Our own crew handles Morton gutter maintenance, every downspout flushed and flow-tested so it runs clean, everything pulled out gets 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 is over the house, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our Morton customers book with us in spring and fall, and we have been doing that work across Illinois for years.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We give an estimate by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Some companies price their gutter services by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place, but we would rather give you one number for the whole house.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a pitch too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far above the ground, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with compacted muck, and guards we have to lift and reseat before the gutter can be cleared. Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included and never billed as extras. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
When the back run sits under heavy tree cover, seeds and a leaf mat can fill the gutter and start to pull away at the joints, and the crew clears it by hand before anything else. Gutters that have been clogged for a while often show a sag or buildup that takes more time to clear, so the crew checks the drainage on every run and flushes every downspout until the water flow runs clean. Clog checks and debris removal are part of the regular gutter cleaning, and our gutter services are the same work for residential and commercial clients, with the same photos and the same written number. If you are weighing whether to clean your gutters or repair them, the crew will tell you which one the gutter actually needs.
| 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 Morton IL customers book twice a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. May, June and July are the wettest months in Morton, and heavy rainfall finds any gutter that was skipped in spring. On our jobs we find the spring seeds, pollen paste and the odd twig packed into the downspout elbows, and in fall the wet leaves and debris that sit along the eave line until the first hard freeze. When we open a rain gutter here in fall, the freeze risk is real: ice forms at the eave, and runs that skipped the fall visit are often bowed or pulled loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, needles and grit pack the downspout and collect along the roofline between visits, so those lots are on a three to four month schedule. Few or no trees over the house means once a year in late fall is usually enough. Gutter guards need less frequent cleaning, but the surface still has to be cleared, because a wet mat on top of the guard sheds water over the front edge. Every visit ends with photos of each gutter run, so you can see the blockage before and the clean run after.
After the first clean we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we write it down in the report so the schedule stays consistent. We flush every downspout on each visit. The point of the calendar is to keep your gutters clean so rainwater can leave through the downspout, and to protect your home from water damage before the rainy season or the freeze, not to sell you more visits than the gutter 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 crew works across Morton and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and the quote starts with a phone call or a text. Tell us the number of stories, the rough square footage and whether trees hang over the house, and send a photo of the house front if that is easy. The lead time depends on the calendar, so call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the first open date. Busy windows fill fast in late spring and late fall, so book early if you want to get your gutters clean that week.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We offer cleaning services in Morton for residential properties and commercial properties, and a clean run is the goal on every visit, with cleaning and maintenance handled in the same trip. The crew does not come inside, and the photos of every run arrive on your phone before the truck leaves. If you want the full gutter cleaning process explained before you book, ask us and we will walk through it on the phone.
Most Morton homes stay on the same schedule each year, and our cleanings tend to land in the same two windows, which is the simplest gutter maintenance for keeping water away from your home. If you have a leak, a low run or a clog between visits, call and we will look at it on the next open date.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters. Call or text us with those three things and we give you the price, which is the price we charge.
Most of our customers book in late spring and late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find runs pulled loose and fascia boards starting to rot by March, which is why the fall cleaning is the one most worth keeping.
Same-day depends on the calendar that week. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call (866) 435-6328.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout, including clogged downspouts, and check that the gutter system runs clean at the outlet. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Guards keep out most leaves in a wooded landscape, but needles, seed casings and grit still sit on top of them, and once that mat is wet the water runs over the front edge instead of moving water away from the house. We clear the surface, leave the trough clean, and check the flow under the guards.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows usually has a slope or capacity problem, not a clog problem. Water left running over the edge can lead to structural damage, so send us a photo or short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before they start, never on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
