Our crew cleans gutters in Highland Park, with every outlet flushed and flow-tested, the leaves 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 hangs over it. Call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate built from the house itself, and the number you hear is the number on the invoice. Most homes book in spring and fall, and we keep those visits on the calendar so the gutters are clear when the weather turns.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
On Highland Park homes, the price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We work it out over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other gutter cleaning services price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is known. What we do not do is add a fee once the crew has started on work nobody agreed to.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means a boom or scissor lift, and the crew sets it up before the first run is touched. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back run, so it sits higher than the front. Gutters that nobody has opened in years hold packed muck, and that takes longer to clear than a run kept clean every visit. Guards we have to lift and reseat also add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are part of the quote, not extras added at the end. If something changes the job, you hear it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Older houses are where we see the most buildup. The gutters have carried a season of leaves and seed casings into the elbows, and the back run can hold leaves and debris packed hard enough to stop water cold. Where a pipe turns at the foundation, the bend is the usual place for a clog, and a single twig lodged there is enough to stop it. We clear the run from the top and flush the line until water runs clear at the outlet. That kind of find sets the time on the job, and we tell you about it up front if we can see it from the driveway. The pipes and the buildup at the bends are what we check first on every visit, because a sag, a slow water flow or poor drainage is usually the first sign of clogged downspouts that have been building for a while.
We clean residential properties for homeowners across the city and handle commercial properties on a per-building schedule, so the same crew handles residential and commercial work. Nothing on this page is a fixed rate card: the figure is always built from the house in front of us, and we settle the number before we climb.
| 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 homes here book twice a year, once in spring after the seeds and pollen have dropped, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. Across Illinois the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, and the fall visit in late October to November. If you want to clean your gutters on that schedule in Highland Park IL, book the spring slot early. When we open a gutter here in May, we find seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag by March under the weight of ice. Freezing winters are the reason the fall visit matters most, because a full gutter that freezes can pull loose before spring.
Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning comes more often than twice a year, because needles and grit pack the outlets between visits. Near a busy road or active construction the schedule is the same, since the rainwater carries more grit into the trough. With few or no trees over the house, once a year in late fall is usually enough gutter maintenance to keep water away from the trough. Houses with gutter guards need less frequent visits, but the surface still needs a clean, since a wet mat on top of the guard keeps water from reaching the trough.
Booking ahead of the blockage is the easiest way to keep up with cleaning and maintenance, and the visit is set before the heavy rainfall starts. Precipitation here averages about 39 inches a year, and May, June and August are the wettest months. If the house has a steep pitch or a walk-out basement, a boom or scissor lift may be needed, and the visit is set up in advance. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we adjust the calendar from there.
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.
Our crew has worked across Highland Park, and we serve the surrounding areas without a special trip for each visit. Homeowners book by phone or text, based on stories, square footage and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. To get your gutters on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328, and we will tell you the first open date before you hang up. Highland Park gutter cleaning means every rain gutter on the house gets a full clean, and the same visit covers the gutters and downspouts, where we flush every downspout and check where the water goes.
Two windows fill the calendar faster than the rest of the year: late spring, when seeds and pollen come down, and late fall, when the last leaves land on the house. If you want a slot in one of those windows, call (866) 435-6328 early. Each homeowner gets a call before we come, so nobody needs to be home for the visit. A leak at a seam is often the first sign of a blocked run, and it is cheaper to catch early, before the fascia board starts to rot. Keep your gutters clean through the year, and protect your home from water damage and structural damage by booking a visit before the next storm, not after the water is already coming over the edge.
The number comes from stories and size, and our crew gives it to you by phone or text before we book. It is the same number that goes on the invoice. We do not add a surprise fee once the crew is on the ladder.
Cleanings here usually run twice a year, in late spring and again in late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find sagging runs by March, after the first ice has come through. Those two windows are when we see the most buildup on our jobs.
Same-day slots depend on the calendar that week, and cleaning services in Highland Park are busiest in late spring and late fall. That is when the landscape around the house drops seeds, pollen and leaves onto the roofline. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call. If water is spilling over the edge instead of running away from your home, tell us when you call so we can check what is open.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, the crew does not come inside, and photos of every run and outlet go to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, every outlet is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a pipe feeds an underground drain, we check that water is leaving at the far end and tell you if it is not. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is priced on its own before anyone touches it.
Yes, but less often. Guards keep most leaves out of the gutter system, but seed casings, needles and grit sit on top and mat when they get wet. We lift the panels, clean underneath, flush the outlets and reseat the guards. A wet mat left on top is what lets water run off the front edge, so the surface still gets cleared.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or outlet size, not what is sitting in the trough. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If something we find changes the job, we tell you and agree on it before the cleaning starts. Our gutter services come with one quote, and the quote you get on 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.
