Our own crew cleans gutters in Medina. Every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested, the debris is hauled off, and you get photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Medina customers book in the spring and fall.
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. Medina homes vary a lot on those three, so we quote from them by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Gutter cleaning services that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but the stories and the state of the gutters matter more than the footage.
On our jobs, a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the approach and the time. A walk-out basement puts the back run much higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down with a heavy buildup of compacted leaves and grit, and a clog that packed takes longer to clear than a seasonal one. Guards we have to lift and reseat also add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included, never billed as extras. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we see on local jobs. A house where the gutters were left clean last fall, with a single downspout and a light load of leaves and debris, tends to move quickly. A house with a sag in one run, a clog at the elbow, clogged downspouts and water flow that stopped halfway down the wall takes a closer look at each downspout, and the quote reflects that. The first is the easy case. The second is where the crew finds the structural damage that a regular visit would have caught earlier. Both get photographed and reported.
Every quote starts with a short look at the front of the house, sent by text if it is easy, and we ask how the drainage runs at each corner. We ask about the stories, the rough size, and whether the trees hang over the roof. That is enough to give you the number on the phone. If the picture changes once we are on the ladder, we call before doing anything extra. Commercial properties get the same look-first approach, and a long rain gutter run is measured on site before we give a number.
| 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 in Medina IL book twice a year. Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit falls in October to early November, after the last leaves. That is the short answer on when to clean your gutters. Regular gutter cleaning service in spring and fall is what keeps the water moving, and the same schedule applies to residential and commercial buildings. Here is what we find at each visit. In spring a blockage forms as the seeds, seed casings and pollen paste pack the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see a sag, a pulled run or a leak at the seam by March, because the first ice and the ice dams at the eave do the damage.
How often depends on the lot. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the gutter runs between visits. Near a busy road or a construction site, the same schedule applies for the same reason. Houses with few or no trees need one visit a year in late fall to stay clean, especially where the landscape slopes toward the foundation. Guarded gutters need fewer cleanings a year, but they do not end gutter maintenance, and the surface still has to be cleared or the mat sits on the guard and water runs over the front edge.
Here is the pattern on two local jobs. One has no trees over the roofline and books once a year, and the fall visit is what the gutters need. The other sits under heavy tree cover and books every three to four months, and the gutters fill between visits, especially after heavy rainfall in April, May and June. We look at what is in each gutter when we open it, and a trough that comes up clean tells us which schedule the lot needs. After the first visit we give you an estimate for the next one and tell you which tier your lot actually needs.
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 own crew works across Medina and runs out of a local base. Medina gutter cleaning works the same way on every lot. A homeowner calls or texts and gets a quote from stories, size and tree cover. Homeowners who send a photo of the house front speed up the quote. We have cleaned gutters in the older blocks near the center and in the newer subdivisions on the outer roads, where the lots are larger and the trees hang over the roofline. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, book up first. Most of our work is on residential properties, and the same visit covers every gutter run.
Our gutter services start with a phone call, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so the only thing we ask is that the side gate is open and the cars are off the driveway if the runs face it. Once on site, we flush every downspout and check where it drains, so the gutters and downspouts leave the job moving water. A twig caught in an elbow is the usual reason a flushed run stops, so we clear it before we call the job done. The easiest way to get your gutters on the schedule is to call early in the spring or fall window, before the calendar fills up with the rest of the surrounding areas.
A working gutter system keeps water moving the right way. Clean gutters move water away from your home, not over the edge or down the wall. A clean system helps protect your home from water damage and the slow rot that follows, and it gives the next storm, and the rainwater that comes with it, somewhere to go. Homes with gutter guards get the same look, and the surface gets cleared before the guards are reseated. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will tell you what the lot needs.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Whatever we say on the phone is what the invoice shows, and any change gets raised before the crew starts.
Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit runs from October to early November. On our jobs, a house that waits past the first freeze often shows a sag or a pulled run by March.
Our cleaning services in Medina run on a booking calendar, so most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will check what is open across Medina.
No. The crew works outside and does not come inside. We call before we arrive, and we send photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested, and we check where the water exits. A buried drain line that needs clearing is a separate job and gets quoted before we touch it.
Yes. On our jobs under guards we find a mat of grit sitting on top, and needles working through the mesh. The surface still needs to be clean so the water gets in. Guards shorten the job, but they do not end gutter maintenance, so plan on cleaning and maintenance at the usual visit.
If the gutter is clean and still overflows in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope or downspout capacity, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain, and we will tell you what it is.
Only if the job changes, and you hear about it before the crew starts any extra work. Our gutter cleaning process starts with the phone quote, and the number we quote on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
