Our own crew cleans gutters here, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves bagged and hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We have been doing this work for homes here in spring and fall, and most of our customers book with us at the same two points in the year. Use the estimator above or call (866) 435-6328.
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 in the gutters. We work out the number over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services work the same way on a first visit or a repeat one. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run, but we size up the whole house so you know the total before we arrive.
On our jobs, these are the things that move the quote. A third story, or a roofline too steep to walk, takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eave at the back of the house. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold packed-down leaves and grit, and that takes more time to clean by hand. And guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Clogged downspouts are the first thing we check when water sheets over the edge in a storm. The whole point of a gutter is to carry water away from the foundation, and a cleaning now costs less than a repair for structural damage later. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris haul-off are included in the quote and are never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a typical two-story house with heavy tree cover over the roof, the crew might find a dense leaf mat packed into the back gutter and a clog at two of the downspout elbows. The quote is set from those three things before anyone climbs, and the final invoice matches it. Most of our Grayslake homes come in with the same kinds of conditions: leaves and needles from the trees, seed casings in the spring, and sections where the gutter has begun to sag from long-term buildup. A rain gutter that looks clean from the ground can still hold a clog at the elbow, so the crew opens every run and checks drainage at the outlet. We photograph each of those points so you can see what we found before we leave.
If you are a property manager and need a commercial estimate, we price commercial properties per building and can schedule across several properties at once. The same rules apply: the number on the phone is the number you pay, and nothing is added after the job without your approval.
| 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, in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late fall after the leaves have come down. Plan to clean your gutters in late spring and again in late fall. Across Illinois the spring window runs late May to June, and the fall visit for Grayslake falls in late October to November. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and often a blockage right at the outlet. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs by March that have sagged under the weight of ice. Snow lands here from January through April and again in November and December, and freeze risk is real, so timing the fall visit before the first hard freeze matters.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees overhead, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspout elbows between visits and the gutter fills faster than the seasonal schedule allows. Few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or active construction, we see the same pattern as heavy tree cover, with more grit in the runs and a shorter cycle.
Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms bring heavy rainfall. In Grayslake, May, June and September are the wettest months, when rainwater has the most gutter to fill. A sagging run can open a leak at the seam, and that is the first thing to check after a storm.
Regular gutter cleaning on this schedule is the simplest way to keep up with gutter maintenance here. A fixed plan for cleaning and maintenance is easier than remembering it after a storm. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, whether that is the once-a-year schedule or the three-to-four-month one, and we set the next date before the crew leaves.
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 Grayslake IL and the surrounding areas from our base, and the crew covers the whole city from there. Grayslake gutter cleaning is booked the same way everywhere: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house. Every homeowner gets a quote from stories, size and tree cover, and every caller gets the same process. We take residential and commercial jobs on the same terms, and residential properties get the same photo record as every other visit. Lead times depend on the season, and the busy windows fill first, so booking early gives you more choice of date.
Every visit ends with photos of each run and each downspout sent to your phone, so you have a record of the condition of your gutter system. We flush every downspout and check drainage on the way out. A twig wedged in an elbow gets cleared by hand, not left for the next storm. Between cleanings, keep your gutters clean by checking them after big storms, and call us when anything looks wrong. Our gutter services cover gutters and downspouts from the first visit to the last. If you want to protect your home from water damage this year, a clean gutter in each season makes the biggest difference, so get your gutters on a regular schedule and we set the dates for you. Debris removal is part of every visit, so the leaves go with the truck.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it to you by phone or text. Our crew prices cleaning services in Grayslake from those two things and what is in the gutters, so we do not give a range here. Once you tell us those, the number we give you is the number we charge.
Across Grayslake, our customers book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we find runs that sag under ice by March. Twice a year covers most houses, and the crew tells you after the first visit which schedule your lot needs.
Most slots come up within the week, and our crew confirms a date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that week, so we tell you the first date we can offer.
No, you do not need to be home. Our gutter cleaning process is outside only: the crew does not come inside, leaves are bagged and carried away from your home, and photos of every run and downspout go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the water flow all the way to the outlet. If a downspout drains into an underground line, we check the outlet and tell you whether water is leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is estimated before anyone touches it.
Yes, gutter guards stop leaves but not needles, seeds or grit, which settle on top and under the guard. A guard keeps the trough looking clean, but the downspout still needs flushing. Water that runs over the front edge leads to rot in the fascia board, so we check the trough as well as the downspout. On our jobs we find that guarded gutters need the surface cleared and the downspout flushed, usually on a longer cycle than open gutters. For guarded homes, cleaning and maintenance is a shorter job, but gutter maintenance does not stop there.
If a gutter that is clean still sheets water over the edge in rain, it has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. Sometimes the landscape around the house slopes back toward the wall. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
No, the price on the invoice is the number we gave you on the phone. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
