) 435-6328 to ask about the next open date, and to keep your gutters clean between visits ask which tier fits.
When the crew is on your gutters we protect your home from water damage by clearing the runs first, so the rain has somewhere to go. Each job is a clean job, and we would rather finish one house well than rush through three.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text before anyone is scheduled. Our gutter cleaning service does not quote a range in advance because the house decides it. Once we have the stories and the square footage, you get one number.
Most customers across du page book late spring and late fall. If you wait past the first freeze, we find runs that have sagged or pulled loose by the time the snow goes, which is the fall visit you wanted to avoid. Across Illinois, those two windows also suit the crew.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the calendar has an opening that day, and we would rather tell you the real date than miss it. If you want to get your gutters done before the next storm, say so when you call.
No homeowner has to be home for this. Our crew does not come inside, and the gutter cleaning process ends with a picture of each run waiting on your phone. Everything is bagged and hauled away from your home before the crew goes, so all you need to do is open the side gate and keep the dog inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clean at the bottom. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check that water leaves at the outlet and tell you if it does not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. A gutter system with gutter guards still needs gutter maintenance, because the guard holds back the big leaves but not the seeds, needles and grit that sit on top of it, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the front edge. We lift the panels, clear underneath, flush each downspout and reseat the guards.
A clean gutter that still spills, or shows a leak at a seam in rain, has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. A slope problem keeps the water in one place, and that is how trim starts to rot. Send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope issue.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before work starts, never after. Your quote is what you pay, and it covers the cleaning and maintenance we agreed to.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
