Our own crew gives your gutters a clean, full pass, with every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the leftovers hauled off, and photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from your stories, your house size and how much tree cover is overhead, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we have been on these houses through both seasons.
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, how much gutter it has, and how much leaves and debris is sitting in it. We quote Na-Au-Say homes and homeowners by phone or text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Other companies price gutter cleaning services by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place on most houses, but we would rather give every homeowner one number for the whole job than make them multiply. The same method covers commercial properties, quoted from the same three things.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk changes how the crew works the back runs. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the gutter line, so the boom or scissor lift has to reach farther. Gutters nobody has opened in years come down packed with compacted leaves and grit, and that takes longer than a normal clog. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time on both ends of the visit. Downspout flushing, water flow testing and debris removal are included in the quote and never billed as extras, and the yard is left as clean as the crew found it. A run that has pulled loose can also hide structural damage, so we flag it first. Anything that changes the job gets raised before the crew starts, never on the invoice.
When we open a rain gutter in an older neighborhood like this one, the drainage problem is usually the same one: the trough is full of leaves, grit and buildup, and the water has nowhere to go but over the front edge. Clogged downspouts at the elbow are the usual cause, and a clog there clears by flushing from the top. On one of our jobs with a two-story house and a mature tree over the back, the crew found the back run sagging at its joints with a full leaf mat, and the downspout blocked at the elbow. The quote covered flushing every downspout and clearing the sag before the run was sound again. Once the run is clean, the crew checks the outlet. You can see the job here: [case link].
| 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 Na-Au-Say IL customers book twice a year, once in spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in fall after the last leaves come down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by March and a leak start at the eave.
Heavy rainfall in May and June carries seed and pollen into the elbows and up against the roofline, so the spring visit lands right when the trough fills fastest. Under heavy tree cover, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is what our customers here need, because needles and grit pack the downspout between visits and the rainwater stops moving. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough on most homes. Guards cut the frequency, but the surface still needs to be cleared, and the trough kept clean between visits. If you want a gutter cleaning service that checks the gutter line and the blockage rather than just scooping the trough, that is what we do on every visit, and it is the same cleaning and maintenance on residential and commercial jobs. Ask us to clean your gutters on a set schedule and you get the same photos every time.
After the first visit we give you an estimate for the tier your lot actually needs, based on what we found on your gutter line. You can book a date when you call (866) 435-6328, and we will text you the photos from that visit so you can see how clean the gutter is yourself.
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.
Na-Au-Say gutter cleaning is run by our crew from the nearest base, and we cover every neighborhood in town. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your house size and the tree cover, and a photo of the front of the house helps if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on how full the calendar is that week, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call (866) 435-6328. Across Illinois the spring visit lands in late May to June, and the fall visit in late October to November, so if you are planning to book for one of those, call early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. If you want to protect your home from water damage this season, the easiest way is to get your gutters on the schedule before the rains set in. Our cleanings clear every run, including the twig that hides at the elbow, and flush every downspout. If you have gutter guards, tell us when you book and we price them in. We keep your gutters working through the heavy rainfall and the summer storms that hit across Illinois. Our gutter services are built around one thing: getting the water away from your home and the surrounding areas, not just clearing the trough. Residential properties get the same photos and the same schedule, and gutters and downspouts are cleaned the same way for every homeowner.
The number comes from your stories and your roof size, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details, because the same two-story house can be a quick job or a slow one depending on what is in the gutters.
Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. Most of our customers here book one of those windows. If you wait past the fall visit, we find the wet leaf mat turned into a freeze problem, and runs that sag by March or fascia wood rot on houses that skipped it.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call (866) 435-6328. If the calendar has an opening sooner, we tell you then. Our cleaning services in Na-Au-Say are booked the same way.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, keeps off your landscape beds, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. The gutter cleaning process is the same across Na-Au-Say whether you are home or not. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that water is leaving at the outlet. If a downspout feeds an underground drain line, we check the outlet, and clearing a buried line is a separate job that we quote before anyone touches it.
Yes, usually less often, but a guarded gutter system still collects needles, seed casings and grit on top of the guard, so gutter maintenance does not stop. We clear the surface, lift the panels, flush the downspout and reseat the guards, and leave the gutters clean on every visit.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a clog. 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.
It should not. If we find something that changes the job, we tell you and you agree to it before the crew starts, never after.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
