Our own crew cleans gutters in Hazel Crest, every outlet flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled off, the ground left clean, 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 hangs over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Hazel Crest customers book in the spring and fall, when seeds, pollen and leaves have finished dropping.
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 give you an estimate over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter cleaning services that price by linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutters move the total more than length does. Residential properties and commercial properties are quoted from those same three inputs.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run well above the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years where leaves and debris have compacted into a solid mass, and guards we have to lift and reseat before we can reach the trough. A sag in a run or a clog that has turned to buildup takes more time than a clean trough with loose leaves.
Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are already in the number. We do not add them afterward. If we find something on the job that changes the price, such as a water flow problem that needs more than a cleaning, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Across the houses we service, the clogged downspouts are the ones that surprise people. A run can look clear from the ground and still hold water behind the elbow, and that water finds its way toward the fascia and the foundation. Our crew flushes each run and watches the outlet until it runs clear, so the water is carried away from your home rather than just moved from one place to another. Keeping water away from the foundation is the whole point.
For Hazel Crest homes we have cleaned, the job is usually a matter of leaving the trough clean, working the leaves out of the elbows, and confirming the drainage clears at the bottom. The homes we see most often have leaves and grit packed into the back run where nobody can see it from the yard. That is where a small clog can turn into structural damage and wood rot over a few seasons if it goes unchecked.
| 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 seeds and pollen have dropped, and the fall visit falls in late October to November, after the last leaves are down. Hazel Crest gutter cleaning schedules usually follow those two windows. In spring we pull seed casings and pollen paste out of the elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs that sagged under ice by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every few months is what we see working. Needles, seed casings and the odd twig pack the outlets faster than the trough, and a blockage that starts at the elbow can back rainwater up over the rain gutter during heavy rainfall before anyone notices. Where there are few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. Near a busy road or construction, we often go back sooner for the same reason. The same schedule logic covers residential and commercial buildings. Setting a fixed calendar is the simplest way to clean your gutters before the trough fills.
Gutter guards change the schedule for your gutter system, not the need. A guarded system still collects surface litter on top of the guard and grit underneath, so we still get it clean, just less often than an open run. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the next date on the calendar before we leave. A regular visit also helps keep your gutters working through the storm season. If you want a regular gutter cleaning service set up for your home, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline.
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 Hazel Crest, from the streets closest to the center out to the older blocks where the trees are heavier. Booking our gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text. We ask for the stories, the approximate square footage and whether trees hang over the roof, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time changes with the season, and we confirm your date when you call.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when most Hazel Crest homeowners on our list book their cleanings at once. If you want a slot in those weeks, book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit, since the work is all outside and the yard is left clean.
A homeowner who wants to protect your home from water damage often asks us how fast they can get on the schedule. A gutter that is already overflowing, or showing a leak at a joint, is a priority for us, and we will tell you on the phone whether it is a cleaning problem or something a cleaning will not fix. Our gutter services reach the surrounding areas, and we would rather tell you the truth about a slot than promise one we cannot keep. Get your gutters and downspouts seen before the next storm, and call (866) 435-6328 to set a date.
The number comes from the stories, the square footage and what is in the gutters, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those three things. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the ice can lift a sagging run before we get to it. Under heavy tree cover we go every few months.
Same-day slots are not something we promise. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If the gutter is already overflowing, tell us on the phone and we will say what we can do.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, steps around your landscape, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, our gutter cleaning process is to flush every downspout and watch the outlet until the water runs clear. Where a run feeds an underground drain line, we check that water is leaving at the outlet and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep leaves out, but needles, seeds and grit sit on top of them and turn to paste once they are wet. We lift the panels, clean underneath and reseat them. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance, but they do not end the cleaning and maintenance, and the job usually runs shorter than an open gutter cleaning.
A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope or capacity problem, not a debris problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start. The quote from the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
