Our own crew cleans gutters in Lombard and leaves them clean, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled away, and photos of every run before we leave. We offer cleaning services in Lombard, IL for homes and businesses alike. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most Lombard homeowners book in spring and fall, and we have been doing it that way across Lombard for years. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning process starts with the price, which depends on stories, square footage and what is 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 of run, though the total is what you actually pay.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters that nobody has opened in years and are packed with compacted muck, and guards that we have to lift and reseat before the gutter can be cleared. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, the runs are left clean, and none of it is billed as an extra. If something changes the job once we are on site, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On our Lombard jobs the gutter problem usually starts with clogged downspouts low down that nobody sees from the ground. When heavy rainfall hits a clogged run, the trough fills, water flow stops at the outlet, and the run starts to sag under the weight of wet leaves and grit. Homes near tree-lined lots tend to show this first, often with a twig or a blockage at the elbow and a buildup of wet debris behind it. Some of the older houses in Lombard homes that we clean have had water sit against the foundation for seasons, and the first sign is often soft fascia boards, rot along the trim, or a stain on the siding where the overflow has been running. Catching a small leak early keeps the repair question from turning into a structural damage question.
Regular gutter cleaning keeps a run from ever reaching that point, and a clean run is much easier to check. We flush every downspout, check drainage at the outlet, and mark any run that is sagging or pulling loose so you can see it before the next storm. That keeps water away from your home and out of the foundation, and keeps leaves and debris out of the trough, which is cheaper than pulling a rotted board later.
The same logic applies on residential and commercial properties, with more at stake on the bigger ones. A flat roof with internal drains or a building with long runs of rain gutter can back up without a sound, and the first sign is often a ceiling stain inside. We price those buildings per building after a walk-through, and the number we give is the number we bill.
Gutter cleaning services should be priced for what the crew actually does on the house in front of them, and a clean gutter at the end is the proof. We will tell you the number on the phone, explain what drives it, and show you the photos of every run afterward so you can see the work was done.
| 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 Lombard IL customers book twice a year, so get your gutters on the calendar before the seed drop in spring and again after the last leaves come down in fall. Across Illinois, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, and the fall visit is late October to November, before the first hard freeze.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows and along the bottom of the trough. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March. Snow months in Lombard are January, February, March and December, so a gutter clog that goes into winter is a gutter problem that becomes an ice problem. Get the gutter clean before the first freeze, not after.
Under heavy tree cover, we see our customers every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and a single clog can back rainwater up behind the roofline. With few or no trees and a simple landscape, once a year in late fall is enough for most homes. Gutter guards need less frequent work but still need the surface clean, because a mat of debris on top of a guard stops the water from getting in at all.
Book with us once a year at minimum, and let the first visit tell us which tier your lot needs as part of your gutter maintenance. After the first visit we tell you which of those three tiers fits your house, and we keep the calendar from there. If you want us to clean your gutters on a schedule, the estimate for that is given on the phone, and the calendar is set in advance so the visits come up when they should.
Commercial and residential buildings follow the same logic in Lombard, though the calendar is longer on flat-topped buildings. A restaurant or an office with a flat top runs on a quarterly schedule, and a residential home with a steep pitch runs on the twice-a-year calendar. Either way, the cleanings are scheduled in advance, the estimate is given by phone, and the visit is logged in the report.
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 do Lombard gutter cleaning from the nearest crew base and serve the surrounding areas on the same schedule. Booking gutter services starts with a quote by phone or text, based on stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Call (866) 435-6328 to start, and every visit covers gutters and downspouts from end to end. Our typical lead time is listed in our booking calendar, and the busy windows are late May through June and late October through November, when most of our homeowners book. Booking early in those windows keeps the slot you want.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you want to keep your gutters clean all year, we can schedule the visits in advance so the spring and fall cleanings come up without you thinking about them, and the gutter system gets a look every time. A homeowner who books a regular schedule keeps the gutters clear through the wet months, and that helps protect your home from water damage.
Our crew handles cleaning and maintenance for residential properties and commercial buildings. Residential work is the bulk of our Lombard jobs. Commercial properties are quoted per building after a walk-through, and the schedule follows the building's drains. Either way, the same crew does the work, leaves the site clean, and the same photos go to you afterward.
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 guess on the phone; we ask the three questions and give you the number.
Most of our customers here book in late May or June for the spring visit and late October or November for the fall visit. If you wait past the first hard freeze, the wet leaves can freeze into the trough and the damage shows up by March as rot in the fascia.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. We do not promise same-day unless the calendar has an open slot that day.
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, we flush every downspout and check that the water is leaving the house, so you know the gutters are clean at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the outlet, and clearing a buried line is quoted separately before anyone touches it.
Yes, but less often. If the landscape around the house drops seeds and needles, we find a mat of them sitting on top of the guards, plus a twig or two and grit, and the water never gets in. We lift the panels, clean underneath and flush the downspouts.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows in the rain has a slope or downspout-size 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 something changes the job, and in that case you hear about it before work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice, and anything else is raised and agreed before the crew touches the ladder.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
