Our own crew handles gutter services for Mokena homeowners, with the gutters and downspouts flushed and flow-tested, the junk hauled away, the gutters 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 is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Mokena customers book in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote by phone.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
Our gutter cleaning services are priced from the number of stories, the square footage and what is actually sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and that estimate is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but on most Mokena homes the total is what matters, so that is how we quote it.
What moves the number on our jobs is what the crew finds once the ladder is up. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and needs more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the eaves, so the back run sits well above the ground. A rain gutter that has started to sag takes longer too, because the hangers have to be reset. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and debris, compacted by years of rain, and that takes more time to clean by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add a step to every run. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. If something changes the job, we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On the Mokena homes we have cleaned, a clog in the drainage path is the most common reason a gutter overflows in a storm. On one job in the heavy tree canopy near the older blocks, the buildup at the elbows was what made the difference: clogged downspouts were not passing water, and the run was sagging where the hangers had been pulled by the weight. Clearing the buildup and flushing each one until the water ran clean at the bottom brought the water flow back, and the quote was set by the stories and the tree cover, not by anything that happened on the roof. Commercial properties in the area have the same problem at a larger scale, so we handle residential and commercial jobs alike, but this page is about the homes.
If the gutters are not cleared on a regular schedule, the water has nowhere to go but over the edge, and that is where structural damage starts: fascia rot, soffit staining and water seeping toward the foundation. Keeping the runs clean is the cheapest way to send water away from the foundation and protect your home from that, and it is what the crew is there to do.
| 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, most of our customers book twice a year, in spring and fall: late spring after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter in May, it is rarely clean: seeds are packed to the elbow and pollen paste sits in the bottom of the trough. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, a clog of leaves and grit that holds rainwater in the trough, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March.
The schedule depends on the trees and the road, and regular gutter cleaning is what keeps the drains moving between visits. Under heavy tree cover, we see customers on a visit every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the outlets between cleanings. A home near a busy road or an active construction site needs the same frequency, since the grit and dust settle in the trough faster than leaves do, and the landscape beds under the drop pipes take the overflow. Residential properties with few or no trees are usually fine with one cleaning a year in late fall. Guards reduce how often the trough fills, but the surface still needs clearing, and we schedule guarded gutters less often than open ones with the surface cleared each visit. Keep the trough clean between visits, since one blockage at the elbow can back up the whole run before the first storm.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your gutter system actually needs, based on what we found in the gutters and along the roofline. In Mokena IL, the wettest months are May, June and July, so the trough takes the most heavy rainfall right when the spring visit is due. Across Illinois, that spring visit usually falls in late May to June, and a gutter cleaning service booked then clears the runs before the storms. Book the first visit before the season turns, so the crew can clean your gutters before the water starts.
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.
Mokena gutter cleaning covers the whole city and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and our gutter services do not need a neighborhood list to decide whether a job is in range. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees are over the roof. A homeowner can send a photo of the front of the house, which helps, but it is not required. Lead time depends on the season; our calendar fills fastest in late spring and again in late fall, so the earlier you call, the more choice you have on a date. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule.
When the crew is booked, we call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. The crew stays outside, flushes every downspout, and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. If a run still needs attention after the job, even though it looks clean, the photo tells you what we found, whether that is a leak at a joint, a twig jammed in the elbow, or a section sitting flat. We keep the report on file so you can see it at the next visit. Keep your gutters clean on a schedule that fits your trees, and that keeps your home from water damage.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give you that estimate by phone or text. We do not put a figure in writing before we know those two things. Flushing and haul-off are in the number, along with the cleaning and maintenance check on the same visit.
Most customers across Mokena book in late spring and again in late fall. If you wait too long in the fall, the leaves pack in and on houses here the first freeze can set the water behind the trough before we get there.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call. If you need the crew sooner, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar against your address.
No. The gutter cleaning process happens outside, and the crew does not come inside. The crew stands the ladders away from your home and sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every drop pipe gets flushed and we check that the water leaves clean at the outlet. If one empties into an underground line, we check the outlet, but clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes, guarded gutters still need the surface cleared. On our jobs we find twigs and seed casings sitting on top of the guard and grit underneath, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge instead of away from your home, and the fascia can start to rot. We lift the guards, clean out what is under them, flush the drop pipes and reseat them. Guards cut down on gutter maintenance, but they do not remove it.
If a gutter is clean and still sheets water over the edge, the problem is usually slope, capacity or the downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video of it in heavy rainfall 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, we tell you and you agree to it before they start, never after the work is done. The number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice, so you know exactly what it costs to get your gutters cleaned.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
