Our own crew cleans gutters across O'Fallon, flushes every downspout, flow-tests the runs, hauls the debris away, and sends photos of every run before we leave. For O'Fallon homeowners, the price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Across Illinois, most of our customers book for the spring and fall visits, since a clean run is what keeps water moving through heavy rainfall, and that is when we are busiest.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
For a typical homeowner the price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting 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. Companies that price per linear foot land in a similar place, though the per-foot method leaves more room for surprises.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters that nobody has opened in years come out packed solid with buildup, clogged downspouts take a second pass, and a sag in a run holds water. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add labor. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included in the number and are never billed as extras. Poor drainage at the downspout is the first thing we check, and a twig in the elbow or a packed outlet is the usual cause, so we flush the run until the water clears. If a sagged run is pulling away from the fascia, that is structural damage, and we photograph and report it rather than fix it during the cleaning. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Our crew has cleaned gutters on O'Fallon homes where the back run sat under a heavy tree canopy and a clog of seed and grit had the downspout blocked by the first visit. Those jobs take longer, and the quote reflected that from the start. We do the same for every house: we ask about stories, size and trees on the phone, then tell you what it will cost. Our gutter cleaning services for residential and commercial properties follow the same logic, and residential properties get the same phone quote. Whether you clean your gutters yourself or hire us, regular gutter cleaning is cheaper over time than waiting for a blockage to become a repair, and a clean gutter system drains rainwater where it should go instead of letting it sit and rot the fascia. If a run has a sag or the water flow is poor, we photograph it and note it in the report.
| 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 customers in O'Fallon IL book twice a year. Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves are down. In May the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and a clean run in May is the easiest one to keep. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs by March that sagged under ice. The gutter clog that starts in spring becomes a blockage by fall if nobody clears it.
Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is what we see work, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and a gutter that looks clean in June can be packed again by the end of summer. On a lot with few trees and a simple landscape, once a year in late fall is enough. Anything in between is a judgment call, and our cleanings are scheduled off what we find on the first visit. Keep each rain gutter working through the wet season and you protect your home from water damage by moving water away from the foundation. Our crew handles the roofline, the gutters and each downspout in one visit, so the whole system comes out clean. After the first visit, we tell you the schedule that will keep your gutters clean between visits.
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 covers O'Fallon and its surrounding areas from the nearest base without naming it. Booking an O'Fallon gutter cleaning starts with an estimate by phone or text from stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the front of the house if that is easy to send. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busiest windows are the spring and fall visits, so call early if you want to get your gutters done in a particular week. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the work.
Once the slot is set, the crew shows up and goes to work. They flush every downspout, clear each run, bag the leaves and debris, and take it away from your home. Photos come to your phone before they leave. The gutter cleaning process is the same whether the house is small or large, and our gutter cleaning services in O'Fallon follow it every time. If the gutters still leak or overflow after we leave, call us and we will look again, because a clean gutter that overflows is usually a slope problem rather than debris. Gutter maintenance done this way keeps the work predictable, so the cleaning and maintenance schedule stays the same from one visit to the next. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to start.
The number comes from stories and size, and we quote it by phone or text before we book anything.
Our customers here usually book in late spring and late fall. If you wait past the fall visit, we often find sagged runs and ice damage by March.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm a date when you call (866) 435-6328.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, leaves the yard clean, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves.
Yes, every downspout is flushed and flow-tested. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find seed casings, grit and some leaves and debris on top of the guards and needles underneath, so the surface still gets cleared.
Send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain. A gutter that is clean and still overflows is usually a slope problem, and the fix has to carry water away from the house, so we tell you what it is rather than selling a second cleaning.
The number we quote is the number we charge. If something changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before work starts.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
