Our own crew cleans gutters in Oak Park, and we only call a gutter clean when the water runs off the bottom. Every downspout gets flushed and flow-tested, the leaves and debris are hauled away, and you get 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 overhangs the house. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we have been up on these houses through both seasons since we started.
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 sitting in the gutters. Our cleaning services in Oak Park are quoted over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per foot, but for cleaning and maintenance on a typical house the total is what you care about.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far above grade, gutters nobody has opened in years, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat before the cleaning starts. Each of those changes how long the job takes and how much gear comes out of the truck, so we account for it up front as part of our gutter cleaning process.
Downspout flushing, flow testing and haul-off are included. You will not see them as add-ons on the invoice. Leaves are bagged and carried away from your home, not dumped on the lawn. If something we find changes the job, a hanger that has pulled loose and started a leak, or a run that needs more than cleaning, you hear about it and agree to it before work begins, never after.
On our jobs, the quotes that climb are the ones where the gutters have not been opened in several years. One homeowner with a tree-lined lot had us come out for what they expected to be a routine cleaning, and a clog of compacted leaves in the back run added time we flagged before we started. A clean run goes quickly, and a packed one takes the afternoon. Get your gutters quoted by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the front of the house, and you will know the number before a ladder goes up.
Regular gutter maintenance and cleanings keep the job smaller every year. A gutter system that stays clean holds less weight and flushes faster, which is one more reason the first visit tends to set the rhythm for the rest.
| 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.
Spring visits run late May to June across Illinois, and fall visits run late October to November. Most of our customers here book both, and most homes we visit get the spring visit after the seed drop and the fall visit after the last leaves come down.
In spring we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows, and a clean trough in May is the lucky exception. In fall it is the leaves and debris, and in a bad year that means clogged downspouts. On houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs sagging under ice by March, and left alone that sag turns into rot and structural damage. Ice dams at the eave are the other thing we see when the freeze arrives with a full trough, and a blockage at the elbow usually comes first.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees overhanging the house, our customers stay on regular gutter cleaning every three to four months, because needles, the odd twig and grit pack the gutter between visits. With few or no trees and a simple landscape, once a year in late fall is enough. Gutters with guards still need the surface kept clean, so the schedule for those lots depends on what sits on top.
On a flat-roofed house or near a busy road or construction site, the schedule tightens for the same reason. Dust and grit reach the gutter faster than leaves do, and during heavy rainfall the rain gutter fills with rainwater and stops carrying water away before the next visit.
After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, based on what the crew found and not on a guess. Keep your gutters on that schedule and you stop a sag before it 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.
Our crew works across Oak Park and the surrounding areas, and Oak Park homes on these blocks see us regularly. Booking a gutter cleaning service starts with a quote by phone or text, using stories, size and tree cover, and a photo of the house front if it is easy to send. Lead time depends on the season for all of our gutter services, and we confirm the date when you call rather than guessing from here.
The calendar fills in two busy windows: late spring when the seed drop ends, and late fall when the leaves finish. If you want a fixed slot in either, call early and we will hold it for you. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home while we clean your gutters.
Our gutter cleaning services cover residential properties and commercial properties on one crew schedule, so a homeowner in a quiet week and an office building with a flat top both get the same care. Haul-off and debris removal are part of the quote on residential and commercial work alike, and anything the crew finds outside gutter work gets photographed and reported, not sold.
To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a quote and the earliest date we can give you.
We serve Oak Park IL homes, and the number comes from the height of the house, its square footage and how much buildup is in the gutters. We give an estimate by phone or text, and the figure we quote is the figure on the invoice.
Most of our customers here book late spring and late fall. If the fall visit is skipped, we often find sagging runs and ice-damaged eaves by March, and a clean gutter in March is the exception, not the rule.
Lead time depends on the season. Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes. We flush every downspout and flow-test it at the outlet, so you know the water flow and the drainage are both working. The gutters and downspouts get checked as one system. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards we still find needles, seed casings and grit packed on top of the mesh, and once it is wet the water runs off the front edge. The surface still needs to be kept clean.
A clean gutter that still spills in rain has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video taken during the rain and we will tell you what it actually is. Catching it early helps protect your home from water damage.
It should not. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and approve it before work starts, not on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
