Our crew cleans gutters on every house we take, and we flush and flow-test every drain outlet before we leave. Everything we pull out goes off the property, and you get photos of every run on your phone. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the estimate we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Our gutter cleaning services for Moline homes are priced that way, and this page is written for residential properties. Commercial properties are a different job, so say so when you call. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place per run.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the ladder. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years hold a thick buildup that has to be dug out by hand, and guards we have to lift and reseat add time. A clog at an outlet that needs the elbows opened and the drainage path traced costs more than a simple flush. Standing water and a sag in the rain gutter mean more to clear and more to check.
Flushing, flow testing and haul-away are included in the quote and never billed as extras. If something changes the job once we are on the roof, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice. A clean gutter is not the same as good water flow or proper drainage. We have seen homes where a loose hanger or a leak at a seam was enough to send water toward the wall, long enough to start structural damage, so we photograph anything like that and report it rather than sell a repair.
On a recent job, a neighborhood house with mature tree cover and a sag in the back run needed the outlets opened and the leaves and debris cleared from the valleys before the flow test would pass. That is the kind of detail that moves the number, and it is the detail we confirm on the phone before booking.
| 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 falls in late May to June. On our Moline IL jobs most customers book two visits a year, in spring and fall: late May or June after the seed and pollen drop, and again in late October or November after the last leaves. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed in the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs sagging by March.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm our customers keep, because leaves and a twig or two pack the downspouts between visits. Few or no trees and once a year in late fall is enough. Near a busy road or construction, the grit builds up faster and the schedule shortens. May, June and July are the wettest months here, so heavy rainfall finds a clogged run first. Guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be clean before water can get in.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Regular gutter cleaning keeps a clog from turning into a rainwater overflow at the roofline, and the debris removal is part of every visit. It also keeps the blockage out of the drain path where water away from your home depends on it. Gutter maintenance is a schedule, not a one-time job. Our gutter cleaning service runs the same schedule for residential and commercial buildings. If you want to clean your gutters twice a year, book a date and we will confirm the schedule once we see the lot.
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 runs a steady route across the surrounding areas from our nearest base. Moline gutter cleaning books by phone or text: a quote from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. If you have gutter guards, say so when you book. Our cleaning services cover the gutters and downspouts on the whole house, and lead time is confirmed when you call. The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Every run gets a clean look, and the photos come to your phone before we leave. Each of our cleanings is documented the same way: we flush every downspout and send the photos. The gutter cleaning process runs in the same order every time: the call, the walk-around, the cleaning, the haul-away, the photos. If you want to clean your gutters on a set plan, tell us and we will set up the schedule on the first visit. For a homeowner, a regular plan helps you keep your gutters clear and protect your home from water damage without a surprise overflow in the middle of a storm, and the cleaning and maintenance stays on the calendar. Gutter services on a plan also include a leak check at each visit. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the house front, or book a date to get your gutters on the schedule.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Most homeowners ask that first, and we do not quote a figure without knowing those two things. Residential and commercial buildings are not quoted the same way, so tell us which one you have. Once we give you the number, that is the number on the invoice.
Across Moline, most of our customers book late May or June and again in late October or November. If you wait past the fall visit, we usually find the wet leaf mat, and by March some runs have sagged under ice. Going into winter, a clean gutter is what we are after. The schedule that fits depends on your trees, and we confirm it on the first visit.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Our cleaning services in Moline run on booked slots, and most come up within the week, so we confirm a date when you call. Ask when you book and we will tell you what we have open.
No. Our gutter cleaning process keeps the crew outside, and they do not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up, and we send photos of every run before the truck leaves.
We flush every run and flow-test it, and we check that water leaves at the outlet. Water should run away from your home and out across the landscape, not back toward the wall. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, so we quote it separately and do not touch it without your approval.
Yes. Under guards we find needles, seeds, grit and seed casings sitting on top and packed underneath, and the trapped water is how fascia rot starts. The job is shorter than an open gutter, but the gutter system still has to be clean so water actually gets in.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is usually slope or outlet size, not a clog. Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it is. We do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the number up front, so you can get your gutters on the schedule.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
