Our own crew will clean your gutters, flush every spout and flow-test it, haul the leaves away, and send 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 it sits under, and the figure we give you on the phone is the figure on your invoice. Most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and we have been running that schedule across these neighborhoods for years.
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 quote our gutter cleaning services over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Commercial properties get the same three questions before a number is given. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on our jobs the height of the roofline and the weight of the leaves and debris matter more than the length of the run.
What moves the price is usually what the crew finds once they are up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A walk-out basement or sloped lot puts the back run higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down as packed leaf mat, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A clog left alone backs water up and lets a sag form in the rain gutter, and clogged downspouts make it worse. Water sits against the fascia, the board can rot, and that is how a gutter turns into structural damage. A clean gutter that still overflows is a different problem, and we say so. Flushing every drain line, flow testing and haul-off are included in the price and never billed as extras. The whole point of the job is to carry water away from your home, and that is what the quote pays for. If something changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Where the water is going is what the crew checks first. Often the gutter is fine and the trouble is a buildup of wet leaves in the trough or a drainage path that is blocked near the elbow. The crew will clean the runs, flush each drain line and confirm the water flow at the outlet before they leave. That is the kind of finding that shapes a price, and we tell you about it on the phone before we come out.
Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote on any of the Herrin homes we serve, or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a number from there. Ask for a written estimate when you book if you want it on paper first.
| 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 lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit in late October to November, after the last leaves come down. Most of our customers book spring and fall, and the schedule is the same for residential and commercial jobs. In spring the drain elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that causes the clog, and on houses that miss the fall visit we see sagging runs by March.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the drain pipes between visits, so those lots go on a three to four month cycle. A roof with few or no trees is fine with one visit a year in late fall. Guarded gutters need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still needs a clean every visit. Regular gutter cleaning on residential properties keeps the drain pipes flowing between seasons. A clean system through the wet months is what we are after. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
When we open a gutter in Herrin IL in May we often find the rainwater has been running over the roofline instead of into the drainage path. Left alone, that blockage turns into a leak at the joints. Book a regular cleaning schedule with the date you want, and ask for a debris removal line item on the estimate so you know exactly what is included. Book early with the gutter cleaning service, and you clean your gutters before the wet season instead of after the first leak.
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 for homeowners and the surrounding areas, working from our own crews rather than a referral network. Herrin gutter cleaning is booked the same way everywhere we work: call or text, give us the stories, the approximate size and whether trees cover the roof, and we price from those answers. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm the number, though it is not required.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular date. Most cleanings are booked ahead of time, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the work, and everything we pull out leaves with the truck, which keeps the process easy on your end.
For a homeowner who wants gutter services that keep water out of the house, the first step is one phone call to schedule a visit. A single twig in the outlet is enough to start a leak at the joint, so the crew will flush every downspout and check the drainage path before anything else. We look at gutters and downspouts together, because a clean run with a blocked outlet still overflows. Our crew will keep your gutters working through the next rain. Gutters that run clear protect your home from water damage. If you have gutter guards, we still clear the surface and check the flow.
Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a quote.
Our prices work the same way across Herrin: the number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not name a figure without knowing those details. Once you give us the numbers, the price we quote is the price on the invoice.
Across Illinois, spring visits fall in late May to June and fall visits in late October to November. The wettest months here are April, May and June, so a spring visit clears the runs before the heavy rainfall. Under heavy tree cover in a landscape like this, plan on a visit every three to four months, since that keeps the drain pipes from packing.
Most of our cleaning services in Herrin come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day work because the calendar fills quickly in the busy seasons.
No. The gutter cleaning process is all outside work, and our crew does not come inside. Photos of every run 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 drain pipe until it runs clean, and we confirm water is leaving at the outlet. If a line runs underground, we check the outlet and tell you what we see. Clearing a buried drain line is separate gutter maintenance, and it is priced before anyone starts.
Yes, but less often. Guards are part of the gutter system, and cleaning and maintenance still matter. Guards stop leaves, not needles, seed casings or grit, and those sit on top of the guard and eventually clog the run. We clear the surface and check the flow, so the gutter stays clean under the guard.
A gutter that is clean and still spills over the edge has a slope or outlet-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or short video in the rain so we can get your gutters right, without selling a second cleaning.
Only if they find something that changes the job, and in that case you hear about it and agree to it before work starts. The number we quote on the phone is the number on your invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
