Our own crew cleans gutters in Fondulac, flushing every downspout and checking that it runs clear, hauling the debris away, and photographing every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Illinois, most of our customers book a visit in the spring and fall, and we keep the calendar open for both.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on a real house the stories and the pitch matter more than the length of the run.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above grade, gutters nobody has opened in years, a downspout packed solid since the last visit, and guards we have to lift and reseat before the gutter underneath can be cleared. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the quote and never billed as extras, and the trough is left clean. Anything that changes the job gets raised with you before the crew starts, not on the invoice.
On a typical Fondulac visit the crew finds a clog at the elbow of a downspout, a sag in a run where the hangers have let go, and buildup packed into the trough. Water flow is the test: we run water through each downspout and watch the drainage at the bottom, and we tell you whether the water is leaving the way it should. Fondulac homes differ by pitch and tree cover, so two houses on the same street can need different work. Residential and commercial buildings get the same check and the same photos, and both residential properties and commercial properties have the scope set before the first ladder goes up.
Gutter cleaning services and repeat cleanings are priced per visit, so a spring and fall schedule with regular gutter cleaning usually costs less per year than waiting until you have to clean your gutters in a hurry. We will tell you which schedule your lot needs after the first visit. Ask for a written estimate if you want the scope on paper before you book, and we will send it. Once you have the date, a second call is never needed to confirm the number.
| 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 in Fondulac IL book two visits a year, one in the spring after the seed and pollen drop and one in the fall after the leaves and debris come down. Across Illinois the same rhythm holds for our gutter services, but the timing shifts with the weather, so keep your gutters clear through both seasons. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen packed into the elbows, and when we open one in November we find a wet leaf mat that has started to rot.
In spring the blockage is seeds, seed casings and a paste of pollen that the rain turns into a clog at the first bend of the downspout. In fall it is the leaf load and the odd twig, and in a freeze-belt city like this one it is also the first ice at the eave. Gutters that skipped the fall visit are the ones that sag, leak at the seam or pull loose by March, because ice has been pushing on a full trough all winter. Water that cannot drain sits behind the fascia and the roofline, and that is how the rainwater finds its way inside.
On our jobs the tiers look like this. Twice a year, with the trough left clean each time, covers most houses. Under heavy tree cover or a busy landscape, every three to four months, because needles and grit fill every elbow between visits and the gutter fills faster than a twice-yearly schedule can keep up with. A house with few or no trees is usually fine with one visit a year in late fall. Homes in surrounding areas follow the same three tiers. Whatever the tier, we flush every downspout on each visit, because that is how you protect your home from water damage. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared.
After the first visit we give you an estimate and tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and downspouts. If there are no supplied cases for your neighborhood, that is still how we decide: from the lot, not from a rule. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the first 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 gutters across the city and the homes in surrounding areas, working out of the nearest base so the crew can reach the houses on a single route. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your square footage and how much tree cover is over the house. Call (866) 435-6328 to start one. A photo of the front of the house helps us plan the boom or scissor lift, and it is easy to send from your phone.
Fondulac homeowners should expect lead times to depend on the season, and the two busiest windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills fastest. Fondulac gutter cleaning slots go quickly in those months, so book early if you want a specific day. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside, and the photos arrive either way.
A homeowner who wants an ongoing schedule can set up cleaning and maintenance on the same calendar, so the next visit is booked before the last one ends. That is the simplest form of gutter maintenance we do, and it keeps the gutter clear between cleanings. It is also the easiest way to keep the water away from your home and avoid a gutter that leaks at the seam or overflows in the middle of a storm. Heavy rainfall is when a neglected gutter shows its faults, so get your gutters on the calendar before the season turns. Gutter guards do not change the route, and a twig that lands on the guard still gets cleared.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text across Fondulac and the homes nearby. Commercial properties are quoted the same way. It is the number we charge on the invoice, with flushing and debris removal already included.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait past the first ice, the leaves and debris freeze into the gutter and the runs can sag by March. A sagging run is how clogged gutters start to cause structural damage, and the fascia behind it can rot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Same-day is only possible when the calendar has an opening that morning, so ask us about our cleaning services in Fondulac when you book.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout is flushed, clogged downspouts are cleared first, and we watch clean water leave at the bottom and carry the water away from the foundation. If a line drains into the ground, we check the outlet, and clearing a buried line is a separate job we quote before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs a gutter system with guards keeps out the leaves but not the needles, the seed casings and the grit, which mat on top and turn into a clog. We clear the surface and check the water flow, and the visit is usually shorter than for an open gutter, even on a busy landscape.
A rain gutter that is clean and still overflows has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Only if the job changes, and then you hear about it and agree before the crew starts. The quote we give on the phone is the price on the invoice for the work we described.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
